Character.ai abandons making AI models after $2.7bn Google deal

Google’s new Trillium AI chip delivers 4x speed and powers Gemini 2.0

Google unveils Trillium, its breakthrough AI chip powering Gemini 2.0, delivering a 4x performance boost and reshaping AI economics.

VentureBeat - Dec. 11

Google unveils AI coding assistant ‘Jules,’ promising autonomous bug fixes and faster development cycles

Google launches Jules, an AI coding assistant powered by Gemini 2.0, automating bug fixes and code changes while integrating with GitHub.

VentureBeat - Dec. 11

Albertsons abandons merger and sues Kroger

Albertsons said Wednesday that it has terminated a $25 billion merger agreement with Kroger and will sue the grocery giant, alleging the company didn’t do enough to get the deal done. Judges in ...

The Hill - Dec. 11

Albertsons abandons merger with Kroger after a judge temporarily blocked the deal

Albertsons called off a $25 billion merger with rival Kroger after a judge temporarily halted the deal. The grocery chain is also suing Kroger for willful breach of contract and breach of the ...

CBS News - Dec. 11

Alphabet shares jump 6% after Google touts 'breakthrough' quantum chip

Google shares rose on Tuesday after the company's unveiling of "Willow," its latest quantum computing chip.

CNBC - Dec. 10

Boeing Resumes Making 737s After Strike

A month after a costly walkout by union workers, the battered planemaker restarts production of its problem-plagued jetliner.

Inc. - Dec. 10

We're buying more shares of a company that makes a key part of AI data centers

Last month, we raised our price target after the CEO appeared on "Mad Money."

CNBC - Dec. 10

ServiceNow open sources Fast-LLM in a bid to help enterprises train AI models 20% quicker

ServiceNow open sources AI training breakthrough with Fast-LLM framework promising lower risk, higher experimentation.

VentureBeat - Dec. 10

C3.ai’s stock rallies 16% as Microsoft deal puts it on cusp of bigger sales

The enterprise software company narrowed its quarterly loss and posted a 29% revenue jump, saying the business is about to reap greater successes.

MarketWatch - Dec. 9

OpenAI makes AI video generator Sora publicly available in US

Firm announces tool that can create AI video clip based on user’s written prompts will be available to anyone in the US. Anyone in the US can now use OpenAI’s artificial intelligence video ...

The Guardian - Dec. 9

Google Makes New Quantum Computing Breakthrough

Google unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That’s older than the universe.)

The New York Times - Dec. 9

Here’s How Google’s New AI Weather Tool Could Help Business Forecasts Too

Predicting the weather isn’t easy, but a new AI tool turns out to be very good at the job. There are surprising implications for many businesses if the Google product goes mainstream.

Inc. - Dec. 9

Dodgers make no apologies for record spending, unprecedented deferred deals

L.A. owes more than $1 billion in deferred money to a star-studded roster. Here's how the Dodgers are doing it.

ESPN - Dec. 8

Week 14 NFL betting guide, odds, props: Model, AI, expert, parlay, DFS, season-long fantasy picks revealed

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts and its proven model and AI PickBot get you ready for Week 14 NFL betting sites

CBS Sports - Dec. 8

Google CEO: AI development is finally slowing down—'the low-hanging fruit is gone’

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says AI development may feel slower in 2025 — and tech companies will "need deeper breakthroughs" than today's chatbots to get ahead.

CNBC - Dec. 8

Democrats must not abandon their morals

Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter invites comparison to Donald Trump’s most censured actions

Financial Times - Dec. 8

Here’s the one thing you should never outsource to an AI model

While it might be tempting, betting on gen AI to take over your R&D will likely backfire in significant, maybe even catastrophic, ways.

VentureBeat - Dec. 7

Self-learning AI makes college football against the spread, money line, total picks for Championship Week 2024

SportsLine AI evaluated the 2024 Championship Week college football odds and revealed its college football predictions, college football score predictions and college football betting picks for ...

