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2024-06-28 07:27:27

US presidential debate:
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Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump took the stage on Thursday night for a debate that offered voters a rare side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the U.S. presidency.
Here are some of the major takeaways:
HOARSE AND BUGGY:
Viewers learned little new about where both candidates stood on the main issues, but arguably that is not why many tuned in. The leading question going into the debate was how the two men, both of whom have faced questions about their fitness for the job, would handle themselves on stage.
The early going favored Trump, 78, who appeared forceful and energetic when compared to the 81-year-old Biden, who spoke in a hoarse, halting voice and offered sometimes meandering replies or trailed off during his answers to several questions.
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2024-06-26 13:29:10

Nvidia shares surge nearly 7%, bouncing after $430 billion market slump
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Shares of Nvidia surged nearly 7% on Tuesday, snapping out of a three-session tailspin that had erased about $430 billion from the artificial intelligence chipmaker's market value.
Nvidia's shares finished at $126.09, after a tumble that saw them lose around 13% from their June 18 close of $135.58. The drop followed a rally that accelerated after a 10-for-1 stock split that took effect on June 10.
The bounce today is a normal technical bounce after a 15% drop in three days; you're not going to go straight down every single day," said Tom Hayes, chairman at Great Hill Capital in New York. "It's a great company, it's a great CEO, and you have insiders selling three-quarters of a billion worth of stock just as retail investors were getting involved with the split," Hayes added.

2024-06-25 08:45:06

SpaceX’s Biggest Operational Launch Of 2024 Will Likely Be Delayed
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SpaceX's first Falcon Heavy launch of the year, set to take place tomorrow from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, will most likely be delayed, shared the Space Force's weather officer at a media conference earlier today. The Falcon Heavy is slated to launch the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-U satellite for weather monitoring in the Western atmosphere.
During the talk, SpaceX's NASA science liaison Juliana Scheiman explained that her firm's decision to use the Falcon Heavy to launch the satellite would help extend its lifetime, and the GOES-U program director added that the rocket would extend the satellite's life span by five years.
If tomorrow's launch takes place on time, it will mark SpaceX's 65th launch of the year and the tenth launch of the Falcon Heavy. It will also mark the first of two Falcon Heavy launches that are planned for 2024[continue reading....]

2024-06-24 20:48:31

Microsoft-G42 deal positive because it cut Huawei ties, White House official says
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Microsoft's deal to invest $1.5 billion in artificial intelligence firm G42 is "generally a positive development" because it forced the United Arab Emirates-based company to sever ties to China's Huawei, a White House official said on Monday.
"In a place like UAE where you had G42 working very closely with Huawei, for example, we have an interest in changing that picture," White House technology advisor Tarun Chhabra said.
"The effort to work with Microsoft as an alternative to Huawei is generally a positive development and one that we want to encourage," Chhabra said at a Washington, D.C. event held by the Council on Foreign Relations think tank.
Washington has for years tried to convince allies to cut telecoms equipment giant Huawei from their networks given fears that Chinese company could spy on customers and pass on the information to Beijing.

2024-06-24 20:37:46

Shopify expands access to its AI-powered features to attract more businesses
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Shopify made its artificial intelligence-powered tools, including the Sidekick assistant and image-generation feature, available to more users on Monday, in a bid to increase the appeal of its e-commerce platform and boost revenue growth.
Customers can now use its editing tool on their smartphones to enhance images used in promotional materials, including emails, the Canada-based firm said at its biannual products event. The feature was previously restricted to only editing product images online.
Shopify also expanded access to Sidekick, its chatbot that helps merchants with queries, including insights on customer behavior, that was in testing since last year with more than 2,000 users.
The company has released over 150 updates designed to create a more integrated platform to enable merchants to have a unified, seamless experience scaling their business, said Shopify President Harley Finkelstein.

2024-06-20 12:14:27

Shares steady, pound treads cautiously ahead of BoE meeting
Global shares held around record highs on Thursday, supported by investor confidence in the prospect of a drop in U.S. interest rates this year, which also boosted gold, while the pound held steady ahead of a Bank of England meeting later in the day.
The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates for a second time this year, which knocked the Swiss franc while Norway's Norges Bank left rates unchanged, as expected.
Next up is the BoE, which is also expected to leave UK interest rates unchanged, but may offer a steer on what to expect later this year.The MSCI All-World index was broadly steady at 805.19, having marked another record high on Wednesday, when U.S. markets were closed for a public holiday.
In Europe, the STOXX 600 rose 0.4% in early trading, lifted by positive sentiment around the tech sector.In currencies, the pound was steady at $1.27125 in cautious trading but is down 0.2% in June.
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2024-06-20 12:01:15

