NVIDIA Launches Investigation into CEO Over Suspected Spy Girlfriend; Apple to Make Siri “More Like an Agent”; Anthropic Buys $3.4 Billion in Gas Generators; Scientists Find Way to Reverse Global Warming Effects on Coral Reefs

It wouldn’t be surprising if someone is writing a docudrama about this right now. NVIDIA has opened an outside investigation of its CEO Jensen Huang, concerning his relationship with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. I mean, the script virtually writes itself. Engadget.com reports that the company is looking into claims that Huang “has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.” There was a report last month that claimed the NVIDIA CEO had developed a close relationship with a woman named Alice Huang (no relation). US intelligence agencies had determined that she was a Chinese intelligence asset. Another report from a newspaper claimed that the NVIDIA CEO was romantically involved with the alleged Chinese spy. Jensen Huang has reportedly admitted to an affair in a memo sent to staff yesterday, and NVIDIA says “Jensen fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it. The Board has confidence in Jensen and his leadership team and will provide further updates as appropriate.” You can bet the plot will thicken surrounding this company that is pretty central to all of the AI companies….most of which use their highly advanced chips.

Apple just got its personalized Siri out with the latest operating system update, iOS27…2 years or so late, but who’s counting? Now, according to 9to5mac.com, Apple is aiming to make Siri ‘more like an agent, and plans to do so by next year. This is on the heels of Meta and SpaceXSI, who have launched their own agents already…Muse from Meta and Grok Bot from Elon Musk’s XAI. The agents already out there can keep track of goals, and figure out what needs to happen next, and pursue objectives without the user being involved in every step. With its tightly integrated systems and deep data on users, Apple ought to be able to make a world-class Siri agent…if they don’t screw up!

As we on the West Coast and folks elsewhere are looking at increasing water levels due in part to global warming, the AI firms are full speed ahead on powering data centers…in a lot of cases with power systems that are far from eco-friendly. Thenextweb.com notes that Anthropic has just bought $3.4 billion worth of gas generators to power its data centers. The deal was cut with a OnePWR Solutions out of San Antonio. The generators were ordered from Caterpillar around 2 years ago, but OnePWR needed the car th complete the buy. Anthropic had intended to buy power from OnePWR, but has now taken over the orders and work needed to install the machines. Gas turbines are not only not so eco-friendly, they are quite noisy. Elon Musk’s xAI is involved in a lawsuit right now involving its Memphis site.

With all the lousy news about the environment and how we are fast spoiling the world…here’s a story that takes things in the opposite direction. According to bgr.com, scientists at Stanford have figured out a way to reverse bleaching in coral reefs in a matter of a couple of months. Coral bleaching occurs when the animal (yes, coral is considered an animal) becomes stressed from pollution or increased water temperature, causing the algae it relies on as its main food source to leave its cells. While bleached corals aren’t dead, they become far more vulnerable without their symbiotic partner, and that impacts the entire ecosystem. The scientists found that contact with a healthy specimen can reverse bleaching in just a matter of weeks. That’s because the symbionts work quickly to recolonize damaged coral. Direct contact for as little as three days produced clear results, allowing it to completely recover in under eight weeks. Yay, science!

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.