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Before his sacking as CEO of OpenAI last week — and reinstatement this week — could Sam Altman have been working on an artificial intelligence system so powerful it might threaten the safety of humankind? It sounds like a horror story worthy of Skynet — the AI system in the Terminator films that...

German-American billionaire and PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) co-founder Peter Thiel thinks there is an "interdepartmental rivalry" and depending on who you ask, we are either living in a multiverse or a simulation. What Happened: In the World of DaaS podcast with Auren Hoffman, Thiel tried to...

Arm Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARM), known for its CPUs that Nvidia Corp.'s (NASDAQ: NVDA) GPUs rely on for artificial intelligence, took center stage Thursday with its IPO at a valuation of $54.5 billion, setting the record for 2023. The company shares are now trading at the $60 level, with...

Soft silicone skin with sensors that respond to the human touch. A perfect body with industrial-grade musculature that can run nimbly over rugged terrain, hurl a cinder block halfway across a basketball court or pick the right wine glass off the top shelf. Add an artificial brain that can beat the...