AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman anticipates superintelligence soon, defends AI in rare personal blog post

September 25, 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman penned a rare note on his website today spelling out more of his vision of the AI-powered future, or as he calls it (and his blog post is titled): “The Intelligence Age.“ Specifically, Sam Altman argues that “deep learning works,” and can generalize across a range of domains and difficult problem sets based on its training data, allowing people to “solve hard…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Volkswagen Polo production ends in Europe to prep for smaller, more affordable EVs

September 24, 2024
After 40 years, Volkswagen is no longer building Polo models in Europe. VW has ended Polo production in Europe as it shifts focus to smaller, more affordable EVs. VW Polo production ends in Europe after 40 years Volkswagen has been building Polo models in Pamplona, Spain, since 1984. Over 8.4 million Polos have been built at the Pamplona plant as one of Europe’s top-selling cars. According to…
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DefenseNews

How the Navy’s top officer will prep the service for war with China

September 24, 2024
A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue). WASHINGTON — The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea to help U.S. military leaders prepare the service for a potential future conflict with…
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DefenseNews

Australian Army to grow, diversify its drone fleet

September 24, 2024
Australian soldiers participate in a training exercise near Darwin, Australia, on Aug. 26, 2023. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Army seeks to lean more heavily on aerial drones, with a comprehensive upgrade program for all…
AI & RoboticsNews

DataStax CEO: 2025 will be the year we see true AI transformation

September 24, 2024
As enterprise leaders grapple with the complexities of implementing generative AI, DataStax CEO Chet Kapoor offers a reassuring perspective: the current challenges are a normal part of technological revolutions, and 2025 will be the year when AI truly transforms business operations. Kapoor is on the front lines of how enterprise companies are implementing AI, because DataStax offers an operational…
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