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SoftBank in talks to borrow $16 billion to fund AI, The Information reports
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son plans to borrow $16 billion to invest in AI, the company's executives told banks last week, The Information tech news website reported on Saturday,...
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AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan's ageing population
Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre use...
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China tech startups race to capitalise on DeepSeek fever, Xi's meeting
Chinese technology startups are racing for fresh fundraising to capitalise on the DeepSeek-induced fervor towards artificial intelligence, as well as President Xi Jinping's recent ...
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OpenAI rolls out GPT-4.5 for some paying users, to expand access next week
ChatGPT developer OpenAI said on Thursday it has released a research preview of its latest GPT-4.5 model for its Pro users and developers worldwide, with plans to expand access in ...
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Meta plans to release standalone Meta AI app, CNBC reports
Meta Platforms plans to debut a standalone Meta AI app to join Facebook and Instagram during the second quarter, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Amazon unveils quantum chip, aiming to shave years off development time
Amazon Web Services on Thursday showed a quantum computing chip with new technology that it hopes will shave as much as five years off its effort to build a commercially useful qua...
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Tencent releases new AI model, says replies faster than DeepSeek-R1
Chinese tech giant Tencent on Thursday released a new AI model that it says can answer queries faster than global hit DeepSeek's R1, in the latest sign the startup's domestic and o...
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China's Baidu to launch upgraded AI Ernie model in mid-March, source says
China's Baidu will launch the next generation of its artificial intelligence model Ernie in mid-March, which will see improved capabilities in areas such as reasoning, a source wit...
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China's DeepSeek frenzy enters the home as TV, vacuum cleaner makers adopt its AI models
China's joyful embrace of DeepSeek has gone one step deeper - extending to TVs, fridges and robot vacuum cleaners with a slew of home appliance brands announcing that their product...
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Democratic senator urges Trump Commerce nominee to take hard line on China
A senior Democratic senator on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security to take a tough line on China, cit...
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AI startup Bridgetown Research raises $19 million in latest funding
Artificial Intelligence startup Bridgetown Research said on Wednesday it had raised $19 million in a funding round led by venture capital firms Lightspeed Venture Partners and Acce...
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Amazon eyes new direction for Alexa with AI overhaul
Amazon on Wednesday is set to host an event showcasing new capabilities for Alexa that will bring the service into the age of generative artificial intelligence, more than a decade...
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Intuit's AI-driven tools boost revenue forecast with US tax season underway
TurboTax maker Intuit forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, betting on growing demand for its AI-driven financial services software, sending the co...
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AI stocks battered heading into make-or-break Nvidia earnings
Artificial intelligence-linked shares fell on Tuesday, in lead-up to AI bellwether Nvidia's quarterly earnings, which could offer clarity on demand and justify the sector's lofty v...
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Microsoft invests in cloud data firm Veeam Software to build AI products
Microsoft has made an undisclosed equity investment in Veeam Software as part of an expanded partnership to build artificial intelligence products, the cloud data company said on T...
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DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in
The Chinese startup is accelerating the launch of the successor to its cut-price AI reasoning model that outperformed many Western competitors.
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Alibaba to release open-source version of video generating AI model
Alibaba will release an open-source version of its video and image-generating artificial intelligence model, Wan 2.1, the Chinese tech giant said in a post on X on Tuesday.
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Exclusive: Nvidia's H20 chip orders jump as Chinese firms adopt DeepSeek's AI models, sources say
Chinese companies are ramping up orders for Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence chip due to booming demand for DeepSeek's low-cost AI models, six people familiar with the matter s...
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