Autore: alessandro.erba@nanabianca.it

Semiconductor giant Nvidia is facing unexpected new U.S. export controls on its H20 chips. In a filing Tuesday, Nvidia said it was informed by the U.S. government that it will need a license to export its H20 AI chips to China. This license will be required indefinitely, according to the filing — the U.S. government… Continua a leggere Nvidia H20 chip exports hit with license requirement by US government

Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has gained a canvas-like feature for editing and creating documents and basic apps. Called Grok Studio, the feature was announced on X late Tuesday. It’s available for both free and paying Grok users on Grok.com “Grok can now generate documents, code, reports and browser games,” wrote… Continua a leggere Grok gains a canvas-like tool for creating docs and apps

Elon Musk says it’s his duty to “make new humans.” Now, a WSJ investigation suggests he may have fathered more than the 14 children already known, with sources claiming the real number could be significantly higher. The report also describes how Musk keeps those details under wraps. At the center of it all, per the… Continua a leggere How Musk manages his growing family: WSJ

StrictlyVC, the boutique brand powered by TechCrunch and known for evening events that invite headliners into smaller rooms to connect with live audiences, is headed back to London on May 13 — and its latest speaker lineup is one of its strongest yet. Joining the stage is TS Anil, CEO of Monzo Bank, the digital… Continua a leggere TS Anil, CEO of Monzo, is joining our StrictlyVC London lineup

Norway-based browser company Opera said today that it is making its AI assistant Aria available on its Opera Mini browser for on Android.  Aria AI can help users get the latest news and information on different topics, learn more about various subjects, and generate images. Opera uses a mix of models from OpenAI and Google… Continua a leggere Opera adds its Aria AI assistant to Opera Mini on Android

When Visa invested in Nigerian fintech Moniepoint earlier this year, it didn’t just validate the newly minted unicorn — it signaled a bold new direction. As part of that deal, the Nigerian fintech best known for building one of Africa’s largest business banking platforms, hinted at plans to integrate with Visa Direct, a move that… Continua a leggere Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances. But is it late to the game?

Google on Wednesday said it suspended 39.2 million advertiser accounts on its platform in 2024 — more than triple the number from the previous year — in its latest crackdown on ad fraud. By leveraging large language models (LLMs) and using signals such as business impersonation and illegitimate payment details, the search giant said it could suspend… Continua a leggere Google used AI to suspend over 39M ad accounts suspected of fraud

Artificial intelligence services at their heart are massive data plays: you need data — a lot of it — to build the models, and then the models need efficient ways to ingest and output data to work.  A company called Hammerspace has built a system to help AI and other organisations tap into data troves… Continua a leggere Hammerspace, an unstructured data wrangler used by Nvidia, Meta and Tesla, raises $100M at $500M+ valuation

Cosmic Robotics has developed a robotic assistant that does the heavy lifting on solar job sites.

X has not been faring well in the U.K., which used to be a major source of revenue for the social network prior to Elon Musk’s takeover. Still named Twitter UK Ltd, revenues and profits for X’s U.K. entity collapsed by over 60% in 2023, according to accounts filed this week with the U.K.’s Companies… Continua a leggere X’s UK division saw revenue decline 66% in 2023 following Musk’s takeover