Amazon’s next-gen Alexa gets AI upgrade
New York (AFP) - Online retail behemoth Amazon on Wednesday announced a new version of its Alexa voice assistant that ...
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Hong Kong to slash public spending, build AI institute
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong will cut public spending and restore fiscal balance by mid-2027 after a string of ...
Kate Bush leads UK musicians in ‘silent album’ AI fight
London (AFP) - Over 1,000 musicians including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Damon Albarn on Tuesday released a silent album ...
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 ...
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 ...
Online shopping giants bet on AI to curb clothes returns
Paris (AFP) - From sizing advice via selfies to robot stock-takers, online shopping behemoths have increasingly turned to artificial intelligence ...
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 ...
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 ...
World leaders seek elusive AI common ground at Paris summit
Paris (AFP) - World leaders were set to hold formal talks in Paris on Tuesday on artificial intelligence (AI), seeking ...
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