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Trump Signs AI ‘Free From Idealogical Bias’ Executive...
After earlier revoking Biden's AI safety executive order, President Trump signs new executive order to develop an 'ideological bias free' AI
OpenAI’s ‘Operator’ Agent Automates Online Tasks
OpenAI launches AI agent called 'Operator' to automatically fill out forms, make restaurant reservations, book holidays, order shopping etc
Samsung Touts AI Features With Galaxy S25 Smartphones
Launch of Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 sees the handsets described as being “a true AI companion”
LinkedIn Sued Over Alleged Use Of Private Messages To Train AI
Microsoft's LinkedIn sued for allegedly using customer data, including private messages, to train AI models without permission
Tech Giants Announce $500 Billion AI Plan In US
OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle and others form joint venture called 'The Stargate Project' – to build $500 billion AI infrastructure in US
Google Invests $1 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic
More investment into OpenAI rival Anthropic, after Google reportedly makes fresh investment of more than $1 billion
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Apple Suspends AI-Generated News Notifications After Errors
After complaint from BBC, Apple opts to suspending artificial intelligence feature after inaccurate summaries of news headlines
Biden Signs Order For Energy Provision For AI Data Centres
Executive order for AI signed by President Biden, to reduce bottlenecks to connect AI data centres to clean energy sources
China Chip Imports Surge Ahead Of New Export Controls
China's semiconductor imports grow by double-digits in 2024 ahead of new US export controls that seek to close loopholes for advanced chips
US Rules Divide World To Conquer China’s AI
New US export controls divide world into three tiers as outgoing administration seeks to cut off China's access to AI tech
Government Aims To Make UK AI ‘Superpower’
Government to loosen AI regulation, exploit public-sector data, build data centres in growth zones as it seeks economy boost
TSMC Cuts Off Singapore Company Amidst Huawei Fallout
TSMC cuts off Singapore-based PowerAIR as it investigates chip it produced appearing in AI accelerator made by US-sanctioned Huawei
Apple Creates Data-Processing Company In Shanghai
Apple forms data-processing venture in Shanghai amidst ongoing efforts to introduce AI offerings in mainland China
Apple To Update AI After False Headlines Reported
Apple update to clarify when notification summaries are AI-generated after false headlines reported from BBC, New York Times
Microsoft To Spend $80bn On AI Infrastructure This Year
Microsoft planning to spend $80bn on data centres for AI and other cloud applications this fiscal year, as AI race heats up
Apple’s AI Produces False Headline About Darts Championship
Apple's new AI feature falsely claims Luke Littler won PDC World Championship before event had taken place, in latest such incident
Run:ai To Open Source Software As Nvidia Completes $700m Buy
Israeli start-up Run:ai to open source GPU management software as Nvidia completes $700m buyout, following antitrust scrutiny
New York Agencies Must Publish AI Assessments Under New Law
New York state agencies will have to publish assessments of the AI technologies they use under newly signed law
Southern China Districts Unite For Robotaxi Framework
Four districts in southern China create pilot framework allowing autonomous vehicles such as robotaxis to operate across the region
AI Could Manipulate Users For Profit In ‘Intention...
Cambridge study warns AI systems' deep knowledge of users' personalities and online habits could make them ideal tools for social manipulation
ByteDance Capex Dwarfs Chinese Rivals In AI Spending Boom
ByteDance capital expenditure nearly matches combined spending of Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent as companies race to build out AI
OpenAI Gives Details On For-Profit Shift
OpenAI to create public benefit corporation in Delaware in effort to put it on even footing with competitors, attract investors
Italy Fines OpenAI 15m Euros Over Data Collection
Italy's data regulator fines OpenAI 15m euros over lack of 'adequate legal basis' for data collection, concerns over exposure of young people
Former OpenAI Engineer, Whistleblower Passes Away At 26
Suchir Balaji, who claimed OpenAI broke copyright law and threatened livelihood of content creators, found dead in San Francisco
Microsoft Diversifying 365 Copilot Away From OpenAI
Microsoft reportedly adding internal and third-party AI models to enterprise 365 Copilot offering as it seeks to diversify, cut costs
OpenAI Starts Testing New ‘Reasoning’ AI Model
OpenAI begins safety testing of new model o3 that uses 'reasoning' process to ensure reliability in complex programming, maths tasks
US ‘Adding Sophgo’ To Blacklist Over Link To Huawei AI...
US Commerce Department reportedly adding China's Sophgo to trade blacklist after TSMC-manufactured part found in Huawei AI processor
Journalism Group Calls On Apple To Remove AI Feature
Reporters Without Borders calls on Apple to remove AI notification summaries feature after it generates false headlines