WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, will start building out data centers and the electricity generation needed for the further development of the fast-evolving…
BANGKOK — Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States over the coming four years. Trump said the investments in building artificial intelligence infrastructure would create 100,000 jobs, twice the 50,000 promised when Son pledged…
The athletes whose lawsuit against the NCAA is primed to pave the way for schools to pay them directly also want a players’ association to represent them in the complex contract negotiations that have overtaken the sport. Grant House, Sedona Prince and Nya Harrison wrote to the judge overseeing what’s known as the House settlement,…
NEW ORLEANS — The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion facility will transform an economically neglected corner of the state. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry called it “game-changing” for his state’s expanding tech sector, yet…
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Energy will make a $6.6 billion loan to Rivian Automotive to build a factory in Georgia that had stalled as the startup automaker struggled to become profitable. It’s unclear whether the administration can complete the loan before Donald Trump becomes president again…
The Commodores are having an incredible season, and Diego Pavia, their star quarterback, deserves all the praise for his outstanding on-field play. His play this season has drawn notice, particularly after he led Vanderbilt to important wins, such as an upset victory against Alabama. But all of a sudden, his daring action—rather than his performance—made…
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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summer quarter, an early sign that its recent efforts to revive demand for its marquee product with an infusion of artificial intelligence are paying off. Sales of the iPhone totaled $46.22 billion for the July-September period, a 6% increase from the…
Microsoft on Wednesday reported an 11% increase in profit for the July-September quarter compared to the same time last year as investors looked for signs that the company’s huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off. The company reported quarterly net income of $24.7 billion, or $3.30 per share, which beat Wall Street expectations. The…
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials announced Tuesday what they claimed was $20 billion in new foreign direct investment in Mexico, but much of that was neither new, nor completely certain. Investor confidence in Mexico has been shaken recently by controversial reforms to the energy sector and the judiciary, and the government is eager to regain…
