AI & RoboticsNews

From cost center to competitive edge: The strategic value of custom AI Infrastructure

September 27, 2024
AI is no longer just a buzzword — it’s a business imperative. As enterprises across industries continue to adopt AI, the conversation around AI infrastructure has evolved dramatically. Once viewed as a necessary but costly investment, custom AI infrastructure is now seen as a strategic asset that can provide a critical competitive edge. Mike Gualtieri, vice president and principal analyst at…
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Riding my Pinus: Rattan's new awkwardly-named e-bike is a lot of fun!

September 25, 2024
There’s no real beating around the bush here; the Rattan Pinus is one borrowed vowel away from the king of all middle-school humor. But trying to put that aside for just a few moments, the bike itself is actually a really fun ride and pretty darn decent, too. It’s definitely far from a premium-level e-bike, but it’s interesting as a modest budget option! Sure, funny name aside, there’s…
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E-quipment highlight: Unic UM325 electric spider crane

September 25, 2024
The Furukawa Unic corporation expanded its line of pop-up “spider” cranes earlier this year with the launch of the battery-powered UM325 electric spider crane – and it looks every bit like it’s ready to be cast in a Michael Bay Transformers movie. Developed with the…
CryptoNews

Blackrock's Head of Crypto Sees Bitcoin as 'Risk Off' Asset Despite Stock Correlation

September 25, 2024
Blackrock’s digital asset chief sees bitcoin as a “risk-off” asset even though it has shown a pattern aligned with U.S. stocks. He drew parallels between bitcoin and gold, pointing to its decentralized structure and limited supply as crucial factors setting it apart. Blackrock’s increasing engagement with bitcoin is also reflected in the strong performance of its spot bitcoin…
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Congressman Blasts SEC Chair Over Crypto Regulation Failures

September 25, 2024
Congressman Tom Emmer sharply criticized U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler during a congressional hearing, questioning his leadership and approach to cryptocurrency regulation. “The SEC broke the law, your attorneys lied to the court, and…
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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