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Binance founder Zhao Changpeng struck an optimistic tone, but a lingering crypto slump and surging interest in AI dampened enthusiasm at the conference.

Brief letters connect nostalgia for fading trades with the Serbelloni group's little-known AI findings and The Terminator's 1984 vision of machines crushing humanity.

The identity verification firm's fresh capital and acquisition aim to supercharge its RiskOS fraud-fighting platform with agentic AI.

A letter from leading technology companies warns that AI-powered cyber-attacks will become more sophisticated within months, narrowing the window for defensive preparation.

The deal resolves allegations that TikTok and parent company ByteDance collected vast amounts of data on millions of users under 13.

China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom are centering billable AI tokens and computing operations in their latest growth strategies as AI adoption surges nationwide.

Analysts say the Chinese tech giant is seeing faster payback on AI investments and cloud growth that has not yet peaked as it reaches the halfway mark of its 380 billion yuan infrastructure push.

As demand for Meta's camera-equipped AI glasses explodes, privacy-conscious bystanders are turning to imperfect tools like Zuckoff to spot them.

Enterprise customers appear willing to switch between frontier AI labs as new models land, raising questions about how durable their spending commitments really are.

The startup’s growth reflects a broader boom in AI training data demand that is also lifting rival firms.

Brussels' landmark AI regulation is poised to influence how South African media build, use, and govern AI tools far beyond Europe's borders.

Affected users say Grok began returning nonsensical output as early as Wednesday morning, flagging the issue to TechCrunch.

The computer scientist known as a 'godmother of AI' describes leading her venture, World Labs, with a demanding, high-expectation approach.

The automaker is positioning artificial intelligence embodied in machines as the cornerstone of a strategy to move past traditional automobile manufacturing.

Silicon Data is building a benchmark to help investors value and hedge the soaring cost of AI computing power.

Multiple cybersecurity researchers said they suddenly lost access to OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber program, which offers vetted users models with fewer guardrails.

The latest feature launch deepens Google's push to make Gemini the AI assistant students turn to for learning and studying, as competition with rivals like OpenAI intensifies.

The scheduling company is expanding into meeting productivity tools and is also releasing a scheduling assistant called Callie.

After years of crowd-pleasing humanoid demos, China's robotics industry confronts the harder task of turning global attention and capital into commercially scalable businesses.

The municipal government's new plan leans on blockchain and AI infrastructure to supercharge its digital economy and close the gap with China's other leading tech hubs.

HKGX and TGX Technology are building a new platform with Alibaba Cloud and Hundsun Technologies as Hong Kong pushes to become a gold trading hub.

China's best-known humanoid robot maker sees its shares leap more than sixfold on opening before early profit-taking trims gains.

The world's biggest humanoid robot maker sees its shares surge as trading begins on Shanghai's Star market.

Leaked camera-equipped AirPods suggest Apple may lean on strict recording limits to sidestep the privacy pitfalls dogging other AI wearables.

A bipartisan coalition of 29 states accuses Meta of designing its platforms to addict young users, seeking massive penalties and changes to how the company operates.

The new offering adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools to the chatbot teens were already using.

The Chinese tech giant is prioritising long-term artificial intelligence investment even as second-quarter net profits fall under competitive and cost pressures.

Tony Wu Yuhuai, a China-born co-founder of Elon Musk's AI lab, has become the focus of Chinese social media after a reported ultra-luxury Bay Area home purchase.

Four in ten leaders with employees working from home now want less remote work, according to a new survey from the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO).

A new UK trial tests whether artificial intelligence can cut contrails, the heat-trapping streaks left behind by aircraft.

Founder and CEO Jacob Bank says he'll soon share more on ambitious plans to help users work with AI in Chrome.

The deal will see Wood manage lifecycle data for nearly 100 Equinor assets in Norway, underscoring the growing role of digital infrastructure in energy operations.

