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Mathematicians vs AI war erupts: Why top maths medal winners are revolting against OpenAI and other AI companiesTwenty-five Fields Medal winners, including Terence Tao, have warned that the AI industry's race to solve major mathematical problems could...
OpenAI’s Astra solves 10 longstanding math problems, igniting new debateApart from praise, the news, published on August 1, also kickstarted a debate on social media over whether the achievement is Fields medal-...
What is AI model distillation and why is it becoming a US-China flashpoint?Long regarded as a standard tool of AI research, distillation is now at the centre of a growing dispute over whether advanced AI capabiliti...
What is model distillation? The AI technique at the centre of the US-China technology battleModel distillation, a technique that trains smaller AI models using outputs from more powerful systems, has become a key issue in the US-Ch...
'Booked flat in 2012, now possession in 2032': Millionaire Sabeer Bhatia shares homebuying ordeal in IndiaSabeer Bhatia booked a high-end apartment in India back in 2012. The property's construction remains unfinished after more than a decade. B...
Unremarkable Budget, critics' choice rather than crowd-pleaser, Swaminathan Aiyar saysIndia Union Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman's ninth budget emphasized continuity, focusing on GDP growth and increased capital expenditure....
UpGrad-Unacademy deal talks fail; Amagi downsizes IPOTalks between edtech companies Unacademy and UpGrad for a potential acquisition have fallen through. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
She believes technology can help girls learn, even under Taliban ruleAfghan tech entrepreneur Roya Mahboob, now based in New Jersey, is redoubling efforts to educate girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban's r...
Former Treasury secretary Larry Summers, 'ashamed' over Epstein ties, steps back from publicThe relationship between Summers and Epstein was previously known. Summers had sought money from Epstein for a poetry foundation led by his...
What is a filibuster as Trump urges Senate to eliminate it?President Donald Trump demands the Senate abolish the filibuster to end the government shutdown. This parliamentary tool requires 60 votes ...
JD Vance torches Microsoft for axing US jobs while doubling down on H-1B visasVice President JD Vance has criticized Microsoft and other big tech companies for laying off American workers while simultaneously increasi...
Film festival showcases what artificial intelligence can do on the big screenThe AI Film Festival, organised by Runway, showcased ten short films created with AI-generated video, highlighting the technology's growing...
Are summer jobs for US teens becoming extinct? Know the truth behind declining opportunitiesTeenagers face challenges in securing summer jobs. Economic uncertainty and automation reduce opportunities. A recent report projects a dec...
Is MAGA heading towards civil war? Immigration stance pits Nikki Haley and Laura Loomer against Musk and RamaswamyThe nomination of Sriram Krishnan as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence in the Trump administration has sparked intense deba...
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan: San Francisco's 'Twitter menace' or true believer?Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan is one of a cadre of love-them-or-hate-them tech executives and investors with lots of opinions about San Franci...
Meta technology chief defends tech titan's AI strategyMeta unveiled AI-infused chatbots with personalities at the gathering, along with tools for creating images or written content using spoken...
India set to be a major iPhone maker; journey should be the destination for founders, investorsIndia is set for an iPhone manufacturing windfall thanks to Apple’s ongoing troubles in China, industry executives and analysts told us. In...
Classplus bags $70M; Moveworks seeks 2nd HQ in IndiaClassplus, a four-year-old startup that helps teachers offer their services online, has raised $70 million from investors at a valuation of...
We need to fix AI’s bias problem: Microsoft’s Harry ShumCiting an example of AI bias, Shum said the search results for CEO as of today is “well dressed smiling men, largely white male”.
World's first commercial quantum computer really works: GoogleThe computer is installed at NASA's Ames Research Centre and operates on data using a superconducting chip called a quantum annealer.