UK takes top spot in Europe for GenAI startups, Accel says
The United Kingdom is home to the biggest number of generative AI (GenAI) startups across Europe and Israel, followed by Germany and Israel, according to a study by venture capital firm Accel.
Accel analysed 221 GenAI startups and found that 30% were founded in the UK, 14% in Germany, and 13% in Israel, with France home to 11% and the Netherlands 6%.
GenAI is artificial intelligence capable of generating text, images, videos or other data, based on models developed using huge quantities of information. Britain's top universities, its track record in forming AI company Deepmind in 2010, and investment from U.S. tech giants in the country have all helped to bolster its status in AI.
Despite this, GenAI companies founded in France lead the way in raising funding, attracting $2.29 billion, followed by the UK on $1.15 billion, Accel said.
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2024-06-20 11:55:53

Former OpenAI chief scientist to start a new AI company
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI's co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever said on Wednesday that he was starting a new artificial intelligence company.
The company is focused on creating a safe AI environment at a time when some of the biggest tech companies are looking to dominate the generative AI boom
.The company is called Safe Superintelligence and is described on its website, opens new tab as an American firm with offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv. Sutskever made the announcement revealing that he was starting the company in a post on X.

2024-06-19 08:10:27

Increased spending pushes 2024 US budget deficit estimate to $1.9 trillion
The U.S. budget deficit will jump to $1.915 trillion for fiscal 2024, topping last year's $1.695 trillion gap as the largest outside the COVID-19 era, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, citing increased spending for a 27% increase over its previous forecast.
The CBO said in an update to its budget outlook, that higher outlays for student loan relief, Medicaid healthcare for the poor, higher Federal Deposit Insurance Corp costs to resolve bank failures and U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel make up the bulk of a $408 billion increase in this year's projected deficit since February, when it forecast a $1.507 trillion deficit. If realized, the forecast for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30 would mean a second consecutive substantial deficit increase for U.S.
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2024-06-19 07:23:49

AI fever drives Nvidia’s rise to world’s most valuable company
Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company following a staggering rally in its shares, underlining the outsized role investors expect artificial intelligence to play in the global economy over coming years.
Nvidia shares rose 3.5% on Tuesday, giving it a market value of about $3.34 trillion. That pushed the semiconductor bellwether past Microsoft and Apple which had been jostling for the top spots in recent days.
The surge in Nvidia's market value has been driven by demand for its chips, which are the gold standard in the AI space. The company's shares are up more than 170% this year and have risen about 1,100% since their October 2022 low.
Blockbuster earnings and broadening investor enthusiasm over AI are supercharging Nvidia's rally. That fervor has been reflected in Nvidia’s market value, which took only 96 days to go from $2 trillion to $3 trillion.
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2024-06-18 07:29:57

Adobe sued by U.S. for allegedly 'trapping' users in Photoshop subscriptions
Adobe, the company behind Photoshop and Illustrator, is now under a legal microscope after the U.S., based on a referral from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), accused the software giant of "trapping" users in subscriptions they don't want to keep.
According to the complaint, the U.S. claims that Adobe does not properly disclose to consumers that there is a pricey early termination fee (ETF) for its "annual, paid monthly" (APM) plan. This subscription type is available for Photoshop, as well as Premiere Pro, Acrobat Pro, InDesign, Lightroom, and more.
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"During enrollment, Adobe hides material terms of its APM plan in fine print and behind optional textboxes and hyperlinks, providing disclosures that are designed to go unnoticed and that most consumers never see," the U.S. said in the complaint, adding that Adobe infringed on several consumer-protection laws.

2024-06-17 10:52:00

Global audiences suspicious of AI-powered newsrooms, report finds.
Global concerns about the use of AI in news production and misinformation are growing, a report published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found, posing fresh challenges to newsrooms already struggling to engage audiences.
The institute's annual Digital News Report published on Monday, which this year is based on surveys of nearly 100,000 people across 47 countries, offers a picture of the hurdles news media faces in lifting revenue and sustaining business.
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Newsrooms globally are working to address a new challenge with generative artificial intelligence, as tech giants and startups like Google and OpenAI build tools that can offer summaries of information and siphon traffic from news websites.
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But the report found that consumers are suspicious about the use of AI to create news content, particularly for sensitive subjects such as politics.

