Sam Altman on AI’s future, Elon Musk’s startup, Apple’s chips, and selling Nvidia stock: AI news roundup

The artificial intelligence race wouldn’t be full speed ahead without chips. And that in itself is…

The FTC is challenging ‘junk’ drug patents. Here’s what they are and why they matter

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week that it is, for the second time,…

This AI startup says it’s the solution to deepfakes

This story is part of our new Chief Innovation Officer Forecast series with Gizmodo, a business…

Wegovy sales surge, COVID vax sales sink, and ‘junk’ patents: Pharma news roundup

Novo Nordisk responded this week to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) suggestion that it filed ‘junk’…

Ozempic and 19 other drugs have ‘junk’ patents, the FTC says in a new challenge

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FDA) announced on Tuesday that it is disputing over 300 patent…

Struggling EV startup Fisker says 4 companies are in talks to buy it

We learned last month that despite Fisker beginning production on its Ocean SUV, the startup automaker…

Chipotle’s avocado-cutting robot, Coca-Cola’s AI bet, Express’ bankruptcy: Retail news roundup

In the world of retail, American fashion brand Express has filed for bankruptcy and plans to…

Nvidia is buying an Israeli AI software startup that makes AI chips more efficient

Nvidia announced plans Wednesday to acquire Israeli AI startup Run:ai. While Nvidia didn’t disclose the terms…

Sam Altman and others are investing $20 million in a startup tackling AI’s energy problem

An energy startup aimed at cleaning up artificial intelligence’s massive use of electricity is getting a…

The Pentagon is spending billions on Big Tech and Silicon Valley startups as it goes all-in on AI

A new report from Brown University’s “Costs of War” project sheds light on a renewed closeness…