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Govts, tech firms vow to cooperate against AI risks at Seoul summit
Seoul (AFP) - More than a dozen countries and some of the world's biggest tech firms pledged on Wednesday to...
AI dominates annual Paris startup event VivaTech
Paris (AFP) - Thousands of tech enthusiasts filed into Europe's self-declared biggest startup event VivaTech in Paris on Wednesday, with...
Leading AI firms pledge ‘responsible’ tech development
Seoul (AFP) - Some of the world's biggest tech companies pledged to work together to guard against the dangers of...
Istanbul’s century-old streetcar gets a makeover
Istanbul (AFP) - Istanbul's emblematic red and white trams, built over 100 years ago and loved by both locals and...
16 top AI firms make new safety commitments at Seoul summit
Seoul (AFP) - More than a dozen of the world's leading artificial intelligence firms made fresh safety commitments at a...
Sanofi allies with OpenAI, Formation Bio for AI use in drug development
Paris (AFP) - French pharmaceutical company Sanofi announced Tuesday a partnership with ChatGPT-founder OpenAI and US biotech firm Formation Bio to...
Microsoft unveils ‘AI-ready’ PCs
Redmond (United States) (AFP) - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative...
Microsoft unveils ‘Copilot Plus’ PC amped with AI
Redmond (United States) (AFP) - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative...
Forever fad: Rubik says his cube ‘reminds us why we have hands’
Budapest (AFP) - The naysayers said the maddening multicoloured cube that Erno Rubik invented 50 years ago would not survive...
South Korea, Britain host AI summit with safety top of agenda
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea and Britain kick off a major international summit on artificial intelligence in Seoul this week,...
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