Insight: The race for “autonomous” AI agents is taking over Silicon Valley

Insight: The race for "autonomous" AI agents is taking over Silicon Valley

Jul.17 – About a decade after virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa hit the scene, a new wave of self-powered AI helpers is upping the ante, fueled by the latest version of the technology behind ChatGPT and its rivals. Experimental systems that run on GPT-4 or similar models are attracting billions of dollars in investment … Read more

Hollywood actors strike at midnight, join writers in pickets

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LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) – Hollywood actors went on strike at midnight after talks with movie studios broke down, joining film and TV writers who have been on pickets since May and exacerbating the disruption of dozens of shows and movie. Hollywood studios now face their first double shutdown in 63 years, forcing them … Read more

Chip wars: how chiplets are emerging as a key part of China’s technology strategy

Chip wars: how chiplets are emerging as a key part of China's technology strategy

July 13 (Reuters) – The ailing Silicon Valley startup’s zGlues patent sale in 2021 was insignificant except for one detail: Its own technology, designed to slash chip manufacturing time and costs, appeared 13 months later in the patent portfolio of Chipuller, a startup in southern China’s tech hub of Shenzhen. Chipuller has purchased what it … Read more