Apple has joined a consortium creating next-gen technology to link together chips in AI data centers. The consortium, the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium, is developing a standard called UALink, which connects the AI accelerator chips found within a growing number of server farms. As of Tuesday, Apple is a member of the consortium’s board, along […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday over an alleged securities violation relating to his acquisition of Twitter, now called X. The SEC claims Musk failed to disclose his 5% ownership stake of Twitter in a timely manner, violating federal securities law, according to a complaint filed in federal […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Nvidia has been doubling down on the opportunity to build robotics and other industrial AI applications, with the launch of its Omniverse platform, and most recently Mega, an Omniverse Blueprint framework to create digital twins to operate these applications. It’s also investing in digital twin startups to get the effort off the ground. Taiwan’s MetAI […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Accel has backed Indian startup Sarla Aviation for its aim to develop flying taxis for mass mobility in the country.
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Will Elon Musk post more than 400 tweets this week? With Polymarket, this to be one of the silliest ways people spend their money on the internet.
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a final rule Tuesday that would ban the sale or import of connected vehicles from China and Russia due to national security concerns. The rule would also bar Chinese car companies, such as WeRide and Pony AI, from testing self-driving cars on U.S. roads. “China is trying to dominate […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
With CES 2025 finally in the rearview, it’s time to move on to the next round of big hardware announcements. Rumors have emerged over the last few weeks, pointing to an imminent announcement for the next-generation of Nintendo’s wildly successful hybrid Switch console. In particular, word from industry stalwart Eurogamer (among others) pegs a January […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Intel says that it plans to spin off its corporate venture arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone fund, with Intel as an “anchor investor.” In a press release on Tuesday, Intel said that the move will “[enable] greater autonomy” and “the flexibility to attract external capital.” “The separation of Intel Capital is a win-win scenario […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Executives and researchers leading Meta’s AI efforts obsessed over beating OpenAI’s GPT-4 model while developing Llama 3, according to internal messages unsealed by a court on Tuesday in one of the company’s ongoing AI copyright cases, Kadrey v. Meta. “Honestly… Our goal needs to be GPT-4,” said Meta’s VP of Generative AI, Ahmad Al-Dahle, in […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Security researchers say “tens” of Fortinet devices have been compromised so far as part of the weeks-long hacking campaign.
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.