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Tech companies are turning to ‘synthetic data’ to train AI models – but there’s a hidden cost

Last week the billionaire and owner of X, Elon Musk, claimed the pool of human-generated data that’s used to train artificial intelligence (AI) …

Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source – but big engineering challenges stand in the way

Both approaches to fusion share a range of challenges that won’t be cheap to overcome. The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy. The experiment, …

From watts to warheads: Secretary of energy oversees big science research and the US nuclear arsenal

The U.S. Department of Energy was created in 1977 by merging two agencies with different missions: the Atomic Energy Commission, which developed, …

Today’s Robber Barons Hide in Plain Sight

Elon Musk and fellow billionaires are flouting their influence. The looming US presidential inauguration casts a long shadow. Not the least important uncertainty that feeds the fears of many concerns the role of Donald Trump intimate Elon Musk, the richest person in the world. Musk is even more …

Zuckerberg distances from former allies in Joe Rogan interview

Mark Zuckerberg's appearance on the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast has made it clear that in the increasingly manichean face-off between government …

AMD stock ‘falling off a cliff’; Should you buy?

The share price of semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) continues to experience a challenging start to 2025, casting doubt on its …

Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments

No company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed since the introduction of ChatGPT a little over two years ago — and the many competitive generative AI services that have launched since. And its stock price …

​​I asked ChatGPT to predict the market. Here’s what the AI chatbot says 2025 will bring …

Many try, but few succeed in correctly predicting the market — even among Wall Street analysts who do it for a living. Take the S&P 500, for example. The index closed 2024 at 5,882, cementing a second year of more than 20% gains. Yet this time last year, Wall Street's 2024 median year-end price …

Alliance between Meta and Trump is likely to create informational, economic and geopolitical conflicts around the world

Meta’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, announced on Tuesday 7 a series of changes to the content moderation actions on his platforms Facebook, Instagram …

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway’s 2025 Predictions on AI, IPOs, Podcasts, and Trump

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway's 2025 Predictions on AI, IPOs, Podcasts, and Trump  Pivot with Kara Swisher "It's Pivot's annual predictions episode! Kara Swisher and...

2025 will see huge advances in quantum computing. So what is a quantum chip and how does it work?

In recent years, the field of quantum computing has been experiencing fast growth, with technological advances and large-scale investments regularly …

How Uber and Lyft Are Gearing Up for the Robotaxi Revolution (shared)

After ending their own driverless plans, the ride-sharing companies are embracing autonomous-vehicle operators and offering new app features Uber TechnologiesUBER2.66%increase; green up pointing triangle and Lyft LYFT 0.84%increase; green up pointing triangle gave up on big plans to develop their …

Waymo Robotaxis Safer Than Any Human-Driven Cars — MUCH Safer

Swiss Re, a top reinsurer globally, has analyzed a lot of data, and it has determined that Waymo’s robotaxis are safer than human drivers, and even …

Trillion-dollar tech company emerges as key partner to help Google, Meta and other hyperscalers build an Nvidia-free AI future

Hyperscalers such as Google, Meta, and TikTok owner ByteDance are increasingly seeking to diversify their AI hardware supply chains, reducing their …

Here’s our forecast for AI this year

Surging emissions, battlefield algorithms, Trump's chip war, and other predictions. In December, our small but mighty AI reporting team was asked by …

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a limited supply of …

LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain

Investigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes across the Los Angeles area in …

Surveillance tech is changing our behaviour – and our brains

From self-service checkouts to public streets to stadiums – surveillance technology is everywhere. This pervasive monitoring is often justified in the …

Longevity-Obsessed Tech Millionaire Discontinues De-Aging Drug Out of Concerns That It Aged Him

The tech centimillionaire, who is known for taking droves of wellness supplements, has backtracked on one of his special pills. Bryan Johnson has long …