OpenAI has unveiled a new Expert Council on Well-Being and AI, a group of eight specialists dedicated to guiding the company on how artificial intelligence impacts users’ emotional health, motivation, and overall mental well-being. The council will primarily focus on improving ChatGPT and OpenAI’s short-form video platform Sora, helping the company establish clear standards for […]
Apple Inc. has officially begun shipping its first batch of American-made AI servers from a newly established facility in Houston, Texas, signaling a major step forward in its commitment to boost U.S.-based manufacturing and innovation. These advanced servers form a key part of Apple’s $600 billion investment initiative aimed at expanding local production, strengthening supplier […]
Jeff Bezos has named longtime Amazon executive Tom Taylor as the new President and CEO of the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, a major philanthropic effort focused on tackling climate change and preserving biodiversity. Taylor, who spent over two decades at Amazon and previously led its Alexa voice assistant division and third-party seller services, shared […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes the term “artificial general intelligence” (AGI) is losing its value as the AI industry evolves at an unprecedented pace, making it increasingly difficult to define. AGI is often described as an AI system capable of performing any intellectual task that a human can do. For years, OpenAI has aimed to […]
Daphnee Poteau, a Haitian immigrant who arrived in the U.S. in 2023, found more than just a job at an Amazon warehouse in Indianapolis—she found her husband, Kristopher Vincent, a longtime employee at the same facility known as IND8. But their future has suddenly become uncertain. Last month, Poteau was contacted by the Department of […]
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced on Tuesday that it will soon restart shipments of its MI308 artificial intelligence chips to China, sending its stock up more than 6% following the announcement. The company stated that the U.S. Department of Commerce has begun reviewing license applications again, allowing AMD to move forward with exports once approval […]
OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it will begin leveraging Google Cloud infrastructure to support its widely used AI assistant, ChatGPT. This move reflects OpenAI’s increasing need for computing power as demand continues to surge. While the company initially depended solely on Microsoft for its cloud infrastructure, it has since broadened its partnerships. Microsoft had even […]
The U.S. stock market suffered its steepest drop in six months on Friday, with the S&P 500 sliding nearly 3% after former President Donald Trump threatened major new tariffs on Chinese goods over Beijing’s grip on the global rare earths market. China recently expanded its export controls on rare-earth elements, adding tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, indium, […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick issued a stark warning on Thursday, stating that TikTok will be blocked in the United States unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, agrees to transfer control to American entities. “You can’t have something controlled by China living on 100 million American phones,” Lutnick said during an appearance on a financial […]
Apple has officially announced a launch event scheduled for September 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, inviting media and analysts to its campus. The event teaser carries the tagline: “Awe dropping.” As tradition goes, September is the month Apple typically unveils its latest iPhones. This year’s highly anticipated release is expected to be the iPhone […]