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Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here . This week brought more than just Nvidia’s earnings reports; startups and VCs also had some news — quieter perhaps, but still worth paying attention to, especially

Image Source: Getty Artificial Intelligence (AI) compute demand has grown exponentially for over a decade. Since 2011, the amount of compute used to train AI models has grown by a factor of 350 million . Since 2010, as deep learning gained traction, the compute requirements of AI models began doubling every 5.7 months. In 2015

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. As AI tools like ChatGPT gain traction, their role in higher education is being reevaluated. Artificial intelligence is becoming a fixture in college classrooms, with both students and professors increasingly relying on it

Weather models based on artificial intelligence (AI) are better than traditional forecasts at tracking tropical storms, new research has found, part of a wave of AI breakthroughs that could improve warnings for extreme weather such as hurricanes. "To our surprise, we saw that for the first time an AI system could outperform all existing operational

This story appears in the spring 2025 issue of UC San Diego Magazine as “Critical Diagnosis.” When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, the time to treatment is critical. “Today, a cancer patient can expect to wait weeks after their initial tumor diagnosis for a standard genomic test,” says Ludmil Alexandrov, professor at UC San

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In early 2019, a subtle yet significant shift occurred in the world of artificial intelligence. OpenAI, a key player in the field, began moving away from its earlier emphasis on open research. Over time, access to its datasets narrowed, details about its training methods became increasingly difficult to find and its internal work became more

The “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks led the market’s post-pandemic boom. But as Big Tech sprints into the AI future, one big name is falling dangerously behind: Apple (AAPL). Once an undisputed tech heavyweight, it risks becoming the least magnificent of them all. While the others — Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Facebook parent Meta

Summary: A new study reveals that caffeine increases the complexity of brain activity during sleep, especially in younger adults, potentially disrupting the brain’s ability to recover overnight. Researchers used EEG and AI to analyze sleep in 40 adults after caffeine or placebo intake, identifying less predictable brain signals and increased wake-like brainwave patterns. Caffeine altered

The field of artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving, and while it presents both exciting opportunities and complex challenges, Laurene Robinson is committed to staying ahead of the curve. Through a Combined Degree Program at St. Mary’s University, she’s striving to shape a future where a deep understanding of AI and its associated security risks is