The world of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving, with new breakthroughs and innovations emerging every day. From Google's Gemini AI models to the rise of AI-driven data centers, the impact of AI on various industries is being felt. In this news brief, we'll delve into the latest developments in AI, including the potential of AI-driven data centers, the growth of AI-related stocks, and the increasing importance of AI in various sectors.
Google Gemini: The Future of AI
Google's Gemini AI models are making waves in the tech industry, with their ability to perform a range of multimodal tasks. The models come in four flavors: Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro, Gemini Flash, and Gemini Nano. Gemini Pro, the latest version, is Google's flagship model and has been pre-trained and fine-tuned on a variety of public, proprietary, and licensed audio, images, and videos.
Palantir Stock: A 1,020% Gainer Since Its IPO
Palantir stock has been on a meteoric rise since its IPO, with a gain of over 1,000% in less than five years. Despite its impressive performance, the company's stock may not split in 2025, according to analysts. The company's reputation has improved significantly since the start of the AI revolution, with rising institutional ownership and a growing presence in the AI market.
AI Co-Scientist's Contributions to Cryptocurrency Trading
Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, has announced a significant advancement in AI technology with the development of an AI co-scientist capable of discovering novel medical insights. The announcement has sparked interest in the cryptocurrency market, particularly among AI-related tokens. The price of SingularityNET (AGIX) surged by 12.4% within the first hour following the announcement.
Billionaire Robert Kuok's Grandson Drives $10 Billion Bet On AI Data Centers
Kuok Meng Wei, managing director and CEO of K2 Strategic, is leading his family into the hottest industry in decades. The data center industry is driven by the rapid migration of enterprise data onto the cloud and adoption of AI. K2 Strategic has opened a 60 megawatt (MW) data center at the 700-acre Sedenak Tech Park in Johor, Malaysia.
Nvidia Sales Boosted by Rise in AI Models That 'Reason'
Nvidia's sales have remained strong despite the rise of new AI models that "reason." The company has seen its value rocket in the last year as the AI boom has taken hold and its chips have become more in demand. AI firms including DeepSeek and Anthropic have started to roll out reasoning models, which require even more compute power and are therefore still driving demand up for Nvidia products.
Microsoft Links AI Celebrity Deepfake Scheme to Hackers
Microsoft has updated a lawsuit to name four developers it says were part of an effort to evade its generative AI guardrails and enable the creation of deepfakes. The individuals used compromised customer credentials to hack accounts with access to generative AI services and then bypassed the tools' safety guardrails.
Trump Administration Can Avoid a Strategic Misstep in the AI Global Race
The Trump administration can take an overly complex rule that requires 41 pages in the Federal Register and right-size it. The rule undermines two Trump administration priorities: strengthening U.S. AI leadership and reducing the nation's near trillion-dollar trade deficit. Left unchanged, the Biden rule will give China a strategic advantage in spreading over time its own AI technology.
Trump's AI Video Of Gaza Is Grotesque — It Also Shows Why He's Doomed To Fail
An AI-generated video shared by Donald Trump on his social network depicts the transformation of Gaza he has proposed: luxury resorts, and no Palestinians. The images are of course a reflection of Donald Trump's worldview: a world where there are winners and "losers," as he puts it.
EBay: Agentic AI Could Create New Channel for Online Shopping
Last year was a "transformative" one for eBay as the company deployed artificial intelligence (AI) tools for use by employees, sellers, and buyers. The company's enhanced core AI platform enabled it to launch its first proprietary large language models (LLMs) during 2024.
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Key Takeaways
- Google's Gemini AI models are making waves in the tech industry, with their ability to perform a range of multimodal tasks.
- Palantir stock has been on a meteoric rise since its IPO, with a gain of over 1,000% in less than five years.
- Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, has announced a significant advancement in AI technology with the development of an AI co-scientist capable of discovering novel medical insights.
- The data center industry is driven by the rapid migration of enterprise data onto the cloud and adoption of AI.
- Nvidia's sales have remained strong despite the rise of new AI models that "reason."
- Microsoft has updated a lawsuit to name four developers it says were part of an effort to evade its generative AI guardrails and enable the creation of deepfakes.
- The Trump administration can take an overly complex rule that requires 41 pages in the Federal Register and right-size it.
- EBay has deployed artificial intelligence (AI) tools for use by employees, sellers, and buyers, and has launched its first proprietary large language models (LLMs) during 2024.
- TC Sessions: AI is where you can explore the industry from every angle, from startup founders to AI investors to aspiring innovators.
Sources
- Google Gemini: Everything you need to know about the generative AI models
- Prediction: This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock -- a 1,020% Gainer Since Its IPO -- Won't Split Its Stock in 2025. Here's Why
- AI Co-Scientist's Contributions to Cryptocurrency Trading
- Billionaire Robert Kuok’s Grandson Drives $10 Billion On AI Data Centers
- Nvidia sales boosted by rise in AI models that ‘reason’
- Microsoft links AI celebrity deepfake scheme to hackers
- The Trump administration can avoid a strategic misstep in the AI global race
- Trump's AI Video Of Gaza Is Grotesque — It Also Shows Why He's Doomed To Fail
- EBay: Agentic AI Could Create New Channel for Online Shopping
- 4 days left to save up to $325 at Sessions: AI