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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.

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.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology grants Zhejiang Geespace Technology a two-year permit, opening China's satellite communications market to private capital.

Velatir lands fresh capital six months after its pre-Seed round and official launch.

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

One ad featured a pornographic deepfake closely resembling a U.S. politician, intensifying scrutiny of Meta’s ad enforcement.

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.

In a Guardian op-ed, the Vermont senator argues that progressive candidates are defeating better-funded establishment Democrats by naming the economic realities voters live daily—and offering solutions their rivals won't.

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.

US states allege the tech giant designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children, as Meta argues in court that social media addiction does not exist.

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

An opinion piece argues that uncontrolled AI rollout is not a 'mixed blessing' but a miscalculated risk born of a failure of responsible leadership, especially in Western nations.

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

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.

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.

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.

The Chinese tech giant makes its flagship model free to download but requires large companies to pay for a separate commercial license.

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.

The Wuhan-based chipmaker captured 14% of global NAND bit shipments in the second quarter, narrowly overtaking Japan's Kioxia in a milestone for China's semiconductor ambitions.

Beijing's coordinated push across insurers, banks, and local governments aims to fast-track brain-computer interfaces from lab to patient.

Risk aversion and conservatism are blamed for Japanese firms' slow embrace of artificial intelligence.

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

The Peabody-winning studio behind 1000XResist returns with a Captcha-filled horror game about digital clones, corporate labor and what it means to have a 'meat body.'

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

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

The Shanghai-listed Nvidia challenger seeks fresh capital in Hong Kong amid booming demand for home-grown computing power.

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

Rating agency cautions that financial institutions' AI adoption promises gains but leaves them exposed to outages and pricing pressure from dominant tech firms.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

Hyperscale projects draw bipartisan backlash in Arkansas over water and electricity use and the appropriation of rural, Black-owned land.

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.

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.

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.

Aggressive price cuts, technical breakthroughs and accelerating adoption from players like DeepSeek and MiniMax prompt the bank to lift its year-end projection from US$10 billion.

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.

The Shenzhen-based robotics startup is seeking a Hong Kong listing, joining other domestic robot makers despite new US trade restrictions.

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.

Her brother, Filip Hammar, announced the news on Instagram.

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.

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.

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.

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

The city says cloudy water at Sundspromenaden and Scaniabadet may be caused by an algal bloom.

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.

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.

A rapid portfolio liquidation by a fast-rising Wall Street hedge fund has sparked urgent warnings from Shanghai market analysts against the use of leverage.

A visit to a Shanghai AI research institute suggests China is presenting its artificial intelligence ambitions through cultural symbolism as well as technology.

A visit to a Shanghai AI research institute highlights how China is presenting its AI ambitions as both a technical and cultural project.

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.

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

The short-lived feature let users alter satellite imagery with text prompts, raising concerns about AI-generated deepfakes of real-world places.

For parents like Kris DeVault, whose young son Brody has missed key developmental milestones, the new law is framed as urgently needed.

A new right-to-try framework aims to turn the state into a hub for early-stage biotech therapies, allowing drugs to advance after only preliminary testing.

NVIDIA's CEO made his debut post on X to advocate for open access to AI models, joining Google, OpenAI, and Meta in the industry debate.