Siemens Recruits AI Expert from Amazon
Siemens has poached Amazon executive Vasi Philomin to spearhead its new AI copilot initiative, aiming to embed generative tools across product design, manufacturing and maintenance
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Europe’s AI Gigafactory Push Attracts 76 Bids
Seventy-six firms have bid for EU-backed “AI gigafactories” to build massive data-centre clusters, with Brussels tech chief Ursula von der Leyen calling it a “watershed moment” for Europe’s AI sovereignty
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US Senate Debates Federal Moratorium on State AI Regulation
Republican senators reached a tentative deal on a two-year federal ban preventing states from enacting restrictive AI rules, aiming to create a uniform national framework for emerging AI technologies
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TomTom to Cut 300 Jobs Amid AI Shift
Dutch mapping firm TomTom will axe 300 positions, mostly in application, sales and support, to realign around AI-driven navigation and telematics services
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OpenAI Says It Has No Plan to Use Google’s In-House Chip
OpenAI clarified it will continue relying on Nvidia and AMD GPUs, and pursue its own custom silicon, despite testing Google’s TPU AI accelerators amid rising compute demands
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Meta Deepens AI Push with ‘Superintelligence’ Lab
Mark Zuckerberg has reorganised Meta’s AI efforts under a new “Meta Superintelligence Labs,” recruiting ex-Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang and raiding top OpenAI talent for its AGI ambitions
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