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OpenAI launches new initiative to help find and patch open-source bugs
TechCrunch AI
OpenAI is attempting to tackle the security issues of the open source software community.
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Nvidia says its AI data center design runs hotter to use a lot less water
The Verge AI
Public pushback against data centers has emphasized their water and energy consumption, and now Nvidia is highlighting its claim that the Rubin generation reference design for a fully liquid-cooled data center has "eliminated massive amounts of power usage and pretty much all ...
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The AI world is getting ‘loopy’
TechCrunch AI
The loop takes agentic AI a step further by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly.
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AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia’s $20B not-acqui-hire deal
TechCrunch AI
What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.
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Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem
TechCrunch AI
Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI's biggest water use — fossil fuel power plants.
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AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes
The Verge AI
Joyce, a native New Yorker, didn't think finding her first solo apartment in the city would be easy. But she also didn't think it'd be "hell." After looking at a lot of tiny, overpriced places she described as "shitholes," Joyce found her dream apartment: a reasonably priced s...
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Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs
Ars Technica AI
Critics saw the move as an underhanded way to steer them toward more costly chips.
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Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI’s future in Hollywood with A24 deal
TechCrunch AI
Google DeepMind and A24 are teaming up to build AI filmmaking tools.
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Three things to watch amid Anthropic’s latest feud with the government
MIT Tech Review AI
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. For those of you enjoying your summer unaware of Anthropic’s latest feud with the US government, here’s a recap: In April the company said ...
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Amazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi support
TechCrunch AI
Amazon is planning to increase the footprint of its new conversational AI assistant Alexa+ to India and is inviting users in the country to test out a Hindi-language version.