Nvidia, Meet AMD, Your New Competition For Humanoid Robot Brains

Foundation says its new MK-2 Phantom humanoid robots will use AMD Ryzen chips. That’s a shot across the bow of Nvidia, which supplies most AI chips.

Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction

David Bowie’s song “Five Years,” which Meta used in a supposedly inspiring advertisement, is about humans learning that they have five years left to live before the apocalypse.

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Amazon is redesigning Prime Video with more AI, but will it fix what frustrates viewers?

Amazon is testing an AI-driven Prime Video redesign that could shift paid studio placement toward algorithm-based rankings, raising questions about whether recommendations will genuinely improve for viewers.

Nvidia is sending GPUs to the Moon

If there’s a place in the universe without GPUs, Nvidia is sending them there.

AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors 

Etched, founded by three Harvard dropouts, has created new chips and memory components that speed up inference on any AI model — no GPUs required, it says.

Google closes in on another billion- user product with Gemini

Gemini had over 750 million monthly users in February.

Are AI Browsers Safe? A Single Web Page Can Hijack Them

Are AI browsers safe? A single web page can hijack an agent working inside your logged-in accounts. Here’s how to limit what it can reach.

Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’
Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’

Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an “AI Kill Switch Act” that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a report from Politico. Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) are expected to introduce the legislation on Thursday. The news of […]

Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit is about who gets to define the post-smartphone era
Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit is about who gets to define the post-smartphone era

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about the major trade secrets lawsuit between Apple and OpenAI and what this tells us about OpenAI’s future. By now I’m sure most Decoder listeners are familiar with Apple’s allegations in this case. The company says a number of ex-Apple employees at […]

How AI Can Help You Make Tough Hiring Choices

While hiring is never a job I will outsource, AI can be a very useful thought partner when it comes to quieting the noise and making the right choice. Here’s how.