A recent report indicates that China's major venture capital investments increasingly focus on technology sectors that are aligned with government policies, such as AI and semiconductors. Despite an overall decline in funding, Chi...
WhatsApp is developing a new AI feature to create user avatars, following in the footsteps of Meta AI. According to WABetaInfo, this 'Imagine Me' feature will allow users to generate AI-based avatars by typing prompts in their cha...
Microsoft will be paying$14 million to settle a discrimination case where it is alleged that the company has illegally penalised workers taking medical and family care leave. The settlement, pending a judge's approval, will conclu...
For the past two years, many unprofitable tech startups have faced significant challenges, leading to cost-cutting, mergers, or closures. However, startups focused on AI have been an exception, thriving amidst this broader downtur...
According to a European Commission report, the EU must catch up to its 2030 AI targets. The investigation into the EU's Digital Decade project revealed that only 11% of the EU enterprises currently use designated AI technologies, ...
The UN's International Telecommunication Union (ITU) condemned Russia for allegedly interfering with the satellite systems of several European countries, including Ukraine, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These in...
IBM Consulting and Microsoft have expanded their long-standing partnership to help clients modernise their cybersecurity operations and manage hybrid cloud identities. As businesses increasingly adopt hybrid cloud and AI technolog...
After recent Indonesia's most severe cyberattack, Samuel Abrijani Pangerapan, the director-general for applications and information at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, resigned, citing moral responsibilit...
Bitcoin experienced a significant drop to a two-month low recently, driven by uncertainty surrounding the US presidential elections and the impact of supply from a defunct Tokyo-based crypto exchange. The cryptocurrency fell over ...
Amazon announced it would discontinue its security robot, Astro for Business, designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Launched in November 2021, Astro for Business targeted various sectors, including retail, manufacturing,...
A senior executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei dismissed concerns that a shortage of advanced AI chips would hinder China's leadership in AI. Zhang Ping'an, CEO of Huawei Cloud, acknowledged China's computing power limitations bu...
The US auto industry faces challenges in the second quarter as Ford and General Motors report slower sales growth following the cyberattack that disrupted a critical software system used by dealerships nationwide. The outage at CD...