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Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesNvidia has established itself as the undisputed leader in artificial intelligence chips, selling large quantities of silicon to most of the world’s biggest tech companies en route to a $4.5 trillion market cap.One of Nvidia’s key clients is Google, which has been loading up on the chipmaker’s graphics processing units, or GPUs, to try and keep pace with soaring demand for AI compute power in the cloud.While there’s no sign that Google will be slowing its purchases of Nvidia GPUs, the internet giant is increasingly showing that it’s not just a buyer of high-powered…

Amazon announced on Thursday the launch of Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service designed for authors using Kindle Direct Publishing to broaden their reach. The service initially translates text between English and Spanish and from German to English, as it’s still operating in beta. More languages will be supported over time. The retail giant noted less than 5% of titles on Amazon are available in more than one language, suggesting there’s a big opportunity for AI translations. Of course, AI isn’t perfect, which means it could introduce errors into the text. To address this, Amazon allows authors to preview their…

Google announced Thursday it is buying 200,000 metric tons of carbon removal from Mombak, a forest restoration company based in Brazil. The project will buy farmland in the Amazon and reforest it. The deal was made through the Symbiosis Coalition, an advance market commitment intended to develop a market for nature-based carbon removal schemes that is backed by Google, McKinsey, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce. Symbiosis Coalition is similar to Frontier, an advance market commitment also backed by Google and others that supports direct air capture projects. Nature-based carbon removal shows great promise in drawing down CO2 levels in the atmosphere,…

When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang initially told the Financial Times that China would “win the AI race” before softening his stance, it crystallised a predicament that’s been years in the making. The world’s most valuable chipmaker now finds itself caught between two superpowers, each wielding the Nvidia AI chip ban as a weapon in a broader technological cold war—and the company’s attempt to please both sides may ultimately satisfy neither.From dominance to zero: A market collapseThe numbers tell a stark story. Speaking at a Citadel Securities event in October, Huang revealed that Nvidia’s share of China’s AI accelerator market has collapsed from roughly…

Rarely has a month gone by in 2025 without OpenAI signing another multibillion-dollar data center deal. In a lengthy post on X on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly clarified the totals. “We expect to end this year above $20 billion in annualized revenue run rate and grow to hundreds of billion by 2030. We are looking at commitments of about $1.4 trillion over the next 8 years,” he wrote. While the post was largely a response to a brouhaha over comments his CFO made, and quickly walked back, concerning government-backstopped loans, Altman also listed a number of future business…

Last year, Meta projected that 10% of its overall annual revenue — $16 billion — would come from fraudulent advertisements on its apps, according to a report from Reuters. The documents accessed by Reuters also show that for three years, Meta failed to protect its users from ads promoting illegal gambling, investment schemes, and banned medical products. These fraudulent ads purport to offer a product or service that isn’t real and may be intended to solicit payments from less savvy users. Image Credits:Facebook (Screenshot by Reuters) Meta has a system for detecting the likelihood that an advertising campaign is a…

When Dubai launched its State of AI Report in April 2025, revealing over 100 high-impact AI use cases, the emirate wasn’t just showcasing technological prowess—it was making a calculated bet that speed, not spending, would determine which cities win the global race for AI-powered governance.In an exclusive interview, Matar Al Hemeiri, Chief Executive of Digital Dubai Government Establishment, revealed how Dubai’s approach to AI government efficiency differs fundamentally from both its regional competitors and established Asian tech hubs—and why the emirate believes its model of rapid deployment paired with binding ethical frameworks offers a blueprint other governments will eventually follow.The DubaiAI advantage:…

On Thursday, the Laude Institute announced its first batch of Slingshots grants, aimed at “advancing the science and practice of artificial intelligence.” Designed as an accelerator for researchers, the Slingshots program is meant to provide resources that would be unavailable in most academic settings, whether it’s funding, compute power, or product and engineering support. In exchange, the recipients pledge to produce some final work product, whether it’s a startup, an open source codebase, or another type of artifact. The initial cohort is 15 projects, with a particular focus on the difficult problem of AI evaluation. Some of those projects will…

Tesla shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that could be worth as much as $1 trillion in company shares. More than 75% of shareholders who participated voted to approve the plan, in line with the amount of support Musk has received for past pay packages. As the result was announced, shareholders in the room at Tesla’s Austin, Texas, factory began chanting: “Elon! Elon!” Flanked by dancing Optimus robots, Musk said Thursday that “what we’re about to embark upon is not merely a new chapter of the future of Tesla, but a whole new book.” Under…

Grand Theft Auto VI, one of the most anticipated video games of all time, has been delayed, again — this time until November 19, 2026. The game was initially slated for a fall 2025 release but was pushed back to May 2026. On Thursday, Rockstar Games announced that the development team needs another six months. “We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve,” Rockstar Games wrote in their statement.…