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AMD will invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic to expand the AI company's computing power. Under the agreement, Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD's Instinct MI450 AI GPUs using the chipmaker's new Helios rack-scale system. The first gigawatt is expected to be deployed in the first half of 2027.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a "Rental Ripoff Report" that recommends requiring landlords and realtors to disclose when they use AI-generated or AI-edited images in property listings. The report follows hearings where thousands of tenants reported deceptive practices, including misleading photos.
Nvidia's Q1 revenue beat estimates at $81.62 billion, but CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the Vera chip as a $200 billion market opportunity beyond the $1 trillion from Blackwell and Rubin. Vera revenue is expected to hit $20 billion by fiscal year end, though Huang warned of supply constraints through the Vera Rubin lifecycle. The chip positions Nvidia against hyperscaler custom silicon and Intel/AMD in the inference race.
Former Google, Meta and OpenAI researchers have started Recursive Superintelligence with over $650 million in funding and a $4 billion valuation. The six-month-old firm aims to create AI that improves itself. Backed by investors like GV, Greycroft, Nvidia and AMD, it joins efforts to automate AI development amid recent advances in code-writing AI systems.
AI startup Recursive has left stealth mode with $650 million in funding to pursue self-improving AI systems. The company sees recursive self-improvement as the quickest way to superintelligence and plans to automate the scientific method starting with AI research. Backed by GV, Greycroft, AMD Ventures, and Nvidia, Recursive is led by experts from Salesforce, Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Meta, and Uber AI.