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China seeks to block US tech giant Meta from AI acquisition
Bejing tightens scrutiny of AI industry amid intensifying geopolitical rivalry with the US over the technology.
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Tech 24 - AI is already getting boring
It could end white-collar work. It could end poverty. It could end humanity. From AI's boosters and doomsters alike, bumptious predictions abound. But in workplaces, the technology, like so many before…
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China’s DeepSeek unveils latest models a year after upending global tech
Chinese startup says DeepSeek-V4-Pro beats all rival open models for maths and coding.
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US-China AI race intensifies as DeepSeek releases 'reduced' cost model
China's DeepSeek on Friday released a new AI model with "drastically reduced" costs that it said was capable of processing extra-long texts to help it complete tasks. The company caused shockwaves last…
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Meta to cut workforce by 10% as artificial intelligence spending surges
Meta outlined plans to cut about 8,000 jobs on Thursday as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence. The move comes as part of a broader tech-sector shift towards cost control, with Microsoft also…
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Technofacism? Why Palantir’s pro-West ‘manifesto’ has critics alarmed
Palantir's 'manifesto' has been described as an 'AI-driven threat to humanity’s existence' and 'technofascism'.
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Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO, John Ternus named successor
Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down on Sept. 1 after nearly 15 years leading the iPhone maker, handing the role to hardware chief John Ternus. Cook, 65, will become executive chairman. Under his tenure,…
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‘Technofascism’: Critics accuse Palantir of pushing AI war doctrine
Palantir CEO Alexander Karp's book The Technological Republic advocates for Western 'hard power ... built on software'.
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'New era': Humanoid robot outruns humans in Beijing half-marathon, beats world record
A humanoid robot on Sunday won a half-marathon for robots in Beijing in 50 minutes 26 seconds, beating the human world record time and showcasing China's technological advances.
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Hollywood, Silicon Valley turn out for the 'Oscars of Science'
Big names from the worlds of film, technology, music and sports gathered on Saturday in Santa Monica, California for the Breakthrough Prizes, popularly known as the "Oscars of Science."
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Pope urges Cameroon's leaders to examine 'conscience', tackle corruption
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged Cameroon's leaders to examine their "conscience" and tackle corruption and rights abuses, in a pointed speech on the first day of his visit to the central African country.…
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Perspective - AI technologies could have saved ‘thousands of lives’ during covid, expert says
The health of humans, animals, and the entire ecosystem is inextricably linked. This message is at the heart of the One Health Summit, currently underway in France, where global health leaders are gathering.…
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