Breaking News: Technology
- Nvidia supplier SK Hynix eyes U.S. listing as it expands on the AI boom - South Korea's SK Hynix is considering a U.S. listing as it grows in market cap and production capacity.
- ‘Greetings, earthlings’: Nvidia-backed Starcloud trains first AI model in space as orbital data center race heats up - The company's Starcloud-1 satellite is running Gemma, an open model from Google, marking the first time in history that an LLM has been trained in outer space.
- Australia just pulled the trigger on a teen social media ban. Governments worldwide are watching - Australia has enacted the world's first ban on social media usage for users under the age of 16, in a move expected to be monitored by global lawmakers.
- Amazon pledges a massive $35 billion worth of investments in India’s AI space through 2030 - Amazon has committed to investing $$35 billion in India’s cloud and AI space by 2030, as hyperscalers race to get a foothold in the market.
- Microsoft to invest $17.5 billion in India's AI infra as Big Tech queues up for the Asian market - Microsoft has pledged $17.5 billion of investment in India's cloud and AI infrastructure, as more major tech players commit to the growing market.
- Trump's blessing of Nvidia AI chip sales to China gets a chilly reception from GOP - Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping "responded positively" to the proposal to let Nvidia sell H200 AI chips on condition that the U.S. gets 25% of revenue.
- OpenAI hires Slack CEO Denise Dresser to lead global revenue strategy - Dresser was named Slack's chief executive in 2023 after spending more than a decade at Salesforce.
- From Llamas to Avocados: Meta's shifting AI strategy is causing internal confusion - Meta’s push to develop its next frontier model, codenamed Avocado, under new AI leadership is creating internal friction as it races rivals OpenAI and Google.
- U.S. uncovers scheme to reroute Nvidia GPUs worth $160 million to China despite export bans - Authorities have shut down yet another China-linked smuggling network for Nvidia's AI chips, according to a release from a U.S. Attorneys office.
- Google hit with EU antitrust investigation over use of online content for AI - It's the latest in a string of actions the European Commission has taken against U.S. big tech companies.