Tag: Tech
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DeepSeek’s meteoric rise sparks billion-dollar debate
In less than two years, DeepSeek—a Chinese startup that began as a side project—has become the subject of heated valuation debates across the global tech community. ... -
Researchers link DeepSeek’s blockbuster chatbot to China Mobile ban in US
The website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, whose chatbot became the most downloaded app in the United States, has computer code that could send ... -
DeepSeek has rattled the AI industry – and there are more Chinese models
The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite ... -
Xiaohongshu-linked stocks surge as app tops US download charts
The shares of a group of companies associated with Xiaohongshu continued their upward momentum on Wednesday, buoyed by the Instagram-style Chinese app’s ascent to the top ... -
Biden’s administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an industry pushback
The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national ... -
Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges
Meta said Wednesday that it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service, as it tries out a possible way to ... -
US ahead in AI innovation, surpassing China in Stanford’s new ranking
The U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released ... -
Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth it
Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is ... -
Black Myth Wukong
How China’s gaming revolution is fueling its tech power It may sound far-fetched, but the future of global technology supremacy could hinge on a video game. ... -
UM and Digit Force launch joint laboratory to drive AI innovation
The University of Macau (UM) and Macau Digit Force Technology Co Ltd recently held a plaque unveiling ceremony for the University of Macau-Digit Force Joint Laboratory ... -
Cybersecurity threats escalate globally: Trend Micro
In the first half of 2024, the global critical infrastructure faced a surge in cyberattacks, with government websites and financial institutions bearing the brunt of the ... -
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO at a Paris airport, media report
The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for ... -
Philippines encouraged to pursue tech collaborations in Southern China
On the Agenda The Board of Investments (BoI) has emphasized the need for the Philippines to explore potential partnerships in technology and innovation with companies in ... -
AI pioneers want bots to replace human teachers – here’s why that’s unlikely
OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy envisions a world in which artificial intelligence bots can be made into subject matter experts that are “deeply passionate, great at teaching, ... -
China is restricting export of drones that can be used for military purposes
China will ban the export of all unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes or in terrorist activities and restrict certain drone features ... -
China is the runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US: UN
China has requested far more patents than any other country when it comes to generative AI, the U.N. intellectual property agency said Wednesday, with the United ... -
UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing the gap in access to artificial intelligence
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a Chinese-sponsored resolution with U.S. support urging wealthy developed nations to close the widening gap with poorer developing countries and ... -
OpenAI founder Sutskever sets up new AI company devoted to ‘safe superintelligence’
Ilya Sutskever, one of the founders of OpenAI who was involved in a failed effort to push out CEO Sam Altman, said he’s starting a ... -
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI, cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in Microsoft’s ... -
Huawei unveils Wi-Fi 7 products in bid to bolster SAR’s industrial development
Huawei Technologies yesterday unveiled 13 new Wi-Fi 7 products in Macau with a goal to upgrade Macau’s network infrastructure and support diversified industries. China’s tech giant ... -
OpenAI has ‘full confidence’ in CEO Sam Altman after investigation, reinstates him to board
OpenAI is reinstating CEO Sam Altman to its board of directors and said it has “full confidence” in his leadership after the conclusion of an outside ... -
Apple fined nearly $2 billion by the EU over music streaming competition
The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly ... -
Don’t use rice for your device. Here’s how to dry out your smartphone
You were walking next to a swimming pool when you slipped and dropped your phone into the water. Or it slipped out of your hand when ... -
Chinese police probe unauthorized and highly unusual online dump of documents
Chinese police are investigating an unauthorized and highly unusual online dump of documents from a private security contractor linked to the nation’s top policing agency and ... -
Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation
Law enforcement agencies have infiltrated and disrupted the prolific ransomware syndicate LockBit that has extracted $120 million from thousands of victims around the world, with two ... -
Alibaba approves additional $25 billion share buyback as revenue disappoints
Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding yesterday approved an additional $25 billion authorization to its share buyback program, amid lower-than-expected sales revenue for the last quarter ... -
30 journalists, lawyers and activists hacked with Pegasus in Jordan, forensic probe finds
Israeli-made Pegasus spyware was used in Jordan to hack the cellphones of at least 30 people, including journalists, lawyers, human rights and political activists, the digital ... -
Microsoft Teams outage blocks access, limits features for some users
Microsoft Teams experienced an outage on Friday that blocked access for some and led to what Microsoft calls “multiple issues” for many users. The issue began ... -
Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to summon chatbots
Pressing a button will be one way to summon an artificial intelligence agent as Microsoft wields its computer industry influence to reshape the next generation of ... -
The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots
The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and ... -
AI firm SenseTime denies research firm Grizzly’s claim it inflated its revenue
SenseTime, a major Chinese artificial intelligence company, has rejected claims by a research company that it has falsely inflated its revenue. “(SenseTime) believes the report is ... -
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, the face of the AI boom, for lack of candor with company
ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his ... -
Xi urges countries unite in tackling AI challenges
Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday that potential risks associated with artificial intelligence are challenges that countries should deal with together, remarks that come against the ... -
Google’s antitrust headaches compound with another trial, targeting Play Store
Google today [Macau time] will try to protect a lucrative piece of its internet empire at the same time it’s still entangled in the biggest U.S. ... -
Baidu unveils Ernie 4.0 AI model, claims that it rivals GPT-4
Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu yesterday unveiled a new version of its artificial intelligence model, Ernie 4.0, claiming that it rivals models such ...
