Nvidia teams up with Wall St to fund $500bn in AI projects, Meta unveils Muse Glimmer

Nvidia has teamed up with some of Wall Street’s largest banks and investors to raise $500bn (£370bn) in capital for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The chipmaker said it had struck deals with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR, and that the investors were for the first time treating AI hardware and infrastructure, often referred to as “compute”, as an asset class. “In AI, compute is revenue,” Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said. “We are bringing the world’s leading long-term capital providers together to independently underwrite AI infrastructure.”

Cameras fitted to Royal Navy surveillance drones were found communicating with a system in China, in the latest security scare involving Chinese-linked technology and critical British infrastructure. The cameras, fitted to the Navy’s K3 Scout uncrewed vessels, were discovered sending so-called “heartbeat communications” to a device in China during a routine security assessment. LBC

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick confirms people are pre-ordering the $100 Ultimate Edition more than the standard version ($80) pic.twitter.com/PlLimzdV9P

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The single biggest game on the horizon is Grand Theft Auto 6, and while it’s certainly stirred up some controversy in the run up to launch, it seems many are willing to spend big on it. Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two Interactive, has not only said that pre-orders are “exceptional” so far, but it seems the majority are opting for the most expensive version of GTA 6. In this clip (above) from an interview with CNBC, Zelnick says pre-orders for the game are “skewing more towards the premium edition”, which is fairly plain to see if you check out the best-selling pre-orders on PS Store. PushSquare 

Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy essay on Monday detailing his views on artificial intelligence and announced several plans for how Meta would develop the technology in the future. The CEO’s essay went online the same day as Meta released a new, open-source AI model that seeks to rival Anthropic and OpenAI’s products called Muse Glimmer. Over the course of more than 6,000 words in a post titled “The Future is for Everyone,” Zuckerberg addressed a range of topics related to AI that included datacenters, government regulation, cybersecurity, the creation of bioweapons, labor market disruption, surveillance powers and more. The Guardian

Mark Zuckerberg has warned that the West risks falling behind on AI, as Meta said it would give away its newest system in a challenge to China. Mr Zuckerberg urged Donald Trump to ease rules on AI companies and proposed a data centre building boom, warning: “The US will not be able to lead if we restrict ourselves.” It came as Meta said its latest AI tool, called Muse Glimmer, would be released as “open source” technology, meaning it can be downloaded for free and run on a user’s own computer systems. Telegraph 

Courts in England and Wales have joined a number of restaurants, theatres and pubs in banning Meta glasses, amid a mounting backlash against what has been described as “spyware”. Last month courts in New York announced a ban on the controversial glasses, which can record video footage while being worn. Now His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service (CTS), which is responsible for all criminal, civil and family courts in England and Wales, has made clear that Meta glasses will be confiscated from anyone entering its judicial buildings.The Hisense UR8 brings RGB mini-LED to a more affordable price point, delivering impressive backlight control, good sports performance, and a ton of gaming features. Unfortunately, its colors, arguably its main selling point, are disappointing, not providing the wow-factor I was looking for. While this is still a good evolution of mini-LED, the technology here still isn’t an OLED killer yet. Tech Radar