Nvidia CEO: AI’s Next Leap Will Demand 100 Times More Computing Power

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the next wave of artificial intelligence will require 100 times more computing power than previous models, driven by advances in reasoning-based AI that processes information step by step to determine the best possible answer. “The amount of computation necessary to do that reasoning process is 100 times more than what we used to do,” Huang told CNBC’s Jon Fortt in … Continue reading Nvidia CEO: AI’s Next Leap Will Demand 100 Times More Computing Power

Faustine Ngila27/02/202527/02/2025

Global

New China-Portugal maritime cargo route inaugurated to promote foreign trade

Source: Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) A new container export route between China and Portugal was inaugurated on February 18, with the aim of promoting foreign trade and injecting a new dynamic into international logistics cooperation. Under the guidance of pilots, the cargo ship Dingwei, loaded with 1,300 containers, slowly left the Jiangyin Container … Continue reading New China-Portugal maritime cargo route inaugurated to promote foreign trade

Impact Newswire26/02/202526/02/2025

Global

Mongolia to host next UN conference on sustainable land management

Press Release – 21 February 2025 – Sustainable land management & restoration Bonn, 21 February 2025 – The Government of Mongolia and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) have signed an agreement paving the way for the 17th session of the Convention’s Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Ulaanbaatar in 2026. COP17 will bring together UNCCD’s 197 Parties in a crucial global forum to accelerate … Continue reading Mongolia to host next UN conference on sustainable land management

Impact Newswire25/02/202525/02/2025

Global

Variational AI Announces Oversubscribed $5.5 Million Financing to Launch Foundation Model for Small Molecule Drug Discovery

New funding to fuel market expansion of compute efficient foundation model for biopharmaceutical companies Press Release – February 20, 2025 – VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Variational AI, the company behind Enki™, an advanced foundation model for small molecule drug discovery, today announced the completion of its oversubscribed $US5.5 million Seed extension round. Enki™ empowers biopharmaceutical chemistry teams to efficiently discover and optimize novel hits and … Continue reading Variational AI Announces Oversubscribed $5.5 Million Financing to Launch Foundation Model for Small Molecule Drug Discovery

Impact Newswire25/02/202525/02/2025

Europe, Global

New Coalition aims to put Artificial Intelligence on a more sustainable path

Press Release – Paris, 11 February 2025 – Over 100 partners, including 37 tech companies, eleven countries and five international organizations, have joined forces under the Coalition for Environmentally Sustainable Artificial Intelligence (AI), aiming to ramp up global momentum to place AI on a more environmentally sustainable path. Spearheaded by France, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Coalition brings together stakeholders across the AI … Continue reading New Coalition aims to put Artificial Intelligence on a more sustainable path

Impact Newswire19/02/202519/02/2025