Computing power has become the lifeblood — and a key limiting factor — of the race to develop AI, as the push to integrate the technology into daily life clashes with the finite supply of one of its most crucial inputs. Often referred to simply as “compute,” the processing power that forms the foundation of…
Computing power has become the lifeblood — and a key limiting factor — of the race to develop AI, as the push to integrate the technology into daily life clashes with the finite supply of one of its most crucial inputs. Often referred to simply as “compute,” the processing power that forms the foundation of…
Amazon and Sony among firms that may have sourced coltan, used in phones, from supply chains controlled by the M23 rebels, says Global Witness
Leading global brands including Amazon, Ericsson and Sony are “likely” to have sourced minerals linked to a militia accused of widespread sexual violence, summary executions and torture, a new investigation claims.
The companies allegedly, but unknowingly, acquired coltan smuggled from mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that are occupied by the M23 militia, which has committed myriad atrocities in eastern DRC.