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Big Tech’s $13 Billion Undersea Race: AI Boom Triggers Massive Cable Investment

Big Tech’s $13 Billion Undersea Race: AI Boom Triggers Massive Cable Investment

The global demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) is causing a huge spending surge. This spending is focused on underwater communication cables. Over 95% of international data traffic uses these subsea cables. They transmit everything from emails to financial transactions worldwide. Investment in new cable projects is booming. It is projected to reach about $13 billion…

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Hollywood vs. Big Tech: MPA Slams Meta with Cease-and-Desist Over Unauthorized 'PG-13' Label on Instagram Teen Accounts

Hollywood vs. Big Tech: MPA Slams Meta with Cease-and-Desist Over Unauthorized ‘PG-13’ Label on Instagram Teen Accounts

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) sent a formal cease-and-desist letter to Meta. The MPA demands that Meta immediately stop using the “PG-13” movie rating for Instagram’s teen content filters. Meta recently announced that new settings for users under 18 would be “guided by PG-13” standards. The film trade group insists this claim is false and…

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Top AI Researchers Depart Major Tech Firms to Join Ambitious Startup, Periodic Labs

Top AI Researchers Depart Major Tech Firms to Join Ambitious Startup, Periodic Labs

In a bold shift across the AI industry, more than 20 leading researchers have left roles at OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta to join Periodic Labs, a new startup aiming to blend artificial intelligence with scientific discovery.  Periodic Labs emerged from stealth with a $300 million seed round, backed by prominent investors including Andreessen Horowitz,…

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