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The EDGE AI FOUNDATION Conference brings together technology leaders to demonstrate cutting-edge artificial intelligence applications in San Diego over three days, featuring innovations ranging from facial recognition to voice commands. Multiple companies presented new AI applications at the event. San Diego-based Qualcomm demonstrated hand gesture recognition technology that identifies specific hand positions and movements. “We’re … Read more

OpenAI has been running hot lately: promising to double its workforce, striking a deal with the Pentagon, and raising another $110 billion in funding. But amid all the momentum, one product is quietly bowing out: Sora. As recently as yesterday, OpenAI was still posting guidelines for the Sora app, which is hardly a sign of … Read more

Key Points After decades of creating blueprints for semiconductors, Arm is creating its own physical silicon for the first time. The chipmaker partnered with Meta Platforms to create the Arm AGI CPU. Arm has lined up an impressive roster of initial customers for its inaugural chip. 10 stocks we like better than Arm Holdings › … Read more

For years, many parents have worried about how much time their children spend playing video games. But a Corpus Christi nonprofit is working to change that perception — turning gaming into a tool for personal growth, community and even college scholarships. RELATED: Coastal Bend homeschoolers make esports history at state championships The Esports, Development, Growth … Read more

OpenAI plans to shut down its Sora text-to-video tool, a stunning move that comes three months after Walt Disney Co. pledged to invest $1 billion in the artificial intelligence company and allow the use of dozens of beloved characters. The San Francisco-based company did not disclose why it was shutting down the tool or the … Read more

When you connect a new USB drive or external drive to a laptop, phone, or another storage-compatible device, it’s mostly unusable until you format it. Formatting a drive helps prepare and set up the empty file system used to store and access the data it contains. It also prepares the drive for use with a particular … Read more

San Francisco Federal Court District Judge Rita Lin has given Anthropic until 6 p.m. PST Tuesday to provide a declaration stating that multiple government agencies have terminated or ceased the use of Anthropic’s Claude model following the U.S. Department of Defense’s designation of the company as a national security risk. The live virtual court hearing … Read more

A leading publisher has cancelled the US publication of a horror novel after claims that generative AI was used in its writing. In what “appears to be the first commercial novel from a major publishing house to be pulled over evidence of AI use”, Hachette has blocked the US publication of “Shy Girl” and its … Read more

Key Points Nvidia and Micron have seen revenue take off amid demand from AI customers. The each provide tools that are critical to the development and use of AI. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) both play key roles in the hot growth area of … Read more

OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere. OpenAI said in a brief social media message Tuesday that it was “saying goodbye to the Sora app” and that it would … Read more