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OpenAI will publicly launch its most capable model, GPT‑5.6, on Thursday, after delaying the release last month on the US government’s request amid mounting national security concerns that powerful AI systems could be misused. The United States and China are in a race to develop cutting-edge AI models, the likes of which, experts have said, … Read more
A cybersecurity platform operated by China’s industry ministry warned on Wednesday that it had identified a serious security “backdoor” risk in Anthropic’s AI coding tool, Claude Code. US-based Claude Code is an AI agent capable of generating, debugging and reviewing code based on user prompts. China’s National Vulnerability Database (NVDB), in a statement posted on … Read more
Muse Image, which can create realistic images for users on Instagram and WhatsApp, is the company’s latest attempt to catch up in the global artificial intelligence race.
DeepSeek gained global fame after releasing efficient AI models that surprised Silicon Valley and Washington A DeepSeek AI sign is seen at a building where the Chinese start-up’s office is located in Beijing, China, February 19, 2025. REUTERS Chinese startup DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip, according to three people familiar with the matter, … Read more
A Supreme Court ruling that presidents can fire independent regulators without cause has added volatility for industries that prefer stable enforcement.
Samsung’s estimate would be ‘largest quarterly operating profit in history’, beating that of AI chip titan Nvidia For years, Huawei and other Chinese firms have struggled to compete with Nvidia in developing AI chips capable of training advanced models. PHOTO: PIXABAY South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics forecast Tuesday a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter … Read more
Microsoft Xbox expansion, including Activision deal, still trails Sony and Nintendo in gaming market A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS Microsoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or about 2.1% of its global workforce, overhauling its Xbox gaming business and divesting … Read more
U.S. companies complain that competitors in China are unfairly copying their A.I. systems using a technique that has been around for years.
India’s IT sector likely saw a weak April-June quarter, delaying hopes of a broader recovery A man walks past a logo of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) before a press conference announcing the company’s quarterly results in Mumbai, India, January 11, 2024. REUTERS India’s top information technology companies are expected to report another subdued quarter, as … Read more
Aircraft can now conduct integrated aerial surveys for pollutants, greenhouse gases and cloud-water detection The Y-12F aircraft is a turboprop plane in the eight-tonne class, independently developed by AVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Co. Ltd. PHOTO: China daily China’s fixed-wing Y-12F atmospheric comprehensive aerial survey aircraft, the first of its kind in China, recently completed … Read more