The autonomous driving software company plans to develop an AI chip for self-driving applications and release the design as open source.

The Chinese tech giant is divesting its wholly owned gaming arm to Trustar Capital as part of a broader shift away from noncore businesses.

The Japanese ramen chain is targeting expansion in Muslim-majority Indonesia, with halal considerations central to its strategy.

Beijing-based Ingenic Semiconductor has launched a Hong Kong share offering to raise up to HK$3.22 billion (US$410.4 million) to fund international growth.

Secondhand sellers say mystery buyers are placing large orders, prompting speculation that AI companies are acquiring books to scan for data.

Nikkei Asia highlights ten notable Japanese craft spirit distilleries that offer public tours and tastings.

An open-weight model arrives alongside a locked, more powerful system, raising questions about how far Meta's AI openness really goes.

China’s richest province has signed a new framework with Alibaba as it seeks a broader digital upgrade spanning artificial intelligence, semiconductors and smart public services.

According to Nikkei Asia, Chinese electric vehicle brands, spearheaded by BYD, are closing in on the long-held stronghold of Japanese automakers in Australia.

The force says 'a great deal of public opposition is likely' to a proposed datacentre near Edinburgh, as AI infrastructure becomes a flashpoint worldwide.

A pro se litigant reportedly seeded his filings with chatbot-style prompts, underscoring growing confusion over how AI is being used in legal proceedings.

The investment-banking giant is set to expand its exchange-traded fund footprint with the planned purchase of Neos Investments in a deal valued at up to $2.25 billion.

The sovereign wealth investor reports a passive 5.64% beneficial ownership position in the technology services firm via an amended Schedule 13G filing.

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund revealed a 6.7 million-share position in the Indian online travel company MakeMyTrip (MMYT) through an SEC filing.

Prosecutors allege 17-year-old Arjun Aravind used the internet and AI to search for fantasy stories about killing his family; he is being held without bail after a not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf.

After a multi-billion kroner loss in 2024, the investment firm Perestroika posted a pre-tax profit exceeding 500 million kroner last year.

The AI company is tapping Dali Rajic to become its top salesperson as leadership changes continue.

The Wall Street Journal says Apple has considered a nine-figure budget to help Siri deliver current news from publishers.

The Chinese AI firm's latest flagship model is now available, but at steeply increased subscription rates for users.

The company acknowledges a slow response after US police officers misused its licence plate-reading cameras to track romantic partners.

China's top two contract chipmakers posted triple-digit second-quarter profit gains as demand surged for domestic AI chips free of US export controls.

The Chinese e-commerce giant beat market expectations on profit and revenue despite weaker sales, as it navigates soft consumer demand, fierce competition and expansion into new business lines.

Anthropic's 'Scarlet Letter' system tags anything Claude processed—including human writing it only edited—while staying invisible to users, for now.

Twitch's Chief Product Officer defended the opt-out default on a livestream, saying an opt-in system would draw almost no participation.

Nikkei Asia reports that Dhaka is pursuing partnerships with Turkey and China to develop domestic drone manufacturing capacity.

Nearly a third of British manufacturers report cyber-attacks on them or their supply chains, yet only half have a plan to respond.

A Marin Independent Journal opinion piece argues that California should take a restrained approach to artificial intelligence regulation rather than a heavy-handed one.

The AI company's coding assistant will soon operate with even less human oversight as auto mode switches on by default.

An opinion piece argues that long-running conflicts must remain exceptional rather than becoming an accepted feature of the international order.

A newspaper editorial examines how artificial intelligence is challenging the credibility of examinations and what institutions may need to do about it.

The AI company has launched its Armenia facility as the first stage of a plan to deploy more than 70,000 Nvidia GPUs by 2027.

Lower-cost Chinese open-weight models are unsettling US investors even as analysts argue plummeting costs could expand global demand for AI systems.

Tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup before the plan was scrapped — and the episode raises the question of whether such proposals are now inevitable.

