NVIDIA has confirmed that the widely publicized investment agreement with OpenAI — worth up to $100 billion and announced in early autumn — has still not been finalized. The revelation cooled market enthusiasm and raised new questions about the realism of the AI sector’s grand promises.
IBM’s CEO warns that the massive spending by tech companies on AI data centers may never pay off. In an interview on the “Decoder” podcast, Arvind Krishna estimated that the cost of today’s infrastructure is so high that a realistic path to profitability at current prices is unlikely.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever eyeglasses designed to slow the progression of childhood myopia. This may be a breakthrough in treating a condition that affects more than one-third of children in the United States.
UK government launches £170 million HIV Action Plan to drive England towards zero new transmissions by 2030. The plan, unveiled today on World AIDS Day, focuses on people who have fallen out of treatment.