Amazon sales surged once again in the first quarter of 2024, the company announced on Tuesday – the latest in a series of robust earnings reports for the retail giant. The company attributed the boost to artificial intelligence.In a statement accompanying the report, the chief executive, Andy Jassy, said Amazon’s continuing focus on AI has “reaccelerat[ed]” the growth rate of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud computing sector. Revenue at AWS increased 17% year-over-year to $25bn.The company rep ...

文章核心观点 - 八家美国报纸起诉ChatGPT制造商OpenAI和微软，指控其未经许可和付费使用数百万篇受版权保护的新闻文章来训练人工智能聊天机器人 [1] 诉讼相关 - 周二《纽约每日新闻》《芝加哥论坛报》《丹佛邮报》等报纸在纽约联邦法院提起诉讼 [1] - 参与诉讼的其他报纸包括MediaNews Group旗下的《水星新闻》《丹佛邮报》《橙县纪事报》《圣保罗先锋报》，以及Tribune Publishing旗下的《奥兰多哨兵报》和《南佛罗里达太阳哨兵报》，所有报纸均由奥登全球资本所有 [2] 各方态度 - MediaNews Group和Tribune Publishing执行编辑Frank Pine表示，公司花费数十亿美元收集信息和报道新闻，不能允许OpenAI和微软窃取其作品来发展业务 [1] - 微软周二拒绝置评，OpenAI未立即回应置评请求 [2] 类似案例 - 去年12月《纽约时报》以类似理由起诉OpenAI和微软，称ChatGPT的创建和训练涉及非法使用受版权保护的材料，其产品“威胁到《纽约时报》提供服务的能力” [2]

Elon Musk’s visit to China has reportedly reaped immediate rewards with a deal for Tesla to use mapping data provided by web search company Baidu, a major step in introducing driver assistance technology in the world’s largest car market.Musk made an unannounced visit to China over the weekend. The billionaire posted a picture of his meeting with the Chinese premier, Li Qiang, on X, the social network he took over in 2022.Baidu, which dominates web search in China, will provide mapping and navigation functi ...

Google has been accused of throwing a “tantrum” after sacking more than 50 workers in response to a protest over the company’s military ties to the Israeli government – firings that have shone a light on a controversial project and long-simmering tensions between staff and management.The workers were sacked following protests at Google offices in New York City and Sunnyvale, California, organized by No Tech for Apartheid – an alliance of Google and Amazon workers who have been protesting against a $1.2bn co ...

特斯拉Autopilot系统安全问题 - NHTSA对特斯拉的Autopilot系统进行了调查，发现存在严重安全隐患[2] - 特斯拉进行了有史以来最大规模的召回，旨在确保驾驶员在使用高级驾驶辅助系统时保持注意力[5] - 特斯拉发布了软件更新，但NHTSA认为未能解决安全问题，消费者报告也指出存在安全隐患[11] 特斯拉Autopilot系统功能介绍 - 特斯拉的Autopilot系统旨在实现车辆自动驾驶，但并非完全自主[12] - Autopilot系统的一个组成部分是Autosteer，用于保持车辆在车道内行驶[13] - 特斯拉计划通过软件更新增加控制和警告，以鼓励驾驶员在使用Autosteer时保持持续的驾驶责任[14] 特斯拉Autopilot系统召回和监管 - NHTSA认为需要更多措施确保驾驶员在使用Autopilot时保持专注[15] - 特斯拉的召回包括增加视觉警告的显著性，如果驾驶员未对不注意警告做出反应，则取消Autosteer，并在启用Autosteer时进行额外检查[18] - 特斯拉因全自动驾驶(FSD)和Autopilot功能而受到美国司法部的传票，正在接受刑事调查[19] 特斯拉Autopilot系统更新 - 特斯拉在2023年2月召回了36.2万辆美国车辆，更新了其FSD测试版软件，因NHTSA表示这些车辆未能充分遵守交通安全法规，可能导致事故[20]

Google’s parent company has hit a stock market value of $2tn (£1.6tn) as investors reacted to a declaration of its first ever dividend alongside strong results on Thursday.Shares in Alphabet rose 10% in early Wall Street trading on Friday to give the tech group a stock market capitalisation – a measure of a corporation’s value – of more than $2tn. Alphabet last hit that level in intraday trading in 2021, but has yet to close above that benchmark after a day’s trading.Alphabet’s shares rose after it posted r ...

Snap股价表现 - Snap的股价在盘后交易中上涨了21%，因为社交媒体集团超过了华尔街对季度收入和用户增长的预期[1] - Snapchat的日活跃用户在今年前三个月达到了4.22亿，超过了分析师对4.196亿的预期[2] Snap业务改善 - Snap表示，由于升级和对帮助品牌推动销售或网站点击的功能需求增加，其业务正在比预期更快地改善[4]

文章核心观点 微软在人工智能和游戏领域的巨额投资在第二季度持续取得成果，利润超华尔街预期，公司正努力将其在人工智能领域的优势货币化 [1] 财务表现 - 2024财年第三季度（前三个月）营收增长17%至618.6亿美元，超分析师预期的约608.8亿美元 [2] - 每股收益增长20%至2.94美元，高于预期的2.83美元 [2] - 云计算收入同比增长超20% [1] - 2023年末人工智能在其强大的Azure云计算部门的收入增长中贡献了6%，高于上一季度的3% [3] 人工智能投资与布局 - 公司已向人工智能投资数十亿美元以推动增长 [1] - 与ChatGPT开发商OpenAI进行了数十亿美元的投资，以在人工智能崛起中占据核心地位 [2] - 3月聘请了谷歌Deepmind人工智能子公司联合创始人Mustafa Suleyman、40亿美元初创公司Inflection AI联合创始人及多名员工 [2] 人工智能商业化 - 本周财报发布前两天，宣布可口可乐与Azure签订了为期五年、价值11亿美元的人工智能和云计算服务合同 [3] - 上个月宣布与人工智能初创公司Mistral合作，让用户可以在Azure上使用该法国公司的模型 [3] 股价表现 - 周四纽约盘后交易中股价上涨 [1] - 过去一年股价上涨超30%，但涨幅低于亚马逊和谷歌，后两者股价分别上涨超60%和40% [1] 公司地位 - 市值近3万亿美元，是全球最大的上市公司 [1]

Meta’s drive to integrate artificial intelligence into its products yielded strong financial results for the second quarter in a row. But its share price slumped 10% as the company reported earnings Wednesday due to a weak sales forecast rattling investors.Revenue at the world’s largest social media business increased to $36.46bn during the first quarter in contrast to analyst expectations of $36.16bn. Earnings per share rose to $4.71, surpassing expectations on Wall Street of $4.32.The number that spooked ...

US supreme court justices on Tuesday appeared to agree with Starbucks in the coffee chain’s challenge to a judicial order requiring it to rehire seven employees at a Tennessee cafe who were fired as they pursued efforts to unionize.The justices heard arguments in the company’s appeal of a lower court’s approval of an injunction sought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordering the reinstatement of the workers. It is a case that could make it harder to bring a quick halt to labor practices challen ...