In early March, four Chinese engineers traveled to Malaysia with 80 terabytes of data stored on 15 hard drives to train an AI model. They used approximately 300 servers equipped with advanced Nvidia chips at a Malaysian data center. This highlights the use of overseas resources for AI model training.
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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna announced that the tech giant has used artificial intelligence, specifically AI agents, to replace the work of several hundred human resources employees. This resulted in hiring more programmers and salespeople. Krishna's comments come as businesses grapple with the workforce implications of AI and AI agents, autonomous bots capable of tasks like spreadsheet analysis, research, and email drafting.
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Giancarlo Devasini, one of the world's newest billionaires, leads a reclusive life in Lugano, Switzerland. He lives modestly, but fiercely contends with an American rival he believes is trying to destroy his business. Devasini is the main owner of Tether, whose digital dollar is crucial to the cryptocurrency industry. Tether's importance has made him incredibly wealthy and influential, backed by a top Trump ally.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plans to invest $100 billion in building state-of-the-art chip manufacturing plants in the U.S. over the next four years. This massive investment aims to bolster the U.S.'s efforts to revive its domestic semiconductor industry, a goal pursued for decades as manufacturing shifted largely to Asia.
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US school districts are investing tens of millions of dollars to revamp and expand high school shop classes, focusing on hands-on work with wood, metal, and machinery. These programs emphasize practical skills, offering students access to lucrative, often overlooked, careers in a digital age. School officials believe this vocational training broadens career prospects for students, regardless of their college plans.
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Microsoft is pressing the Trump administration to loosen and simplify a new system restricting sales of cutting-edge U.S. AI chips to much of the world. In a blog post, Microsoft called for easing limits on chips used in data centers for training AI models, exempting U.S.-friendly nations like India, Switzerland, and Israel. These countries fall under the second tier of a three-tier export control system.
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OpenAI's highly anticipated GPT-5 project, codenamed 'Orion,' is significantly behind schedule and facing substantial cost overruns, according to the Wall Street Journal. Intended as a major leap forward for the technology powering ChatGPT, the project is encountering challenges, including concerns about insufficient data to reach its ambitious intelligence goals. Microsoft, OpenAI's largest investor, had expected the new model by mid-2024, but that timeline is now uncertain. The project, underway for over 18 months, faces an unclear future.
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