The United Kingdom’s government announced that it will invest £225 million, or $273 million, in artificial intelligence supercomputer. This move underscores the nation’s goal of becoming the technological leader as it tries to catch up to China and the United States. The supercomputer, named Isambard-AI after the British engineer of the 19th century, Isambard Brunel,…
Inflation remained a top concern for policymakers in September as consumer prices increased at a slightly faster-than-anticipated rate for a variety of goods and services. According to a recently released Labor Department report, the consumer price index increased 0.4% from the previous month and 3.7% from the previous year. The corresponding Dow Jones estimates were…
The International Monetary Fund released its latest World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, revising its US growth forecast while predicting a slowdown in expansion in the Eurozone. The IMF has raised its forecast for U.S. growth this year to 2.1%, an increase of 0.3 points from the latest estimate in July. The outlook for next year…
Intel stock declined by 6% after it gave investors an update about its turnaround plan to become a chip manufacturing firm competing with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Intel’s Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner explained how Intel would soon change the way it reports its financial results to give its foundry business, IFS, its own profit-and-loss…
