53 posts tagged ‘Microsoft’
Nvidia’s CEO Was the Man of This Year, Next Year, and the One After That
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Jensen Huang was BFFs with everyone in Silicon Valley this year, becoming the only person to walk across all three conference stages of Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. Why? Because everyone needs his GPUs to power their AI dreams. Read more...
Everything Big Tech Killed Off in 2023
Big Tech went on a murder spree in 2023. We saw the end of many once-loved products and services, all swallowed up into the great dark pit of corporate consolidation. Few companies kept their knives sheathed, and if this year taught us anything, 2024 is likely to be just as bloody. Read more...
The New York Times Asks Court to Destroy ChatGPT
The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement on Wednesday, asking that ChatGPT be destroyed, along with any other large language models and training sets that have used The Times’ work without payment. Read more...
The Dumbest AI Moments of 2023
AI’s effect on our world will be dramatic, but nothing will ever be as dramatic as the collective freak-out we all had about the emerging technology in 2023. With billions of dollars on the table and the promise that AI will transform every corner of modern life, everyone from businesses, to regulators, to regular… Read more...
Apple's 12 Most Embarrassing Product Failures
Apple is one of the most globally respected technology companies, having built its reputation on creating reliable, high-end products with innovative features. The Cupertino tech giant has such an impressive track record that its next project—whether that be an AR headset or something else entirely —is already assumed… Read more...
Elon Musk’s xAI Jumps on the Bandwagon of Rich Startups 'Benefiting Humanity'
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI organized in Nevada as a for-profit benefit corporation, The Information reported on Tuesday. The company behind the Grok chatbot is the latest AI startup to give itself an unusual corporate structure that, on paper, prioritizes the public good alongside its profits,… Read more...
Jony Ive Poaches Lead iPhone Designer to Work on OpenAI Hardware Device
Tang Tan, Apple’s lead designer for the iPhone and Apple Watch, is stepping down to join Jony Ive’s hardware firm LoveFrom, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman on Wednesday. Tan is the latest Apple designer to join Ive, which is assembling an Avengers-like team with Sam Altman to create the next era of hardware… Read more...
AI Might Finally Make Windows 11 Usable
The lonely “Windows” button on most modern keyboards is an old joke turned into a bore. The key is a lonely, barren island sitting between “alt” and “ctrl” that’s long proved more of a nuisance for a wayward finger that strays a little too far southwest than it is a usable function. While some might find the key good… Read more...