Europe faces Wi-Fi vs mobile showdown over 6 GHz spectrum
A dispute is heating up in Europe over the future of the 6 GHz wireless band, with two powerful industry groups pushing in opposite directions — one arguing it should stay open for Wi-Fi, the other calling for exclusive use by mobile networks. The Wi-Fi Alliance and the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) have written to […]
SoftBank sells entire Nvidia stake to fund $30-billion OpenAI bet
SoftBank has sold its entire stake in Nvidia, worth about US$5.8 billion, as part of a sweeping move by CEO Masayoshi Son to redirect capital toward artificial intelligence ventures—most notably, a massive investment in OpenAI. The Tokyo-based investment conglomerate, best known for its early and highly profitable stake in Alibaba, operates the Vision Fund, one […]
Yann LeCun Is Leaving Meta
Yann LeCun, the Turing Award-winning AI scientist at Meta Platforms who helped build its research arm, is reportedly planning to leave the company in the coming months to launch his own start-up focused on “world models”. LeCun joined Meta in 2013 and founded its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) unit, becoming a flagship figure in modern […]
AI-fuelled investment scams surge as millions of fake websites emerge
Cybersecurity experts are warning of a sharp increase in investment scams powered by artificial intelligence, as criminals use advanced tools to mimic trusted institutions and lure victims into losing billions. From March to October this year, NordVPN said that their Threat Protection Pro system blocked more than 4.5 million malicious domains tied to scams, phishing […]
