Uber India has initiated a new program to enable its rideshare and delivery drivers to supplement their income by participating in AI data classification tasks directly through the company’s app. Megha Yethadka, who spearheads Uber AI Solutions, announced the initiative…
Eager to expand its federal presence, ServiceNow has forged a strategic partnership with the US government, providing exclusive discounts on its advanced AI solutions. The US General Services Administration (GSA) heralded this agreement under its OneGov initiative, describing it as…
Goldman Sachs anticipates a 50% increase in data center capacity by 2027, driven by expanding AI workloads. This surge is expected to double the sector’s energy consumption by 2030. Despite high expectations, there are concerns that AI’s rapid growth may…
Alibaba is reportedly advancing its semiconductor capabilities with a new AI accelerator, driven by Beijing’s push to lessen dependence on Nvidia GPUs. This bold move, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, highlights Alibaba’s strategic shift towards AI inference chip…
The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has initiated an AI-driven challenge to curb healthcare fraud through the ‘Crushing Fraud Chili Cook-Off.’ Unlike traditional cook-offs, this one doesn’t involve food, but pits AI and ML models in a…
Nvidia executives appealed to U.S. authorities to allow the sale of their Blackwell accelerators to China during the recent Q2 earnings call. CFO Colette Kress emphasized the economic benefits of such sales for the U.S. economy, stating that Nvidia’s advanced…
Recent research has revealed a surge in the number of companies venturing into the AI processor chip market, now exceeding a hundred entities. Following the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI over two years ago, the enthusiasm for AI model training…
The U.S. government is gearing up to integrate more AI chatbots for federal workers, marking a shift in federal priorities where AI providers are bumped up in the approval process. The General Services Administration (GSA) aims to accelerate the authorization…
In Georgia, residents are challenging plans for a $17 billion data center in Coweta County due to environmental and infrastructural concerns. The development, named Project Sail, has been put on hold by local authorities who have implemented a temporary ban…
According to a new report by Google, recent advancements have allegedly decreased Gemini’s water use per prompt to minimal levels. Google’s calculations indicate its applications use merely 0.24 watt hours of electricity and 0.26 ml of water per text prompt,…
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