🤖 OpenAI, Oracle & SoftBank plot five new AI data hubs
The half-trillion-dollar “Stargate” effort just got a size upgrade. OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank are lining up five fresh mega-centres across the U.S. We’re already talking close to 7 gigawatts of power on deck, with the target drifting toward 10 GW.
The ambition’s clear enough: keep the next wave of AI systems from choking on their own hunger for compute. Infrastructure as fate - that’s the bet.
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🧪 AI helps nail the “strong but bendy” polymer riddle
Chemists from Carnegie Mellon and UNC paired up with an AI system that sketched out polymers able to juggle strength and flexibility - traits that usually refuse to coexist.
The workflow leaned on intuition plus algorithm, and somehow it delivered materials with standout performance. If the hype holds, the lag from lab bench to factory floor could shrink dramatically.
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🌐 UN tags AI as an official global challenge
The United Nations just bumped AI onto its shortlist of existential headaches - right beside climate and pandemics. Symbolic headline, yes, but it came with real steps: a Global Dialogue on AI Governance and a 40-expert panel to boot.
Skeptics warn the enforcement looks paper-thin. Supporters argue it’s the first honest crack at collective guardrails. Honestly, both angles sound plausible.
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📢 Big-name CEOs push “faster AI adoption”
A coalition of corporate heavyweights - fronted by the Business Software Alliance - has kicked off a campaign pushing governments and businesses to ramp up AI integration. ASEAN is the launch pad, with global rollout in the cards.
The messaging’s blunt: AI isn’t a luxury tool, it’s the sharp edge of competitiveness. Of course, the louder they shout, the more their own stakes rise too…
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📈 Nvidia promises up to $100B lifeline for OpenAI
Chip titan Nvidia just pledged as much as $100 billion into OpenAI. Even for them, that’s a jaw-dropper. Markets reacted instantly - Nvidia stock climbed about 4%.
Critics note the odd tension of bankrolling your top client. Still, the ripples carried into Asia - Taiwan, South Korea - where AI-driven optimism sent markets hitting fresh highs.
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