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- EU tech chief says bloc 'well equipped' to fend off rogue AI risk
European Union rules setting guardrails on AI use adopted by the bloc two years ago are more than capable of tackling rogue agents, EU tech...
Manus raises more than $500 million after Meta exitManus, the AI startup formerly under the umbrella of Meta, has achieved a remarkable funding milestone, securing over $500 million in its l...
DeepSeek to raise at least $12 billion in Tencent-backed fundingChinese AI startup DeepSeek is close to securing at least 80 billion yuan ($11.93 billion) in its latest round of funding, Bloomberg News r...
Nvidia-backed Reflection unveils first AI model to take on Chinese open modelsNvidia-backed Reflection AI debuted its first open-weight model named Beam on Monday, as the startup aims to compete with lower-cost Chines...
The only billionaires making money this year are in techThe roughly 100 technology fortunes among the world’s 500 richest people gained a combined $845 billion through Sept. 30, the most ever for...
AI’s newest models compete on price, not just powerOver the past few months, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and Grok have rolled out a fresh wave of models, and nearly all of them come with the ...
Where Does China Fit in Your Company’s Innovation Strategy?For decades, multinationals treated China primarily as either a vast growth market or a rising competitive threat. But as growth slows, com...
OpenAI wants AI to slow down. Its own agents show whyAs the company investigates agents that bypassed controls and breached external systems, its new model launches raise questions about wheth...
OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected waysSeparately, AI evaluator Transluce said agents that appeared to come from OpenAI tried unsuccessfully to hack into a Department of Educatio...
AI startup Black Forest Labs urges optimism from Europe despite safety fearsEurope needs to view artificial intelligence with more optimism -- despite growing warnings about its dangers -- or risk falling further be...
China fuels rush to turn AI video into an industryShenzhen has emerged as a leading hub for AI filmmakers in China, attracting various local governments wanting to establish tech clusters. ...
China's DeepSeek annualised revenue run rate hits $1 billion: ReportThe figure underscores the rapid growth of the AI company that shook the tech industry last year after its models challenged US assumptions...
DeepSeek to brief UN Security Council on AI this week, sources sayThe 15-member Security Council is set to meet on Wednesday to discuss AI and international security, weeks after several AI industry leader...
DeepSeek to brief UN Security Council on AI this week, sources sayThe Chinese AI startup will brief diplomats alongside representatives from OpenAI and Anthropic, as the UN Security Council weighs the risk...
China's Z.ai disables AI coding assistant features after security issue* Z.ai says bug originated from default-enabled feature * Rare security disclosure from Chinese AI lab * Independent review found user data...
- Global Market: China tightens scrutiny of humanoid robot IPOs amid valuation concerns
China is slowing humanoid-robot IPO plans as regulators scrutinise soaring valuations and government-linked revenue, pushing companies to d...
China slows humanoid robot IPO rush as hype outruns realityChinese regulators are putting the brakes on a rush of humanoid-robot companies seeking listings, people familiar with the matter said, as ...
Europe's AI firms, playing catch-up, challenge US calls for slowdownAnthropic's CEO Dario Amodei in an online essay urged firms to slow the pace at which they improve AI model capabilities and called for an ...
Manus eyes $4 billion value in first round since Meta breakupThe planned $500 million financing round is set to close soon and would make the agentic AI pioneer China’s most valuable startup in its fi...
As world debates risks of AI, China closes technology gap with USThe US has outpaced China and other countries for years in AI model capabilities, research, citations and other areas. But China has been r...