Innovation

OpenAI Appoints Sarah Friar As First Finance Chief

AI firm OpenAI appoints former Nextdoor chief executive Sarah Friar as first chief financial officer, Kevil Weil as product chief

6 months ago

Chinese Autonomous Driving Start-Up Files For HK Flotation

Start-up Minieye becomes latest mainland China autonomous driving firm to file for Hong Kong IPO in search for international investment

6 months ago

Apple Brings ChatGPT To iPhones, Macs In AI Push

Apple launches 'Apple Intelligence' AI strategy across devices, including tie-up with OpenAI's ChatGPT amidst heavy competition

6 months ago

Microsoft ‘Recalls’ AI Screenshots After Backlash

Microsoft takes step back on 'Recall' AI screenshot feature on Copilot+ PCs after critics compare it to pre-installed spyware

6 months ago

Huawei Claims AI Chip Equals Nvidia

Huawei executive claims its AI chip meets or surpasses one of Nvidia's most popular GPUs as company becomes serious rival…

6 months ago

Nio Sees EV Sales Surge Amidst Price War

Chinese EV maker Nio expects record second-quarter sales, launches lower-cost brands as it vies with Tesla, BYD in cutthroat market

6 months ago

Boeing Starliner Docks With Space Station In Historic Flight

Boeing's Starliner becomes second privately developed space vehicle to ferry crew to International Space Station after years of delays

6 months ago

Elon Musk May Retreat From Tesla If Not Granted $56Bn Pay Package

‘This is obviously not about the money,’ claims Tesla chair, warning Elon Musk may step away if $56 billion pay…

6 months ago

Alphabet Names Anat Ashkenazi As CFO

Anat Ashkenazi swaps CFO role in pharmaceutical industry to join Alphabet, replacing outgoing CFO Ruth Porat

6 months ago

Amazon’s Zoox Begins Testing In Austin, Miami

Zoox robotaxi unit of Amazon begins testing in Austin, Miami, amid regulatory investigations into self-driving sector

6 months ago

SpaceX Completes Fourth Starship Test Flight

Fourth test flight of massive Starship rocket concludes with successful ocean splashdown, despite many tile losses

6 months ago

US Regulators To Open Antitrust Probes Into Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia

Both the Federal Trade Commission and US Justice Department are reportedly set to open antitrust investigations into leading AI players

6 months ago

Nvidia Overtakes Apple As Second Most Valuable Tech Firm

Value of Nvidia continues to surge as it reaches $3 trillion market cap, making it the second most valuable tech…

6 months ago

Salesforce Opens First AI Centre In London

American CRM giant selects UK capital for its first AI centre where industry, customers and experts can advance AI innovation

6 months ago

OpenAI, DeepMind Workers Warn Of AI Risks In Open Letter

Current and former staff members of OpenAI and Google DeepMind warn of lack of safety oversight in AI industry

6 months ago

The Value of Data

Discover the untapped potential of data in today's digital age. Explore how businesses harness data to drive innovation, improve decision-making,…

6 months ago

Computex: Qualcomm Promotes Windows AI Chips With ‘I’m A Mac’ Actor

Qualcomm promotes new AI chips for Windows PCs using former actor from Apple's 'I'm a Mac' TV adverts as Microsoft…

6 months ago

Nvidia, AMD Hawk AI Chips As Computex Opens

Nvidia's Huang, AMD's Su kick off Computex in battling speeches with plans for AI data centres, AI-tuned desktop chips

6 months ago

Google To Scale Back AI Searches In Latest Controversy

Google to reduce scope of generative AI-created search result summaries after they included false or bizarre information

6 months ago

Saudi Fund Invests In China’s Biggest AI Start-Up

Saudi Arabian investment fund Prosperity7 reportedly contributes to funding round for China's Zhipu AI as US tries to keep allies…

6 months ago

US Regulator Asks For More Data In Zoox Self-Driving Probe

US road safety regulator asks for more information in probe of Amazon's Zoox self-driving unit over unexpected braking incidents

6 months ago

South Korea Chip Stockpiles Drop Amidst Surge In AI Chip Demand

Semiconductor inventories in South Korea drop by biggest amount since 2014 as Samsung, SK Hynix see surging demand for AI…

6 months ago

Amazon Given FAA Clearance To Expand Drone Deliveries

US aviation regulator grants approval for Amazon to expand its drone delivery service beyond 'visual line of sight'

6 months ago

HP Sales Beat Expectations As PCs Return To Growth

HP revenues beat analysts' expectations as commercial PC sales return to growth after two-year post-pandemic slump

6 months ago

Meta Finds Facebook Propaganda Network Using Generative AI

Meta Platforms finds influence network focused on Gaza war that for first time uses generative AI to produce fake comments

6 months ago

OpenAI Board ‘Not Aware Of ChatGPT Launch’

Former OpenAI board member gives fullest description to date of events that led to surprise sacking of chief executive Sam…

6 months ago

Musk’s Neuralink Seeks Patients For Clinical Trial

Elon Musk brain-chip start-up Neuralink seeks patients for feasibility study after implanting chip in first patient earlier this year

6 months ago

OpenAI Creates AI Safety Committee After Criticism

OpenAI creates committee to oversee safety of 'superintelligent' AIs after disbanding 'superalignment' team amidst criticism over priorities

6 months ago

Tencent Uses AI To Help Decipher Ancient Chinese Script

China's most valuable internet company develops AI database to help researchers decipher ancient oracle bone script

6 months ago

Study Finds Public Interest In AI Lags Industry Hype

Reuters Institute and Oxford University find public not routinely using generative AI in spite of billions invested in sector

6 months ago