Amazon collaborates with U.S. AI Safety Institute, created by National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), to advance safe, secure AI. Amazon committed to develop and use AI systems responsibly, supports risk-based regulatory frameworks and guards against continued innovation. Amazon contributes $5 million to Institute for trustworthy AI development and responsible use methodologies, domain specific risk focused pre-deployment testing. Amazon seeks to improve generative AI safety, investing in future of responsible AI, and inform international standards.

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Apple Music pays NFL $50M yearly for Super Bowl halftime show sponsorship. Despite this, performers, such as Usher, don't receive payment. They instead leverage exposure to gain followers and increase sales. Famous artists like Prince, Michael Jackson, and Beyonce have performed for free. Artists receive a $15M budget for production costs involving workers, design, security, and marketing. Some artists ended up spending their own money on the performance, such as The Weeknd's $7M. Despite the costs, Super Bowl gives artist vast exposure. Usher plans to use the event to promote his new album "Coming Home" and his upcoming tour.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to GPU and AI fields. The high-demand Nvidia GPUs are essential for AI.

Nvidia CEO recognized for high-powered GPUs and the AI revolution — Jensen Huang elected to National Academy of Engineering Tom's Hardware

IDC predicts AI PC shipments to grow from 50 million units in 2024 to 167 million in 2027, making up nearly 60% of all PC shipments globally. Enhanced performance, lower costs, privacy and security drive interest in AI PCs. PC silicon vendors have introduced AI-specific silicon (NPUs) to run AI tasks efficiently. IDC identifies three NPU-enabled AI PCs; hardware-enabled AI PCs, next-generation AI PCs, and advanced AI PCs. IDC expects Next-generation AI PCs to dominate the market by 2027.

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