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China’s Alibaba to invest $50 bn in AI, cloud computing
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and...
China’s EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year’s end
Guangzhou (AFP) - One of China's leading electric vehicle makers XPeng plans to double the number of countries in which...
Chinese AI companies celebrate DeepSeek, shrug off global curbs
Shanghai (AFP) - Chinese tech companies shrugged off foreign scrutiny of upstart chatbot maker DeepSeek, telling AFP on Friday they...
Spotify adds more AI-generated audiobooks
New York (AFP) - Spotify on Thursday began accepting audiobooks narrated by digital voices created by artificial intelligence software firm...
DeepSeek removed from South Korea app stores pending privacy review
Seoul (AFP) - Chinese AI app DeepSeek will not be available to download in South Korea pending a review of...
Musk says chatbot Grok 3 will be unveiled Monday
Washington (AFP) - Elon Musk said his startup xAI will release its Grok 3 chatbot on Monday and billed it...
OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led buyout offer
San Francisco (AFP) - OpenAI's board chairman on Friday said it has unanimously rejected an Elon Musk-led offer to buy...
Alibaba shares soar on reports of potential Xi meeting with Jack Ma
Beijing (AFP) - Alibaba shares soared by more than six percent on Friday following reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Facebook, TikTok harden EU commitment to tackle disinformation — but not X
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Digital titans including Facebook and TikTok formally pledged to ramp up the fight against disinformation in...
Vance puts Europe, China on notice over AI regulation
Paris (AFP) - US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday warned European allies against over-regulating the US-dominated artificial intelligence sector...
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