Meta's Yann LeCun says regulating R&D for AI “is incredibly counterproductive” and only serves to reinforce the dominance of Big Tech and stifle competition
Their innovation is about running over peoples autonomy [embedded post] X: Stephanie Hare / @hare_brain : “There's no question that we'll have machines assisting us that are smarter than us. And the q...
As Pat Gelsinger tries to revive Intel, a self-imposed deadline to add a big foundry client in 2023 looms and, even then, revenue from a deal may be years away
Bloomberg : X: @jimpethokoukis X: James Pethokoukis / @jimpethokoukis : “Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has embarked on one of the largest factory-building sprees in chip-industry history, part of an audaci...
Comprehensive.io: average salaries for senior engineers who specialize in AI and ML are 12% higher than for those who do not; AI-related salaries are up 4% YoY
That doesn't mean tech sn't a maturing sector, and that the halcyon days of $600k packages to 20-somethings aren't over, because they mostly are. … Tweets: Kyle Russell / @kylebrussell : AI related sa...
The median gain in Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia stocks is 43% since January, almost 5x the S&P 500, bolstered by AI optimism
Rarely does a tech-powered stock rally come along that isn't pilloried for the fragility of its foundation. Tweets: @jimpethokoukis Tweets: James Pethokoukis / @jimpethokoukis : “Thanks to a blockbust...
An amateur Go player beat a top-ranked AI system in 14 of 15 games, using tactics suggested by a computer program that had analyzed the AI system for weaknesses
But a human just trounced one of the world's best Go AIs 14 games to 1: https://arstechnica.com/... … Tweets: @0xabad1dea : the overwhelming moral of the story recently is that AI is terrifyingly dang...
A year on from Meta hyping the metaverse in a dystopian Super Bowl ad, enthusiasm for a virtual future has evaporated and Meta is now more focused on efficiency
Enthusiasm for a virtual future is draining away — and so is investment — Remember when we were all going to ditch our humdrum lives … Tweets: @jimpethokoukis , @mattnavarra , @techwontsaveus , @mrs...
A look at the challenge of moderating livestreams for children and vulnerable users, even if age verification can be improved and privacy concerns addressed
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times : Tweets: @mabsoud , @jimpethokoukis , @aadilbrar , @mr_james_c , @cristinacriddle , and @mattnavarra Tweets: Michael Absoud / @mabsoud : “During the pandemic, the ...
Purdue University expands semiconductor education as some estimates say the US' chip reshoring effort needs 50,000+ new engineers over the next five years
Purdue University races to expand semiconductor education to fill yawning workforce gap that threatens reshoring effort Tweets: @hare_brain , @costasamaras46 , @trevorpeterstv , and @jimpethokoukis Tw...
China's SMIC producing 7nm chips is a breakthrough but experts suggest yields are low due to lacking EUV; SMIC must now decide if it wants to mass produce 7nm
they are using extra exposure to make up for the lack of EUV,” says Douglas Fuller, an expert on the Chinese semiconductor industry. “But it is understood that the yield is terrible.” https://www.ft.c...
Experts express concerns over hackers commandeering ship controls, including automated steering and propulsion systems, despite some efforts to rectify issues
In February 2019, a large container ship sailing for New York identified a cyber intrusion on board that startled the US Coast Guard. Tweets: @zschneeweiss , @jimpethokoukis , and @joshuasteinman Twee...