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WorkHow long can Nvidia stay ahead of Chinese competition? - FT In December 2011, Jensen Huang arrived onstage at a developer's conference in Beijing armed with an announcement the importance of which few then understood.Dressed in jeans and a black suit jacket, Nvidia's co-founder told the audience there would be a major update to the company's proprietary programming platform, Cuda. Parts of it would be open source and easier for developers to use. For Huang, it was a strategic play: if he could win over Chinese engineers, hopefully they would remain loyal to Nvidia for decades. WorkRussia's hybrid war is 'only the beginning', warns Danish PM - FT Nato must step up its response to Russia's hybrid war, which is "only the beginning" and is aimed at dividing Europe, the Danish prime minister has warned.Mette Frederiksen told the Financial Times that there was a need to discuss "more deeply" within the western defence alliance on how to respond to Moscow's hostile acts, ranging from airspace violations to sabotage. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkHow drones have transformed the nature of war - FT A couple of weeks ago, a German bestseller called If Russia Wins was translated into English -- and sparked a frisson in some Anglo-Saxon military circles. The book outlines a scenario in which Moscow launches a hybrid war, say by grabbing an Estonian town or island, setting off a Nato crisis. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWhere can Americans afford to live solo in 2025? - The Economist IF YOU DREAM of affording a place to yourself, what town you live in is as important as what you earn. Across American cities average rents vary more than average wages do. Now in its third year, our "Carrie Bradshaw index" (named after the independent protagonist of "Sex and the City", a hit TV series) ranks 100 of the country's major cities by affordability for people who want to live alone. It finds that many southern cities that used to offer good value for solo renters are becoming much more expensive. WorkWorkA 'Godfather of AI' remains concerned as ever about human extinction - WSJ A little over two years ago, AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio was among the loudest voices calling for a moratorium on AI model development to focus on safety standards.No one paused. Instead, companies dumped hundreds of billions of dollars into building more advanced models that could execute long chains of reasoning and increasingly take autonomous action on behalf of users. And today, Bengio, considered one of the "godfathers of AI," is as concerned as ever. WorkMark Cuban Weighs in on Trump's Venture to Make Drugs More Affordable - Business Insider Mark Cuban is giving President Donald Trump's new direct-to-consumer online drug store venture a "B" -- for now.Trump announced on Tuesday that he plans to launch a government-run website, called TrumpRx.gov, for consumers to buy prescription drugs directly from manufacturers on the site without the involvement of Pharmacy Benefit Managers as intermediaries. According to NPR, the administration expects to release the website in 2026. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkThe flashing red threat from Russia's dark fleet - The Economist THE ESCALATING grey-zone conflict between the West and Russia is being contested on the sea as well as in the air. On September 19th, as Russian MiG-31 jets violated Estonian airspace, your correspondent was with Estonia's navy in its base in Tallinn, the NATO member's capital. Its naval force is on the front lines of a push to confront the world's shadow fleet of vessels--ships that conceal themselves or their identities. The number of such vessels has soared from 200 in 2022 to about a thousand today. Some are suspected of going far beyond smuggling sanctioned Russian oil, to engaging in espionage and sabotage across northern Europe. WorkWorkHow the World's Richest People Spend Their Money, Per New Data - Business Insider The rich get richer -- and when they do, they spend that money extravagantly.The ultrawealthy, considered anyone worth more than $30 million, spent $290 billion on luxury goods last year, according to a new report by wealth intelligence firm Altrata. The estimate is based on Altrata's Wealth X database and insights from Bain & Company. WorkWorkWorkGDP - AI = 0? - FT We have written a few times recently about the common if somewhat shapeless worry that if the AI boom were to turn into a bust, it would take the US economy into recession. A recent X post from the Harvard economist Jason Furman gives the worry more of a shape. He wrote: WorkWorkThe Seductive, and Risky, Power of Live Sports Betting In-game betting is predicted to grow to more than $14 billion by the end of the decade. It's a huge part of the sports gambling industry. Public health officials worry that it could be increasing the risks for gamblers. WorkWorkEngineers create first artificial neurons that could directly communicate with living cells A team of engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has announced the creation of an artificial neuron with electrical functions that closely mirror those of biological ones. Building on their previous work using protein nanowires synthesized from electricity-generating bacteria, the team's discovery means that we could see immensely efficient computers built on biological principles which could interface directly with living cells. WorkWorkSouth Korea raises military spending by most in more than 15 years - FT South Korea's leftwing president has announced a steep rise in military spending, following pressure from Washington to shoulder more responsibility for the country's defence.Lee Jae Myung said in a speech on Wednesday marking South Korea's Armed Forces Day that the annual defence budget would rise by 8.2 per cent next year, the largest increase since 2008, in response to "an era of increased conflict, where it's every man for himself". WorkAI is reshaping childhood in China Government support and tech companies' drive for profit fuel a rush to integrate AI tools, from robot tutors to chatbots, in education and caretaking. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWork TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribeYou are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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