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AI chip crunch: startups vie for Nvidia's vital component
The artificial intelligence revolution is fully underway, but soaring demand for its most crucial component has startups scratching their heads on how they can deliver on AI's promise. Generative AI's lifeblood is a book-sized semiconductor known as the graphics processing unit (GPU) -- built by one company, Nvidia.
Trump's business empire threatened by judge's ruling
A key selling point of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential run was that he was a businessman, not a politician. But if Trump's business dealings were key to helping him win the White House once before, it's unclear if the potential dissolution of his empire will hurt him this time around.
European firms scrap toxic ships on Bangladesh beaches: HRW
European maritime companies are ditching their old ships for scrap on Bangladeshi beaches in dangerous and polluting conditions that have killed workers pulling them apart, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. "Companies scrapping ships in Bangladesh's dangerous and polluting yards are making a profit at the expense of Bangladeshi lives and the environment," said HRW researcher Julia Bleckner.
Blue Origin to remain grounded for now following crash probe
US aviation regulators said Wednesday that Blue Origin must complete "21 corrective actions" before it can resume launches, closing a probe into an uncrewed crash last year that set back Jeff Bezos's space company. The two companies compete in the emerging space tourism sector, offering a few minutes of weightlessness in "suborbital" space.
Meta putting AI in smart glasses, assistants and more
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said the tech giant is putting artificial intelligence into digital assistants and smart glasses as it seeks to gain lost ground in the AI race. "Smart glasses are the ideal form factor for you to let AI assistants see what you're seeing and hear what you're hearing."
Trump, Biden fight next year's battle now in blue-collar Michigan
In the politically crucial US state where workers make cars they could scarcely afford, Donald Trump and Joe Biden face a tough battle for blue-collar votes. - 'Tough call' - So who will win the workers' votes next year?
Talk shows coming back after Hollywood writers' strike ends
Late-night talk shows, a mainstay of the US TV schedule, will be back on the air within a week, hosts said Wednesday, after leaders of the Writers Guild of America called off a paralyzing strike. WGA leaders voted Tuesday to accept the deal and put it to 11,500 members for ratification next week, while calling off the strike from 12.01 am Wednesday.
What happens if US government enters a shutdown?
The United States is heading toward a government shutdown this weekend with no foreseeable way out of a deadlock in Congress over hardline Republican calls for deep spending cuts. A shutdown could also have an indirect impact on the economy as federal workers without pay begin to curtail their spending.
Paris Fashion Week: Thuso Mbedu stuns in Dior outfit, shares 6 pictures from Spring-Summer show
Thuso Mbedu attended the Paris Fashion Week Dior Spring-Summer 2024 Ready-To-Wear show. The actress posted Instagram pictures of her fashion forward look.
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