Alexandra Alper

4 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Alexandra Alper |Jody Godoy

10 May 2025 - 13:15 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Senate commerce, science and transportation committee chair Ted Cruz and ranking member Maria Cantwell listen as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before a committee hearing titled “Winning the AI Race: Strengthening US Capabilities in Computing and Innovation,” on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on May 8 2025.

5 days ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Alexandra Alper

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal human resources agency at the heart of billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's efforts to slash the federal workforce on Friday canceled a contract it had awarded to Workday and which had excluded other bidders. The contract for a new cloud-based HR platform, signed on May 2 and awarded without seeking bids from rivals, had raised eyebrows among current and former employees of the Office of Personnel Management.

6 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Alexandra Alper

09 May 2025 - 11:05 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Microsoft president Brad Smith spoke on Thursday at a US Senate hearing on winning the AI race with China. Microsoft does not allow its employees to use an artificial intelligence (AI) app developed by Chinese AI startup Deepseek, due to concerns related to data vulnerability as well as Chinese propaganda, its president Brad Smith said on Thursday.

6 days ago | telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com | Alexandra Alper |Jody Godoy

By Alexandra Alper, Jody Godoy WASHINGTON: Top executives at American AI giants OpenAI, Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices said at a U.S. Senate hearing on Thursday that while the U.S. is ahead in the artificial-intelligence race, Washington needs to boost infrastructure and champion AI chip exports to stay ahead of Beijing.

6 days ago | jp.reuters.com | Alexandra Alper |Jody Godoy

５月８日、人工知能（ＡＩ）の開発を手がける米オープンＡＩやマイクロソフト、アドバンスト・マイクロ・デバイセズ（ＡＭＤ）の首脳は米議会上院商業委員会の公聴会で、米国がＡ Ｉ開発競争で中国にリードし続けるためにはインフラを強化し、半導体の輸出を促進する必要があると訴えた。同公聴会で撮影（２０２５年 ロイター/Jonathan Ernst） [ワシントン ８日 ロイター] - 人工知能（ＡＩ）の開発を手がける米オープンＡＩやマイクロソフト(MSFT.O), opens new tab、アドバンスト・マイクロ・デバイセズ（ＡＭＤ）(MSFT.O), opens new tabの首脳は８日の米議会上院商業委員会の公聴会で、米国がＡＩ開発競争で中国にリードし続けるためにはインフラを強化し、半導体の輸出を促進する必要があると訴えた。 商業委員会はテッド・クルーズ上院議員（共和党）が委員長を務め、...