Month: May 2024
AI Boom Puts Nvidia Suppliers SK Hynix, Samsung In Spotlight: Experts Discuss Best South Korean Chipmaker … – Markets Insider
The ongoing artificial intelligence boom has put two South Korean chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co (OTC:SSNLF) and SK Hynix, in the spotlight. Industry experts are now discussing which company is the better investment in this AI-driven market. What Happened: The AI boom has significantly benefitted major tech companies like NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA). This has also brought attention to the supply chain for AI, especially the producers of AI graphics processing units and memory chips, reported CNBC on Sunday. Both Samsung and SK Hynix have been at the forefront of the memory chip…
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Natural Gas: A Natural Bridge to Fuel AI’s Electric Demand – TipRanks.com – TipRanks
Big tech companies may have to renege on their clean energy promise and use power generated from natural gas to fuel new electric demand from AI projects. This could mean that those who made aggressive sustainable energy pledges may have to bend and adopt natural gas as an interim fuel to match their industry’s appetite for artificial intelligence (AI). The sudden AI race and rapid expansion of the technology and its many applications have placed unprecedented demands on energy resources. The energy sector is now under pressure to quickly address…
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What to know about Trump strategist’s embrace of AI to help conservatives – Opelika Auburn News
By ALAN SUDERMAN and GARANCE BURKE – Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Parscale was the digital guru behind Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 2016 election and was promoted to manage the 2020 campaign. But he didn’t last long on that job: His personal life unraveled in public and he later texted a friend that he felt “guilty” for helping Trump win after the riot at the U.S. Capitol. He’s since become an evangelist about the power of artificial intelligence to transform how Republicans run political campaigns.…
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When You Look Back in 5 Years, You’ll Wish You’d Bought This $3 Trillion Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock – The Motley Fool
The world’s largest company has established an early lead in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Microsoft (MSFT 2.22%) started out as a software enterprise in 1975. Its flagship Windows operating system is still used by billions of people globally, despite launching way back in 1985. But the company has expanded far beyond its roots, and it now has a large presence in industries like cloud computing, gaming, and artificial intelligence (AI). Microsoft embraced AI in early 2023 when it announced plans to invest $10 billion in ChatGPT creator OpenAI. It…
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When You Look Back in 5 Years, You’ll Wish You’d Bought This $3 Trillion Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock – Yahoo Finance
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) started out as a software enterprise in 1975. Its flagship Windows operating system is still used by billions of people globally, despite launching way back in 1985. But the company has expanded far beyond its roots, and it now has a large presence in industries like cloud computing, gaming, and artificial intelligence (AI). Microsoft embraced AI in early 2023 when it announced plans to invest $10 billion in ChatGPT creator OpenAI. It has since woven the start-up’s technology into its entire product portfolio, placing AI at the…
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ServiceNow Is a Top AI Stock, but Is It Really a Good Buy? – The Motley Fool
The cloud software company is cranking out 20%-plus growth like clockwork, but the stock has already priced in a lot of AI hype. In May 2023, cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) software provider ServiceNow (NOW 3.01%) laid out its roadmap for scaling its subscription business from $8.5 billion a year to over $15 billion by 2026. Since then, AI has gone from early hype to a legitimate driver of business growth. The problem is, ServiceNow stock has soared some 60% in the last 12 months, pricing in a large part…
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ServiceNow Is a Top AI Stock, but Is It Really a Good Buy? – Yahoo Finance
In May 2023, cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) software provider ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) laid out its roadmap for scaling its subscription business from $8.5 billion a year to over $15 billion by 2026. Since then, AI has gone from early hype to a legitimate driver of business growth. The problem is, ServiceNow stock has soared some 60% in the last 12 months, pricing in a large part of the business’s expected growth over the next few years. Is this top AI software stock still a buy? ServiceNow’s momentum continues to…
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Microsoft Research Presents VASA-1, an AI Framework for Generating Hyper-Realistic Talking Videos – IBL News
IBL News | New York Microsoft researchers presented VASA-1, a framework for generating hyper-realistic talking video with facial behavior, precise lip-audio sync, and naturalistic head motion produced in real time. It all contributes to the perception of authenticity and liveliness. This AI model takes a single portrait static photo and speech audio clip and produces videos of virtual characters with appealing visual affective skills (VAS) of 512×512 resolution at up to 40 FPS. “Our method significantly outperforms previous methods and it paves the way for real-time engagements with lifelike avatars…
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Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI – KSTP
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelligence, a technology that could transform American elections — and perhaps threaten democracy itself. Still smarting from being outmaneuvered on social media by Donald Trump and his allies in 2016, Democratic strategists said they are nevertheless treading carefully in embracing tools that trouble experts in disinformation. So far, Democrats said they are primarily using AI to help them find and motivate voters and better…
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Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI – ABC News
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelligence, a technology that could transform American elections — and perhaps threaten democracy itself. Still smarting from being outmaneuvered on social media by Donald Trump and his allies in 2016, Democratic strategists said they are nevertheless treading carefully in embracing tools that trouble experts in disinformation. So far, Democrats said they are primarily using AI to help them find and motivate voters and better identify…
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Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI – Yahoo! Voices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelligence, a technology that could transform American elections — and perhaps threaten democracy itself. Still smarting from being outmaneuvered on social media by Donald Trump and his allies in 2016, Democratic strategists said they are nevertheless treading carefully in embracing tools that trouble experts in disinformation. So far, Democrats said they are primarily using AI to help them find and motivate voters and better…
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What to know about Trump strategist’s embrace of AI to help conservatives – Yahoo! Voices
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Parscale was the digital guru behind Donald Trump‘s surprise victory in the 2016 election and was promoted to manage the 2020 campaign. But he didn’t last long on that job: His personal life unraveled in public and he later texted a friend that he felt “guilty” for helping Trump win after the riot at the U.S. Capitol. He’s since become an evangelist about the power of artificial intelligence to transform how Republicans run political campaigns. And his company is working for Trump’s 2024 bid,…
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AI Briefing: NewFronts bring a week’s worth of AI news for advertisers – Digiday
At last week’s annual IAB Newfronts, major ad-funded platforms were busy announcing a range of new content, ad formats and measurement tools. While major social platforms announced new AI upgrades for users and advertisers, streaming TV startups also unveiled new ways to use visual AI and machine learning for targeting and measurement. Meta talked about using AI to predict organic creator content for paid partners, using ML to suggest creators for brands and tools for resizing videos for Reels. Hours later, TikTok said it is adding generative AI to its…
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