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A startup founded by a former banker has launched one of India’s first homegrown video AI platforms, wading into an arena dominated by US and Chinese services.

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China bets $295 billion on AI backbone as US data center boom accelerates

Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed a lawsuit against a suspected Chinese cybercrime operation, alleging that the group used artificial intelligence to send more than 2 million text messages with fraudulent links attempting to scam cellphone users.

Sensor Tower said ChatGPT remained the largest AI app by monthly users even as rivals expanded faster over the past year.

Equal AI's app screens spam calls and has over 1 million monthly active users in India.

China’s rapid adoption of AI in the workplace has prompted an unusually blunt call from a state-run newspaper. The Workers' Daily, the official paper of China’s umbrella trade union organization, called on regulators to protect labor rights as officials consider how to contain risks posed by the…

OpenAI has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting U.S. debates over tariffs and AI data centers, the company said Wednesday.

China’s rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace has prompted an unusually blunt call from a state-run newspaper to protect labor rights, as Beijing considers how to contain risks posed by the new technology.

Today I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. And I’m actually going to keep today’s intro short. I’m working from my wife’s family farm this week, as you’ll see in the video, but also this is a real burner of an episode.

Meta signs first AI data center deal in India with Reliance TechCrunch

Meta Platforms Inc. is partnering with Reliance Industries Ltd. to build its first AI data center in India, adding to a wave of investment in tech infrastructure globally.

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses why Taiwan is weighing some of its toughest restrictions yet on AI chip sales to China, and OpenAI joining its AI rivals with plans for a potential public listing later this year.

Artificial intelligence will fuel job creation on main streets across America, Small Business Administration administrator Kelly Loeffler predicted Tuesday at Axios' AM Live in Washington, D.C. Why it matters: AI has both created. and destroyed. jobs, leaving a nuanced footprint on the market.

The companies are also expanding into other major cities, including Tokyo.

Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militants Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email When a 20-year-old man from Texas was arrested earlier this year for allegedly trying to burn down OpenAI’s headquarters and Sam…

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s streaming platform is preparing to fully embrace AI-generated content, after its first experiment. a machine-made retelling of a 2,500-year-old war epic. convinced executives there’s real money in the idea.

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss how China is tightening its grip on AI by targeting top AI professionals' overseas travel. Plus, big banks are looking to hire more AI specialists and shrink traditional banking roles, and SpaceX kicks off a tech IPO bonanza. (Source: Bloomberg)

The US president’s reversal on calling for a safety review of new AI models is a green light for tech’s unchecked power Only hours before Donald Trump was set to sign a long-awaited executive order on Thursday that would have called for a government safety review of new artificial intelligence…

OpenAI for Singapore launches a multi-year AI partnership to expand deployment, build local talent, and support businesses and public services with AI.

Running the Datagrid data centre in New Zealand rather than China could save the equivalent annual emissions of half a million cars. For the last decade, tech evangelists have stared at lush green farmland on the outskirts of Invercargill and dreamed of covering it in grey warehouses full of…

Chinese AI chipmaker Cambricon Technologies Corp.’s first-quarter sales more than doubled, as Beijing’s push for self-sufficiency in critical technologies including semiconductors has fueled local demand for its products.

The AI startup Manus, once hailed as a breakthrough that would challenge Silicon Valley’s dominance, is turning into a cautionary tale for Chinese entrepreneurs after Beijing authorities ordered Meta Platforms Inc. to unwind its $2 billion takeover of the company.

Artificial intelligence “agents” that can carry out complex tasks with minimal human intervention are attracting heavy investment as giant technology companies look beyond chatbots to develop more autonomous systems.

The fallout from Meta Platforms Inc.’s controversial acquisition of Manus is prompting one tech founder to erect strict walls between his Chinese and US businesses, calling it a regrettable but necessary template for navigating geopolitical tensions.