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French government plots new bid for Atos business unit
The French government is in negotiations with struggling IT firm Atos to buy the company’s advanced computing activities for €500 million. Atos’ advanced computing business includes its high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum operations, as well as the business computing and AI divisions. It currently employs around 2,500 staff, with a revenue of around €570 million in 2023. After other acquisition…
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UK government trials chatbots in bid to bolster small business support
The UK government is running a private beta of a new chatbot designed to help people set up small businesses and find support. The generative AI chatbot, based on OpenAI’s GPT-4o technology, will be tested out by up to 15,000 business users, after earlier trials went well. GOV.UK Chat is linked from 30 government business support pages, including ‘set up…
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AMD eyes networking efficiency gains in bid to streamline AI data center operations
AMD has announced a sweeping expansion of its high-performance networking portfolio in a bid to supercharge data center efficiency in the age of AI. Officially unveiled at its Advancing AI conference in San Francisco this week, the chip maker hailed the launch of its new Pensando Salina data processing unit (DPU), which is aimed specifically at streamlining AI cluster performance.…
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All the news about SB 1047, California’s bid to govern AI
The California State Assembly and Senate have passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), one of the first significant regulations of artificial intelligence in the US. The bill, which has been a flashpoint for debate in Silicon Valley and beyond, would obligate AI companies operating in California to implement a number of precautions…
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