Making Sense Of The U.S.-Canada Tariff Tiff

Pres. Trump’s threat to double import tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles and part is either a savvy negotiating ploy or just bluster. It could be a little of both.

Former Professor Becomes Billionaire As China Bolsters Its Semiconductor Supply Chain

Liu Jianfang quit his teaching job at China’s Jilin University in 2019 to focus full-time on his semiconductor component maker GK Precision. He is now a billionaire after the company’s shares surged nearly 400% since its August listing.

Salesforce is putting Claude at the centre of its products, and itself inside Claude
Salesforce is putting Claude at the centre of its products, and itself inside Claude

Salesforce and Anthropic have announced an expanded partnership called Claudeforce, which puts Claude at the centre of Salesforce’s agent products and simultaneously puts Salesforce inside Claude as a plugin. It formalises a relationship that already r…

Barret Zoph is going back to Google, six years and two startups later
Barret Zoph is going back to Google, six years and two startups later

Barret Zoph is joining Google DeepMind as vice president of research, returning to the organisation he spent six years in before it was DeepMind at all. He announced the move on Wednesday, arriving three weeks after Demis Hassabis stepped aside as chie…

Nvidia reported revenue of $96.2bn for the second quarter
Nvidia reported revenue of $96.2bn for the second quarter

Nvidia reported revenue of $96.2bn for the quarter, up 106% from the same period last year, and then did something it has never done before by guiding a full year ahead. The shares slipped about 1.3% on the release and only turned sharply higher once c…

The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problem

The UK’s energy regulator is using a variety of tricks to keep speculative data center projects from plugging into the power grid. The country’s AI ambitions hang in the balance.

Today’s Wordle #1895: Hints, Clues And Answer For Thursday August 27

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Wordle? Here are some expert hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today’s Wordle and sharpen your guessing game.

How To Solve Today’s NYT Pips Puzzles, Thursday August 27

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Top 25 Countries Ranked By Advanced Robot Production Capability

Which countries are best at physical AI and advanced robotics. According to a new report, it’s China, and not by a small margin.

NYT Strands Answers Today: Hints & Clues For Thursday, August 27 (Spiraling Definitions)

Looking for help with today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Here’s an extra hint to help you uncover the right words, as well as all of today’s answers and Spangram.