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Tasks laid out for high-quality development
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (402+ words) President Xi Jinping has called for striving to break new ground in the high-quality development of China's service sector. He made the remarks in an instruction conveyed at a national conference on the service sector held in Beijing from Tuesday…...
AI misusers must face harsher music
21+ hour, 23+ min ago (281+ words) On Monday, Hongguo Short Drama, a Chinese short-form drama platform under ByteDance, said that it had dealt with 670 short dramas in accordance with platform rules after a targeted review found they misused AI-generated materials. The platform said it had already…...
OpenAI shuts down Sora video app in shift toward business tools
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (306+ words) SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) : Artificial intelligence major OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it would shut down its video generation app Sora, only six months after its launch, as the company shifts toward business tools ahead of a potential stock market debut....
US jury finds Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders
2+ week, 4+ day ago (523+ words) SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) : A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal. The verdict in the class…...
Musk says Tesla may ‘tape out’ next-generation AI6 chips in December
2+ week, 6+ day ago (207+ words) SEOUL (Reuters): Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that the automaker may be able to "tape out, a stage when a chip design is finalised and sent to a factory for production, its next-generation AI6 chips in December. Musk said…...
Google to allow AI opt-out to ease UK competition concerns
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (293+ words) LONDON (Reuters) : Google said on Wednesday it was developing new search controls to let websites opt out of its generative AI features, as the U.S. tech giant sought to address the British competition regulator's concerns about its dominance in search services....
AI agent ‘lobster fever’ grips China
3+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) Since January, I've spent hours on the lobster every day," Gao told AFP, referring to OpenClaw's red crustacean mascot. We're family." It was one of many similar meetups to experiment with the tool, which are drawing crowds from Shanghai to…...
Meta shares jump after Reuters report on plans for layoffs of 20% or more
3+ week, 2+ day ago (495+ words) (Reuters) : Meta Platforms shares rose nearly 3 per cent on Monday after a Reuters report that the social media giant plans to lay off 20 per cent or more of its workforce to offset heavy spending on artificial intelligence and bet on…...
AI fakes about Iran-US war swirl on X despite policy crackdown
3+ week, 3+ day ago (699+ words) WASHINGTON (AFP) : AI-created videos circulating on Elon Musk's X depict American soldiers captured by Iran, an Israeli city in ruins, and US embassies ablaze " a surge of lifelike deepfakes despite a policy crackdown to curb wartime disinformation. The Middle East…...
Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount
3+ week, 4+ day ago (511+ words) NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) : Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20 per cent or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. This comes as Meta seeks to offset costly artificial intelligence infrastructure bets…...