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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
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AI Weekly: Apple plays it safe, OpenAI rakes it in
STORY: From why Apple isn't making big promises, to signs that OpenAI is making real money, this is AI Weekly. :: Apple Apple unveiled upgrades to its AI services, focused on practical tools including live translation of phone calls. 'Hi, are you available to cater a wedding on December 6th?' [GERMAN TRANSLATION] The announcement comes a year after it failed to deliver on promised AI-based upgrades to key products such as Siri. Analysts say this year's relatively modest updates suggest the tech giant wants to avoid making the same mistake. Business is booming at OpenAI. The ChatGPT maker says revenue was rolling in at an annual rate of $10 billion by June. It's a sign of how AI is fast becoming big business, with rival firms also pulling in cash. Competitor Anthropic recently passed $3 billion in annualized revenue. Bots could be bad news for the environment though. A United Nations report says indirect carbon emissions from four leading AI-focused firms rose on average by 150% from 2020-2023. The report says Amazon saw the biggest increase, ahead of Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet. Soaring use of giant data centers drove the increases. Meta is hiring a team to build so-called 'artificial general intelligence' - AI that matches or surpasses human abilities. :: Meta That's according to Bloomberg, which says boss Mark Zuckerberg will personally hire some 50 people. It says he's been spurred partly by frustration over the performance and public reception of Llama 4, Meta's latest AI model. :: Timbuktu Content/SC Johnson And AI has joined the fight against mosquito-borne illness. Researchers at the University of South Florida have developed a trap that uses the tech to rapidly identify the disease-carrying insects. Ryan Carney is a professor on the team: 'We have algorithms that process that image and direct an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify the anatomical components as well as the species of the mosquito.' The team hopes the cheap traps can be used as an early warning system for diseases like dengue fever. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Sport
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Recaps, highlights from semifinals at 4A and 3A state boys basketball tournaments
Between the Class 4A and 3A boys state tournaments, 30 high school basketball games will be played in the Tacoma Dome this weekend. The News Tribune will be providing game recaps, highlights, interviews, stats and more. Follow along for live updates from Friday's semifinals. CLASS 4A SEMIFINALS Gonzaga Prep has been here before. Trailing most of the game against No. 3 Glacier Peak in the 4A state tournament semifinals on Friday afternoon at the Tacoma Dome, the Bullpups never panicked. 'We're never nervous,' guard Ryan Carney said. 'We've had a bunch of close games, a couple in Spokane where we got down big at halftime. We just stick together, trust our defense and just slowly claw back.' That's been the recipe this year for the top-seeded Bullpups, who lost their two top players to injury before the season even began: stick around and win tight, one or two possession games. The Bullpups forced overtime against the Grizzlies on Friday and pulled away for a 62-50 win. In overtime, Carney stole the show, knocking down a layup and then hitting a corner 3-pointer to put the Bullpups up by five. Gonzaga Prep never looked back. 'Our shots hadn't been falling and we knew that they were bound to,' Carney said. 'My guards had been driving and getting open a lot so I knew that I was eventually gonna get a corner three. I got lucky that Brogan (Howell) kicked one to me and I was able to get it.' Gonzaga Prep coach Matty McIntyre said he felt grabbing an early overtime lead was crucial. 'Absolutely huge,' he said. 'The team that probably started with the lead in overtime was really gonna carry the day there. For (Carney) to come in and get in the paint and then knock down that open three, that's big-time. Big time guts.' Like his team, McIntyre never looked fazed on the sideline. His stoic expression may have concealed some inner turmoil, though. 'I'm miserable,' he said, laughing. 'I'm in absolute agony.' Josiah Lee and Reed Nagel each scored a game-high 18 points for the Grizzlies. Gonzaga Prep's output was typically balanced; Carney led with 14, Hudson Floyd and Brogan Howell scored 12 apiece, Carter Nilson had 10 and Jackson Mott chipped in eight. 'That's the story of this team,' Carney said. 'We knew that everyone had to step up. We've had all sorts of guys that scored double digits, it's not just one person, which makes us a special team.' Gonzaga Prep will face the winner of the Puyallup vs. West Valley (Yakima) in Saturday night's Class 4A state championship game.
