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G7 finance ministers plan to use Russia’s frozen assets to help Ukraine

G7 finance ministers plan to use Russia’s frozen assets to help Ukraine

Linked media - Related media “It would be nice to block this mechanism, so that, whatever the outcome of the American elections, you have $50 billion to play with,” said Charles Lichfield, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. Although Russia dominated the talks, fears over the threat of China’s industrial overcapacity loomed large. Policymakers fear that a wave of heavily subsidized Chinese green energy technology products will cripple clean energy sectors in the United States and Europe, leading to job losses and dependence on China for solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles and other products. President Biden last week raised…
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Elon Musk’s xAI raises  billion

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6 billion

Linked media - Connected media In a recent research report on the latest developments in artificial intelligence, Deutsche Bank analysts noted that “constant improvements to already astonishingly powerful generative AI models show how the technology has quickly become table stakes for industry leaders. sector”. They said major industry players cannot “afford to fall behind in the early stages of push before market positions are consolidated”. OpenAI, which unveiled the ChatGPT chatbot in late 2022, has roughly tripled its valuation over the past year or so to $80 billion, with about $13 billion in backing from Microsoft. Anthropic, founded in 2021,…
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If you go to San Francisco, make sure you travel in a driverless car

If you go to San Francisco, make sure you travel in a driverless car

Associated media - Associated media Cuando David De Clercq viajó a San Francisco el año pasado, tenía unas cuantas paradas obligatorias en su itinerario: ir a Alcatraz. Prueba nuevos restaurantes. Y viaja en un coche autónomo. Los coches autónomos, también conocidos como vehículos autónomos o, coloquialmente, robotaxis, han estado circulando por las calles de San Francisco de alguna forma desde 2009 y han estado operando comercialmente desde agosto pasado. Los coches también se perfilan como la última atracción turística de la ciudad. De Clercq, de 42 años, que divide su tiempo entre Nueva Jersey y Cerdeña, donde posee restaurantes y…
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Amazon announces an exchange of 15,700 million euros in Aragon and converts the community into the great technological ‘hub’ of southern Europe

Amazon announces an exchange of 15,700 million euros in Aragon and converts the community into the great technological ‘hub’ of southern Europe

Linked media - Connected media The arrival in Aragon of technology giants, such as Amazon Web Services, which have been operating three large data centers in the municipalities of Zaragoza and Huesca for a year and a half, will support an inversion of 15,700 million euros and the creation of 6,800 community jobs before 2034. In addition to strengthening the three centers, a new one was being created on 147 hectares of the Parque Empresarium de Zaragoza. In total, the multinational will plant its Cloud Region across 400 hectares of the community. «Never before have we announced such a powerful…
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This is how the invention works, using five times less energy and requiring no gas or external installation

This is how the invention works, using five times less energy and requiring no gas or external installation

Linked media - Associated media La veranda está al costado de la carretera y, con ella, se alcanzan las altas temperaturas. Para combatir el calor en las viviendas, el mejor aliado para el alcalde es el aire acondicionado . Sin embargo, los elevados costes de la electricidad hacen que muchas personas opten por pagarla. Además, los expertos advierten que estos equipos tienen un alto índice de contaminación. Si este es tu caso, no te preocupes por pasar unas vacaciones en el infierno. Existe una alternativa que consume mucha menos energía y no requiere gas ni instalación externa para su funcionamiento.…
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In Race to Build A.I., Tech Plans a Big Plumbing Upgrade

In Race to Build A.I., Tech Plans a Big Plumbing Upgrade

Linked media - Connected media If 2023 was the tech industry’s year of the A.I. chatbot, 2024 is turning out to be the year of A.I. plumbing. It may not sound as exciting, but tens of billions of dollars are quickly being spent on behind-the-scenes technology for the industry’s A.I. boom. Companies from Amazon to Meta are revamping their data centers to support artificial intelligence. They are investing in huge new facilities, while even places like Saudi Arabia are racing to build supercomputers to handle A.I. Nearly everyone with a foot in tech or giant piles of money, it seems,…
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TikTok’s Future in U.S. Depends on Bet on First Amendment

TikTok’s Future in U.S. Depends on Bet on First Amendment

Related media - Linked media TikTok takes its fight to court TikTok fired the latest broadside in its battle with Washington, suing to block a law that could force the company to split from ByteDance, its Chinese owner, or face a ban in the U.S. The company argues that the law violates the First Amendment by effectively killing an app in the U.S. that millions of Americans use to share their views. Another problem: a divestiture within 270 days is practically impossible, Sapna Maheshwari and David McCabe report for The Times. DealBook spoke with Maheshwari about the lawsuit filed yesterday…
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In a Surprise, Disney+ Becomes Profitable

In a Surprise, Disney+ Becomes Profitable

Related media - Related media When Disney reported robust earnings in February, the activist investors then circling the company essentially called it a stunt — a temporary, heat-of-battle effort to fend them off and not, as Robert A. Iger maintained, proof that a struggling Disney had finally “turned the corner.” The Disney chief’s argument just got a lot stronger. Disney blew past Wall Street’s expectations for a second consecutive quarter on Tuesday, in part because its flagship streaming service made money — a first. Disney+ had been expected to lose more than $100 million in the most recent quarter, widening…
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Hay un detalle sobre ‘Shutter Island’ que no se puede repetir: nos avisan de la ronda final – Noticias de cine

Hay un detalle sobre ‘Shutter Island’ que no se puede repetir: nos avisan de la ronda final – Noticias de cine

Related media - Connected media Isla de persiana ningún pecado existente cumbres borrascosas. Sí, ya sabes que tu hija es extra, pero es la verdad: el autor de la novela original, Dennis Lehane (lo que hiciste) río místico), soy el hogar de la pulp y la serie B al mismo tiempo que escribí un híbrido entre las obras de Brontë y La invasión de los ladrones de cuerpos. Es posible que su intención no se refleje completamente en la pantalla cuando Martin Scorsese Participé en las reuniones del proyecto, pero hice una película que pasó a la historia del cine.…
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