… Microsoft spokesperson Alex Haurek says that the company is “cooperating fully with the FTC and believe our practices promote competition while delivering the innovative products our customers expect.” Customers have complained — often anonymously for fear of retaliation — that Microsoft’s 2019 cha… …
… Asked on the stand whether he knew what model distillation was, Musk said it’s to use one AI model to train another. When asked whether xAI has distilled OpenAI’s technology, Musk seemed to avoid the question, saying that “generally all the AI companies” do such a thing. …
… Every step forward in compute lets us train stronger models, serve more demand, and lower the cost per unit of intelligence. …
… The RAM shortage is already predicted to last until 2030, and is driving up prices for SSDs now, too — the 4TB version of the popular Samsung 990 Pro SSD costs nearly $1,000 now when it used to cost around $320. …
… On Alphabet’s February earnings call, executives largely ignored a question about the company’s AI partnerships, including with Apple, though Pichai said he was looking forward to Google powering “the next generation of Apple foundation models based on Gemini technology.” Ternus, who reportedly has…
… Every other handheld gaming PC worth its salt costs even more than that now: the Lenovo Legion Go S is nearly double its launch price at a staggering $1,579.99, the Legion Go 2 costs nearly $2,000 with the same chip as the Xbox Ally X, and leaked retail listings suggest Intel’s new handheld platfor… …
… Speed and cost, according to Lawson McLean. “We really wanted to enter the market in this new space of wet and dry and self-emptying,” he said. “And how could we quickly do that?” The answer: Get help. …
… It’s already been nice having three choices: AMD options typically offer great performance at the cost of some battery life, Qualcomm offers the absolute best battery life and standby time but sadly poor games support, and Intel is often a balanced option that maintains full x86 compatibility. …
… The deal comes just days after OpenAI announced a deal to use AMD’s chips in its AI data centers. Oracle Cloud to deploy 50,000 AMD AI chips, signaling new Nvidia competition CNBC Sean Hollister Oct 8, 2025 Hey look, an AMD 9070 finally hit its promised $549. …
… The thing that’s driving up OpenAI’s costs is inference, the very thing Ellison is betting on. This is probably a positive sign for Ellison’s intuitions about AI use, but it might not be the best thing for his partner. OpenAI has promised $1.4 trillion in its contracts. …