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AI chips are hot. Here's what they are, what they're for and why investors see gold

The hottest thing in technology is an unprepossessing sliver of silicon closely related to the chips that power video game graphics
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This photo provided by the chipmaker Nvidia shows the company’s HGX H100 module, which can use as many as eight AI chips to train artificial intelligence systems and perform other tasks. Such AI chips are tiny slivers of silicon designed to simplify and speed up the development of artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT, making them one of the hottest items in technology. (Nvidia via AP)
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Toyota debuts hydrogen-fueled Corolla race car as auto racing begins shift away from gas guzzlers

A humble Corolla running on liquid hydrogen has made its racing debut, part of a move to bring the futuristic technology into the racing world and to demonstrate Toyota Motor Corp.’s resolve to develop hydrogen vehicles
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Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda, center, stands next to the racing car powered by liquid hydrogen he drove during a 24-hour race at Fuji International Speedway in Oyama town, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of Tokyo, Saturday, May 27, 2023. The hydrogen-fueled Corolla has made its racing debut, part of a move to bring the futuristic technology into the racing world and to demonstrate Toyota’s resolve to develop green vehicles. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
May 31

FTC hits Amazon with $25 million fine for violating child privacy with Alexa voice assistant

Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its Alexa voice assistant
May 31
FILE - Amazon Echo and Echo Plus devices, behind, sit near illuminated Echo Button devices during an event by the company in Seattle, Sept. 27, 2017. In a vote Wednesday, May 31, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission is ordering Amazon to pay more than $30 million in fines over privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and its doorbell camera Ring. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
May 31

Researchers link death in gene-editing study to a virus used to deliver the treatment, not CRISPR

The lone volunteer in a gene-editing study targeting a rare form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy most likely died after having a reaction to the virus that delivered the therapy in his body
May 31
FILE - This undated photo shows Terry Horgan with his parents at home in Montour Falls, N.Y. Horgan, 27, the lone volunteer in a gene-editing study targeting a rare form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, likely died after having a reaction to the virus that delivered the therapy in his body, researchers concluded in an early study released in May 2023. (Kate Collins/The Journal via AP, File)
May 31

It's time to prepare for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season

It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastline to get plans in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on Thursday
May 31
Mike Brennan, Director of the National Hurricane Center, speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Miami. Brennan and FEMA Director Deanne Criswell discussed preparedness for hurricane season, which begins June 1. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
May 31

Ring security cameras gave every employee 'full access' to all customer video: FTC

Ring's parent company, Amazon, said it "promptly addressed the issues at hand."
May 31
Ring home security system display at Costco, Queens, N.Y., Feb. 10, 2023.
May 31

Tech community sounds alarm on threat of artificial intelligence

ABC News contributor Mike Muse discusses the more than 350 influential tech industry professionals who sounded the alarm on the threat of artificial intelligence to humans.
May 31
VIDEO: Tech community sounds alarm on threat of artificial intelligence
May 31

US, Europe working on voluntary AI code of conduct as calls grow for regulation

The United States and Europe are drawing up a voluntary code of conduct for artificial intelligence, with a draft expected in weeks
May 31
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and EU Commissioner for Competitiveness Margrethe Vestager during a final press conference at a Trade and Technology Conference, in in Lulea, Sweden, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via AP)
May 31

NASA talks UFOs with public ahead of final report on unidentified flying objects

NASA is publicly addressing the subject of UFOs a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings
May 31
FILE - Workers on scaffolding repaint the NASA logo near the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., May 20, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
May 31

Earth is 'quite sick' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says

A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it
May 31
FILE - A woman bathes her daughter in the Yamuna River, covered by a chemical foam caused by industrial and domestic pollution as the skyline is enveloped in toxic smog, in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 17, 2021. . A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it. The study, published Wednesday, May 31, 2023, for the first time it includes measures of “justice,” which is mostly about preventing harm for groups of people. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
May 31

Experts warn AI poses 'risk of extinction'

ABC News contributor Mike Muse has more on why these experts are raising the flag on AI and how more regulations need to be in place.
May 31
VIDEO: Experts warn AI poses 'risk of extinction'
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Twitter may be worth one-third what Musk paid for it last fall as Fidelity marks down investment

