The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has ended its financial support for FWD.us, the advocacy group Mark Zuckerberg helped start in 2013. This formalizes a shift away from social advocacy that began in late 2022, aligning with Zuckerberg’s recent political and business maneuvers.
A new analysis from Bank of America argues the biggest AI companies have massive room for more debt to fund their ambitions. However, building the actual physical infrastructure fast enough is becoming a serious problem.
A new Seattle startup founded by a former Google healthcare director is using AI to automate the earliest stages of drug discovery. Pauling.AI claims its “scientist-as-a-service” platform can complete tasks in weeks that traditionally took three to six months. The goal is to make developing treatmen
Microsoft’s aggressive AI strategy is creating a major irony. The push for Copilot+ PCs with 16GB RAM is colliding with a severe memory shortage, likely making next year’s laptops more expensive or less capable.
Micron Technology just delivered what analysts are calling one of the biggest positive surprises in semiconductor history. Its stock surged 14% after crushing earnings estimates, fueled by a 69% jump in revenue from its crucial AI memory chips.
Despite widespread warnings and unclear returns, corporate leaders are doubling down on AI investment. A survey of over 350 execs at billion-dollar firms reveals a stubborn optimism, even as the economic outlook darkens.
A new player, Carbon3.ai, is making a major move to build sovereign AI infrastructure in the UK. The company plans to deploy Nvidia’s upcoming Blackwell Ultra GPUs in a nationwide network of liquid-cooled data centers.
Micron Technology’s latest earnings reveal an AI-driven memory crunch. The company is sold out of high-bandwidth memory and sees the market exploding to $100 billion within a few years, fueling a major stock rally.
Battery maker Hithium has launched what it calls the world’s first full-duration energy storage solution built for AI data centers. The system pairs long-duration lithium batteries with high-rate sodium-ion cells to manage the extreme power needs of AI workloads. It’s a direct response to the growin
A new platform called YouWare is betting on “vibe coding,” using AI to turn natural language descriptions into full-stack applications. It promises to handle everything from the database to deployment for a flat $20 monthly fee.
