Semiconductor startup Positron has secured $230 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. The company plans to use the capital to accelerate the deployment of its high-speed memory chips, a critical component for chips used for AI workloads, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Among the investors participating in the round is…
Originally published: 12 JAN 26 12:11 ET Updated: 12 JAN 26 3:16 PM ET NEW YORK (CNN) — Apple plans to use Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence model to power its updated version of Siri, which is expected to launch later this year, the two companies announced Monday. “After careful evaluation, Apple has determined that Google’s…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept in medicine: it is actively reshaping the way healthcare systems detect disease, care for patients and make clinical decisions. Across the world, hospitals, clinics, and research institutions are integrating AI-based tools into clinical workflows with one primary goal: improving patient outcomes while making care more equitable,…
(TNS) — For many residents, stinking trash is a nuisance that must be disposed of as quickly as possible, often without concern for what happens once it’s thrown into a trash can. This waste has to go somewhere, usually to a landfill. But the landfill used by South Hampton Roads municipalities fills up quickly, requiring…
SoundHound and Salesforce are betting big on agentic AI. The next big evolution in artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to be agentic AI, in which AI agents will perform tasks autonomously, with little or no human supervision. The technology carries the promise of a workforce of AI agents who work alongside everyday employees. It’s no…
We may not have a killswitch for AI as a whole, but Mozilla gives users the option to disable AI in its Firefox browser (even though it could have simply not included these features in the first place). In a blog postthe company announced that it would include a toggle in the next version of…
Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) is back on investors’ radar after a 4.4% surge, which was accompanied by a broader semiconductor rally tied to enthusiasm for artificial intelligence at CES and evolving expectations for Federal Reserve policy. Check out our latest analysis on monolithic electrical systems. This 4.4% jump is part of a mixed but generally…
As AI systems integrate into business processes, organizations face growing AI governance, risk, and compliance needs. In our prior research, we tested AI risks in practice with an AI bias benchmark, finding persistent bias around race, gender, and socioeconomic assumptions in several models. These findings underscore the importance of AI GRC tools, which help continuously…
When the official White House X Account job an image depicting activist Nekima Levy Armstrong in tears during her arrest, there were telltale signs that the image had been altered. Less than an hour earlier, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had job a photo of the exact same scene, but in Noem’s version, Levy Armstrong…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A company working with software company Oracle plans to build an AI data center in Memphis. The Daily Memphian reports that Nate Golden of Golden Acquisitions purchased the building at 1341 Sycamore View. Golden told The Daily Memphian he works with The STEM Practice, a technology company that works with Oracle….