HUFFPOST - Apple To Raise Prices Due To Memory Chip Shortage, CEO Cook Tells WSJ
A surge in AI-driven demand for data centers has forced consumer electronics companies into a fierce competition for dwindling supplies.
AXIOS (Emily Peck) - Anthropic export ban sounds alarms for AI industry
The White House's move to restrict access to Anthropic's latest AI model — using what is known as export controls — could harm the long-term financial prospects of the entire U.S. AI industry. Why it matters: Anthropic and OpenAI's valuations depend on the global adoption of their most advanced models, and government restrictions could limit that growth. Zoom in: If this move is more than a temporary blip, "it's not great news for U.S. tech firms or for those assuming breakneck speed of AI adoption," Jim Reid, global head of macro at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a research note. - Hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent by the data center hyperscalers and the AI labs to fund their ambitions, seeking to eventually profit from…
HUFFPOST - Nvidia CEO Says Society Needs 'New Social Norms' In The Age Of AI
Jensen Huang — whose work helped enable artificial intelligence — is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI.
NYTIMES (Paul Mozur and Tripp Mickle) - A.I. Boom Ignites Asian Chip Companies
They make much of the gear that goes into giant data centers. Demand for their products is shifting the balance of tech power.
ABCNEWS - OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as IPO looms
Several states are probing the safety of OpenAI customers using its chatbot.
NYTIMES (Cade Metz) - Jeff Bezos Wants to Build an ‘Artificial General Engineer’
As co-chief executive of the start-up Prometheus, the Amazon founder is using A.I. to improve how devices ranging from computers to jet engines are made.
AXIOS (Amy Harder) - Amazon touts water savings amid data center pushback
Amazon says its data centers use water more efficiently than the industry average and is urging others to improve as scrutiny of data centers intensifies. Why it matters: Water use has emerged as one of the biggest pressure points in the AI data center buildout, pushing companies like Amazon to publicly defend their efforts. Driving the news: Amazon revealed Thursday it was 75% of the way toward its 2030 goal — first set in 2022 — to replenish more water into communities with its data centers than it's consuming. - The tech giant also said its data centers are seven times more water-efficient than the industry average. Friction point: Roughly 70% of Americans oppose building data centers in their communities, with water use for…
NYTIMES (Emmy Martin) - Microsoft C.E.O. Satya Nadella Says ‘Everyone Is a Stakeholder’ in A.I.
At The New York Times’s Hard Fork Live event, Mr. Nadella addressed the backlash against artificial intelligence and President Trump’s comments about Americans sharing in the wealth of A.I. companies
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NYTIMES (Max Kim) - A.I. and the Chip Boom: Take a Quiz on New Korean Slang and Memes
What’s a “silicon-collar”? South Korea’s chip industry has been supercharged by the advent of the A.I. age, inspiring a host of new phrases.
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NYTIMES (Tripp Mickle, Ana Swanson and Cecilia Kang) - Trump Muses About Government Taking a Piece of A.I. Companies
President Trump touched on what is an increasingly hot topic in Washington: how average Americans can get a piece of the tech industry’s A.I. windfall.