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China’s A.I. rise is creating a new dilemma for Beijing. The open models that win influence abroad may pose risks to the country’s security and geopolitical strategy.
pixabay By Joseph Ford Cotto America stands at a crossroads that will define her power for generations on end.
Researchers at Caltech and Sophia Space, a start-up, have developed a technology using solar power to prevent computer equipment from overheating in orbit.
Amazon is reevaluating its AI strategy by downsizing its Nova AI models and redirecting resources toward robotics-focused development.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Amazon is scaling back much of its in-house artificial intelligence development after several of its Nova AI models failed to meet expectations. The company is reportedly placing most of its text, image, and video generation models into a maintenance mode that provides only minimal resources, while shifting staff and computing power to a single frontier AI project led by Pieter Abbeel, the former co-founder of robotics startup Covariant, which Amazon acquired in 2024. DETAIL: The move is intended to concentrate resources on the company’s highest-priority AI initiatives, particularly those related to robotics and automation. The restructuring follows Amazon’s recent closure of an 80-man research office in San…Open
In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.
What do you do when a $25 billion complex is under construction nearby? One couple in Abilene had an idea.
As Silicon Valley debates how artificial intelligence software should be created, “open weights” have been a major part of the discussions. Here’s what to know.
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AI companies use tokens to track usage and bill customers. Now economists are using them to track the spread of AI through the economy.
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The company is continuing to back A.I. systems that can be freely used by others amid a continuing debate over the use of Chinese-made technology.
Other jurisdictions known to have paused activity in some manner are Fluvanna County and Front Royals, with Suffolk City in consideration.