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The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.

The New York Times Meta announced Nov. 4 it would allow its AI models to be used by U.S. government agencies and contractors working on national security for military purposes. Previously, Meta’s “acceptable use policy” prohibited the use of its AI software for military, warfare, or nuclear applications. Meta said it will share its Llama […]

The New York Times Residents of Peculiar, MO, fought against a proposed datacenter and won. Executives from Diode Ventures sought to rezone 500 acres for industrial use, with plans to build a datacenter campus for an unknown tech client, promising new jobs and more than $1 billion in tax revenue. Residents became increasingly concerned about […]

The New York Times Under new rules, foreign semiconductor manufacturers will find it more difficult to obtain rare earth metals and other minerals mined and refined in China. As of Oct. 1, exporters must provide Chinese authorities with step-by-step details regarding the use of rare earth metals in Western supply chains. Last month, China’s Ministry […]

The New York Times The emergence of power-hungry AI has raised concerns about the ability of the tech industry to lessen its impact on climate change. Nvidia is at the forefront of the AI boom, with analysts indicating that its chips need, in aggregate, the amount of electricity used to power cities and even countries. […]

The Internet giant was ordered by a federal judge to make a series of changes to address its anticompetitive conduct.

The legislation, which would weaken federal environmental reviews for certain semiconductor manufacturing projects, has divided Democrats.

From hurricanes to wildfires, a new generation of technologies could help utilities better plan for the risk of extreme weather to their electric grid.

Chatbots like ChatGPT get stuff wrong. But researchers are building new A.I. systems that can verify their own math — and maybe more.