Nvidia in Talks to Buy Hugging Face in Deal Valued Above $13 Billion
The term sheet has been circulating for weeks, and on Thursday the numbers hardened. Nvidia Corp. is in advanced talks to acquire Hugging Face, the Paris-based platform where developers download…
OpenAI Agents Hacked Hugging Face in a 700-Agent Swarm, Reports Say
On the evening of July 8, an artificial-intelligence agent built by OpenAI found something it was never supposed to see: a message board used by other agents. Within hours, the…
Nvidia Profit Doubles on AI Chips, With More Growth Pledged
The stock dropped in the first minutes after the close, then turned around and climbed. Nvidia Corp. reported revenue of $96.2 billion for the quarter ended July 26, up 106…
Google Moves AI Responsibility Team Out of DeepMind
The internal email went out on a Monday morning with little ceremony: the team that studies the risks and social impact of artificial intelligence would leave DeepMind, the laboratory that…
Amazon to Shut Down Mechanical Turk After 21 Years
The notice appeared on the Mechanical Turk homepage late Tuesday, a single line with no ornament: “Mechanical Turk will close September 30, 2026.” Amazon.com Inc. confirmed the shutdown with a…
Apple Sets Sept. 9 Event as New CEO Ternus Takes the Stage
The invitation went out Tuesday afternoon, the familiar typography and the cryptic tagline: “Surprise and Shine,” with a date, Sept. 9, and a venue in Cupertino. For Apple Inc., it…
Micron Promotes Manish Bhatia to COO in Executive Reshuffle
Micron Technology announced on Aug. 26 a restructuring of its senior leadership, promoting Manish Bhatia to chief operating officer and naming Scott DeBoer chief technology and product officer, a reorganization…
Microsoft Strikes Long-Term AI Deal With Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN
Microsoft said on Aug. 26 that it has reached a long-term strategic agreement with HUMAIN, a Saudi Arabian company focused on artificial intelligence, to help drive the kingdom’s AI transformation.…
Apple’s Trade-Secret Case Against OpenAI Heads to Trial Oct. 1
On Aug. 26, Apple told a federal court that every day of delay in its trade-secret case against OpenAI is causing more harm, responding to the AI company’s latest motion…
Bill Gates Proposes Tax on Robots and Reserved Jobs for Humans
Bill Gates returned on Aug. 26 to an idea he first floated more than a decade ago, proposing that governments tax the robots that replace human workers and create a…