Twitter may now be worth one-third of what Elon Musk paid for the social media platform just seven months ago
May 31
FILE - Twitter logos hang outside the company's offices in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Twitter may now be worth one-third of what Elon Musk paid for the social media platform just seven months ago. Financial services company Fidelity has reduced the market value of its equity stake in Twitter for a third time, now putting it at $6.55 billion. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
May 31

AI experts warn of human extinction

A public statement from 350 researchers and CEOs expressed concern that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity if it gets into the wrong hands.
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VIDEO:  AI experts warn of human extinction
May 31

How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay

For its annual analysis of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm
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For the few women who sit atop S&P 500 companies, thinner paychecks as median compensation slips

Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 -- compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%
May 31
FILE - Lisa Su, president and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, attends the opening bell at Nasdaq on May 1, 2019, in New York. Su was the highest paid female CEO in a survey by AP and Equilar for the fourth year in a row, but she slipped to 26th highest paid overall, from 22nd last year. Her pay package totaled $30.2 million, including stock and option awards. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
May 31

For the few women who sit atop S&P 500 companies, thinner paychecks as median compensation slips

Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 -- compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%
May 31
FILE - Lisa Su, president and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, attends the opening bell at Nasdaq on May 1, 2019, in New York. Su was the highest paid female CEO in a survey by AP and Equilar for the fourth year in a row, but she slipped to 26th highest paid overall, from 22nd last year. Her pay package totaled $30.2 million, including stock and option awards. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
May 31

CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take a typical worker two lifetimes to make their annual pay

After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing
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(AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)
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China warns of artificial intelligence risks, calls for beefed-up national security measures

China has warned of the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence while calling for heightened national security measures
May 31
FILE - China's President Xi Jinping arrives to attend the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit, Nov. 19, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. China’s ruling Communist Party is calling for beefed-up national security measures, highlighting the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence. A meeting headed by party leader and President Xi on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, urged “dedicated efforts to safeguard political security and improve the security governance of internet data and artificial intelligence," the official Xinhua News Agency said. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP, File)
May 31

China warns of risks from artificial intelligence, calls for beefed-up national security measures

China warns of risks from artificial intelligence, calls for beefed-up national security measures
May 31
May 31

Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout

Hundreds of corporate Amazon workers upset about the company’s environmental impact, recent layoffs and a return-to-office mandate protested at its Seattle headquarters
May 31
FILE - Employees walk through a lobby at Amazon's headquarters on Nov. 13, 2018, in Seattle. A group of Amazon workers upset about recent layoffs, a return-to-office mandate and the company's environmental impact is planning a walkout at its Seattle headquarters Wednesday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
May 31

Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout

Hundreds of corporate Amazon workers upset about the company’s environmental impact, recent layoffs and a return-to-office mandate protested at its Seattle headquarters
May 31
FILE - Employees walk through a lobby at Amazon's headquarters on Nov. 13, 2018, in Seattle. A group of Amazon workers upset about recent layoffs, a return-to-office mandate and the company's environmental impact is planning a walkout at its Seattle headquarters Wednesday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
May 30

Private flight with 2 Saudi astronauts returns from space station with Gulf of Mexico splashdown

A private crew is back on Earth after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station
May 30
In this frame grab from video broadcast by SpaceX, recovery crews lift and secure the SpaceX Dragon capsule after it splashed down into the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Florida Panhandle, late Tuesday, May 30, 2023. The private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station. (SpaceX via AP)
May 30

Twitter NYC cleaning workers sue over firings they say spoiled 'Christmas holidays'

Eleven former Twitter cleaning workers at its New York City offices are suing the company, saying they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay and damages after abruptly being fired in December
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May 30

Twitter NYC cleaning workers sue over firings they say spoiled 'Christmas holidays'

Eleven former Twitter cleaning workers at its New York City offices are suing the company, saying they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay and damages after abruptly being fired in December
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North Korea spy satellite launch fails as rocket falls into the sea

North Korea’s attempt to put its first spy satellite into space has failed
May 30
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows shows activity at a launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station near Tongchang-ri, North Korea, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. North Korea's attempt to put the country's first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un's push to boost his military capabilities as tensions with the United States and South Korea rise. The white part of this image is an area that wasn't captured by the passing Planet Labs PBC satellite. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
May 30

