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Anthropic in talks to use Microsoft's AI chips, The Information reports
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (327+ words) May 21 (Reuters) " Anthropic is in talks to rent servers powered by Microsoft-designed chips to meet rising demand for its AI services, The Information reported on Thursday, in "what would be a major boost for the tech "giant's in-house chip efforts....
US scientists forecast below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (335+ words) By Anjana Anil and Erwin Seba HOUSTON, May 21 (Reuters) " U. S. government scientists said on Thursday they expect a below-normal Atlantic tropical storm season in 2026, likely producing one to "three major hurricanes with sustained winds of at least "111 miles per hour (179 kph)....
Stellantis, Wayve target 2028 driver-assist launch
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (242+ words) May 21 (Reuters) " Stellantis and British autonomous driving startup Wayve said on Thursday they had formed a strategic partnership to bring Wayve's "artificial intelligence driving software into the carmaker's "STLA Auto Drive platform for future hands-free assisted driving. The companies said…...
Exclusive-Grok falls flat in Washington, undercutting Space X's AI growth story
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (844+ words) By Raphael Satter and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) " Space X's initial public offering is set to be the largest in history, partly fueled by its promise to grab a chunk of what it calls a multi-trillion-dollar market for artificial…...
Flanders fire in central Minnesota 100% contained
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (18+ words) BRAINERD, Minn. - Authorities say the Flanders Fire in Crow Wing County is now 100% contained. The wildfire so. .....
US energy storage additions hit a first-quarter record, report shows
15+ hour, 7+ min ago (303+ words) May 21 (Reuters) " U. S. energy storage developers installed 9. 7 gigawatt-hours of new capacity in the first quarter of 2026, marking a record high for the quarter, an "industry report showed on Thursday. Energy storage capacity grew 32% "in the quarter from a year ago despite…...
White House briefs AI firms on plans for model review, the Information reports
18+ hour, 18+ min ago (170+ words) May 20 (Reuters) " The White House's Office of the National Cyber Director hosted a briefing "for leading AI companies on "a planned executive order that would empower intelligence and other government agencies to review advanced AI models before their "release, "the…...
NASA's Perseverance Rover is ready to complete a Martian marathon
21+ hour, 34+ min ago (769+ words) WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) " For NASA's Perseverance Rover, life on Mars has been a marathon, not a sprint. For more than five years, the six-wheeled robotic explorer has been steadily traversing the Martian surface seeking signs of ancient life, studying its…...
Colombia clears exploratory phase of Ecopetrol-led geothermal project
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (231+ words) BOGOTA, May 20 (Reuters) " Colombia's environment ministry said on Wednesday it had approved the environmental viability of the exploratory phase "of the Nereidas geothermal project, led "by state oil company Ecopetrol, Baker Hughes and utility CHEC, in a step that could…...
Open AI co-founder and former Tesla AI executive Karpathy joins Anthropic
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (283+ words) May 19 (Reuters) " Andrej Karpathy, a former Tesla AI executive and one of Open AI's founding members, has joined Anthropic, he said on Tuesday, strengthening the "Claude maker as it looks to dominate "the AI race. "I think the next few…...