Somewhere during the 96 hours between the surprise firing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his rehiring, observers and social media users started speculating about an eventual movie and which famous actor would play which much less famous AI researcher. Of course, the saga did seem made for the screen with its palace intrigue and …
Alaska Air Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ben Minicucci was all smiles as he made the media rounds Monday with his new partner, the CEO of Hawaiian Holdings Inc. — the two in coordinated aloha shirts. Alaska said Sunday it would buy Hawaiian for $1.9 billion. The deal, code-named project Triggerfish for Hawaii’s state fish, …
Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor. That’s not to say they all want the same thing. Facebook parent Meta and IBM on Tuesday launched a new group called the AI Alliance that’s advocating …
Tesla Inc.’s labor dispute is expanding to Denmark, where the country’s largest union said it will halt shipments of the cars to Sweden in support of striking workers in the biggest Nordic country.Harbor workers and drivers at the Danish 3F union will in about two weeks stop offloading Sweden-bound cars in Danish harbors and driving …
Inside it’s also refreshingly modern. Like with a lot of electric cars, there’s a tonne of space in here and it feels almost bare at times. There’s a large gap between the centre console and dash which realistically I’ll never do anything with. But I like the idea of it. I adore the camera button. …
Japan, once a powerhouse in the semiconductor industry, is trying to become a chipmaking leader again. Chip companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Micron are pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to build new chipmaking factories throughout the country—with strong support from Tokyo. Now, Japan’s chip policy may have notched another win, as Nvidia …
The Dacia Duster is unlikely to be offered as a battery-electric car until the 2030s. Asked by Autocar how and when the Dacia Duster will adopt pure-electric power, brand CEO Denis Le Vot simply replied: “I don’t know.” He explained that such decisions are still a long way off, given the new Duster is likely to …
Discussions around the leading voices of the AI zeitgeist have not often included the old hands of computing like IBM, Intel, Sony Group, or Dell. But on Tuesday, the four corporations—along with the younger Meta, a host of top universities, as well as a collection of tech startups and foundations—announced an “AI Alliance” in an …
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The Global Carbon Project, an international collaboration of scientists, estimates that worldwide carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels will rise 1.1% this year over 2022, to 36.8 billion metric tons. That’s a new peak and 1.4% higher than the level in 2019, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. The planet is on track to exceed its carbon budget …
George Santos already has a new gig. The former congressman, fresh off his historic expulsion last week, has created a Cameo account where the public can pay for a personalized video message. Screenshots of his account — with the bio “Former congressional ‘Icon’!” — started to spread online Monday morning. By the afternoon, users, including several lawmakers, …