2024-06-16 21:24:37

Bill Gates says "support for nuclear power is very impressive in both parties" amid new plant in Wyoming.
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he's "quite confident" that a next generation nuclear power project will continue regardless of the balance of power in Washington next year, saying "support for nuclear power is very impressive in both parties."
Gates and his energy company TerraPower are spearheading a major project that broke ground in Kemmerer, Wyoming last week — a nuclear power plant that relies on sodium cooling rather than water, which is believed to both simplify the process while also being safer, and could make nuclear energy a source of low-cost electricity.
The company applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in March for a construction permit an advanced nuclear reactor using sodium. The project is on track to start producing power by 2030....

2024-06-12 12:51:39

Hunter Biden's options for appeal after gun conviction
Hunter Biden was found guilty of federal felony gun charges Tuesday by a Delaware jury, but the first son still has avenues for appeal to try to overcome his conviction. Before his trial concluded, his attorneys filed three motions for acquittal last Friday on which Judge Maryellen Norieka has yet to rule.
Defense lawyer Abbe Lowell expressed disappointment in the guilty verdict returned by the jury Tuesday in a statement soon afterward and said "we will continue to vigorously pursue all the legal challenges available to Hunter."
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2024-06-12 12:22:59

EU sets duties on Chinese electric vehicles of up to 38%
The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it would impose provisional duties on imports of Chinese electric vehicles of up to 38.1%, a move likely to draw stern words and possible retaliation from China.
The Commission, which oversees EU trade policy, said the tariffs, likely to be in place by July, would be 17.4% for BYD, 20% for Geely and 38.1% for SAIC. Other companies cooperating with the investigation would face a tariff of 21% and non-cooperating companies 38.1%.
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2024-06-12 12:17:44

South Korean AI chip developers Rebellions Inc and Sapeon Korea Inc are pursuing a merger, Sapeon parent SK Telecom Co, said on Wednesday, in the latest attempt in South Korea to challenge global AI chip leader Nvidia (NVDA.O) as a boom in artificial intelligence continues.
The consolidation is aimed at winning the global AI semiconductor market within the next two to three years, a window of time South Korea must not miss as AI competition intensifies across the world, SK Telecom said in a statement.
The merged company will seek to gain a strong position in neural processing units (NPUs) used in AI, with Rebellions responsible for management of the merged entity.
AI chip startup Rebellions' ATOM chip, launched last year, was the first NPU developed in South Korea to be used in a data centre for a large language model (LLM) and entered mass production this year. Sapeon unveiled its next-generation X330 AI chip in November last year
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2024-06-11 17:09:43

US to award Rocket Lab $23.9 mln to boost satellite, spacecraft chips
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday it planned to award Rocket Lab, $23.9 million to dramatically boost the production of compound semiconductors used in satellites and spacecraft.
The award for Rocket Lab unit SolAero Technologies Corp "would help create a more robust and resilient supply of space-grade solar cells that power spacecrafts and satellites", the department said, adding it would "increase Rocket Lab's compound semiconductor production by 50% within the next three years."
The funds are to come from the Biden administration's $52.7 billion chip manufacturing and research subsidy program that has benefited companies like South Korea's Samsung Electronics, Intel and Taiwan's TSMC.
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2024-06-11 13:13:19

US small business sentiment up in May
U.S. small-business confidence and hiring plans increased in May to their highest levels of the year, but the looming U.S. presidential election also drove uncertainty to nearly a four-year high, a survey showed on Tuesday.
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said its Small Business Optimism Index rose eight-tenths of a point to 90.5 last month, the second consecutive month it has risen after slumping in March to the lowest level since December 2012.
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2024-06-11 13:01:50

New quantum random number generator achieves 2 Gbit/s speed
The reliable generation of random numbers has become a central component of information and communications technology. In fact, random number generators, algorithms or devices that can produce random sequences of numbers, are now helping to secure communications between different devices, produce statistical samples, and for various other applications.
Researchers at Toshiba Europe Ltd. recently developed a new quantum random number generator (QRNG) based on a photonic integrated circuit that can be directly integrated in electronic devices. This QRNG, introduced in a paper published in Nature Electronics, can securely and robustly generate random numbers at a remarkable speed of 2 Gbit s-1.
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2024-06-11 10:38:49