The legal-AI startup is reportedly seeking around $500 million in fresh funding, extending a rapid run-up in its valuation.

The author and academic argues education is at a crossroads, warning AI could enable disinformation, surveillance and inequality even as it promises real benefits in medicine, disability access and science.

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Report Remove says digitally manipulated intimate imagery is rising, as a watchdog warns AI is making sexualised or nudified content easier to produce.

After burning through millions on AI in months, Rippling launched AI Spend Console to track individual and team employee AI spending.

Tokyo's move to support the currency delivered only a muted response as traders questioned whether intervention could outweigh deeper skepticism about Japan's policy direction.

Respondents to a piece by China’s ambassador to the UK argue that openly released models bring real benefits, but China’s ecosystem — like others’ — falls short of robust openness standards.

The Federal Reserve Board is asking for public input on a proposal to update its rule governing credit extended to bank insiders, including executives, board members, and major shareholders.

The home-sharing platform says artificial intelligence is helping it ship features faster while it begins testing a new AI-powered search experience users can switch on and off.

Hwatsing Technology's new metrology system for six-inch wafers marks fresh progress in China's chip-tool sector, even as advanced manufacturing still leans on foreign suppliers.

The Chinese AI chipmaker said revenue and profit jumped in the first half as it benefits from a broad drive to replace foreign AI hardware.

The WTA official score page lists Jessica Pegula against Alexandra Eala in the 2026 Washington, DC championship match.

The Japanese trading house is moving to scale up beef production in Vietnam using sanitation and quality-management practices modeled on Japanese standards.

A Guardian letter argues that banks should measure not only AI time savings but also the extra human work created when automation fails.

The AI agent environment Cloudflare originally built in-house for its employees is now being released as open-source tooling for people who don't write code.

The Norwegian club plans to exclude identified offenders for 20 matches, as UEFA sanctions loom over the supporter misconduct.

Iron Bestie, a robotic make-up assistant powered by vision-language models and voice, beat more than 160 global competitors in a 48-hour hardware-meets-software sprint.

SD-ledaren försvarar att Tidöpartierna slopat det kommunala vetot om uranbrytning och varnar för ny lagstiftning som han beskriver som för trubbig.

The island's electronics and manufacturing supply chain is positioning the emerging space economy as its next major market opportunity.

Elected to lead the Moderate Youth League in 2020 and removed after two years, Matilda Ekeblad now stands as one of the Moderates' top parliamentary candidates in Östergötland.

The e-commerce company brings serial entrepreneur Elias Torres back as chief product officer to spearhead its AI agent development.

Meta is expanding its AI coding offerings with a new agent it says can handle complex tasks in complex software.

Two cutting-edge systems targeted real people and organisations in what the UK's AI Security Institute calls an unprecedented incident.

Gunnar Lindstedt criticizes the streamer's new production for not disclosing which crimes Trustor figure Thomas Jisander was convicted of.

The software company is building a local version of its AI assistant Eney using Liquid AI's models, with plans to extend on-device inference to third-party developers.

The Claude-maker says it will co-design hardware and models to make its technology run faster and more efficiently.

A cluster of US-China rifts over artificial intelligence models, advanced robotics, optical modules and an expanded forced labour blacklist is setting the stage for a contentious September leaders' meeting.

'Looksmaxxing' culture has spawned facial-analysis services like Qoves that sell 'science-backed' beauty advice for hundreds of dollars—but experts warn they lack scientific backing and can harm users.

The American Federation of Teachers is partnering with AI firms on educator training as teachers seek ways to use artificial intelligence without letting students outsource their thinking.

Activist group Everyone Hates Elon leads guerrilla ad and GDPR email campaigns against Meta's smart glasses, as rights groups warn of surveillance and women share stories of non-consensual filming.

Tech strategic adviser Itay Sagie argues that integrating AI can inadvertently reduce acquisition value unless founders design their AI strategy with exits in mind.