CBS Sports - Dec. 7

The Rich Can Afford Personal Care. The Rest Will Have to Make Do With AI

From personal trainers to in-person therapy, only the wealthy have access to human connection. What are the options for the less advantaged?

Wired - Dec. 7

Sakana AI’s CycleQD outperforms traditional fine-tuning methods for multi-skill language models

CycleQD merges skills of experts models in clever ways to create many new models with multiple skills, no fine-tuning required.

VentureBeat - Dec. 6

AP PHOTOS: After 15 months of abandonment, hostage homes are empty memorials

After 15 months of war, the homes of Israeli hostages are like time capsules of a war zone. There’s a small blue bicycle flung to the ground outside the house of the Bibas family — all of whom, ...

ABC News - Dec. 6

Could Trump Make the Ultimate Deal With Iran?

Over the next four years, the toxic and seemingly unending psychodrama between the United States and Iran may very well see its final act.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

Packers vs. Lions betting guide, Thursday Night Football odds: Top AI, model, expert, props, DFS fantasy picks

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts, NFL model, and AI PickBot just revealed the top Lions vs. Packers NFL betting preview

CBS Sports - Dec. 5

You only need one thing to ace an interactive AI interview, says CEO who makes them

Interviews conducted by AI are going to become a norm for job seekers, here's what one CEO whose company makes them says you should expect.

CNBC - Dec. 5

Google’s AI NotebookLM Project Leaders Leave to Launch Their Own Startup

The AI business is so hot that many employees at large, successful AI firms are leaving and trying their own startups in a healthy funding climate.

Inc. - Dec. 5

Google says its AI agent outperformed the world's best weather predictions

Google said Wednesday its artificial intelligence (AI) agent outperformed the world’s best weather predictions. In a blog post, Ilan Price and Matthew Willson, researchers with Google’s DeepMind, ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

With 4 Words, Google’s CEO Just Fired the Company’s Biggest Shot Yet at Microsoft Over AI

Sundar Pichai says Google’s AI models are competitive, but it’s the product that is the problem.

Inc. - Dec. 5

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he’d love to do side-by-side comparison with Microsoft’s AI models

Google CEO fired back at Microsoft CEO's comments aimed at Google's footing in the AI arms race.

CNBC - Dec. 4

Salesforce shares jump on earnings beat and strong AI deals pipeline

Salesforce shares popped Wednesday on earnings beat and AI pipeline

CNBC - Dec. 4

Python data validator Pydantic launches model agnostic, AI agent development platform

A new agent framework designed to simplify the development of production-grade applications powered by large language models

VentureBeat - Dec. 4

What It Means That Amazon Just Unveiled a New AI Supercomputer, and New Gen-AI Models

The e-commerce and cloud computing giant is pushing to join the top tier of AI players and is spending big money to get there.

Inc. - Dec. 4

Google DeepMind hits new milestone in AI weather forecasting

GenCast tool outperforms traditional methods on predictions up to 15 days

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Jensen Huang Wants to Make AI the New World Infrastructure

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a plan to bring AI infrastructure to countries around the world, and he’s pitching it in person.

Wired - Dec. 4

Google Cloud launches Veo AI video generator model on Vertex

Unveiled at Google’s I/O developer conference, Veo is Google DeepMind’s response to competitors like Runway’s Gen-3 and OpenAI's Sora.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

Amazon launches Nova AI model family for generating text, images and videos

Nova Reel outperformed Runway's Gen-3 Alpha in A/B testing, achieving winning rates of 61.4% for video quality.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

AI won't replace humans making games, PlayStation boss says

The gaming giant's joint CEOs reflect on its past and future as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Video shows Aleppo's airport abandoned after Syrian rebel forces claim control

Video from Syrian opposition news outlet Shaam Network shows an empty and damaged Aleppo International Airport. Syrian rebel forces claimed to have captured the airport and large parts of the city ...

NBC News - Dec. 3