… Asked on the stand whether he knew what model distillation was, Musk said it’s to use one AI model to train another. When asked whether xAI has distilled OpenAI’s technology, Musk seemed to avoid the question, saying that “generally all the AI companies” do such a thing. …
… The RAM shortage is already predicted to last until 2030, and is driving up prices for SSDs now, too — the 4TB version of the popular Samsung 990 Pro SSD costs nearly $1,000 now when it used to cost around $320. …
… On Alphabet’s February earnings call, executives largely ignored a question about the company’s AI partnerships, including with Apple, though Pichai said he was looking forward to Google powering “the next generation of Apple foundation models based on Gemini technology.” Ternus, who reportedly has…
… Speed and cost, according to Lawson McLean. “We really wanted to enter the market in this new space of wet and dry and self-emptying,” he said. “And how could we quickly do that?” The answer: Get help. …
… The deal comes just days after OpenAI announced a deal to use AMD’s chips in its AI data centers. Oracle Cloud to deploy 50,000 AMD AI chips, signaling new Nvidia competition CNBC Sean Hollister Oct 8, 2025 Hey look, an AMD 9070 finally hit its promised $549. …
… The thing that’s driving up OpenAI’s costs is inference, the very thing Ellison is betting on. This is probably a positive sign for Ellison’s intuitions about AI use, but it might not be the best thing for his partner. OpenAI has promised $1.4 trillion in its contracts. …
… It’s essentially just very, very expensive to do anything in space, with costs ballooning due to the price of a ride on a rocket, the extremely high level of reliability and safety needed for any hardware that you launch, the weight constraints, lack of opportunity for maintenance, and the need to … …
… Di Benedetto Apr 9 The vibes are off at OpenAI OpenAI is juggling public controversies, strategy shifts, and increasing competition. …
… The company has some criticisms of the Competition and Markets Authority’s roadmaps of “potential actions to improve competition” for Apple and Google, and Epic now says it “can’t bring the Epic Games Store to iOS in the UK this year if ever .” Epic originally aimed to bring the store and Fortnite … …
… Image: The MacBook Neo has killed before, and it could kill again. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/268442 Apple MacBook Neo competition Lenovo Acer Asus ADiBenedetto 0020.jpg?quality=90&strip=all It’s not as though these platforms are without their problems. …