Nvidia Closes Acquisition of Israeli Software Startup Run:ai
Nvidia has completed the acquisition of Israeli startup Run:ai, gaining software that helps owners of intelligence computing gear get the best out of their hardware. The software — which currently works on only Nvidia-based systems — will be open-sourced, meaning that others will be able to take the code and use it to tune computers … Read more
Biden Blocks Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon
[ad_1] President Biden moved to block the $14 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel of Japan in an announcement on Friday based on grounds that the sale posed a threat to national security. The decision was an extraordinary use of executive power, particularly for a president who is just weeks from leaving office. … Read more
AI Agents in 2025: What Are They and How Can They Revolutionise Industries Across the Globe
After the novelty of generative artificial intelligence (AI) wore off, many raised an important question — Yes it is cool, but how can it make an impact in the real world? It was a valid question. While AI chatbots can be seen as a one-stop-shop for quickly looking up information, having an impromptu conversation, making … Read more
Hugging Face Introduces Smolagents Library to Build AI Agents With Open-Source LLMs
Hugging Face introduced a new code library last week to enable developers to easily build artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Dubbed smolagents, the tool defines the basic logic for general purpose simple AI agents that can perform actions by executing them in code. Smolagent can be connected with any open-source large language model (LLM) or a … Read more
Naples, Italy: A Popular Tourist Destination Suffering from Violence and Unemployment
[ad_1] As tourists followed the smell of fried pizza, posed by white and blue murals of Diego Maradona on streets lined with dangling laundry, and marveled at the decadent beauty of Naples, an 18-year-old boy and 26-year-old twin sisters were killed as the makeshift fireworks factory where they worked blew up. Their burned, mutilated bodies … Read more
Samsung Bespoke Smart Refrigerators Will Soon Recommend Groceries to Order on Instacart
Samsung announced a multi-year partnership with the US-based grocery delivery company Instacart on Thursday. With this collaboration, the South Korean tech giant will soon add a new feature to its Bespoke Smart Refrigerator lineup. Using artificial intelligence (AI), these devices will not be able to monitor the grocery items kept inside the fridge and automatically … Read more
South Korean President’s Supporters Camp Out Near His Home
[ad_1] Thousands of supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol have been camped out for days on the pavement near his home in central Seoul, vowing to block anyone from trying to detain or arrest him. In a constant rally near the president’s home, supporters have called his parliamentary impeachment “null and void.” On Thursday evening, … Read more
South Korea’s Dueling Protests – The New York Times
[ad_1] It was another call to action on Friday for the South Korean protest movement that had faced down security forces just a month ago to resist President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law. Those first mass protests got results: Mr. Yoon’s startling declaration of martial law on Dec. 3 was reversed, then the … Read more
Samsung Galaxy S25 Series to Reportedly Offer Gemini Advanced Subscriptions for Free
Samsung Galaxy S25 series is rumoured to be launched on January 22, 2025, and it could reportedly offer free Gemini Advanced subscriptions to make the devices more lucrative. As per the report, Google might have partnered with the South Korean tech giant to bundle different durations of trial subscriptions of its artificial intelligence (AI) product … Read more