Major world political leaders are meeting for an AI summit in Paris Major world leaders are meeting for an AI summit in Paris, where challenging diplomatic talks are expected as tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology industry. Heads of state, top government officials, CEOs and scientists from around 100 countries are participating in…
South Korea’s industry ministry has temporarily banned employee access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns, a ministry official said on Wednesday, as the government urges caution on generative AI services. The government issued a notice on Tuesday calling for ministries and agencies to exercise caution about using AI services including DeepSeek…
Huawei’s chairman said on Wednesday that the tech company’s annual revenue exceeded 860 billion yuan ($118.27 billion) last year, as it continued to shake off the impact of U.S. sanctions and its consumer business returned to growth. Liang Hua made the remarks at a forum in Guangzhou, according to a report by the Shenzhen Business…
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman met with India’s IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday and discussed India’s plan of creating a low-cost AI ecosystem. Vaishnaw said in a post on X that he had a “super cool discussion” with Altman on India’s “strategy of creating the entire AI stack – GPUs, model, and apps” and…
Singapore’s Keppel posted a 5% rise in its full-year underlying profit on Wednesday, as earnings for its connectivity segment were boosted by strong demand for digital infrastructure required for artificial intelligence-based services. Annual net profit for Keppel’s connectivity arm, which operates its data centre business, rose nearly 45%. Data centres house computer servers and equipment…
Shares of a small Japanese technology firm shot up nearly 60% on its first day of trade on Wednesday, while Seoul’s largest initial public offering (IPO) in three years tanked almost 10% as volatility driven by geopolitics again gripped Asia’s equity markets. South Korea’s LG CNS shares dropped from opening bell and traded in negative…
Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI are stepping up their partnership in artificial intelligence, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI stepped up their AI partnership Monday, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan. SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son and OpenAI Chief Sam Altman appeared at an…
The NFL will engage its Competition Committee on technology to take virtual line-to-gain measurements next season, but officials will continue to spot the football The NFL will engage its Competition Committee on technology to take virtual line-to-gain measurements next season, but officials will continue to spot the football. There’s no current technology being considered that…
The Netherlands’ privacy watchdog AP on Friday said it will launch an investigation into Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek’s data collection practices and urged Dutch users to exercise caution with the company’s software. “The AP is (issuing this) warning because of the serious concerns that there are over DeepSeek’s privacy policies … and the way…
Grayscale Investments said on Friday it was launching an investment fund aimed at dogecoin, as the cryptocurrency asset manager looks to tap into the increasing momentum around alternatives to bitcoin. The Grayscale Dogecoin Trust will offer investors an opportunity to gain exposure to a token that the company believes has “transitioned from a memecoin… to…