Apple WWDC 2024: ChatGPT comes to iPhone; 'Apple Intelligence' unveiled
Summary:
1. Apple showcases AI integration at developer conference
2. Revamped Siri, OpenAI partnership among highlights
3. Updates fail to dazzle investors, shares down 2%
Apple unveiled a long-awaited AI strategy on Monday, integrating its new "Apple Intelligence" technology across its suite of apps including Siri and bringing OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT to its devices.
In the nearly two-hour long presentation at Apple's annual developer conference, executives including CEO Tim Cook touted how voice assistant Siri would be able to interact with messages, emails, calendar, as well as third party apps. Siri will be able to write emails and change the tone of voice to suit the occasion.
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2024-06-10 14:20:32

AI is sole focus at Apple's WWDC 2024
Apple is expected to showcase how it is integrating artificial intelligence across its software suite, including a revamped Siri voice assistant and a possible tie-up with ChatGPT owner OpenAI, at its annual developer conference.
More is at stake at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2024) than in previous such events, as the iPhone maker seeks to reassure investors that it has not lost the AI battle to Microsoft even though it may have forfeited a few rounds.
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2024-06-10 14:15:53

Arm, Qualcomm legal battle seen disrupting AI-powered PC wave
A two-year legal battle pitting two tech titans threatens to disrupt an emerging wave of new personal computers powered by artificial intelligence, tech industry executives and experts say.
A parade of executives from Microsoft, Asus, Acer, and others joined qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon on stage last week at the annual Computex trade show in Taipei to pitch a new generation of AI-powered PCs.
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2024-06-09 16:02:44

Phone and seat belt offenders to be targeted by AI
A mobile camera will be taken to roads in East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire to catch drivers using phones and those not wearing seat belts.
Safer Roads Humber said the camera unit, which is on loan from National Highways, would be in use for a week from Monday 10 June.
A spokesperson said: "It uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify motorists potentially breaking the law.
"The image is then sent to an officer who completes a secondary check and only those committing offences will be prosecuted."
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2024-06-09 15:58:18

Tesla will not launch refreshed Model Y this year, Musk says
Tesla (TSLA.O) will not launch a refreshed Model Y this year, chief executive Elon Musk said in a post on social media X on Saturday.
"No Model Y 'refresh' is coming out this year", Musk said, adding that Tesla continuously improves its cars, "so even a car that is 6 months newer will be a little better."
Tesla has been slow to refresh its ageing models as high interest rates have sapped consumer appetite for big-ticket items, while rivals in China, the world's largest auto market, are rolling out cheaper models.
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2024-06-09 12:49:07

Intel and AfDB to train millions of Africans in AI
The initiative aims to equip many Africans with Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills, including skills in advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and data science.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and technology giant Intel have joined forces to equip three million Africans and 30,000 government officials with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) skills.
According to a statement on the AfDB’s website, this collaboration, announced during the recent AfDB Annual Meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, aims to revolutionize the African digital ecosystem.
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2024-06-09 12:39:41

Trump to hold rally in swing state Nevada during heatwave
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold an outdoor rally in sweltering Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, seeking to shore up support in a swing state he lost twice but which polls suggest is leaning his way in the Nov. 5 election.
It will be Trump's first large-scale rally since a New York jury found him guilty on May 30 of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to a porn star on the eve of the 2016 election, making him the first former president convicted of a crime.
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2024-06-08 20:43:22

Virgin Galactic spaceplane takes tourists on flight
Virgin Galactic flew four tourists to the edge of space and back aboard its spaceplane, marking the second flight this year, the Richard Branson-founded company said on Saturday.
The Galactic 07 mission carried Turkish, U.S. and Italian passengers to an altitude of about 55 miles (88.51 km) on a flight lasting slightly more than an hour.
The space tourism company said that mission took off from and returned to Spaceport America in New Mexico on Saturday.
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2024-06-08 20:38:21

Some US lawmakers call for more scrutiny of news app NewsBreak over Chinese origins
Three U.S. lawmakers have called for more scrutiny of NewsBreak, a popular news aggregation app in the United States, after Reuters reported it has Chinese origins and has used artificial intelligence tools to produce erroneous stories.
The Reuters story drew upon previously unreported court documents related to copyright infringement, cease-and-desist emails, and a 2022 company memo registering concerns about "AI-generated stories" to identify at least 40 instances in which NewsBreak's use of AI tools affected the communities it strives to serve.
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2024-06-08 10:05:16

Biden and Macron to discuss Israel and Ukraine in state visit
Fresh from commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, French President Emmanuel Macron will host U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday for a state visit marked by pomp and a parade as well as talks on trade, Israel and Ukraine.
The two men, who share a warm relationship despite past tensions over a submarine deal with Australia, will participate in a welcoming ceremony with their wives at the iconic Arc de Triomphe and a parade down the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, before holding a meeting about policy issues and then attending dinner.
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2024-06-08 09:55:44