The Chinese AI unicorn is expected to close its latest financing round this month while dismantling its offshore structure for a potential year-end listing in Hong Kong, according to sources.

Journalist Gil Durán says Silicon Valley billionaires such as Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are abandoning democracy and using their power to push authoritarian, apocalyptic visions.

Chinese tech giant extends global access to Hy3 through WorkBuddy, Tencent Design Miora and TokenHub, offering it free for a limited time.

The battery purchase underscores the financial and supply-chain ties binding Elon Musk's companies together.

The Japanese HVAC maker posted a higher profit, with hotter European weather driving stronger demand for cooling units.

Wall Street rallied Tuesday, with the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq climbing as corporate profits piled up and oil prices slipped.

Readers preferred ChatGPT's simpler, more digestible prose in a new study, though researchers caution the findings do not render human authors obsolete.

Elon Musk tells financial analysts that critics are underestimating his aerospace giant as it reports its first-ever financial results.

A seven-year review of Tesla earnings calls shows the CEO devotes roughly half his speaking time to robots and AI, leaving the core car business in the background.

A new compact model from LiquidAI is pitched as a foundation for deploying on-device AI agents everywhere.

Endeavour Optical Networks is betting that ultra-fast laser links in space can outpace today's undersea fiber backbone.

Swedish police have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected assault after a brawl in Västerås SK's away supporter section during Monday's match against Djurgården.

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Anders Szabo har registrert over 700 turar i sommar, medan faglege åtvaringar peikar på at konkurranse og poengsamling kan overskygge sjølve naturopplevinga.

As AI services spread, buyers are struggling to control costs while sellers remain unsure how much to charge, leaving both sides of the market without a reliable pricing model.

A reported $100 million deal would equip 50,000 Ukrainian kamikaze drones with US-developed AI, pushing one-way strike drones toward independent target tracking.

After years of delays, Apple's AI upgrade makes Siri genuinely useful, but it lands in a landscape where capable assistants are now table stakes.

As competition for scarce AI expertise intensifies, companies are reaching out to doctoral students long before they finish their degrees.

Beijing revises integrated-circuit layout regulations, clarifying licensing, transfer, co-ownership rights and infringement penalties as it pushes for tech self-sufficiency under US export controls.

The embodied AI division becomes the fourth Ant Group unit to step up capital-raising as it advances its general-purpose 'robot brain' ambitions.

A much-hyped AI-generated staging of Wagner's Ring at the festival's 150th anniversary lands as banal bric-a-brac rather than a probing meditation on power, knowledge and technology.

On TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Altman's plea to slow the rate of AI progress puts him at the center of the industry's acceleration-versus-deceleration fight.

JD.com joins Alibaba and Meituan in rolling out AI-enabled smart helmets for food couriers, blending voice assistance and computer vision to boost rider safety and delivery efficiency.

Recent local elections indicate declining support for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling coalition.

A burst of progress in China's AI, chips and robotics is unsettling US markets, dividing tech leaders and forcing the Trump administration to react.

Secondhand dealers preparing for the Melbourne Rare Book Fair fear old and rare books are being scanned for AI training and then destroyed.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump urged Britain to stop depending on Norwegian oil, dismissing its role as only 'peanuts in the big picture.'

The invention targets harmful bacteria that can thrive in warm household plumbing.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking applications to strengthen the network that supports small and medium-sized manufacturers, with an informational webinar planned for July 28.

The company is pressing a lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with a web scraper in a dispute tied to Google search results.

The popular YouTuber and science communicator warns that the dopamine rush from interacting with large language models has become detrimental to his personal well-being and, he argues, the wider world.

Nvidia-backed AI startup Safe Superintelligence and fusion energy firm Commonwealth Fusion Systems topped this week's largest venture rounds.

The state ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward despite xAI’s lawsuit.