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U.S Details Plan to Draw Clean Energy Into Oil, Coal Communities

The Biden administration on Tuesday released final guidance on how clean energy companies can secure additional tax credits when investing in U.S. communities economically tied to fossil fuels like oil and coal. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed last year by Democrats extended a 30% tax credit for wind, solar and other green energy projects, […]

Google Says Its AI Supercomputer Is Faster, Greener Than Nvidia A100 Chip

Alphabet Inc’s Google released on Tuesday new details about the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models, saying the systems are both faster and more power-efficient than comparable systems from Nvidia Corp. Google has designed its own custom chip called the Tensor Processing Unit, or TPU. It uses those chips for more than […]

IMF Warns Geopolitical Fragmentation Could Raise Financial Stability Risks

Rising geopolitical tensions and the resulting fragmentation of the global economy could increase financial stability risks, reducing cross-border investments, asset prices, payment systems and banks’ ability to lend, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. The IMF has long warned of increased costs, economic friction and GDP output losses associated with the global economy fragmenting […]

Biden Eyes AI Dangers, Says Tech Companies Must Make Sure Products Are Safe

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday it remains to be seen whether artificial intelligence (AI) is dangerous, but underscored that technology companies had a responsibility to ensure their products were safe before making them public. Biden told science and technology advisers that AI could help in addressing disease and climate change, but it was […]

Biden Says It Remains to Be Seen Whether AI Is Dangerous

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said it remains to be seen whether artificial intelligence is dangerous, but he underscored that technology companies have a responsibility to ensure their products are safe before making them public. Biden told his science and technology advisers that AI could help in addressing disease and climate change, but it […]

Hello Ainstein! Robot With ChatGPT Shakes up Cyprus Classrooms

High school students and their tutors in Cyprus have developed a prototype robot powered with ChatGPT artificial intelligence technology to harness and improve teaching experiences in the classroom. Named AInstein, the squat robot created by three Pascal Schools in Cyprus stands roughly the size of a small adult and looks like a sculpted version of […]

Bill Gates Says Calls to Pause AI Won’t ‘Solve Challenges’

Calls to pause the development of artificial intelligence will not “solve the challenges” ahead, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told Reuters, his first public comments since an open letter sparked a debate about the future of the technology. The technologist-turned-philanthropist said it would be better to focus on how best to use the developments in AI, as […]

U.S to Detail Plan to Draw Clean Energy Into Oil, Coal Communities

The Biden administration on Tuesday will release final guidance on how clean energy companies can secure additional tax credits when investing in U.S. communities economically tied to fossil fuels like oil and coal. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed last year by Democrats extended a 30% tax credit for wind, solar and other green energy […]

Futures Edge Higher as Tech and Growth Stocks Gain; Focus on Jobs Data

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Tuesday as some technology and growth stocks rebounded from a selloff in the previous session, while investors awaited key economic data that could determine the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening path. Tesla Inc rose 1.6% in premarket trading, bouncing back from 6% declines on Monday after disclosing March-quarter deliveries, […]

China’s SenseTime Shares Jump on Planned New AI Products Event

China’s SenseTime on Tuesday announced plans for a technology discussion day, boosting shares in the artificial intelligence (AI) firm. It promised to showcase its latest products as well as “cutting-edge advancements in artificial intelligence technology” in an invitation sent to analysts and seen by Reuters. Shares in the company, which has been sanctioned by the […]