Robert Hof

Robert Hof is editor in chief of SiliconANGLE. Email: robhof@siliconangle.com

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More big bucks for AI startups — but investors are getting restless for results

AI By ROBERT HOF2 YEARS AGO

It’s no surprise that entrepreneurs with a pedigree like Ilya Sutskever’s can raise a billion dollars, as the OpenAI co-founder did this week for his startup, SSI. And he wasn’t alone, as Nvidia and others also invested in two other startups, Sakana …

The AI economy keeps cruising, so Nvidia will be fine — but rivals loom

AI By ROBERT HOF2 YEARS AGO

All eyes were on Nvidia’s earnings report this week as a proxy for the artificial intelligence economy, and even for the graphics chip giant, it was too much to live up to. Nvidia earnings disappointed, but really, how could they not? Most …

Beyond OpenAI: The rise of not-too-large language models

AI By ROBERT HOF2 YEARS AGO

A flurry of new artificial intelligence models this week illustrated what’s coming next in AI: smaller language models targeted at vertical industries and functions. Both Nvidia and Microsoft debuted smaller large language models too. Also supporting the notion of more customized models …

Regulators tighten their fingers around Big Tech’s neck, but they’re not slowing down AI

AI By ROBERT HOF2 YEARS AGO

Regulators are circling ever closer to big tech companies — the latest being Google, which the Federal Trade Commission more than hinted this week should be broken up. It’s not at all certain that will happen, since it’s up to the judge in the Google …

At Black Hat, cybersecurity faces an AI conundrum amid a glut of defensive weapons

SECURITY By ROBERT HOF2 YEARS AGO

Ahead of the annual Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, we warned that defensive tool sprawl is only likely to get worse. Onsite, the talk was about, of course, the impact of AI. So far, so good, but defenders are bracing for more sophisticated …

Dell lays off thousands of workers in sales reorganization

INFRA By ROBERT HOF2 YEARS AGO

Updated: Dell Technologies Inc. is laying off an unspecified number of employees in a reorganization of sales and marketing teams, according to sources. According to Bloomberg today, the reorganization includes a new group focused on artificial intelligence services. Update: One source close …

Wait, will generative AI really pay off? Inquiring investors want to know

AI By ROBERT HOF2 YEARS AGO

Amid a glut of funding for artificial intelligence companies, there’s understandably increasing concern among investors this past week, apparent in disappointment in the earnings results of a number of technology companies, whether all this will pay off. We’re at the point in …

New AI models flood the market even as AI takes fire from regulators, actors and researchers

AI By ROBERT HOF2 YEARS AGO

Vice President Kamala Harris’ presumed ascension to the Democratic presidential nomination following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal scrambled this week certainly scrambled the race, but it also set everyone in tech wondering what a Harris administration might mean. Bottom line: Nobody knows — …

CrowdStrike breaks the internet and generative AI gets the side eye

AI By ROBERT HOF2 YEARS AGO

CrowdStrike Holdings ended the week with a bang, or more like a whimper from system administrators around the world, as it sort of broke the internet by issuing an update to its software with a defect that took down Windows computers everywhere. The …

AWS aims its AI push at enterprises, and the chip industry dreams of an AI boom

AI By ROBERT HOF2 YEARS AGO

Despite the seeming dominance of OpenAI and Microsoft in generative artificial intelligence, it’s becoming clear that the other cloud providers, not to mention AI startups, will make this anything but a winner-take-all business. Amazon Web Services made it latest bid to be …

Robert Hof

Latest from Robert Hof

More big bucks for AI startups — but investors are getting restless for results

The AI economy keeps cruising, so Nvidia will be fine — but rivals loom

Beyond OpenAI: The rise of not-too-large language models

Regulators tighten their fingers around Big Tech’s neck, but they’re not slowing down AI

At Black Hat, cybersecurity faces an AI conundrum amid a glut of defensive weapons

Dell lays off thousands of workers in sales reorganization

Wait, will generative AI really pay off? Inquiring investors want to know

New AI models flood the market even as AI takes fire from regulators, actors and researchers

CrowdStrike breaks the internet and generative AI gets the side eye

AWS aims its AI push at enterprises, and the chip industry dreams of an AI boom

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