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Too Long; Didn't ReadThe AI boom in 2023 has propelled Nvidia to new heights with a $200 billion valuation, mainly due to its focus on AI over PC gaming. Nvidia holds an 80% global AI chip market monopoly, surging to 90% in China's $7 billion market. U.S. export restrictions on AI chips to China, initiated by Biden, are reshaping the landscape. While Nvidia initially downplayed the impact, Chinese firms like Huawei, Tencent, and Hygon are vying for the void, potentially challenging Nvidia's dominance. Too Long; Didn't…

Google's legal defeat at the hands of Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc. threatens to roil an app store duopoly with Apple Inc. that generates close to $200 billion a year and dictates how billions of consumers use mobile devices. The loss — handed down by a San Francisco jury on Monday — is a blow to the two companies' business model in apps, where they charge commissions of as much as 30% to software developers who typically have few other options. Epic has spent years railing against the practice and got a federal jury to…

Tesla has re-added a clause to its Cybertruck purchase contract, threatening to sue owners who try to flip their Cybertrucks within the first year of ownership. But its also being unclear about its threat, because the language doesn’t seem to exist in Tesla’s pre-order documents. Back in November, before the initial Cybertruck delivery event, Tesla modified its Motor Vehicle Purchase Agreement with a section that said “For Cybertruck Only.” This section basically included clauses that told…

Last week, Kate Cox, 20 weeks pregnant and a mother of two, received the worst news a person can get: her baby had a fatal condition known as Trisomy 18. The baby will not survive to birth, but under Texas law, there are only two options available to Cox: a vaginal delivery, or a C-section. Either option would risk her life or her ability to have children in the future.  Because of two prior C-sections, Cox’s doctors advised her she is at a high-risk for a uterine rupture if she had an induced labor, and that if…

A salt marsh in Barnstable, Massachusetts, shows signs of erosion and drowning as the sea level rises (December 2, 2022). Credit: Erin Peck Amid climate change, large dam removal projects have gained attention as a solution to the loss of coastal wetlands that reduce flooding, filter water, and provide wildlife habitat. But in a paper appearing in Science, researchers conclude that this strategy won't work in most U.S. rivers.…

With the rise in the number of vehicles on the road, the patience level among many drivers and riders has also decreased. We are witnessing an increase in the number of road accidents and road rage incidents. One city that frequently makes headlines for road rage incidents is Bengaluru. There have been several road rage incidents reported from this city. Here is another video showing a man on a Honda Dio scooter blocking the way of a car driver and threatening both the driver and the occupants in the car. Not only did…

George Santos won’t be taking the high road out of Washington, D.C. as the now-former congressman has promised to rain hellfire and ethics complaints against some of the Republicans who voted to expel him from Congress. In a series of Friday night tweets, Santos set his sights on four former colleagues in his adopted state of New York specifically: GOP members Mike Lawler, Nick LaLota, Nicole Malliotakis, and Democratic Rep. Robert Menendez, the son of beleaguered New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez. “Let’s talk…

Today, November 28, the artificial intelligence space witnessed a major collaboration and several interesting developments. In the first news, the European Central Bank's (ECB) research indicates that the widespread implementation of AI might potentially lead to lower wages for professionals. In other news, Symphony, a markets infrastructure and tech company, is collaborating with Google to enhance its voice analytics services for banks and investment firms. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer…

While preparing for the threat of an asteroid strike might seem like a hypothetical exercise, it's really not.The Solar System has calmed down a lot from earlier times when impacts were more frequent. But it is only a matter of time before an asteroid heads straight for Earth. The probability of an impact is not zero.Equally as difficult as determining when one will come for us is the task of getting humanity to cooperate and prepare for it.Here's an incontrovertible fact that thoughts and prayers can't brush aside: even…

The OpenAI chaos took another twist on Monday morning as most of the company's staff threatened to quit unless the board resigns and reinstates former CEO Sam Altman and ex-president Greg Brockman. According to Wired and Kara Swisher, around 500 employees — including several executives — signed the letter.Swisher noted that OpenAI has 700 employees. Several of them, including Chief Technical Officer Mira Murati (who held the company's top job on an interim basis for less than a weekend), wrote on X early Monday that…