SoftBank to buy ABB robotics unit in $5.4B AI push
SoftBank will acquire ABB’s $2.3B robotics unit for $5.4B, advancing its AI strategy while ABB refocuses on electrification.
S&P 500 hits new highs as AI fuels market rally
U.S. stocks climb on AI momentum with AMD-OpenAI deal, while global markets react to political shifts in Japan and France.
Nvidia and Fujitsu partner on AI infrastructure in Japan
Nvidia and Fujitsu announced a partnership to build AI infrastructure in Japan, aiming to advance robotics, health care and more by 2030.
D.C.-area leaders launch initiative to help laid-off federal workers
Talent Capital, a website launched Wednesday, aims to help laid off federal workers find jobs and keep them in the Greater Washington region.
Amentum to add 3,000 UK jobs
Amentum announces plans to add 3,000 U.K. jobs as part of President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain.
Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI to help expand the ChatGPT maker’s computing power
Nvidia will invest $100B in OpenAI to build 10 GW of AI data centers, boosting ChatGPT’s computing power and expanding global AI infrastructure.
Nvidia invests $5b in Intel, forms data center partnership
Nvidia partners with Intel on custom data centers and PCs, investing $5B in Intel stock as AI demand reshapes the tech industry.
ODU hires new VP for national security initiatives
Old Dominion University announced last week that it has named Marty Irvine Jr. as its inaugural associate vice president for National Security Initiatives/
SAIC names chief growth officer
SAIC promotes Bob Ritchie to chief growth officer, uniting technology and business development.
Zephyr AI taps new CEO
McLean-based health care tech startup Zephyr AI announced last week that it has appointed Allen Chao as its new CEO.
Law firms integrate AI into daily practices
Virginia attorneys say AI is changing law for the better, boosting efficiency and reshaping law schools, billing, ethics and client access.
OurView: Will AI spell lights out for white-collar workers?
Perhaps the greatest symbol of tech companies’ uncanny valley visions for the AI-powered future are dark factories — also called lights-out factories, these AI-managed manufacturing plants are so fully automated that machines perform their work in full or near darkness 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without breaks — and largely without humans. […]