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Investors have been gathering AI chips to attract AI startups. 

Amazon hired most of the staff of agentic-AI specialist Adept AI in a move that echoes Microsoft’s absorption of Inflection in March.

Saudi Arabia plans to spend billions of dollars to become a global AI hub. 

Amazon withdrew Just Walk Out, an AI-driven checkout service, from most of its Amazon Fresh grocery stores...

Manufacturers are embracing AI even as they struggle to find the talent and data required.

How well do large language models respond to professional-level queries in various industry domains? A new company aims to find out.

OpenAI has been moderating its GPT Store with a very light touch. In a survey of the GPT Store’s offerings, TechCrunch found numerous examples of custom ChatGPT instances that appear to violate the store’s own policies.

The CEO of Stability AI resigned as the company faces an increasingly competitive market.

European AI champion Mistral AI unveiled new large language models and formed an alliance with Microsoft. 

An analysis of United States job listings shows AI jobs are growing rapidly outside traditional tech hubs. Researchers at University of Maryland analyzed the distribution of AI jobs among U.S. job postings. California hosts the largest concentration...

Governments want access to AI chips and software built in their own countries, and they are shelling out billions of dollars to make it happen. Nations across the world are supporting homegrown AI processing and development, The Economist reported.

Europeans are keeping their jobs even as AI does an increasing amount of work. Researchers at the European Central Bank found that employment in occupations affected by AI rose over nearly a decade. 

The GPT Store is open for business, providing curated, searchable access to millions of chatbots tailored for specific purposes.

The 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showcased products that take advantage of increasingly powerful, increasingly accessible AI capabilities. Many debuts at the massive CES show showed that large language models (LLMs) are moving beyond browsers and smartphones.

AI ventures are thriving in the French capital. Paris is host to a crop of young companies that focus on large language models. TechCrunch surveyed the scene.  Paris is well situated for an AI boomlet...