SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) stock has witnessed a roller-coaster ride on the stock market in the past year. It rose remarkably after it emerged that Nvidia had a small stake in the company, before witnessing periods of volatility for much of 2024 and then closing the year on a terrific note. However, the new year…
Yichao ‘Peak’ Ji, co-founder and chief scientist of Manus AI Manus AI One recent evening in Shenzhen, a group of software engineers gathered in a dimly lit co-working space, furiously typing as they monitored the performance of a new AI system. The air was electric, thick with the hum of servers and the glow of…
Meredith Whittaker, the president of Signal, said agentic AI poses serious security risks to users. Agentic AI refers to bots that can reason and perform tasks for humans without their input. But having a bot complete tasks for users means giving it access to reams of data, Whittaker said. Signal President Meredith Whittaker is skeptical…
Nvidia (NVDA 1.92%) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR 5.53%) delivered terrific gains last year as shares of both companies shot up remarkably thanks to the fast-growing demand for their artificial intelligence (AI)-focused hardware and software solutions. But 2025 is turning out to be different for these red-hot growth stocks. While Nvidia stock has retreated nearly 14%…
Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, has inaugurated a new laboratory dedicated to exploring quantum effects in carbon-based materials. The CarboQuant project, supported by the Werner Siemens Foundation and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), aims to develop sustainable quantum technologies, including components for quantum computers. The lab, opened on January 30, 2025, focuses on nanographenes and graphene nanoribbons,…
With the help of AI, singles can find love that’s anything but artificial. Who needs your friends to weigh in on your dating app profile when a chatbot can be your wingman? That will soon be the reality on platforms owned by Match Group, such as Tinder and Hinge, as the company unveils new AI-powered…
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with ORCA Computing and Universal Quantum to advance scalable quantum computing technologies. These collaborations aim to address critical challenges in photonic and trapped-ion quantum computing, focusing on industrialization and integration into hybrid quantum-classical systems. The partnership with ORCA Computing leverages ORCA’s expertise in photonic quantum systems and AIST’s Global Research and Development Center for Business…
The US Department of Justice is still calling for Google to sell its web browser Chrome, according to a Friday court filing. The DOJ first proposed that Google should sell Chrome last year, under then-President Joe Biden, but it seems to be sticking with that plan under the second Trump administration. The department is, however,…
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN executives have expressed skepticism over Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT recent quantum computing claims. What Happened: Last month, Microsoft introduced a quantum processor named Majorana 1, asserting it could revolutionize data storage and complex calculations, reported Business Insider. However, Simone Severini, Amazon’s head of quantum technologies, emailed CEO Andy Jassy, questioning the validity of Microsoft’s claims. Severini pointed out that the scientific…
What you need to know Google’s Head of Android said the tech giant is on track to release Android 16 in June, due to the new ‘Trunk Stable’ development process. The tech giant plans to highlight a few features from this update for users early on. However, with major OS drops, the company is still…
