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Microsoft Hosts Developer Conference as Focus Grows on AI Profits
Microsoft has already spent $64 billion (roughly Rs. 5,46,718 crore) this year, much of it on data centers needed for AI-based services such as Copilot used in its popular Microsoft 365 applications. But there are signs that Microsoft is reworking its relationship with OpenAI and seeking to become a neutral arms dealer in the AI race.
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NASA’s IMAP Spacecraft Prepares to Map the Solar System’s Edge
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has been delivered to the Astrotech facility near Kennedy Space Center for final preparations ahead of a tentatively planned launch in fall 2025. IMAP will map the heliosphere — the solar wind-driven bubble that shields our solar system from cosmic radiation. It is to orbit near Lagrange...
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Google Cuts About 200 Staff in Global Business Unit: Report
Google has cut about 200 jobs across its global business unit. Big Tech players have been redirecting spending towards data centers and AI development, while scaling back investments in other areas.
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Adani Group Plans Data Centres In India With $10 Billion-Plus Investment
The Adani Group plans to invest an additional $10 billion (Rs 1000 crore) to build data centers in India, riding high on the boom in demand for artificial intelligence and business process-led services, reported Bloomberg.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Flattens Leadership Structure, Names New AI Chief, Memo Says
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is flattening the semiconductor giant's leadership, with key chip divisions now reporting directly to him, as per a memo seen by Reuters. The restructuring aims to turnaround the chipmaker after years of challenges, streamlining decision-making for its data centre, AI, and PC chip groups.
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Arctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Peak In 47-Year Satellite Record: US Agency
This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said Thursday.
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OpenAI and Meta Eye AI to Reportedly Form Partnership With Reliance Industries
OpenAI and Meta are reportedly discussing an artificial intelligence (AI) partnership with Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries. As per the report, the San Francisco-based AI firm and the Menlo Park-based social media giant are aiming to expand their AI footprint in the country by using the Mukesh Ambani-led company’s large consumer and enterp...
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Elon Musk's xAI, Nvidia Join Microsoft, BlackRock To Develop AI Infrastructure
The group, formed last year with a goal to initially invest more than $30 billion in AI-related projects, is one of the biggest efforts to bankroll data centers and energy facilities needed to power AI applications such as ChatGPT.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys SpainSat NG-1, Enhancing Secure Communications
SpaceX has successfully launched SpainSat NG-1, a next-generation communications satellite, aboard its Falcon 9 rocket. Developed by Hisdesat in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), the satellite is designed to enhance secure governmental communications across Europe. The launch took place from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, with dep...
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Microsoft Shares Slide as Cloud Forecast, AI Spending Disappoint
Despite beating quarterly overall sales estimates, investors want better results from the hundreds of billions of dollars that Wall Street heavyweights have been spending to build AI data centers and infuse their products with the emerging technology.
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta to Spend Up to $65 Billion on AI in 2025
Mark Zuckerberg plans to invest as much as $65 billion (roughly Rs. 5,61,908 crore) on projects related to artificial intelligence in 2025. Zuckerberg’s announcement comes days after OpenAI, SoftBank Group Corp. and Oracle Corp. announced a $100 billion (roughly Rs. 8,64,404 crore) joint venture called Stargate to build out data centers and A...
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Donald Trump Waves Off Criticism From Elon Musk On $500 Billion AI Project
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that ChatGPT's creator OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, which he said will build data centers and create more than 100,000 jobs.
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Astronomers Observe Black Hole Reactivate, Emitting Jets of Plasma
A supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy 1ES 1927+654 has been observed reactivating after a quiet period. Jets of hot gas were released from both sides of the black hole, surprising astronomers. Researchers speculate that a white dwarf star in close orbit may be interacting with the black hole, providing key insights into cosmic behavior....
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NASA's Solar Observatories Resume Data Operations After Flood Disruption
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) have resumed data operations following a flood at Stanford University on November 26, 2024. The incident damaged systems at the Joint Science Operations Center (JSOC), impacting access to critical solar data. Despite challenges, partial database restoration h...
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Google's Biggest Bet Is Applying AI to Its Search Business, Says Alphabet Investment Chief
Applying AI to the search business that made Google a household name remains the largest gambit for the company, Ruth Porat, Alphabet's president and chief investment officer, said at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Tuesday.
