Harvard and Stanford scientists find that numerical precision is more critical to AI scaling laws than once thought, warning of a "perfect storm" that could halt further scaling advancements.
Microsoft introduces customized AI models for different industries, with CEO Satya Nadella emphasizing strategies to stay competitive in the AI era.
Databricks, valued at $43 B, seeks $1 B from Thrive to enhance its data lakehouse technology and stay ahead of competitors.
Yotta acquires IndiQus to decrease India’s dependence on foreign cloud and AI providers, strengthening its role in the nation’s digital infrastructure.
Perplexity AI launches its advertising platform in the U.S., featuring sponsored follow-up questions to enrich user engagement.
AI aims to solve asset management issues for 43% of small businesses.
Andrew Ng has launched a short course on creating safe and reliable AI, teaching learners how to implement guardrails to minimize risks in large language model outputs.
OpenAI is launching "Operator," an autonomous AI agent for tasks like coding and travel bookings, with a January release featuring a research preview and developer API. Competitors include Anthropic, Microsoft, and Google.
Germany’s GEMA becomes the first global music rights group to sue OpenAI in Munich for using song lyrics in ChatGPT without permission.
AI tools such as ChatGPT have cut freelance demand in writing, coding, and design by up to 30%, a study finds, highlighting the need for AI training.
Nvidia's Blackwell AI training platform delivers over twice the performance of its predecessor in initial MLPerf Training 4.1 benchmarks.
Researcher Felix Peterson’s new logic gate network achieves blazing 4-nanosecond inference and slashes model sizes by up to 61× compared to the state-of-the-art.