Microsoft’s Controversial Windows “Recall” Feature Is Now “Opt-In” & Disabled By Default
Microsoft has clarified its stance on its Windows Recall feature, stating that the firm will ensure the security and protection of user data.
Microsoft Finally Makes Windows Recall User "Opt-In", Working To Put The Feature In A Much Better State
Well, before we dive into what Microsoft has disclosed about Windows Recall, let's take a quick recap of what caused the debate around the firm's newly announced AI-focused feature. Microsoft's Windows Recall is a feature that was said to significantly enhance user experience by recording everything the user does on the PC through snapshots rather than specific recordings. In this way, Microsoft primarily aimed at giving users the ability to "retrace their steps" and find content from the past simply through a prompt, or what Microsoft calls a "photographic memory."
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2024-06-07 19:29:46

Europe Quantum Processors Industry Research 2024: Photonics, The Next Big Quantum Computing Technology - Analysis and Forecasts 2023-2033
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The Europe quantum processors market was valued at $262.7 million in 2023 and is expected to reach $1,321.1 million by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 17.53% between 2023 and 2033
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The quantum processors market is experiencing rapid growth, fueled by progress in quantum computing technologies and rising investments from both governmental and private entities. Furthermore, partnerships among tech companies, academic organizations, and government bodies are promoting creativity and hastening the move of quantum processors to the marketplace.

2024-06-07 19:20:11

Microsoft to double down on Game Pass at Xbox showcase with 'Call of Duty' title
Microsoft's (MSFT.O), Xbox Game Pass will take center stage at its annual video-game showcase on Sunday, as the software giant prepares to roll out the latest installment in its best-selling "Call of Duty" franchise on the subscription service.
Putting the title on Game Pass would mark a major bet by Microsoft on the nascent service at a time when its videogame business has been grappling with tough competition from Sony's PlayStation consoles and a broader slowdown in the industry.
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2024-06-07 13:29:17

Biden to speak on freedom and democracy at Pointe du Hoc 80 years after D-Day
President Biden is delivering a speech on freedom and democracy Friday at Pointe du Hoc, which during World War II was a heavily fortified German position captured by U.S. Army Rangers during the invasion of Normandy.
In his remarks, the president will be drawing a connection between the Allied powers' fight for freedom on D-Day decades ago and supporting sovereignty in Ukraine and elsewhere now.
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2024-06-07 12:44:45

Why SpaceX won’t be taking a trip to the Hubble telescope anytime soon
NASA cited a number of risks as to why SpaceX wouldn’t be allowed to visit the 34-year-old telescope.
Hubble has seen better days—and with NASA formally rejecting SpaceX’s commercial repair offer, that’s unlikely to change.
Science missions have been paused since May 24, when one of the telescope’s three gyroscopes, used to orient the instrument toward targets in space, failed to return accurate telemetry readings.
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2024-06-07 12:09:53

US job growth expected to remain at moderate pace in May
Summary
1. Nonfarm payrolls forecast to rise by 185,000 in May
2. Unemployment rate estimated to be unchanged at 3.9%
3. Average hourly earnings seen up 0.3%, 3.9% year-on-year
U.S. job growth likely maintained its moderate pace in May and wage gains were expected to hold steady, which would keep the Federal Reserve in wait-and-see mode on interest rates but likely encourage bets the central bank will lower borrowing costs at least once this year.
The Labor Department's closely watched employment report on Friday is also expected to show the unemployment rate remained below 4% for the 28th straight month. While the labor market has softened in recent months, its still-solid clip has allowed the Fed to take its time so far in deciding when to begin cutting interest rates.
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2024-06-07 11:51:49

US sets stage for antitrust probes into Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia
The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a deal that clears the way for potential antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft (MSFT.O), OpenAI and Nvidia (NVDA.O), play in the artificial intelligence industry, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The agreement between the two agencies shows regulatory scrutiny is gathering steam amid concerns over concentration in the industries that make up AI. Microsoft and Nvidia not only dominate their industries but are two of the world's biggest companies by market capitalization since Nvidia's market value recently surpassed $3 trillion.
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2024-06-07 11:24:13

Banks say growing reliance on Big Tech for AI carries new risks
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The boom in artificial intelligence will increase banks' dependence on big U.S. tech firms, creating new risks for the industry, European banking executives said.
Excitement around using artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services - widely used already for detecting fraud and money-laundering - has soared since the launch of OpenAI's viral chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022 as banks examine ways to deploy generative AI.
But at a gathering of fintech executives in Amsterdam this week, some expressed concerns that the amount of computing power needed to develop AI capabilities would make banks rely even more on small number of tech providers.

