Nvidia shares drop on report Meta may buy AI chips from Google

Meta has removed competing AI chatbots from its messaging platform WhatsApp, a move that reflects its strategy to consolidate its position in the AI space. This decision comes amid increasing scrutiny over competitive practices in the tech industry.

Italy's competition regulator is expanding its investigation into Meta's policy that excludes rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp, a probe that initially began in July. This scrutiny reflects concerns about competitive practices in the AI messaging space and the implications for user choice and innovation.

Andrej Karpathy, former director of AI at Tesla and a founding member of OpenAI, created a 'vibe code project' over the weekend, allowing multiple AI assistants to collaboratively read and critique a book, ultimately synthesizing a final answer under a designated 'Chairman.' The project, named LLM Council, was shared on GitHub with a disclaimer about its ephemeral nature.

Meta has launched SAM 3, the latest iteration of its Segment Anything Model, which significantly enhances segmentation capabilities by improving accuracy, boundary quality, and robustness in real-world scenarios. This update is the most substantial since the model's inception, aiming to provide more reliable segmentation for both research and production workflows.

A novel system called InferF has been proposed to enhance AI/ML workflows by factorizing inference computations over multi-way joins of datasets. This approach aims to minimize redundant computations by decomposing machine learning tasks into sub-computations executed on normalized datasets, addressing the limitations of existing methods.

Nvidia expressed satisfaction with Google's advancements in AI but asserted that its technology is a generation ahead, following reports that Meta may utilize Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) in its data centers. This statement comes amid growing competition in the AI chip market.

Nvidia Corp. has seen a dramatic surge in its stock value, with shares of its AI circuit board rising 530%, resulting in a $9 billion profit for investors. This increase follows a private banquet hosted by CEO Jensen Huang in Taiwan, attended by key figures from the electronics industry, including leaders from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.

Meta's $27 billion datacenter in Louisiana is causing significant disruption in the local community, raising concerns about its environmental and social impact. Residents have reported various negative effects, indicating that the presence of such a large facility is straining local resources and altering the character of the town.