The two artificial intelligence startups behind rival chatbots ChatGPT and Claude are bracing for an existential showdown this year as both need to prove they can grow a business that will make more money than they’re losing.
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains sluggish. The Labor Department reported Thursday that vacancies fell to 6.5 million in December – from 6.9 million in November and the fewest since September 2020. Layoffs rose slightly.
TOKYO (AP) – Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it will be manufacturing some of the world’s most cutting-edge semiconductors in Japan to meet booming artificial intelligence-related demand, in a boost for the country’s chipmaking ambitions.
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PANAMA CITY (AP) – Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday said he hoped an ongoing legal battle with a Hong Kong firm over operations of Panama Canal ports would “not escalate,” but that Panama’s government would remain firm in its ruling against the company.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentina and the United States agreed Thursday to ease restrictions on each other’s goods in an expansive trade and investment deal that boosts a drive by President Javier Milei’s government to open up Argentina’s protectionist economy and a push by the Trump administration to reduce food prices for Americans.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies that will use tariffs to maintain price floors and defend against China’s tactic of flooding the market to undermine any potential competitors.
NEW YORK (AP) – Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with cars and rockets – and once again he’s taking on long odds. The world’s richest man said he wants to put as many as a million satellites into orbit to form vast, solar-powered data centers in space – a move to allow expanded use of artificial intelligence and chatbots.
The Washington Post laid off one-third of its staff Wednesday, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus in a widespread purge that represented a brutal blow to journalism and one of its most legendary brands. The Post’s executive editor, Matt Murray, called the move painful but necessary and said “We can’t be everything to everyone”.
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