Nvidia Falls About 4% as Board Probes Huang Reports While AMD Gains 11% and Broadcom 9%
Nvidia fell about 4% Monday, Nov. 9, as its board reviewed reports about CEO Jensen Huang. AMD rose 11% and Broadcom 9%, CNBC reported.
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Bikers and Bug Conservationists Unite Against Google’s Planned Data Center East of London
A petition with almost 55,000 signatures urges Google to drop a Thurrock data center, uniting wildlife groups and a motorcycle club, Wired reported Nov. 9.
Tesla Expands Robotaxi Service to San Antonio, Another City Where Waymo Already Operates
Tesla said its robotaxis would be available in San Antonio from 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, extending a service that already runs in several Texas cities.
To Keep Students Thinking in the AI Era, a South Korean City Turns to St. John’s College and the Great Books
Chuncheon, South Korea, has partnered with St. John’s College to teach Great Books discussion as students lean on AI chatbots, NPR reported Nov. 9.
Trump Calls Jensen Huang an ‘Honorable Guy’ as Yale’s Sonnenfeld Puts the Nvidia CEO’s Survival at ‘About a 50-50’
Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang an honorable guy, Euronews reported Nov. 9, as Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld told TechCrunch his odds are about 50-50.
MIT and UBC Researchers Build WorldParticle, One AI Model That Simulates Sand, Fluids and Folding Proteins
MIT and University of British Columbia researchers built WorldParticle, one AI model that simulates sand, fluids and proteins, MIT said Nov. 9.
U.S. Cleared a Chinese Firm With an Apparently Empty Office to Handle Nvidia’s H200 Chips, Report Says
The U.S. approved a Chinese firm with an apparently empty office to handle Nvidia H200 chips, The New York Times reported, per The Verge on Nov. 7.
OpenAI Reportedly Raises $11 Billion at $1.25 Trillion Valuation, Short of Its $30 Billion Target
OpenAI has reportedly raised $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, Bloomberg reported Nov. 6, short of the $30 billion it once sought.
Elvis Presley and Eminem Rights Holders Sue AI Music Company Suno Over Alleged Imitations
Elvis Presley rights holders and an Eminem publisher sued AI music firm Suno over alleged AI imitations of the artists, The Verge reported Nov. 8.
Apple Pushes to Turn Siri Into an AI Agent, With Third-Party App Control Expected by Spring, Report Says
Nov. 8: Apple is pressing to speed up Siri’s AI roadmap, with third-party app control likely in the spring, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported.