Microsoft expects to spend $80 bn on AI this fiscal year
San Francisco (AFP) - Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 ...
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UK, Italy, Japan to develop next-generation fighter jet
London (AFP) - The UK, Italy and Japan on Friday launched a joint venture to develop a supersonic next-generation fighter ...
South Korea surges in UN innovation index
Geneva (AFP) - South Korea made the biggest jump among the world's 10 most innovative economies in the UN's annual ...
California lawmakers pass AI safety bill
San Francisco (AFP) - A bill aimed at regulating powerful artificial intelligence models passed California's legislature on Wednesday, despite outcry ...
Waste into gold: Oyster shells repurposed as magic ‘Seawool’
Tainan (Taiwan) (AFP) - Growing up on Taiwan's west coast where mollusc farming is popular, Eddie Wang saw discarded oyster ...
UN nears landmark deal on combatting biopiracy
Geneva (AFP) - The fight against biopiracy -- plundering genetic resources and the traditional knowledge surrounding them -- could soon ...
Japan seeks to reclaim tech edge with overseas help
Tokyo (AFP) - Massive overseas and domestic investments offer Japan a chance to reclaim its tech crown, but to become ...
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