[ad_1] Artificial intelligence (AI) going rogue has been the stuff of dystopic science fiction. Could fiction be giving way to fact, with several AI models reportedly disobeying explicit instructions to shut down when a third-party tester asked them to? On a recent test done by Palisade Research, the most glaring refusenik belonged to OpenAI, with…
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ā The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it or not, the button has served as a creative catalyst, a dopamine delivery system and an emotional battering ram. It also became an international tourist…
[ad_1] (Bloomberg Opinion) — Despite the various frictions, Americaās technology sector did pretty well during Joe Bidenās presidency ā and despite the various warnings about his mercurial opponent, many tech executives supported Donald Trump in his 2024 campaign. After his victory, even more rushed to Trumpās side, with Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg going…
[ad_1] The American economy really is exceptional. It is richer, more innovative, and continues to expand at a high rate compared to most of the developed world. It has been extra special over the last 15 years, with its equity market outperforming any other country as growth prospects for China and Europe dimmed. But it…
[ad_1] Although Donald Trump came to office riding a wave of hostility against āelites,ā his enablers are leading members of the establishment and plutocracy. As was true during his first term, Trump has surrounded himself with a mix of conventional Republican politicians, Wall Street financiers, and economic nationalists. But this time, these groups have been…
[ad_1] After Chinese AI company DeepSeekās surprise success rattled financial markets in late January, tech investors have largely turned their attention to other issues such as tariffs. But Silicon Valley isnāt out of the woods just yet. U.S. AI companies areĀ investing more than their Chinese counterparts and are well-positioned to maintain their performance lead. Still,…
[ad_1] Elon Muskās companies may finally have cracked open the Indian market, though the reaction from US President Donald Trump shows the coalition heās constructed is more fragile than it appears. It wasnāt obvious to anyone whether Musk met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his recent trip to Washington as a businessman or as…
[ad_1] Trying to force a partnership between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Intel Corp would be a wildly complex ordeal. Already, the reported request of the Trump administration for TSMC to take a controlling stake in Intelās US factories is facing valid questions about feasibility from all sides.Ā Washington likely wonāt support a foreign…
[ad_1] The Great DeepSeek Panic of January 2025 is officially over. First, Big Tech shrugged it off, defying fears that the Chinese breakthrough on artificial-intelligence (AI) efficiency would provoke a pullback in Silicon Valleyās spending plans. And now Nvidia has just about turned around its record-breaking losses from that fateful Monday three weeks ago when…
[ad_1] The legend of Elon Musk was the creation of wokes, who include people who call other people woke. Wokes are those who have to make a guess about what it means to be a decent human being. They are tremendous in building cult figures very fast because they talk a lot about what they…
