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Imagine this, a workforce so adaptable it can pivot whenever your business pivots and a supply chain that can handle the pressure. That's the revolutionary power of SAP Business AI. And that's just the beginning. Revolutionary technology, real world results. Here's your TNB Tech Minute for Monday, December 9th. I'm Belle Lynn for The Wall Street Journal.
Beijing has announced an antitrust probe into U.S. chip juggernaut NVIDIA, a move that comes a week after Washington ratcheted up controls on China's access to high-end semiconductors.
For Beijing, the probe sends a message that China won't stand by quietly when targeted by trade and technology sanctions. That's according to industry watchers who also say the message has particular relevance as Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency next month. An NVIDIA spokesman said customers are free to choose which chips they use and that the company wins on the merit of its products.
OpenAI has released its long-awaited video generation tool Sora. People can ask it to generate a video as long as 20 seconds by using text, images, or other video.
The maker of ChatGPT first previewed Sora in February. At the time, its abilities immediately impressed tech enthusiasts, who have been waiting ever since for it to become available to the public. But Sora will only be available to people who pay for OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus service. The $20 monthly subscription allows users to generate 50 videos per month.
People who pay $200 per month for the recently announced ChatGPT Pro service can generate an unlimited number of videos. News Corp, owner of the Wall Street Journal, has a content licensing partnership with OpenAI.
And Rheinmetall and Autarion have said they will jointly develop standardized software for a range of military drones. The effort is expected to benefit Ukraine in its war against Russia and step up the West's deterrence efforts.
Rheinmetall, a German arms producer, and Autarion, a U.S.-based drone software company, said that they will create an industry standard for controlling and operating unmanned aerial, land, and naval drones.
Autarion's CEO said the partnership aims to allow NATO countries to operate drones together by using a common operating system, similar to what Microsoft Windows meant for computer users when it launched in the 80s. The standardized software could also simplify and speed up the training of drone operators. For a deeper dive into what's happening in tech, check out Tuesday's Tech News Briefing Podcast.
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