TSMC pledges to spend $100B on US chip facilities

Chipmaker TSMC said that it aims to invest “at least” $100 billion in chip manufacturing plants in the U.S. over the next four years as part of an effort to expand the company’s network of semiconductor factories. President Donald Trump announced the news during a press conference Monday. TSMC’s cash infusion will fund the construction […]
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Google releases SpeciesNet, an AI model designed to identify wildlife

Google has open-sourced an AI model, SpeciesNet, designed to identify animal species by analyzing photos from camera traps. Researchers around the world use camera traps — digital cameras connected to infrared sensors — to study wildlife populations. But while these traps can provide valuable insights, they generate massive volumes of data that take days to […]
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Taiwan Semiconductor to announce $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing plants

President Donald Trump is expected to announce a $100 billion investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to boost U.S. chip building.

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TSMC to Spend $100 Billion in U.S. Over the Next Four Years

The company’s chief executive is expected to announce the semiconductor’s plans at the White House on Monday.

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Trump Vows to Make America the ‘Crypto Capital of the World’ With US Crypto Reserve

The first five currencies that will be included in a U.S. strategic crypto reserve are Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Solana, and Cardano.

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Microsoft Outage: Tens of Thousands Were Unable to Access Outlook, Teams, Office 365 After “Problematic Code Change”

Users began reporting problems at about 3:30 pm ET on March 1, with some concerned they had been hacked.

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Podcasting platform Podcastle launches a text-to-speech model with more than 450 AI voices

Podcast recording and editing platform Podcastle is now joining other companies in the AI-powered, text-to-speech race by releasing its own AI model called Asyncflow v1.0. An API for developers will also be available, allowing them to directly integrate the text-to-speech model in their apps. Thanks to the new model, the company is able to offer […]
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China’s Oppo taps Google for privacy AI push, taking a page from Apple’s playbook

Oppo on Monday announced it’s using cloud privacy technology from Google to protect users’ sensitive conversations from its own AI products.

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‘What Europe needs is a DOGE,’ Deutsche Telekom CEO says in impassioned plea for deregulation

Europe needs its own version of what Elon Musk has done with the Department of Government Efficiency in the U.S., according to Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges.

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Amazon-backed AI firm Anthropic valued at $61.5 billion after latest round

Anthropic on Monday closed its latest funding round at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation, the company confirmed to CNBC.

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