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Microsoft Hosts Developer Conference as Focus Grows on AI Profits
Microsoft has already spent $64 billion (roughly Rs. 5,46,718 crore) this year, much of it on data centers needed for AI-based services such as Copilot used in its popular Microsoft 365 applications. But there are signs that Microsoft is reworking its relationship with OpenAI and seeking to become a neutral arms dealer in the AI race.
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NASA’s IMAP Spacecraft Prepares to Map the Solar System’s Edge
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has been delivered to the Astrotech facility near Kennedy Space Center for final preparations ahead of a tentatively planned launch in fall 2025. IMAP will map the heliosphere — the solar wind-driven bubble that shields our solar system from cosmic radiation. It is to orbit near Lagrange...
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Google Cuts About 200 Staff in Global Business Unit: Report
Google has cut about 200 jobs across its global business unit. Big Tech players have been redirecting spending towards data centers and AI development, while scaling back investments in other areas.
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Adani Group Plans Data Centres In India With $10 Billion-Plus Investment
The Adani Group plans to invest an additional $10 billion (Rs 1000 crore) to build data centers in India, riding high on the boom in demand for artificial intelligence and business process-led services, reported Bloomberg.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Flattens Leadership Structure, Names New AI Chief, Memo Says
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is flattening the semiconductor giant's leadership, with key chip divisions now reporting directly to him, as per a memo seen by Reuters. The restructuring aims to turnaround the chipmaker after years of challenges, streamlining decision-making for its data centre, AI, and PC chip groups.
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Arctic Sea Ice Hits Lowest Peak In 47-Year Satellite Record: US Agency
This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said Thursday.
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OpenAI and Meta Eye AI to Reportedly Form Partnership With Reliance Industries
OpenAI and Meta are reportedly discussing an artificial intelligence (AI) partnership with Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries. As per the report, the San Francisco-based AI firm and the Menlo Park-based social media giant are aiming to expand their AI footprint in the country by using the Mukesh Ambani-led company’s large consumer and enterp...
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Elon Musk's xAI, Nvidia Join Microsoft, BlackRock To Develop AI Infrastructure
The group, formed last year with a goal to initially invest more than $30 billion in AI-related projects, is one of the biggest efforts to bankroll data centers and energy facilities needed to power AI applications such as ChatGPT.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Deploys SpainSat NG-1, Enhancing Secure Communications
SpaceX has successfully launched SpainSat NG-1, a next-generation communications satellite, aboard its Falcon 9 rocket. Developed by Hisdesat in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), the satellite is designed to enhance secure governmental communications across Europe. The launch took place from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, with dep...
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Microsoft Shares Slide as Cloud Forecast, AI Spending Disappoint
Despite beating quarterly overall sales estimates, investors want better results from the hundreds of billions of dollars that Wall Street heavyweights have been spending to build AI data centers and infuse their products with the emerging technology.
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta to Spend Up to $65 Billion on AI in 2025
Mark Zuckerberg plans to invest as much as $65 billion (roughly Rs. 5,61,908 crore) on projects related to artificial intelligence in 2025. Zuckerberg’s announcement comes days after OpenAI, SoftBank Group Corp. and Oracle Corp. announced a $100 billion (roughly Rs. 8,64,404 crore) joint venture called Stargate to build out data centers and A...
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Donald Trump Waves Off Criticism From Elon Musk On $500 Billion AI Project
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that ChatGPT's creator OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, which he said will build data centers and create more than 100,000 jobs.
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Astronomers Observe Black Hole Reactivate, Emitting Jets of Plasma
A supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy 1ES 1927+654 has been observed reactivating after a quiet period. Jets of hot gas were released from both sides of the black hole, surprising astronomers. Researchers speculate that a white dwarf star in close orbit may be interacting with the black hole, providing key insights into cosmic behavior....
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NASA's Solar Observatories Resume Data Operations After Flood Disruption
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) have resumed data operations following a flood at Stanford University on November 26, 2024. The incident damaged systems at the Joint Science Operations Center (JSOC), impacting access to critical solar data. Despite challenges, partial database restoration h...
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Google's Biggest Bet Is Applying AI to Its Search Business, Says Alphabet Investment Chief
Applying AI to the search business that made Google a household name remains the largest gambit for the company, Ruth Porat, Alphabet's president and chief investment officer, said at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Tuesday.
