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Monday 9 November

A Stanford Study Just Explained When to Use AI for Research—and When Not to

AI-generated summary A new study from Stanford University tested tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude on multiple-choice questions about recent events to evaluate AI effectiveness as a news source. Tech journalist David Nield used those results alongside other research to outline when users should rely on artificial intelligence for searches and when they should avoid it.

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Sunday 8 November

Trump backs Nvidia's Huang amid affair, spy investigation

AI-generated summary President Trump defended Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang on Sunday night as the company investigates his affair with a suspected Chinese spy. House Republican committee chairs have requested that Huang agree by Nov. 11 to a briefing date regarding national security controls.

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Friday 6 November

Dior Claimed Its Animated Holiday Short Took Months to Hand-Draw. Critics Aren’t Buying It

AI-generated summary Dior debuted an animated holiday short film titled Christian Dior's Night in Color that Dior Creative Director Jonathan Anderson stated was entirely hand-drawn using techniques from the 1940s. Viewers and digital artists subsequently spotted potential artificial intelligence errors in the video, prompting backlash and skepticism regarding the luxury brand's craftsmanship claims.

LeBron James Sent a Y Combinator-Backed Startup a Cease-and-Desist Letter. That May Have Been the Point

AI-generated summary LeBron James sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bron AI after the sports-betting analytics app used an unauthorized artificial intelligence-generated version of his likeness and voice in a promotional video. A spokesperson for James stated that the athlete is not affiliated with the platform, while representatives demanded the company permanently stop using his likeness and remove the advertisement.

Also covered by California Post

Why Spending Millions on AI Hardware Isn’t Giving Your Company the Performance You Expect

AI-generated summary Businesses investing heavily in artificial intelligence hardware often fail to receive expected performance due to thermal throttling, cooling component deterioration, and power limitations. TechRadar reported that artificial intelligence data centers use only about 60 percent of consumed power for actual work while failures and restarts account for approximately 10 percent.

Nvidia Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over AI Chip Sales, Export Controls

AI-generated summary Nvidia Corp. faces stricter scrutiny from a new Democratic majority in Congress regarding its artificial intelligence chip sales and export controls. Democrats plan to summon executives like Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang to testify publicly and provide information for investigations into industry practices.

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What Happens When Robot Programming Is Instantaneous?

AI-generated summary Formic observed that setting up a robot to load and unload a metal-bending machine at a parts manufacturer previously required twenty-four weeks, but that same robot can now learn a new task in two to three hours. Cameron's Coffee, a Minnesota roaster operating since 1978, worked with Formic to go from zero to five robotic palletizers in under twelve months, and is now adding a case packer.

Nvidia Boosts Chip Tracking in Southeast Asia to Fight Smuggling

AI-generated summary Nvidia Corp. is increasing the monitoring of artificial intelligence accelerators sold in Southeast Asia to combat semiconductor smuggling. The chipmaker now requires regional customers to use its fleet intelligence system to track hardware locations in order to become official Nvidia Cloud Partners.

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Breaking: Mayhem in the market 🫧

AI-generated summary Gary Marcus reports that the market was mixed following a previous post, with chipmakers and neocloud companies such as CoreWeave facing heavy losses while large firms like Amazon, Apple, and Google received a bounce. The author notes that theories suggested investors rotated toward larger tech companies to weather cash crunches or because hyperscalers might reduce CapEx expenditures following public resistance to data centers.

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3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million

AI-generated summary Prosecutors said three individuals were indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after allegedly using artificial intelligence to steal about $129 million. Court documents state that Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit targeted thousands of companies worldwide by impersonating corporate executives and attorneys.

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Thursday 5 November

Google Plans to Spend $17 Billion on Wyoming Data Center

AI-generated summary Alphabet Inc.'s Google plans to invest seventeen billion dollars to construct a new data center located in Wyoming. The investment announcement follows recent US midterm elections where voters and candidates supported stricter regulations and limits on artificial intelligence projects.

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"Used 5% of the time": AI already made your RAM pricier, and now OpenAI's Sam Altman says it's wasted in your Windows PC

AI-generated summary OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated on a podcast that keeping limited DRAM in personal computers used five percent of the time is quite terrible for global allocation. Microsoft executive Satya Nadella instead promotes unmetered intelligence with models running locally on Windows PCs.

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Wednesday 4 November

Texas was the new epicenter of the AI data center buildout. That might be kaput.

AI-generated summary Data center permits are available for halt after Governor Greg Abbott directed a key state regulator to stop them in Texas. The change in political leadership in Texas may lead to delays and moratoriums that could stall the ongoing artificial intelligence buildout.

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Voters across the country reject data centers • Stateline

AI-generated summary Thirty-three ballot measures that restrict data centers are available after being passed by voters or leading in ongoing vote counts late Tuesday evening. Residents in communities across the country pushed back on plans by tech companies to build data centers to power artificial intelligence platforms.

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