Elon Musk made bold predictions about AI making work optional and money irrelevant at a recent forum. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang responded with a more practical perspective on productivity. The exchange highlights different visions for our automated future.
Hurricane Melissa wiped out power to 550,000 customers in Jamaica, revealing deep infrastructure weaknesses. Full restoration could take six months despite previous near-100% electrification rates. The storm offers hard lessons about building truly resilient energy systems.
OpenAI and Foxconn are teaming up to co-design and manufacture AI data center equipment in the US. The partnership includes racks, cabling, networking and power systems for AI infrastructure. This comes as OpenAI commits $1.4 trillion to building out AI capabilities.
South Korean game publisher Krafton is making a controversial pivot to AI, spending $88 million on Nvidia B300 GPPs while offering voluntary resignations. The move comes amid a messy legal battle with Subnautica 2 developers over a $250 million bonus dispute where the CEO consulted ChatGPT.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed talk of an AI bubble during this week’s earnings call, but the initial buzz quickly faded. Most Magnificent 7 stocks are tracking for losing weeks, with Amazon and Microsoft down about 6% each.
Citi has exited its tactical long position in the S&P 500 after Nvidia failed to sustain its post-earnings rally. The bank’s strategist called the current market weakness “rare” for this time of year. Despite seeing an AI bubble, Citi believes investors might still ride it higher.
Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund is searching for a new leader to drive its open-source infrastructure funding efforts. The program has been investing in critical digital infrastructure since 2022, supporting projects from curl to DNS technologies. This hiring comes during what the organization calls a
Women are conducting a social experiment on LinkedIn by changing their gender settings to male, with some reporting visibility increases over 800%. The platform’s head of responsible AI says demographic data isn’t used in their algorithm, but systemic bias might explain the results.
Google has engineered a way for Pixel 10 devices to send and receive files directly with Apple’s AirDrop. The feature works without Apple’s involvement and uses a secure peer-to-peer connection. This represents Google’s latest move to break down barriers between Android and iOS ecosystems.
Apple’s M4 Pro MacBook Pro has hit a new record low price of $1,749 on Amazon, down $250 from Apple’s direct pricing. The 24GB/512GB model is currently the #1 best-selling MacBook Pro on Amazon as Apple clears inventory following the recent M5 chip announcement.
