Top 5 News Stories of the Week
Ahead of the Trump vs. Harris faceoff, OpenAI, a subsidiary of Microsoft and Alphabet, revealed that its platform was being exploited to disrupt democratic elections worldwide. The company's report detailed how they prevented over 20 global operations and deceptive networks that aimed to misuse its models. These threats included AI-generated website articles and social media posts by fake accounts.
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Hon Hai Precision, also known as Foxconn, announced plans to construct the largest manufacturing facility for Nvidia's GB200 chip. This move is intended to meet the substantial demand for Nvidia's Blackwell platform. Foxconn, known for assembling products for Apple, is also venturing into server production.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) revealed plans for its next-gen MI350 chip, set to compete with Nvidia's upcoming Blackwell system. The chip is expected to offer up to 35 times better inference performance compared to its predecessors and ship in the second half of 2025.
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood predicted a "trillion-dollar-plus revenue opportunity for Tesla Inc in the next five years" in the autonomous vehicle market. Wood sees a "winner-takes-most" scenario unfolding in the autonomous driving space, emphasizing the high stakes in the race for autonomous technology supremacy.
Shyam Sankar, CTO of Palantir Technologies, stated that the company is experiencing a surge in demand. Sankar emphasized the value of enterprise automation and the increasing rate of AI adoption. He also highlighted the foundational investments Palantir made in an ontology as prerequisites for quickly putting workflows into production.