SoftBank expands its AI footprint with $6.5 billion purchase of Ampere Computing

SoftBank Group Corp. announced late Wednesday it is acquiring semiconductor designer Ampere Computing in a $6.5 billion deal that will expand its investments in AI infrastructure.

MarketWatch - Mar. 20

ServiceNow expands AI offerings with pre-built agents, targeting broader enterprise adoption

ServiceNow has upgraded its AI agent offerings as it seeks it sto double down on investing in AI for enterprises.

VentureBeat - Mar. 12

SoftBank expands AI portfolio with $6.5bn Ampere deal

Japanese tech group acquires US chip start-up specialising in data centre servers for artificial intelligence applications

Financial Times - Mar. 20

Inside Zoom’s AI evolution: From basic meeting tools to agentic productivity platform powered by LLMs and SLMs

Zoom's CTO explains how the web conferencing vendor’s technology has evolved and expanded into agentic AI capabilities.

VentureBeat - Mar. 17

London expands CCTV network in ‘tech race against crime’

Councils rush to tool up with AI cameras as police grapple with surge in street crime

Financial Times - Mar. 18

Inching towards AGI: How reasoning and deep research are expanding AI from statistical prediction to structured problem-solving

In March 2023, OpenAI released GPT-4, which promised "sparks" of AGI. Two years on, the flame is beginning to appear.

VentureBeat - Mar. 16

Manslaughter probe at Lucy Letby hospital expanded

Cheshire Police expands its investigation into what happened at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

BBC News - Mar. 14

If The NHL Expands, So Should The Playoffs – Here's How

More NHL expansion could be on the way. If it happens, the playoffs should expand as well.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

New Proofs Expand the Limits of What Cannot Be Known

By proving a broader version of Hilbert’s famous 10th problem, two groups of mathematicians have expanded the realm of mathematical unknowability.

Wired - Mar. 9

Hyundai announces $21bn US investment as Trump tariffs loom

South Korean carmaker plans to create 14,000 full-time jobs and expand links with US firms on tech including AI. Business live – latest updates South Korea’s Hyundai has said it will make a ...

The Guardian - 2d

Harvard expanding free tuition in diversity push

Harvard University announced Monday it will expand free tuition to more students, a move adopted by other schools since the Supreme Court ruled affirmative action could no longer be used in college ...

The Hill - Mar. 17

Elon Musk's Starlink has a growing footprint in the federal government

The use of Starlink has been adopted by at least one additional federal agency since Donald Trump began his second presidential term.

NBC News - Mar. 8

Trading giant Jane Street seeks to double London office footprint

New York-based group in talks for up to 500,000 sq ft of City space

Financial Times - Mar. 14

Paleontologists Discover 200-Million-Year-Old Dino Footprints in Plain Sight

Yahoo News - Mar. 15

Panama will not give in to Trump's canal threats

These tensions resurrect unresolved legacies of America’s military footprint in Panama.

The Hill - Mar. 19

Rapt AI and AMD work to make GPU utilization more efficient

Rapt AI, a provider of AI-powered AI-workload automation for GPUs and AI accelerators, has teamed with AMD to enhance AI infrastructure.

VentureBeat - 1d

Yarnhub military history animator expands into gaming with community crowdfunding

Yarnhub Animation Studios gets 35 million views a month on YouTube for its military history animated videos. Now it's expanding into gaming.

VentureBeat - Mar. 10

Waymo expands its robotaxi service again, this time to parts of Silicon Valley

Waymo on Tuesday announced it is expanding its service to include another 27 square miles of coverage around the San Francisco Bay Area.

NBC News - Mar. 11

Comcast expands partnership with Olympics, extends media rights through 2036

Comcast and the International Olympic Committee have agreed on a new deal that expands the company’s broadcast reach and extends its media rights for the Olympic Games through 2036.

NBC News - Mar. 13

Wynn Resorts CEO explains why the company is expanding into the UAE

Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday why the casino giant decided to expand into the United Arab Emirates.

CNBC - 6d

Atari 50 Expanded Steelbook Edition For Switch Gets First Discount

Retro Atari fans can get a nice discount on a collectible edition of the recently released Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Expanded Steelbook Edition . Released last October exclusively ...

GameSpot - Mar. 18

NBA will continue talks on expanding role in European basketball at board meeting this week

The NBA's ongoing exploration of expanding its role in European basketball will continue this week at the league's Board of Governors meeting in New York, as Commissioner Adam Silver said earlier ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

NFL eyes permanent kickoff change, expanded replay assist

NFL club owners will consider expanding video replay and making last season's kickoff format change permanent at the annual league meeting that starts Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida.The NFL debuted ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

NBA Stars Like Jalen Brunson Enlist Social Media Surrogates to Expand Reach in China

Companies like East Goes Global serve as social media surrogates for players, expanding their reach, creating business opportunities and pushing for All-Star votes.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

Trump administration takes steps to expand Arctic drilling, including in contentious wildlife refuge

The Trump administration formally announced Thursday that it planned to expand drilling in the Arctic, including in the contentious Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Interior Department said ...

The Hill - Mar. 20

This Strategy Helps Humanize Your AI-Generated Content

Think AI will solve all your writing problems? Think again.

Inc. - Mar. 19

Inworld AI showcases AI case studies as they move to production

While impressive in controlled demos, today's AI technologies expose critical limitations when transitioning to production-ready games.

VentureBeat - Mar. 17

Satellite Internet Will Enable AI in Everything

AI-powered agents need to be connected all the time to be truly effective. Sounds like a job for satellite internet providers.

Wired - Mar. 20

AI vs. AI: 6 ways enterprises are automating cybersecurity to counter AI-powered attacks

AI-powered cybersecurity threats include deepfakes, automating breaches, and morphing malware in real time, challenging cyberdefenses.

VentureBeat - Mar. 11

Alibaba’s new open source model QwQ-32B matches DeepSeek-R1 with way smaller compute requirements

While DeepSeek-R1 operates with 671 billion parameters, QwQ-32B achieves comparable performance with a much smaller footprint.

VentureBeat - Mar. 5

Dinosaur footprints found in the Banana Shire? A true and also nice story where nothing bad happens | First Dog on the Moon

What were these dinosaurs doing?. Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise ...

The Guardian - Mar. 14

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