In Monday’s keynote at Nvidia’s GTC 2024 event, CEO Jenson Huang kept repeating the phrase “AI factory.” “In the last Industrial Revolution, the raw material that went into the factory was water,” Huang told TechCrunch in an interview after the keynote. “And the product was electricity.” He was comparing this — turning raw material into
In June 2023, Inflection announced it had raised $1.3 billion to build what it called “more personal AI.” The lead investor was Microsoft. Today, less than a year later, Microsoft announced that it was essentially eating Inflection alive (though I think they phrased it differently). Co-founders Mustafa Suleyman and Karén Simonyan will go to Microsoft
The independent review on equity in medical devices once again highlights the multiple ways in which medical technology development can lead to solutions whereby the benefits are distributed inequitably across society, or can further exacerbate health inequalities (UK report reveals bias within medical tools and devices, 11 March). While the report is welcome, the challenge
Britain’s biggest drugmaker, AstraZeneca, is to buy a Canadian cancer specialist focused on next-generation treatments for $2.4bn (£1.9bn), the latest in a string of acquisitions made to strengthen its portfolio of new medicines. The Anglo-Swedish company struck an agreement to acquire Fusion Pharmaceuticals, which is developing next-generation radioconjugates that offer an alternative to chemotherapy and
The feted Belgian designer Dries Van Noten will step down as creative director of his fashion label this summer, he announced today. Van Noten, 65, is set to leave after the next Paris Fashion Week menswear show in June. Known for luxurious colours and avant garde styles, Van Noten began as part of the so-called
John Cena is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars in the history of WWE as well as Hollywood right now and there is nothing he won’t do to promote something he likes. This includes him promoting the popular soccer club Manchester City’s upcoming tour in the USA and he did so in hilarious fashion. John
Jerry Jeudy and the Browns have reportedly agreed to an extension. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images) The Cleveland Browns are all in on Jerry Jeudy. Cleveland and the wide receiver have agreed to a three-year contract extension worth up to $58 million that includes $41 million fully guaranteed at signing, according to Tom Pelissero and
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is pushing for Pittsburgh to host the NFL draft. Shapiro wrote a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to say that the state and the Steel City are an ideal location for the draft. “Pittsburgh has established itself as one of the most dynamic cities on the East Coast — and
The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced a grant of over $39 million to 36 educational institutions in 21 counties. This funding, allocated through the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act’s Stronger Connections Grant, aims to enhance the safety, health, and inclusiveness of learning environments in public elementary and secondary schools. It also focuses on addressing issues
