How used EV batteries could help fuel the AI boom

How used EV batteries could help fuel the AI boom

Reno, Nevada — In a field outside of Reno, Nevada, sit rows and rows of solar panels soaking up sunshine. Beside them are used electric vehicle batteries under white plastic, whose job is to keep two data centers for Crusoe, an artificial intelligence cloud platform, running day and night. “The whole AI industry is struggling … Read more

Company using recycled EV batteries, solar panels to help power data centers

Company using recycled EV batteries, solar panels to help power data centers

Company using recycled EV batteries, solar panels to help power data centers – CBS News Watch CBS News Recycling company Redwood Materials is using old electric vehicle batteries to help increase the energy supply for artificial intelligence data centers. Andres Gutierrez reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, … Read more

States pass privacy laws to protect brain data collected by devices

States pass privacy laws to protect brain data collected by devices

More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person’s brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person’s health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive functioning. Colorado, California, and Montana are among the states that have recently required safeguarding brain data collected by devices outside … Read more

Over $90 billion worth of AI and energy investments announced at Pittsburgh summit

Over $90 billion worth of AI and energy investments announced at Pittsburgh summit

Over $90 billion worth of AI and energy investments announced at Pittsburgh summit – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump was in Pittsburgh Tuesday for an artificial intelligence summit where companies announced more than $90 billion worth of investments in AI and the energy to power it. Nancy Cordes reports. Be the first to … Read more

Trump heads to Pittsburgh for AI announcement, Russia rejects 50-day peace deadline

Trump heads to Pittsburgh for AI announcement, Russia rejects 50-day peace deadline

Trump heads to Pittsburgh for AI announcement, Russia rejects 50-day peace deadline – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is in Pittsburgh Tuesday where he’s expected to announce a record $90 billion private sector investment in expanding Pennsylvania’s energy and AI capabilities. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on that … Read more

AI-generated porn scandal rocks University of Hong Kong after law student allegedly created deepfakes of 20 women

AI-generated porn scandal rocks University of Hong Kong after law student allegedly created deepfakes of 20 women

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog said Tuesday it has launched a criminal investigation into an AI-generated porn scandal at the city’s oldest university, after a student was accused of creating lewd images of his female classmates and teachers. Three people alleged over the weekend that a University of Hong Kong (HKU) law student fabricated pornographic deepfakes … Read more

Nvidia says it has Trump administration green light to sell China its advanced H20 computer chips used for AI

Nvidia says it has Trump administration green light to sell China its advanced H20 computer chips used for AI

Bangkok — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China — a reversal of administration policy. The news came in a company blog post late Monday. Huang also spoke about the coup on China’s … Read more

Trump attending major energy and AI summit today at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University

Trump attending major energy and AI summit today at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University

President Trump will be in Pittsburgh Tuesday to attend a major energy and AI summit at Carnegie Mellon University.  The Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, organized and hosted by Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, will also be attended by leaders of many of the country’s largest energy and technology companies. McCormick is set to announce … Read more

Exploring the rise of artificial intelligence company OpenAI

Exploring the rise of artificial intelligence company OpenAI

Exploring the rise of artificial intelligence company OpenAI – CBS News Watch CBS News Karen Hao joins “CBS Evening News Plus” to discuss her new book, “Empire of AI,” which delves into the rise of Sam Altman and OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more