Biden’s Executive Order Fast Track’s AI Data Centers

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Publicis Worldwide and Leo Burnett Announce Merger to Form Global Advertising Powerhouse - The merger aims to combine strengths in creative advertising and digital marketing to better serve clients worldwide. [Marketing Dive].

NVIDIA Partners with Industry Leaders to Advance Genomics, Drug Discovery, and Healthcare - NVIDIA collaborates with healthcare and biotechnology companies to leverage AI and high-performance computing in accelerating medical research and patient care. [NVIDIA Newsroom].

New Codestral 25.01 Sets FIM Performance Benchmark in AI Coding - The latest version of Codestral achieves a new benchmark in Function Integration Metrics (FIM), enhancing efficiency in AI-driven software development. [TestingCatalog].

Microsoft Introduces Core AI Platform and Tools - Microsoft launches a comprehensive AI platform aimed at streamlining the development and deployment of AI applications across various industries. [Microsoft Blog].

Kids' Mental Health Chatbot 'Troodi' Gains Popularity - 'Troodi,' an AI-powered chatbot designed to support children's mental health, sees increased adoption among parents and schools. [The Wall Street Journal].

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Mercedes-Benz to Integrate Google's Conversational AI Agent into Vehicles - Mercedes-Benz plans to enhance its in-car user experience by incorporating Google's AI technology, enabling more natural and intuitive interactions. [Google Blog].

24-Year-Old Entrepreneur Raises $3M for New Venture After Exiting to Coinbase - Following a successful exit to Coinbase, the young entrepreneur secures funding for a new startup focused on innovative technology solutions. [TechCrunch].

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TikTok Launches Updated Video Editor App - TikTok introduces an enhanced video editing platform, offering creators advanced tools and features to improve content creation. [Social Media Today].

With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App 'Red Note' - Amid potential TikTok bans, users are migrating to 'Red Note,' a Chinese social media platform known for lifestyle content. [Wired].

Decentralized Instagram Alternative 'Pixelfed' Launches Mobile Apps - Pixelfed, a decentralized photo-sharing platform, releases mobile applications to compete with mainstream social media networks. [TechCrunch].

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LlamaV-o1: Rethinking Step-by-Step Visual Reasoning in LLMs - A new research paper introduces LlamaV-o1, a model designed to enhance step-by-step visual reasoning in large language models. [arXiv].

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Biden Signs Executive Order Aimed at Growing AI Infrastructure in the US - The executive order focuses on expanding AI infrastructure by building large-scale data centers and clean power facilities. [AP News].

UK's CMA Launches Antitrust Investigation into Google's Search Dominance - The UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigates Google's dominance in the online search market, focusing on its impact on competition and consumers. [The Times].

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UAE Intelligence Chief Controls $1.5 Trillion Fortune, Aims to Dominate AI - Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan leverages substantial wealth to position Abu Dhabi as a global leader in artificial intelligence. [Wired].

Inside the Plan to Reopen Three Mile Island’s Nuclear Plant - Efforts are underway to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor, with considerations for modern safety measures and energy demands. [The Wall Street Journal].

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Biden Issues Executive Order to Ensure Power for AI Data Centers

President Joe Biden plans to issue an executive order to support the energy needs of AI data centers by leasing federal land and facilitating the development of clean power infrastructure. The order is intended to accelerate AI infrastructure, boost economic competitiveness, and address national security needs.

• Federal land will be leased to build large-scale AI data centers and clean energy facilities.

• Companies using these sites must purchase domestically produced semiconductors, with specific procurement terms determined individually.

• Over $30 billion is being invested to expand U.S. semiconductor production to support AI hardware.

• Export controls on AI chips and technology will be tightened to prevent access by adversaries.

• New measures will improve grid integration and expand transmission capabilities to supply power to AI data centers.

🤖 The move aims to align AI infrastructure growth with national security and energy development goals, reflecting broader strategic priorities that have — since the election — become more of a bi-partisan issue.

OpenAI's Blueprint for U.S. AI Infrastructure

OpenAI has proposed a detailed plan to enhance AI infrastructure in the United States, focusing largely on positioning the nation to compete with China's advancements in AI and addressing critical energy and development challenges.

• Proposes the establishment of AI economic zones to accelerate the development of data centers, clean energy facilities, and AI-related infrastructure.

• Suggests a "National Transmission Highway Act" to improve energy, fiber connectivity, and natural gas pipelines for supporting AI operations.

• Advocates for a North American AI alliance to pool resources and talent across the region.

• Recommends leveraging the U.S. Navy's expertise with small modular reactors to meet the growing power demands of AI infrastructure.

• Highlights workforce training programs to ensure sufficient skilled labor for AI infrastructure projects.

🤝 The initiative is seen as an effort by OpenAI to align better with the priorities of the incoming presidential administration, which is seemingly set to prioritize growth over regulation.

Instagram head Mosseri says app will prioritize original content, with potential TikTok ban days away

Lol.

We hear this once every couple of years —

2024:

2022:

Either they are blowing smoke up everyone’s you-know-what to try and keep people coming back to platforms increasingly flooded low-quality randomness, or they just keep having to adjust their algorithm each time bots and bot creators master the new algorithm 🤷‍♂️

Regardless, we’re a far cry from the sites where you could go snoop on the lives of your circle of friends and see never ending floods of pictures of babies from extended family. It’s hard to evaluate as a subjective user at this point since the experience seems to depend so heavily on your personal usage.

If TikTok is the measure of our collective attention span today, it’s no surprise that nobody bats an eye when they run the same “it’ll be like it once was” type of story in consecutive years 🤦‍♂️

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