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March 5, 2025

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Customizing generative AI for unique value

We surveyed 300 technology leaders in mostly large organizations in different industries to learn how they are seeking to leverage these opportunities. We also spoke in-depth with a handful of such leaders. They are all customizing generative AI models and applications, and they shared with us their motivations for doing so, the methods and tools they’re using, the difficulties they’re encountering, and the actions they’re taking to surmount them. Our analysis finds that companies are moving ahead ambitiously with customization. They are cognizant of its risks, particularly those revolving around data security, but are employing advanced methods and tools, such

March 5, 2025

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Will TSMC escape tariffs with pledge for $100B in U.S. chip manufacturing plants?

It’s been a whirlwind of news on the tariff front and Taiwan has avoided tariffs for now. But the timing of a $100 billion commitment by TSMC to build chip manufacturing plants in the U.S. may have helped. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the biggest chipmaker in the world, but most of its chips are made in Taiwan. Donald Trump announced in a press event on Monday that TSMC would invest at least $100 billion in chip manufacturing plants in the U.S. acroos the next four years. TSMC is already building new factories in Arizona based on a prior $65

March 5, 2025

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Judge Denies Musk’s Request to Block OpenAI’s For-Profit Plan

In November, Elon Musk asked a federal court to block OpenAI’s plan to transform itself from a nonprofit into a purely for-profit company. On Tuesday, a federal judge in San Francisco denied Mr. Musk’s request, calling it “extraordinary.” But the court allowed Mr. Musk to proceed with other aspects of a lawsuit he filed last year against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman. Mr. Musk helped create OpenAI as a nonprofit in 2015, along with Mr. Altman and others. In 2018, Mr. Musk left the organization after a battle for control of the company. Mr. Altman then attached OpenAI

March 5, 2025

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Qualcomm CEO says its new modem creates a ‘huge delta’ with Apple

Apple webpage with iPhone 16e ad is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo.  Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC its latest modem will create a big distance in performance versus Apple, which has made its first foray into the technology. Modems are a key component of smartphones that connect the device to the mobile network. Qualcomm is one of the biggest modem suppliers in the world and for years has been the go-to company for Apple’s iPhones. But in 2019, Apple bought Intel’s modem business with the view of designing its

March 5, 2025

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Nvidia RTX 5070 Founders Edition won’t be available on launch day, coming ‘later in March’

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5070 will launch on March 5; however, the Founders Edition model will not be available for purchase until later this month. The development has been confirmed by Andreas Schilling at Hardwareluxx, who shared that Nvidia informed him of the delay just hours before the scheduled reviews were published. Despite the delay in the availability of the Founders Edition, it is expected that third-party versions from board partners such as Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI will be available on launch day. However, it is likely that the launch will not be a smooth sailing as stock levels may be

March 5, 2025

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The demand for software engineers in Japan's car industry, facing a shortage of 33,000 software engineers in 2025, intensifies amid the EV and self-driving push (Nikkei Asia)

Nikkei Asia: The demand for software engineers in Japan’s car industry, facing a shortage of 33,000 software engineers in 2025, intensifies amid the EV and self-driving push  —  TOKYO — Japanese legacy carmakers, which have long been vaunted as kings of manufacturing that have no trouble recruiting mechanical engineers … Source link

March 5, 2025

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Users Report Emotional Bonds With Startlingly Realistic AI Voice Demo

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In late 2013, the Spike Jonze film Her imagined a future where people would form emotional connections with AI voice assistants. Nearly 12 years later, that fictional premise has veered closer to reality with the release of a new conversational voice model from AI startup Sesame that has left many users both fascinated and unnerved. “I tried the demo, and it was genuinely startling how human it felt,” wrote one Hacker News user who tested the system. “I’m almost a bit worried I will start feeling emotionally attached to a voice

March 5, 2025

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Eerily realistic AI voice demo sparks amazement and discomfort online

An example argument with Sesame’s CSM created by Gavin Purcell. An example argument with Sesame’s CSM created by Gavin Purcell. Gavin Purcell, co-host of the AI for Humans podcast, posted an example video on Reddit where the human pretends to be an embezzler and argues with a boss. It’s so dynamic that it’s difficult to tell who the human is and which one is the AI model. Judging by our own demo, it’s entirely capable of what you see in the video. “Near-human quality” Under the hood, Sesame’s CSM achieves its realism by using two AI models working together (a

March 5, 2025

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Trump Says New Tech Will Make Reagan’s Star Wars a Reality

President Donald Trump wants to make Ronald Reagan’s long-ridiculed Star Wars missile defense program from the 1980s a reality. And he insists new tech can finally make it happen. Trump gave a rambling speech to Congress Tuesday night that included the kinds of dishonest nonsense the fascist president has long been known for. But as the most powerful person in the country, Trump has the power to make things happen. And he wants to create a missile defense system for the U.S. called the “Golden Dome for America,” previously known as the “Iron Dome for America.” “As Commander-in-Chief, my focus