The Biden administration announced a $504 million funding package aimed at strengthening 12 regional technology hubs across the country.
California lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that would impose stricter safety regulations on artificial intelligence companies, a bill that is fiercely opposed by major tech companies including Meta Platforms (META) and Alphabet (GOOGL).
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Epic Games is moving forward with plans to re-release “Fortnite” on its own iPhone app store for EU users by submitting the Epic Games Store and an updated Fortnite app to Apple for certification.
Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. (SGAMY), renowned for its iconic game franchises, recently announced groundbreaking plans for the future of Crazy Taxi and other popular series.
Capcom ADR CCOEY has officially confirmed that Resident Evil 9 is in development.
Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT Xbox Game Pass subscribers have a great lineup to look forward to, with Wave 1 offerings across genres and platforms.
Xbox Game Pass subscribers can look forward to an exciting lineup, including Wave 1 offerings across genres and platforms.
Read: Experts say why some games will run better on PS5 despite Xbox Series X’s power advantage
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The deadline for Apple Inc. AAPL iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus users to claim their share of the $35 million settlement fund established following a class action lawsuit over audio issues has been extended.
Despite initial discussions in March, Apple has reportedly rejected Meta Platforms’ proposal to include its AI chatbot, Llama, on the iPhone.
Related: Apple’s AI initiatives impress analysts, Meta looks at Apple Intelligence, Arm Holdings CEO talks rapid growth of AI, and more: This week in AI
Samsung Electronics, Apple’s biggest rival in the smartwatch field, has unveiled a new Exynos W1000 chipset that could give its next-generation Galaxy Watch twice the lifespan of the Apple Watch Series 9.
Apple is reportedly set to follow Microsoft’s stance and secure an observer role on the board of directors of ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI.
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The European Union (EU) is reportedly preparing to prosecute Meta Platforms for violating digital regulations.
South Korea’s SK Group, parent company of SK Hynix, an NVDA chip supplier to Nvidia Corp, has announced plans to raise 80 trillion won ($56 billion) by 2026. The funds will be directed primarily at investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors.
Elon Musk
Tesla Inc. (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded to an old video of AI “godfather” Geoffrey Hinton claiming that artificial intelligence had passed the Turing Test.
Elon Musk has revealed some of the resources that have been put into the development of his AI chatbot, Grok. Musk recently revealed that the next version of the AI chatbot, Grok 3, will be trained on as many as 100,000 Nvidia H100 chips.
Also read: Palantir’s Peter Thiel says it’s “very strange” that only one company is making the most money in AI: “…Silicon Valley barely knows anything about it anymore.”
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