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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI's new plan to track when things go wrong after revealing new cases of its AI models going off-script. Plus, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi and machine learning pioneer Andrew Ng weigh in on the global AI safety debate; meanwhile in Silicon Valley, the immediate fear is missing out on the money.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Mark Zuckerberg's call for AI labs to rely on independent evaluators and advisers to ensure models are safe. Plus, OpenAI is said to be in early talks with investors about a new funding round that could value the ChatGPT maker at more than $1.2 trillion, and Impulse Space CEO Tom Mueller discusses the company's $308 Million Series D Extension and the future of the space mobility economy.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down calls from AI for a slower pace at the frontier, arguing safety needs time to catch up with increasingly powerful models. The debate is reaching Washington and Wall Street, with AI-linked stocks under pressure as investors weigh what slower development could mean for the spending boom.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Oracle's latest results and how they are helping ease concerns around the company's massive AI infrastructure buildout. Plus, the debate around AI's societal risks and the backlash against the global data center build-out grow louder.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses Apple's iPhone Duo with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, from its anticipated reception with consumers to what it means for Apple's new era under CEO John Ternus. Plus, the AI chip race is moving to inference, and Elon Musk's Boring Co. reaches a $23 billion valuation.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow is live from Apple Park in Cupertino for what could be the iPhone Maker's most consequential product launch in years, with John Ternus making his first major public appearance as Apple CEO - and all eyes on Apple's highly anticipated first foldable iPhone, marking the biggest change to the iPhone's form factor in almost twenty years.
Bloomberg’s Riley Griffin breaks down Qualcomm's deal signing up Amazon as a data center chip customer, an agreement that will span "multiple generations." Meanwhile, another deal falls apart after Anthropic decides against acquiring AI startup Decart AI; and all eyes are on Apple as the company kicks off its product launch tomorrow, with its foldable iPhone a decade in the making.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Nvidia's $3.5 billion investment in MediaTek, deepening its collaboration with the Taiwanese chipmaker. Plus, today is Tim Cook's last day as CEO of Apple before John Ternus takes the reins tomorrow, and all eyes are on Anthropic as it prepares to file publicly in the coming weeks.
Nvidia is investing $3.5 billion in MediaTek, deepening collaboration with the Taiwanese chipmaker at a time when it’s working to persuade more companies to build chips that plug into its dominant data center ecosystem. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai join Bloomberg Tech's Ed Ludlow to discuss the deal.
Bloomberg’s Tim Stenovec zeroes in on Jackson Hole after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh delivered his first address at the Symposium. Plus, a US judge rules that the Trump administration must lift its ban on Anthropic's AI tech for federal agencies. And, a consortium of Advent and Stripe decided to abandon its pursuit of PayPal - a deal that would have ranked as one of the biggest-ever leveraged buyouts.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Nvidia's prediction of a 70% revenue growth next fiscal year, far exceeding analyst estimates. Plus, Salesforce shares jump after giving an outlook for strong revenue expansion, and deepening its ties with Anthropic. And Hugging Face comes out with its newest robot: a duck that can walk, talk, and roller-skate.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down what to expect from Nvidia's earnings report on Wednesday, as the stock is on track to snap its seven-session losing streak. Plus, Apple announces new Mac mini and Mac Studio desktop computers with major processor upgrades, and OpenAI says its new Jalapeno chips performed better than Nvidia's current lineup.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down what to expect from Nvidia's earnings this week, this as Bloomberg reports Nvidia customers have been notified about price hikes. Plus, SoftBank plans a record $6.3 billion retail bond sale to raise funds for its investment commitments to OpenAI, and Alibaba raises $10.2 billion to take the lead in the global AI race in what was Hong Kong's biggest follow-on offering.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow takes a look at Anthropic as the AI company expects to match or top the size of SpaceX’s record-setting IPO. Plus, sources say Broadcom is in talks to raise more than $60 billion in debt to help Anthropic and others secure chips and computing power, and all eyes are on Nvidia as the chipmaker reports earnings next week.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down the plunge in Alibaba's profit after the company increased its quarterly capex to almost $10 billion for AI. Plus, a look at how Meta has quietly become one of Microsoft's largest AI customers, and at defense tech startup Castelion's plans to boost production of its hypersonic missile systems.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow takes a look at the expanded partnership between Marvell and Google for chip development, with Marvell giving the search giant the right to buy as much as $12.2 billion in stock. Plus, SK Hynix plans to buy back $29 billion of shares and return more profits to investors to stabilize its stock after falling more than 50% in two months. And, startup Fuse raises $100 million to bring commercial nuclear fusion energy to the US and its allies.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Anthropic’s annualized revenue topping $65 billion as the AI startup moves closer to a potential IPO. Plus, OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, aimed at giving 13- to 17-year-olds a safer way to use the chatbot for learning. And, after advanced AI models escaped controlled safety tests and accessed real-world systems, we speak with the CEO of the startup hired to stress-test them.
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Anthropic's second-quarter revenue jump to more than $11.5 Billion, 14 times more compared to the same period a year ago. Plus, some family offices from around the world have built up billions of dollars of exposure to SpaceX; and Bedrock Robotics launched the first fully autonomous excavator in the US.
Bloomberg’s Tim Stenovec takes a look at OpenAI, which is on track to generate annualized revenue of more than $40 billion, roughly doubling its run rate from the end of 2025. Plus, how a New York City bill backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani could force Amazon to directly employ its delivery workers, and Meta's former chief AI scientist joins a new venture firm to invest in early AI startups.
