How South Korea plans to best OpenAI, Google, others with homegrown AI
South Korea has launched its most ambitious sovereign AI initiative yet, as the nation’s major tech players like LG and SK Telecom develop their own LLMs.
The Download: protesting AI, and what’s floating in space
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. I checked out one of the biggest anti-AI protests ever Pull the plug! Pull the plug! Stop the slop! Stop the slop! For a few hours this Saturday, February 28, I watched as…
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Famed roboticist says humanoid robot bubble is doomed to burst
Brooks, who co-founded iRobot and spent decades at MIT, is particularly skeptical of companies like Tesla and Figure trying to teach robots dexterity by showing them videos of humans doing tasks. In a new essay, he calls this approach “pure fantasy thinking.”
This CEO Runs a Company Worth $15 Billion. Here’s the Advice He Gives to All New Hires.
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn gives new hires five valuable tips.
US investigators are using AI to detect child abuse images made by AI
Generative AI has enabled the production of child sexual abuse images to skyrocket. Now the leading investigator of child exploitation in the US is experimenting with using AI to distinguish AI-generated images from material depicting real victims, according to a new government filing. The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Crimes Center, which investigates child exploitation…
What’s behind the massive AI data center headlines?
This week on Equity, Anthony Ha and Max Zeff go beyond the headlines to break down what’s really going on in these AI infrastructure deals.
Checkout.com’s new $12B valuation is a glass half-full situation
Checkout.com is boosting its valuation as part of an employee stock buy-back program, and now says it’s profitable.
Electronic Arts will reportedly be acquired for $50B
The rumored buyers of EA include investors like Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
‘The Social Network’ sequel will focus on Haugen leaks, with Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg
Fifteen years after “The Social Network,” director Aaron Sorkin is making a sequel film about Facebook called “The Social Reckoning.”
The One Thing I Wish I Had Before My $110 Million Business Collapsed
In a downturn, a “sleep at night” fund can help you make informed decisions, reduce risks and provide protection for your health and business.