Elon Musk claims Teslas new AI supercluster will grow to over 500 MW, making it one of, if not the biggest in the world. At the same time, the CEO claims Tesla is achieving some record-breaking performance with its next-en AI chip. Continue reading →

Key Takeaways Accenture (ACN) shares rose Thursday after the consulting giant reported third-quarter results that saw profit beat estimates and artificial intelligence (AI)-related bookings surge. Accenture reported $16.47 billion in revenue for the quarter, down from $16.56 billion in the third quarter of 2023 and below the $16.55 billion analysts expected, according to estimates compiled by Visible Alpha. Net income attributable to the company beat estimates, however, with Accenture posting profit of $1.93 billion, or $3.04 per share, down from last year's $2.01 billion and $3.15 per share but better than the $1.91 billion and $3.01 per share analysts expected Continue reading →

David Sumrall, the head of the Republican Party in Georgia's Bibb County, presents his case to challenge the eligibility of nearly 800 voters at a hearing in Macon in May. Grant Blankenship/GPB hide caption MACON, Ga Continue reading →

Online shopping trends are expected to stay strong this year, but e-commerce is more fragmented than ever. With brands selling on so many platforms from TikTok Shop, to established marketplaces, live shopping and owned channels youd think it would have become easy for shoppers to find what theyre looking for. But thats not true at all, and shoppers often have to spend a lot of time searching Continue reading →

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deepblue4you/Getty Images Even to the most casual observer, it's obvious that just every vendor in the software business is busy "AI-washing" their offerings to give the appearance of keeping up. For example, the term "AI" was mentioned at least 50 times on the earnings calls of 12 Standard & Poor 500 companies, according to research by FactSet. The information technology sector had the highest number (50) and percentage (91%) of companies citing "AI" on Q1 earnings calls. Continue reading →

That concentration of power is uncomfortable for European governments. It makes European companies downstream customers of the future, importing the latest services and technology in exchange for money and data sent westward across the Atlantic. And these concerns have taken on a new urgencypartly because some in Brussels perceive a growing gap in values and beliefs between Silicon Valley and the median EU citizen and their elected representatives; and partly because AI looms large in the collective imagination as the engine of the next technological revolution Continue reading →

On Friday, I spoke to a group of trial lawyers on the use of generative AI in litigation. Many in the room were that increasingly rare breed of lawyer who actually go into court and try cases Continue reading →