In a speech setting out the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which will focus on using AI across the UK to drive growth and deliver services more efficiently, the Prime Minister said the government had a responsibility to make AI “work for workers”. The AI Opportunities Action Plan is supported by leading technology companies, some…
The government’s announcement on Monday of a major expansion of artificial intelligence in the public sector arouses the Guardian. It reports that AI “will be used for everything from spotting potholes to bailing out teachers”, as Starmer announces a “twenty-fold” increase in the amount of AI used over the next five years. The report said…
New Delhi: A huge crowd of devotees arrived at the Triveni Sangam – a sacred confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers – in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on Monday morning to bathe in the ‘holy waters’, heralding the start of Maha Kumbh 2025 More than 40 thousands of pilgrims, many from all over India…
Text size Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due to present an “action plan” on Monday to make the UK “the world leader” in artificial intelligence and revive the flagging British economy. His Labor government said AI would be “unleashed” across the country, with the “full weight” of its half-million civil servants supporting the endeavour. “Artificial…
You can still be productive and efficient on a shoestring budget getty Have you ever discovered an AI-powered tool or software to help you be more productive at work, only to find you’re hit with a paywall just when you get excited about it? If you’re on a tight budget as a freelancer or salaried…
Toward the end of 2024, I offered a take on all the debate about whether AI’s “scaling laws” were hitting an actual technical wall. I argued that the question matters less than many think: there are AI systems powerful enough to profoundly change our world, and the next few years will be defined by advances…
Project figures Nvidia At CES 2025, Nvidia announcement its first personal AI supercomputer, Project Digits. The rise of generative AI requires access to a new generation of CPUs and GPUs for data scientists and AI engineers working on cutting-edge models and solutions. Digits is aimed at developers and data scientists looking for an affordable and…
In the world of ugly shoes, we’ve had some real bangers. The first was the Croc, a one-piece rubber shoe ideal as a doorstop – until you tried one on and realized it might be the most comfortable thing you ever wore. your foot, despite the contemptuous looks of your peers. Then came the Kanye/Adidas…
So-called reasoned AI models are increasingly easier – and less expensive – to develop. On Friday, NovaSky, a team of researchers based at UC Berkeley’s Sky Computing Lab, released Sky-T1-32B-Preview, a competitive reasoning model with an earlier version of OpenAI’s o1 on a number of tests keys. Sky-T1 appears to be the first truly open…
The artificial intelligence (AI) trend has significantly boosted stock prices of Nvidia (NVDA -3.00%) And Semiconductor manufacturing in Taiwan (TSM 0.60%) over the past year. Shares of the two chipmakers rose 204% and 121%, respectively, during the period, dwarfing the 35% gains posted by the PHLX Semiconductor Sector hint. Massive demand for powerful chips capable…