Microsoft Japan Microsoft Launches First AI Research Lab in Japan, Focusing on Robotics and Society By Chris McKay • Nov 18, 2024 The lab's mission isn't just about advancing technology; it's also about talent development. Microsoft Research Asia Tokyo plans to run joint research initiatives, offer internships, and host visiting scholars.
Chips AI Infrastructure Geopolitics TSMC Secures $6.6B in US Chip Funding for Arizona Plants By Chris McKay • Nov 15, 2024 This funding supports TSMC's historic $65 billion investment across three semiconductor plants in Arizona, representing the largest foreign direct investment in a new U.S. manufacturing project.
Microsoft Microsoft and NASA Built Earth Copilot to Democratize Access to Satellite Data By Chris McKay • Nov 14, 2024 The AI assistant could dramatically simplify access to NASA's vast collection of Earth science data - from wildfire patterns to climate change trends - making it available to people beyond just scientists and researchers
OpenAI ChatGPT OpenAI Adds Deeper System Integration to ChatGPT Desktop Apps for Mac and Windows By Chris McKay • Nov 14, 2024 In this early beta, you can let ChatGPT look at coding apps to provide better answers.
AI Infrastructure Op-ed The Age of Distributed Energy: Power to the People (and the AI) By Richard Banfield • Nov 14, 2024 The dawn of a world where power is democratized, resilience is the rule, and energy isn’t something you’re given, but something you make. Is this a smart, savvy, power-to-the-people world?
Venture Capital Startups Tessl Raises $125M to Build AI Native Software Development Platform By Chris McKay • Nov 14, 2024
Anthropic Claude Anthropic Launches Tool to Help You Write Better Prompts for Claude By Chris McKay • Nov 14, 2024
Venture Capital Startups Tourlane Raises $26M Series D Led by Sequoia for AI-Powered Travel Planning By Chris McKay • Nov 14, 2024
Apple Media & Entertainment Apple Releases Final Cut Pro 11 with New AI Features By Chris McKay • Nov 13, 2024
Codeium launches Windsurf Editor, an Agentic Integrated Development Environment By Chris McKay • Nov 13, 2024
Venture Capital Startups Medeloop Secures $15.5M to Transform Medical Research with AI By Chris McKay • Nov 13, 2024
Venture Capital Startups Odyssey Raises $18M to Build AI Worlds Using Backpack-Mounted Cameras By Chris McKay • Nov 13, 2024
Venture Capital Startups 11x Raises $50M Series B led by a16z for AI "Digital Workers" By Chris McKay • Nov 13, 2024
IBM IBM's Latest Quantum Computers Can Run Complex Operations 50x Faster By Chris McKay • Nov 13, 2024
Venture Capital Startups Writer Raises $200M to Scale Enterprise Generative AI Platform By Chris McKay • Nov 13, 2024
Venture Capital Startups Voice AI Startup Kardome, raises $10M, Announces Regional HQ in South Korea By Chris McKay • Nov 12, 2024
Google Biotech & Health Google DeepMind Makes AlphaFold 3 Open Source for Academia By Chris McKay • Nov 11, 2024
