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  • The Register: Demand for AI servers sees Foxconn fly and suppliers come along for the ride

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/foxconn_q4_2024/ Source: The Register Title: Demand for AI servers sees Foxconn fly and suppliers come along for the ride Feedly Summary: Record quarterly revenue at contract manufacturing giant suggests strong demand for hardware of all sorts Foxconn has singled out AI servers as a reason for its record revenue, and its suppliers’ share…

  • The Register: After China’s Salt Typhoon, the reconstruction starts now

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/opinion_column_cybersec/ Source: The Register Title: After China’s Salt Typhoon, the reconstruction starts now Feedly Summary: If 40 years of faulty building gets blown down, don’t rebuild with the rubble Opinion When a typhoon devastates a land, it takes a while to understand the scale of the destruction. Disaster relief kicks in, communications rebuilt,…

  • The Register: AI spending spree continues as Microsoft commits $80B for 2025

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/06/ai_spending_spree_continues_as/ Source: The Register Title: AI spending spree continues as Microsoft commits $80B for 2025 Feedly Summary: With those whopping returns who could argue with the premis… oh wait The AI datacenter spending splurge looks likely to continue in 2025, with Microsoft alone saying it will invest $80 billion this year on building…

  • Hacker News: Things we learned out about LLMs in 2024

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/31/llms-in-2024/ Source: Hacker News Title: Things we learned out about LLMs in 2024 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant advancements and trends in Large Language Models (LLMs) throughout 2024, highlighting new technologies, efficiency improvements, cost reductions, and issues such as model usability and environmental impact. It…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting John Gruber

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/30/john-gruber/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting John Gruber Feedly Summary: There is no technical moat in this field, and so OpenAI is the epicenter of an investment bubble. Thus, effectively, OpenAI is to this decade’s generative-AI revolution what Netscape was to the 1990s’ internet revolution. The revolution is real, but it’s ultimately…

  • The Register: OpenAI plans to ring in the New Year with a for-profit push

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/27/openai_for_profit_push/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI plans to ring in the New Year with a for-profit push Feedly Summary: We have altered the deal, pray we don’t alter it any further Amid growing competition and skyrocketing compute requirements necessary to support the next generation of AI models, OpenAI is shaking up its corporate…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Plans Corporate Overhaul To Draw More Investment

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/27/1321234/openai-plans-corporate-overhaul-to-draw-more-investment Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Plans Corporate Overhaul To Draw More Investment Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s transformation into a Delaware public benefit corporation marks a significant shift in its corporate model, aimed at facilitating greater fundraising potential to enhance AI development. This restructuring is particularly relevant in the…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Is Forcing Its AI Assistant on People – And Making Them Pay

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/26/140236/microsoft-is-forcing-its-ai-assistant-on-people—and-making-them-pay?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Is Forcing Its AI Assistant on People – And Making Them Pay Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has launched its AI assistant Copilot in Microsoft 365 subscriptions in Australia and Southeast Asia, increasing prices for users. This decision has been met with complaints about…

  • Wired: It’s Time to Move Past AI Nationalism

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-global-collaboration/ Source: Wired Title: It’s Time to Move Past AI Nationalism Feedly Summary: Countries must collaborate if we’re going to create a less fearful future for artificial intelligence. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the shifting landscape of AI and geopolitics, forecasting a move from AI nationalism towards cooperation and…