By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Computing networking pioneer Bob Metcalfe on Wednesday won the industry’s most prestigious prize for the invention of the Ethernet, a technology that half a c[...]
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Branson’s Virgin Orbit to recall small team from near-total furlough
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit plans to recall on Thursday a small group of employees from a near company-wide furlough to work on rocket upgrades, an emai[...]
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Nvidia positions for quantum computing with new products
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp, the computing company powering the bulk of artificial intelligence, is positioning itself as a key player in quantum computing with the launch of new[...]
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Google begins opening access to its ChatGPT competitor Bard
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday began the public release of its chatbot Bard, seeking users and feedback to gain ground on Microsoft Corp in a fast-moving ra[...]
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Indonesia sets aside $455 million to subsidise electric motorcycle sales
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will allocate 7 trillion rupiah ($455.88 million) in state funds to subsidise electric motorcycle sales through 2024, officials said on Monday, as it pushes mass ad[...]
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Baidu’s Hong Kong shares rebound as users test ChatGPT-like Ernie bot
By Eduardo Baptista and Jason Xue BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hong Kong-listed shares in China’s Baidu rebounded 15.7% on Friday as users told of their experiences with the Ernie bot, rec[...]
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Explainer-What is Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s GPT-4 model?
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp-backed startup OpenAI began the rollout of GPT-4, a powerful artificial intelligence model that succeeds the technology behind the wildly popular ChatGPT. GPT-4 is[...]
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Green groups sue Biden admin over approval of Alaska Willow oil project
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday over the Biden administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil and gas project i[...]
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NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $112 million contract for far-side moon lander
(Reuters) – NASA on Tuesday said it had picked U.S. rocket builder Firefly Aerospace to put a lander on the moon’s far side in 2026, under a nearly $112 million contract. “The commer[...]
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