Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Abandons $1.4bn iRobot Buy Amidst EU Opposition

Amazon calls off deal to buy iRobot for $1.4bn after EU raises concerns over competition in market for home devices

12 months ago

Microsoft Expects AI Revenue Growth As Shares Surge

Microsoft expected to see strong revenue growth amidst strong AI adoption, but Azure sees flat margins on infrastructure investment

12 months ago

Huawei Electric Car Partner Sees Revenue Surge

Huawei electric car manufacturing partner Seres sees losses down up to 45 percent on strong sales of latest Aito EV…

12 months ago

X Blocks Taylor Swift Searches After Spread Of Fake AI Images

Rapid spread of fake AI-generated images of Taylor Swift raise questions over X's reduced content-moderation capabilities

12 months ago

NCSC Warns AI Already Being Used By Ransomware Hackers

Ransomware threat set to increase with the advent of artificial intelligence, warns the UK's cyber guardian

12 months ago

Google Settles AI Chip Patent Lawsuit With Singular

Settlement agreement reached in patent infringement lawsuit over Google's AI chips that had sought billions of dollars

12 months ago

SAP To Restructure 8,000 Jobs, Amid Business AI Push

Restructuring plan at SAP will impact 8,000 jobs, as firm focuses “on scalability of operations and Business AI”

12 months ago

Scam Robocalls Use AI To Disrupt New Hampshire Election

Scammers stage robocalls in voice of US President Joe Biden in effort to disrupt New Hampshire primary amidst concerns over…

12 months ago

OpenAI’s Altman Seeks Billions For AI Chip Manufacturing Venture

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman reportedly in talks with investors in Middle East as he seeks billions to build network…

12 months ago

Start-Up Rabbit Grabs Attention With Handheld AI Gadget

Start-up Rabbit sells out of multiple pre-orders of R1 handheld AI assistant, with engaging design and low price tag

12 months ago

EU Set To Reject Amazon iRobot Buy

European Union set to reject Amazon takeover of Roomba robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot after e-commerce giant fails to offer…

12 months ago

Meta Criticised Over ‘Irresponsible’ AI Plans

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg talks up AI on par with human intelligence, promises to make 'widely available' to public

12 months ago

DPD Disables AI Chatbot After It Swears At Customer

Parcel firm DPD partially disables AI chatbot after customer easily convinces it to swear and make comments critical of firm

12 months ago

Google To Invest $1 Billion To Build UK Data Centre

New data centre for Alphabet's Google to be constructed in Hertfordshire to meet demand for AI and cloud services

12 months ago

Sam Altman Surprised At NYT Lawsuit

ChatGPT doesn’t need New York Times data says Sam Altman CEO, as he expresses surprise at newspaper lawsuit

12 months ago

GCHQ Releases Unseen Photos Of WW2 Colossus Computer

Unseen pictures of Colossus, considered the world's first digital computer, released to public by UK intelligence agency

12 months ago

Samsung Embeds Google’s AI Tech In S24 Smartphones

Samsung unveils its portfolio of S24 smartphones, and reveals they will include Google's generative AI technology

12 months ago

Google CEO Warns Staff To Expect More Job Cuts – Report

Internal memo from CEO Sundar Pichai warns Google staff to brace for more job cuts, as the firm has to…

12 months ago

Elon Musk Seeks Larger Tesla Stake Ahead Of AI, Robotics Push

Tesla boss wants 25 percent controlling stake in EV giant, before growing firm to be AI and robotics leader

12 months ago

Nadella Says Microsoft ‘Comfortable’ With OpenAI Governance

Microsoft chief Nadella says he is 'comfortable' with OpenAI's non-profit governance structure, plays down competition issues

12 months ago

Microsoft Adds Copilot AI Subscriptions For Consumers, Small Business

Microsoft expands Copilot generative AI subscription access for consumers, smaller businesses as it integrates AI across product line

12 months ago

US House ‘Asks Intel, Nvidia, Micron CEOs’ To Testify On China

US House of Representatives China committee asks chief executives of Intel, Nvidia, Micron to testify as international tensions mount

12 months ago

Chinese Groups ‘Buying Nvidia AI Chips’ In Spite Of Restrictions

Chinese military and research organisations continue to buy small batches of high-end Nvidia AI chips in spite of restrictions, report…

12 months ago

Beijing Court Rules AI Artwork Can By Copyrighted

Beijing judge finds AI-generated artwork containing human intellectual input can be copyrighted in some cases, amidst explosion in AI tools

12 months ago

AI Challenges Notion That All Fingerprints Are Unique

Researchers find AI can match prints from different fingers of same person with high degree of accuracy, challenging core tenet…

12 months ago

IMF: AI Could Impact 40 Percent Of Jobs Worldwide

Ahead of World Economic Forum in Davos IMF predicts 40 percent of jobs worldwide affected by AI, rising to 60…

12 months ago

EU Regulators Examining Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment

EU regulators say Microsoft's investments into OpenAI may fall under merger rules, following similar move from UK's CMA

1 year ago