North Korea has launched purported space launch vehicle, South Korea says

North Korea has launched purported space launch vehicle, South Korea says
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Tech leaders warn of ‘extinction’ risk posed by AI 

Hundreds signed the one sentence statement released by the San Francisco based non-profit Center for AI safety.
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Hundreds signed the one sentence statement released by the San Francisco based non-profit Center for AI safety.
May 30

What to know about the Texas prison where Elizabeth Holmes is serving her 11-year sentence

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has reported to a federal prison in Texas — marking the start of her 11-year sentence for overseeing a notorious blood testing hoax
May 30
Dawn breaks at the Federal Prison Camp where Elizabeth Holmes, the former founder and CEO of Theranos, is expected to arrive to begin her 11 year sentence for fraud relating to the defunct company Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Bryan, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
May 30

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Nevada fight over leaky irrigation canal and groundwater more complicated than appears on surface

A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a rural Nevada town's unusual bid to halt government repairs to an aging irrigation canal that burst and flooded more than 500 homes in 2008
May 30
FILE — Water flows through a control gate on an irrigation canal in Fernley, Nev., near Reno on March 18, 2021. A U.S. appeals court has breathed new life into a rural Nevada's town's unusual bid to halt government repairs to an aging, federal irrigation canal that burst and flooded nearly 600 homes 15 years ago. The town of Fernley, area farmers and ranchers in the high desert 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Reno say the renovation that finally began this year might help guard against another failure of the 118-year-old earthen canal. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)
May 30

What's new in robots? An AI-powered humanoid machine that writes poems

Robots are on display at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in London, where visitors can get a glimpse of the future
May 30
A robot performs the action of the human in background to play chess during the International Conference on Robotics and Automation ICRA in London, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. The 2023 ICRA brings together the world's top academics, researchers, and industry representatives to show the newest developments. Team NimbRo from the University of Bonn, Germany, has designed this avatar system that can be controlled by humans. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
May 30

Chipmaker Nvidia joins exclusive club of companies with a $1 trillion market capitalization

Nvidia has joined the exclusive club of companies with a $1 trillion market capitalization as the chipmaker benefits from the growing use of artificial intelligence
May 30
FILE - People gather in the Nvidia booth at the Mobile World Congress mobile phone trade show Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. Nvidia has joined the exclusive club of companies with a $1 trillion market capitalization, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, as the chipmaker benefits from the growing use of artificial intelligence. Nvidia Corp. joins companies like Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft in the $1 trillion club. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
May 30

AI leaders warn the technology poses 'risk of extinction' like pandemics, nuclear war

Hundreds of business heads and public figures sounded a sobering alarm.
May 30
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses a speech during a meeting, at the Station F in Paris, May 26, 2023.
May 30

Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning

Scientists and tech industry leaders, including executives at Microsoft and Google, have issued a new warning about the perils that artificial intelligence poses to humankind
May 30
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, the founder of ChatGPT and creator of OpenAI speaks at University College London, as part of his world tour of speaking engagements in London, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
May 30

Worst cyberattack in Greece disrupts high school exams, causes political spat

Greece’s Education Ministry says it has been targeted in a cyberattack described as the most extensive in the country’s history, aimed at disabling a centralized high school examination platform
May 30
May 30

Worst cyberattack in Greece disrupts high school exams, causes political spat

Greece’s Education Ministry says it has been targeted in a cyberattack described as the most extensive in the country’s history, aimed at disabling a centralized high school examination platform
May 30
May 30

US ends probe into Tesla allowing video games while vehicles are moving, says feature was disabled

U.S. highway safety regulators have closed an investigation into Tesla allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while vehicles are moving
May 30
A worker stands next to a Tesla being charged in Beijing, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. China’s foreign minister met Tesla Ltd. CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday and said strained U.S.-Chinese relations require “mutual respect,” while delivering a message of reassurance that foreign companies are welcome. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
May 30

Tesla's Musk meets Chinese foreign minister, who calls for 'mutual respect' in US-China relations