2024-06-06 17:15:00

SpaceX's Starship survives return to Earth, achieves demo landing on fourth test
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SpaceX's giant Starship rocket survived reentry through Earth's atmosphere on Thursday and splashed down in the Indian Ocean as planned during its fourth test mission after launching from south Texas.
The two-stage spacecraft, consisting of the Starship cruise vessel mounted atop its towering Super Heavy rocket booster, broke apart during its last attempt in March to survive a blazingly hot reentry through Earth's atmosphere.
But the craft survived its reentry on Thursday, a SpaceX livestream showed.
"Despite loss of many tiles and a damaged flap, Starship made it all the way to a soft landing in the ocean!" SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted on social media after the splashdown.

2024-06-06 14:05:17

Telespazio teams with Musk's SpaceX for Starlink services
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Telespazio, a joint venture between Italian defence and aerospace group Leonardo (LDOF.MI) and French peer Thales (TCFP.PA), has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's SpaceX to commercialise the services of its satellite unit Starlink, it said on Thursday.
SpaceX's Starlink owns around 60% of the roughly 7,500 satellites orbiting earth and is a dominant player in the satellite internet sphere.
Its satellites in low-earth orbit are designed to provide broadband internet services globally, particularly in areas, such as rural ones, that are poorly served by other networks.

2024-06-06 13:41:17

Nvidia overtakes Apple as No. 2 most valuable company
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Nvidia's (NVDA.O) rallied to record highs on Wednesday, with the artificial intelligence chipmaker's valuation breaching the $3 trillion mark and overtaking Apple (AAPL.O) to become the world's second most valuable company.
Nvidia is preparing to split its stock ten-for-one, effective on June 7, a move that could increase its appeal to individual investors.
The surge in Nvidia's market value above Apple's marks a shift in Silicon Valley, which the company co-founded by Steve Jobs has dominated since it launched the iPhone in 2007.

2024-06-06 13:20:03

Salesforce to open first AI centre in London
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Salesforce (CRM.N), opens new tab has picked London for its first AI centre, where it said industry experts, developers and customers will be able to collaborate on innovation and develop new skills.
The U.S. cloud software company, which is hosting 18,000 people at its annual London World Tour event on Thursday, said a year ago it would invest $4 billion in Britain in the next five years, including in artificial intelligence innovation.

2024-06-06 12:55:07

China's Chang'e-6 transfers moon samples to spacecraft, set for return to Earth
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China's Chang'e-6 probe transferred samples it collected from the moon's far side to a spacecraft in lunar orbit on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua reported.
After receiving the samples, the uncrewed spacecraft will fly back to Earth, with an expected landing in China's Inner Mongolia region on June 25. If successful, China will be the first country to ever return lunar matter from the side of the moon that permanently faces away from Earth

2024-06-06 09:14:25

For SpaceX's next Starship test flight, surviving hypersonic return is key
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SpaceX's giant Starship rocket is scheduled for a fourth test flight to space on Thursday with a tricky primary objective: survive a blazingly hot re-entry through Earth's atmosphere, the violent phase where the rocket broke apart during its last attempt.
Starship, a two-stage rocket standing nearly 400 feet (122 meters) tall, is poised to launch from SpaceX's rocket facilities in south Texas as early as 7 a.m. local time (1200 GMT) for the latest trial mission in the test-to-failure rocket development campaign of Elon Musk's company.

2024-06-05 15:32:53

Biden imposes sweeping asylum ban at US-Mexico border
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday instituted a broad asylum ban on migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a major enforcement move in the run-up to November elections that will decide control of the White House.
Migrants caught crossing illegally could be quickly deported or turned back to Mexico under the measure, which will take effect just after midnight. There will be exceptions for unaccompanied children, people who face serious medical or safety threats and victims of trafficking, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said.

2024-06-05 15:24:35

SureCore announces low power cryogenic memory technology for quantum computing — operates at temperatures as low as 4 Kelvin
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SureCore announced its new SRAM modules for quantum computing SoCs that can function at cryogenic temperatures as low as 4 Kelvin (-269°C). The innovation comes as a major breakthrough for cooling and downsizing quantum computer data centers.
SureCore CEO Paul Wells said, "Data centres have a heat problem and we can potentially provide a solution." Wells elaborated, "As part of an InnovateUK funded project, we have worked closely with our partner Semiwise who have developed cryogenic transistor SPICE models. These have enabled us to port and tune our low power memory technology to work at temperatures down to 4K."

