
Microsoft AI out diagnoses doctors
Mustafa Suleyman’s robo-doc squad crushes NEJM case studies
Software King of the World, Microsoft has tested a new AI medical tool that it claims is four times better than human doctors at diagnosing tricky conditions.

OpenAI turns to Google chips to dodge Nvidia's sticker shock
TPUs get a boost as soaring GPU costs force AI giants to seek cheaper hardware
OpenAI is quietly shifting parts of its workload onto Google’s custom TPU chips in what appears to be a calculated move to cut costs.

OpenAI leaves Microsoft's Copilot stuck in the slow lane
Corporates don't want Copilot
Software King of the World, Microsoft is finding out the hard way that even a decades-long grip on the enterprise world does not mean workers will touch its AI with a bargepole.

OpenAI boss says vibe coding has sucked the fun out of dev work
Human engineers stuck doing the boring bits
OpenAI cofounder and president Greg Brockman [pictured] reckons AI-driven software development has turned human coders into overqualified Q&As.

US Army Reserve fast-tracks commissions for silicon valley top brass
Skip boot camp and push ups
The US Army Reserve has pulled off a bizarre bit of military cosplay by commissioning four Silicon Valley bigwigs as lieutenant colonels, skipping the usual boot polish and push-ups.

Microsoft could walk away from OpenAI talks
Huge deal wobbles as OpenAI pushes for profit pivot
Software King of the World, Microsoft is ready to bin its negotiations with OpenAI as the ChatGPT outfit tries to morph into a fully for-profit company.

Bromance between Vole and OpenAI over
Altman's outfit considers going nuclear
Tensions are bubbling up between OpenAI and its deep-pocketed backer Microsoft as they start scrapping over control, competition, and how much cash is on the table.

AI firms race to fix sycophantic chatbots
Before users get too comfortable
OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic are working to rein in a growing problem with their chatbots: excessive flattery. The models are increasingly prone to giving users agreeable responses that prioritise validation over accuracy.

Nvidia boss promises AI renaissance for Europe
Huang reckons continent’s GPU drought is nearly over
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang has assured Europe that its embarrassing lack of AI computing grunt will be sorted soon, as the region scrambles to catch up with the US and China’s AI supremacy.

Meta to splash $15bn on Scale AI stake
Zuckerberg goes headhunting to close AI gap
Meta is reportedly throwing $15 billion at Scale AI for a 49 per cent stake, desperately trying to headhunt is way up the AI pecking order after being left in the dust by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.