Six leading Chinese AI startups, dubbed the 'Six Tigers', reign over China's booming AI landscape, developing cutting-edge models and chatbots with talent from US and Chinese tech giants.
ServiceNow is bolstering its AI capabilities with a massive $2.85 billion acquisition of Moveworks, a company specializing in enterprise automation and AI tools, enabling ServiceNow to combine its existing AI and automation offerings with Moveworks' AI assistant and enterprise search technology.
SpaceX, while facing setbacks like rocket failures and delays, remains a pivotal force in the space industry, outpacing rivals in launch cadence and supporting NASA, but its soaring ambitions and relentless pace may be straining its capabilities, leading to growing pains.
Sony is revolutionizing gaming experiences by introducing AI-powered versions of iconic PlayStation characters like Aloy, capable of holding lifelike conversations with synthesized voice and facial animations, leveraging cutting-edge technologies like OpenAI's Whisper, GPT-4, and Sony's own Emotional Voice Synthesis.
In a groundbreaking move, CoreWeave, an AI computing services provider, secured a staggering $11.9 billion, 5-year deal with OpenAI, granting the latter a $350 million stake in CoreWeave's upcoming IPO, solidifying their partnership in powering AI innovations for tech giants like Microsoft and Meta.
A prominent legal expert cautions that Labour's proposed AI copyright reforms, which would allow AI companies to utilize copyrighted works without permission, likely violate the Berne Convention, an international treaty on copyright, potentially undermining UK creative industries and inviting legal challenges through judicial review.
World Chat, a new encrypted messaging app, combines World ID, Contacts, and the World App wallet, enabling verified communication and seamless crypto transactions, while World Build, an incubator program, aims to foster more Mini Apps on the World Network.
Huawei obtains millions of AI chips from TSMC through shell companies, circumventing U.S. sanctions, with 75% of Ascend 910C chips surviving advanced packaging despite defects.
The Office of Personnel Management's watchdog is investigating potential security risks arising from Elon Musk's DOGE operatives rapidly transforming government systems, amid concerns from Democrats over access to sensitive data and system integrity.
As artificial intelligence enables software engineers to cheat in virtual coding interviews, major tech companies like Google are considering reverting to in-person interviews to combat AI-assisted cheating, underscoring the challenges of maintaining integrity in hiring processes amidst rapidly advancing AI capabilities.