Meta Platforms is negotiating a potential deal to use Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs) for its artificial intelligence operations. The arrangement could be worth billions of dollars and represents a strategic move to reduce Meta’s reliance on Nvidia. The talks are ongoing and may not result i
The PC and printer giant announced massive workforce reductions as part of its AI transformation strategy. The cuts are expected to save the company approximately $1 billion while costing $650 million in restructuring expenses.
The AI trade is splitting in dramatic fashion. Google parent Alphabet continues its monthslong rally while Nvidia shares slide, signaling a potential shift in investor sentiment about who will ultimately profit from the AI boom.
Volkswagen has revealed it can produce electric vehicles entirely in China for 50% less than equivalent German production costs. The automaker plans to launch about 30 EV models in China over the next five years as it fights to reclaim market share from Chinese rivals like BYD.
HP CEO Enrique Lores warned investors that memory shortages and higher prices are coming in the second half of the fiscal year. The company is taking aggressive actions now to mitigate the impact, including qualifying new suppliers and adjusting memory configurations. This comes as HP reported stron
Nvidia isn’t sweating Google’s AI chip progress, declaring itself “a generation ahead of the industry.” The confident statement comes as Meta considers spending billions on Google’s chips, sending Nvidia shares down over 3% on Tuesday.
Microsoft has unveiled Fara-7B, a compact computer-use AI model that operates directly on PCs using visual interpretation of screenshots. The 7-billion parameter model achieved 73.5% on the WebVoyager benchmark, beating GPT-4o’s 65.1%. It’s available under MIT license through Hugging Face and Micros
Wealthy investors are pulling back from cryptocurrency in a big way. According to a new Forbes survey, the percentage calling digital assets a “significant part” of their portfolio plummeted from 44% to just 16% in one year. The data reveals growing skepticism despite lingering long-term optimism.
Aggressive Windows debloating using scripts and utilities often causes more harm than good. These tools can break the Microsoft Store, Windows Update, and even File Explorer. Manual cleanup is much safer and more effective.
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, director of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, says his new studio used AI for early voice testing in their upcoming game The Blood of the Dawnwalker. However, he believes AI should assist developers rather than replace them, warning that games made entirely with AI would lack s
