Meta has unveiled plans to build a cutting-edge $10 billion artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, which will be the largest of the company’s 20 data centers worldwide. The new facility is poised to play a pivotal role in supporting Meta’s AI-driven technologies, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Threads. The construction […]
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Owlie Productions / Shutterstock The arrival of AI systems called large language models (LLMs), like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot, has been heralded as the start of a new technological era. And they may indeed have significant impacts on how we live and work in future. But they haven’t appeared from nowhere and have a much longer […]
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Andrii Kobryn/Shutterstock The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping. Fifty percent of UK adults say they don’t read regularly (up from 42% in 2015) and almost one in four young people aged 16-24 say they’ve never been readers, according to research by The Reading Agency. But what are the […]
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Ant Group has announced significant leadership changes, with Cyril Han, the company’s current president and CFO, set to take over the role of CEO from Eric Jing, who will continue to serve as the company’s chair. The leadership shift, which will take effect on March 1, 2025, was revealed on the occasion of the company’s […]
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Haliey Welch, widely known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl” following a viral video that catapulted her to social media stardom, is facing public backlash after her recently launched cryptocurrency, $HAWK, plummeted in value, leading to significant financial losses for investors. The 22-year-old, who gained fame with her provocative comments in an internet meme video, had […]
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Predictive analytics is revolutionizing decision-making processes across various industries by transforming how organizations analyze data, anticipate trends, and make strategic choices. At its core, predictive analytics leverages historical data, statistical algorithms, and machine learning techniques to forecast potential outcomes and inform decisions. While human intuition and judgment remain integral to decision-making, predictive analytics provides an […]
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London-based legal tech startup Lawhive has successfully raised $40 million in its Series A funding round, marking a significant milestone in an already record-setting year for venture capital in the legal technology sector. The round, led by GV and TQ Ventures, follows a £9.5 million seed funding round completed just seven months ago, which was […]
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Tada Images / Shutterstock Businesses are already being radically transformed by artificial intelligence (AI). Tools now exist that offer instantaneous, high-quality results in improving certain operations without the burden of high costs or delays. In fact, generative AI could completely upend the traditional ways that we measure success in business. Generative AI refers to programs […]
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'Who are you calling fake?' Stokkete I have a vivid memory of the moment I realised Santa didn’t exist. I was around six years old, it was the height of summer, and I was sitting on the step outside our back door, thinking about God. The existence of God, back then, was something that annoyed […]
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STFC, part of UK Research and Innovation, has scooped the prestigious 2024 Sir Arthur Clarke Awards, winning the industry-team project category for outstanding support for space tech start-ups. This year’s award celebrates the achievements of the STFC Innovation Clusters team and the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre UK (ESA BIC UK) team. Empowering space […]
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