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The late rear admiral joined the navy during the second world war and pioneered the idea of automatic programmingIn the arid tech sphere of semiconductor manufacturing, one hardback book-sized processor stands out: Nvidia’s H-100. On Friday, the Santa Clara, California, company surpassed $2tn in valuation. Where it goes next will be down to a chip named after “Amazing Grace” Hopper, a US Navy rear admiral who became instrumental in the development of design and implementation o

R Adm Grace Hopper, namesake of the tech titan’s new superchip, pioneered the idea of automatic programmingIn the arid tech sphere of semiconductor manufacturing, one hardback book-sized processor stands out: Nvidia’s H-100. On Friday, the Santa Clara, California, company surpassed $2tn in valuation. Where it goes next will be down to a chip named after “Amazing Grace” Hopper, a US Navy rear admiral who became instrumental in the development of design and implementation o

Company blows past Wall Street’s expectations with 265% jump in sales after hailing ‘tipping point’ for AINvidia hit a stock market valuation of $2tn on Friday as the US chipmaker capitalizes on the artificial intelligence boom.An extraordinary surge of the company’s shares had already propelled it past Amazon and Alphabet, owner of Google and YouTube, to become the third largest in America. Continue reading...

Company blows past Wall Street’s expectations with 265% jump in sales after hailing ‘tipping point’ for AINvidia hit a stock market valuation of $2tn on Friday as the US chipmaker capitalizes on the artificial intelligence boom.An extraordinary surge of the company’s shares had already propelled it past Amazon and Alphabet, owner of Google and YouTube, to become the third largest in America. Continue reading...

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What you need to know about the company, its importance to AI and whether the stock market boom is sustainableInvestor excitement over artificial intelligence reached a new peak this week when better-than-expected results from chipmaker Nvidia drove stock markets in three continents to record highs.The rally began on Thursday and continued into Friday, as Nvidia overtook Google’s parent group, Alphabet, to become the third most valuable company in the US. Its market capitalisation hit $2tn

Biometric data of more than 2,000 staff at 38 leisure centres was unlawfully processed to check attendance, watchdog findsBritain’s data watchdog has ordered a Serco subsidary to stop using facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning to monitor the attendance of staff at the leisure centres it operates.The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees had been unlawfully processed at 38 centres managed by Serco Leisure t

US film and TV mogul says he has paused his plans, having seen demonstrations of OpenAI video generatorTyler Perry has paused an $800m (£630m) expansion of his Atlanta studio complex after the release of OpenAI’s video generator Sora and warned that “a lot of jobs” in the film industry will be lost to artificial intelligence.The US film and TV mogul said he was in the process of adding 12 sound stages to his studio but has now halted those plans indefinitely after he saw

Governments and tech companies are locked in debate over how best to police an information ecosystem that is at serious risk of disruption“What a bunch of malarkey.”Gail Huntley recognised the gravelly voice of Joe Biden as soon as she picked up the phone. Huntley, a 73-year-old resident of New Hampshire, was planning to vote for the president in the state’s upcoming primary, so she was confused that a pre-recorded message from him was urging her not to. Continue reading...