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Nvidia $50 trillion, TSMC earnings, chip stocks tank, and Bitcoin miners' next move: AI news roundup

Nvidia $50 trillion, TSMC earnings, chip stocks tank, and Bitcoin miners' next move: AI news roundup

Plus, OpenAI releases a smaller, cheaper version of its most powerful AI model called GPT-4o mini

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company beat analysts’ expectations for the second quarter thanks to demand for artificial intelligence chips. The Taiwanese chipmaker reported revenue of $20.82 billion for fiscal year 2024 — up 40% from a year ago.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during OpenAI DevDay on November 6, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
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OpenAI introduced a smaller, more cost-efficient version of its most powerful model GPT-4o — and it could mean even more AI-powered apps.

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The big selloff of chip stocks was a bit excessive — at least that’s what Jefferies and Bank of America analysts think.

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The Bitcoin mining reward has been reduced after Bitcoin halving, and that’s driving some companies to shift from Bitcoin mining centers to artificial intelligence data centers.

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A startup with the first-ever artificial intelligence-powered “behavior engine” for characters in video games just raised $16 million.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company topped analysts’ expectations for the second quarter, reporting revenue of $20.82 billion for fiscal year 2024— up 40% from a year ago.

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At a time when women are disappearing from the tech industry, one AI visionary is making more of an impact than ever.

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One of the leading AI startups, Anthropic, is partnering with a venture capital firm, Menlo Ventures, to launch a new fund for AI startups.

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Shares of several global chipmakers, including Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), fell Wednesday as investors responded to potential new Biden administration export controls and comments on Taiwan by former President Donald Trump.

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With the generative artificial intelligence boom underway, tech companies are looking for training data to improve their models — and some are taking without permission.

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Main building at Huawei’s production campus on April 25, 2019 in Dongguan, near Shenzhen, China.
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One of China’s main competitors in the chip war has built a research and development center for chips in Shanghai as it faces pressure from U.S. sanctions aimed at curbing its advanced technology efforts.

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Bank of America is directing $4 billion toward new technologies this year, including enhancements of its artificial intelligence tools for both clients and advisors, chief executive Brian Moynihan said Tuesday.

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China’s artificial intelligence development is being slowed by U.S. trade restrictions on advanced chips — and the gap between the two countries could “expand,” experts said.

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An early investor in Amazon and Tesla said Nvidia is a different bet, and that the AI chipmaker could reach a $50 trillion valuation in a decade.

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Despite fears over artificial intelligence replacing workers, some employees are embracing the technology for work. In May, usage of OpenAI’s ChatGPT grew 74%, from 1.8 billion site visits in April, to 3.1 billion, according to Similarweb website traffic data collected by FlexOS. ChatGPT was the most used generative AI tool for work around the world in May, and was followed by competitors including Google Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude.

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