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AI could reshape 410,000 local jobs. Who benefits and who doesn’t?
2+ hour ago (1124+ words) This story is the second in a three-part series examining findings from the latest Silicon Valley Index. Read the first installment here. Robin McCarthy watches the images appear on her screen. "It's exciting and scary at the same time, because…...
OpenAI gets $110 billion in funding from a trio of tech powerhouses, led by Amazon
19+ hour, 12+ min ago (181+ words) By Michelle Chapman | Associated Press ChatGPT maker OpenAI has received $110 billion in funding from Amazon, SoftBank and Nvidia, putting the technology company's pre-money valuation at $730 billion. Amazon is leading the trio of tech heavyweights in commitments, putting up $50 billion, followed…...
Opinion: AI is destroying our planet. We must act to check its growth — and save ourselves.
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (487+ words) Corporate AI's destructive impacts on our planet are only set to expand. Consider that by 2034,the data centers that power AI are expected to consume as much energy as all of India, the world's most populous countrywith over 1.5 billion people....
Jack Dorsey’s Block slashes nearly half its staff in AI bet
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (736+ words) By Emily Mason, Bloomberg Jack Dorsey's Block is cutting 4,000 employees, reducing its workforce by nearly half, in a move the financial technology firm is describing as a bet on artificial intelligence changing the future of labor productivity. Block has been…...
OpenAI finalizes $110 billion funding at $730 billion value
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (454+ words) By Shirin Ghaffary and Matt Day, Bloomberg OpenAI has raised $110 billion in a deal that values the startup at $730 billion, representing the ChatGPT maker's largest funding round to date and bolstering its costly push to secure more computing power and…...
Anthropic sees support from other tech workers in feud with Pentagon
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (488+ words) By Matt Day, Bloomberg Anthropic PBC got a vote of support from Silicon Valley workers for its increasingly contentious public-relations battle with the Pentagon over how the military can use artificial intelligence. Two coalitions of workers " including employees of Amazon....
AI images scandalized a California elementary school. Now the state is pushing new safeguards
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (713+ words) By Khari Johnson, CalMatters In December, fourth graders in a class at Delevan Drive Elementary School in Los Angeles were given a homework assignment: Write a book report about Pippi Longstocking, then draw or use artificial intelligence to make a…...
OpenAI signs South Bay office deal in huge expansion for tech company
3+ day, 57+ min ago (617+ words) MOUNTAIN VIEW " OpenAI has leased a Mountain View office hub where the artificial intelligence dynamo can employ several hundred people and launch a huge expansion into Silicon Valley. The company has officially signed a rental agreement to occupy office buildings…...
OpenAI signs South Bay office deal as tech company expands
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (543+ words) MOUNTAIN VIEW " OpenAI has leased a Mountain View office hub that will allow the artificial intelligence company to employ several hundred people and launch a major expansion into Silicon Valley. The company officially signed a rental agreement to occupy office…...
Nvidia earnings slam into market with no patience for AI hiccups
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (674+ words) By Carmen Reinicke, Bloomberg Nvidia Corp.s earnings report on Wednesday afternoon comes at a critical time for the US stock market with investors increasingly nervous about the outlook for artificial intelligence. While most Wall Street pros are anticipating strong…...