China’s foreign minister has met Tesla CEO Elon Musk and said U.S.-Chinese relations require “mutual respect” while touting the promise of the country’s electric vehicle industry
May 30
Young Chinese walk past a Tesla showroom in Beijing, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. China’s foreign minister met Tesla Ltd. CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday and said strained U.S.-Chinese relations require “mutual respect,” while delivering a message of reassurance that foreign companies are welcome. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
May 30

WhatsApp tests screen-sharing feature for video calls

This feature is currently only available on Android phones for select users.
May 30
VIDEO:  WhatsApp tests screen-sharing feature for video calls
May 30

Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for notorious blood-testing hoax

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is in custody at the Texas prison where she will spend the next 11 years serving her sentence for overseeing an infamous blood-testing hoax
May 30
Dawn breaks at the Federal Prison Camp where Elizabeth Holmes, the former founder and CEO of Theranos, is expected to arrive to begin her 11 year sentence for fraud relating to the defunct company Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Bryan, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
May 29

China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030

China has launched a spacecraft carrying a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station
May 29
A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-16 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
May 29

UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins

The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxy’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020
May 29
This computer graphic rendering made available by UAE Space Agency, Monday, May 29, 2023, shows the MBR Explorer, named after Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the spacecraft that will be completing the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid belt. The United Arab Emirates Space Agency unveiled plans Monday to build and send a spacecraft on an exploration of the main asteroid belt. Dubbed the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, the latest project by the oil-rich nation aims to develop a craft over six years and then launch it in 2028 to study various different asteroids. (UAE Space Agency via AP)
May 29

UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins

The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxy’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020
May 29
This computer graphic rendering made available by UAE Space Agency, Monday, May 29, 2023, shows the MBR Explorer, named after Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the spacecraft that will be completing the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid belt. The United Arab Emirates Space Agency unveiled plans Monday to build and send a spacecraft on an exploration of the main asteroid belt. Dubbed the Emirates Mission to the Asteroid Belt, the latest project by the oil-rich nation aims to develop a craft over six years and then launch it in 2028 to study various different asteroids. (UAE Space Agency via AP)
May 29

Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri

Hundreds of people visited a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019
May 29
People pray over the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster at the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles abbey Sunday, May 28, 2023, near Gower, Mo. Hundreds of people visited the small town in Missouri this week to see the nun's body that has barely decomposed since 2019 — some are saying it's a sign of holiness in Catholicism, while others are saying the lack of decomposition may not be as rare as people think. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
May 29

Vatican singles out bishops in urging reflective not reactive social media use

The Vatican is urging the Catholic faithful, and especially bishops, to be “reflective, not reactive” on social media
May 29
May 29

IAEA team in Japan for final review before planned discharge of Fukushima nuclear plant water

An International Atomic Energy Agency team has arrived in Tokyo for a final review before Japan begins releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, a plan that has been strongly opposed b...
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FILE - This photo shows some of about 1,000 huge tanks holding treated but still radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), in Okuma town, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 22, 2023. An International Atomic Energy Agency team arrived in Tokyo on Monday, May 29, 2023, for a final review before Japan begins releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, a plan that has been strongly opposed by local fishing communities and neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi, File)
May 29

Drought-struck Barcelona quenches thirst with costly desalination

Europe's largest desalination plant for drinking water had largely remained idle since its construction near Barcelona over a decade ago
May 29
FILE - Cracked earth is visible at the Sau reservoir north of Barcelona, Spain, April 18, 2023. Europe's largest desalination plant for drinking water had largely remained idle since its construction near Barcelona over a decade ago. But since a prolonged drought gripped Spain, the plant has been running at full throttle. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
May 29

As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking

New York City is sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, pavement and humanity itself
May 29
FILE — The central business district skyline is seen during the dusk in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 29, 2019. Indonesia's decades-long discussion about building a new capital has inched forward after President Joko Widodo approved a long-term plan for the government to abandon overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)
May 29

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030

Officials with China's burgeoning space program say they plan to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand their space station
May 29
Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-16 mission from left, Gui Haichao, Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu behind glass meet the reporters at a press conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center ahead of the launch mission from Jiuquan in northwestern China, Monday, May 29, 2023. China's space program plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, a top official with the country's space program said Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
May 28

North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch satellite in coming days

North Korea has told neighboring Japan it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit
May 28
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's rocket launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 29, 2023. Japan's coast guard said North Korea has notified it that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)