2024-06-05 15:16:28

New Zealand’s nascent space industry aims for the stars
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The grassy plains on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, once home to cattle, have been transformed into a key aerospace facility for the Pacific nation as it looks to become a global hub for advanced aircraft and space exploration. New Zealand is inviting aerospace firms from around the world to set up at the new Tawhaki National Aerospace Centre on the Kaitorete spit, a 25 kilometre (15.5 mile) long and 3km wide coastal site.
The centre, in which the government has to date invested NZ$29.4 million ($17.97 million), is part of an ambitious plan to turn the country's nascent aerospace sector into a significant contributor to the agriculturally dependent economy. There is little air traffic over the spit, launches over water minimise risk from falling debris, and a latitude deep in the Southern Hemisphere makes it easier to place satellites in specific orbits.

2024-06-05 14:39:10

Boeing to try again to launch first Starliner crewed mission
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Boeing's (BA.N) Starliner spacecraft is set for a third attempt to fly astronauts to space for the first time on Wednesday, a much-delayed testing milestone in the aerospace giant's ambitions to step up its competition with Elon Musk's SpaceX.
The gumdrop-shaped CST-100 Starliner capsule, with two astronauts aboard, is due for liftoff at 10:52 a.m. ET (1452 GMT) from a launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, strapped to an Atlas V rocket from Boeing-Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA).

2024-06-05 14:29:42

Chile to install world's largest astronomy camera on the edge of Atacama desert
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With a resolution above 3.2 gigapixels, a nearly three-ton weight and the ambitious task of carrying out an unprecedented decade-long exploration, the largest digital camera ever built for optical astronomy is ready to be installed under the clear skies of northern Chile.
The pieces required to assemble the Vera C. Rubin Observatory - which includes a ground-based telescope and the camera - traveled in several vehicles to the summit of Cerro Pachón in the Coquimbo region, on the edge of the Atacama desert, some 565 kilometers north of Santiago.

2024-06-05 09:49:49

Oil near 4-mth low after OPEC+ supply plan, US stock build
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Oil prices hovered near four-month lows in Asia on Wednesday as markets digested an OPEC+ decision to boost supply later this year and following an increase in U.S. crude and refined products stocks.
Brent crude futures were up 1 cent at $77.53 a barrel by 0638 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 2 cents at $73.23 a barrel.
Both contracts fell nearly a dollar on Tuesday to their lowest settlement levels since early February, and had declined around $3 a barrel on Monday.

2024-06-05 09:32:53

Cisco launches $1 billion AI fund and makes first investments
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Cisco (CSCO.O) on Tuesday launched a $1 billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence startups, joining a list of big technology companies rushing to take stakes in small AI firms.
The company, through its investment arm, is investing in Cohere, Mistral AI and Scale AI, among others, and has already committed nearly $200 million of the fund, it said.
AI data startup Scale AI is valued at nearly $14 billion, while so-called foundation model developers Cohere and Mistral are both reportedly in talks with investors to raise funds at a valuation of $5 billion each.

2024-06-04 14:58:23

New AI tech developed to detect heart failure earlier
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Artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to identify patients at risk of heart failure, meaning they could be treated earlier, Leeds-based researchers have said.
An algorithm, known as Find-HF, has been "trained" by the Leeds University researchers to detect early symptoms of the condition using patient records.
According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), there are currently more than one million people in the UK with heart failure.
Prof Chris Gale, from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Leeds, said the tech would open a "crucial window of opportunity" for patients.

2024-06-04 14:50:35

Government of Canada invests $18.4 million in quantum research at Waterloo
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The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo is pleased to congratulate IQC Canada Inc. for receiving $18.4 million in funding over the next five years, from Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada’s  Strategic Science Fund (SSF).
As a not-for-profit, IQC Canada Inc. provides strategic commercial and market support to push quantum research beyond the boundaries of academic institutions. Together with the Institute, IQC Canada Inc. mobilizes their expertise and resources to strengthen Canada’s quantum development, maintaining quantum excellence and national leadership.

