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China’s smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave
Yancheng (China) (AFP) - In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as...
Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as Person of the Year
New York (AFP) - Time magazine named the "Architects of AI" as its Person of the Year on Thursday, highlighting...
OpenAI, Disney to let fans create AI videos in landmark deal
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Walt Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal Thursday that will allow users...
Taiwan to keep production of ‘most advanced’ chips at home: deputy FM
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan plans to keep making the "most advanced" chips on home soil and remain "indispensable" to the...
AI’s $400 bn problem: Are chips getting old too fast?
New York (AFP) - In pursuit of the AI dream, the tech industry this year has plunked down about $400...
Oracle shares dive as revenue misses forecasts
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Shares in business computing giant Oracle fell more than 10 percent on Wednesday on...
Instagram users given new algorithm controls
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Instagram on Wednesday unveiled a new AI-powered feature that lets users view and adjust...
EU launches antitrust probe into Google’s data use for AI
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU announced Tuesday it had opened a probe to assess whether Google breached antitrust rules...
Trump says US will allow sale of Nvidia AI chips to China
Washington (United States) (AFP) - President Donald Trump said Monday he had reached an agreement with President Xi Jinping to...
Meta to allow European users to share less data: EU
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Meta will allow European users of Facebook and Instagram to share less data and see fewer...
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