2024-06-04 13:26:00

Intel battles AMD with new data center chips
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Intel launched its next generation Xeon server processors on Tuesday in a bid to regain data center market share, and revealed that its Gaudi 3 artificial intelligence accelerator chips would be priced much lower than its rivals' products.
The sixth generation Xeon chips are crucial for Intel (INTC.O), which has been steadily losing data center market share to Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) (AMD.O).
Intel's share of the data center market for x86 chips has declined 5.6 percentage points over the past year to 76.4%, with AMD now holding 23.6%, according to data from Mercury Research

2024-06-04 13:19:11

Advocacy group accuses Microsoft of shifting child data role onto schools
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Microsoft (MSFT.O) is shifting its responsibilities for children's personal data onto schools who are not equipped to cope, advocacy group NOYB alleges in one of two complaints filed to Austria's privacy watchdog.
The complaints against Microsoft's online education software are the latest grievances levelled against the U.S. tech giant by rivals and campaigners.

2024-06-03 17:40:36

Spotify raises US prices of its premium plans in margin push
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Spotify raised prices for its premium plans in the United States on Monday, the latest step by the Swedish music-streaming service in its push to increase margins.
The company raised prices of its individual plan to $11.99 from $10.99 per month, duo plan to $16.99 from $14.99 and its family plan to $19.99 from $16.99 in its largest market by revenue.
Spotify has been trying to boost its margins in recent months by lowering marketing spending and through layoffs, after relying on promotions and hefty investments to drive user growth.
Spotify has been trying to boost its margins in recent months by lowering marketing spending and through layoffs, after relying on promotions and hefty investments to drive user growth.

2024-06-03 17:34:09

Superconducting circuit for qubit control within large-scale quantum computer systems successfully demonstrated
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In support of the development of large-scale superconducting quantum computers, researchers with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), one of the largest public research organizations in Japan, in collaboration with Yokohama National University, Tohoku University, and NEC Corporation, proposed and successfully demonstrated a superconducting circuit that can control many qubits at low temperature.
To realize a practical quantum computer, it is necessary to control the state of a huge number of qubits (as many as 1 million) operating at low temperature. In conventional quantum computers, microwave signals for controlling qubits are generated at room temperature and are individually transmitted to qubits at low temperature via different cables.

2024-06-03 17:06:15

Exclusive: Arm aims to capture 50% of PC market in five years, CEO says
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Arm Holdings aims to gain more than 50% of the Windows PC market in five years, the chip designer's CEO said, as Microsoft (MSFT.O), and its hardware partners prepare to launch a new batch of computers based on the British firm's technology.
Arm's U.S.-listed shares climbed 2.6% in pre-market trade on Monday.
Demand for use of Arm's technology in personal computers got a boost after
Microsoft unveiled ambitious plans last month to launch a new breed of PCs with artificial intelligence features to compete with Alphabet (GOOGL.O), and Apple (AAPL.O).

2024-06-03 16:38:53

AMD launches new AI chips to take on leader Nvidia
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) unveiled its latest artificial intelligence processors on Monday and detailed its plan to develop AI chips over the next two years in a bid to challenge industry leader Nvidia (NVDA.O).
At the Computex technology trade show in Taipei, AMD CEO Lisa Su introduced the MI325X accelerator, which is set to be made available in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The race to develop generative artificial intelligence programs has led to towering demand for the advanced chips used in AI data centers able to support these complex applications.

2024-06-03 16:31:02

Technology
Microsoft to invest $3.2 bln in Swedish cloud, AI
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Microsoft (MSFT.O), will invest 33.7 billion Swedish crowns ($3.2 billion) to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden over a two-year period, it said on Monday.
The rising popularity of generative AI has fueled demand for cloud services, prompting companies including Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AMZN.O), to invest billions of dollars to build data centres in Europe.
Microsoft invested in data centres in the UK in November and Germany and Spain in February.
"You will see some other announcements, probably more in the fall," Microsoft President Brad Smith said in an interview.

2024-06-03 15:23:25

Chang'e-6 is just the tip of China's ambitions for the Solar System.
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China's Chang'e-6 mission is intended to bring back lunar samples but is also a stepping stone to much more ambitious space exploration.
China has just landed its Chang'e-6 spacecraft on the unexplored far-side of the Moon. The probe touched down nearly one month after launching from Earth in one of China's most ambitious lunar missions to date, which sent a stack of four spacecraft towards the Moon.
While the mission marks China's growing capability in space exploration, it also offers some indications of just how far the country's ambitions within the Solar System stretch.
The main aim of Chang'e-6 is to collect the first samples from the lunar far side and deliver them safely to Earth, potentially bringing back new insights into our nearest neighbour, our own planet, and the early history of the Solar System. To do this, China's quartet of spacecraft must perform an intricate cosmic dance.