Hong Kong authorities are using artificial intelligence and laser-based sensors to improve environmental impact assessments for major projects, with plans to use these tools for sustainable development in the Northern Metropolis. The Environmental Protection Department has been employing two systems – one for detecting bird species and another for monitoring trees – at Hong Kong…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sounded the alarm on America’s energy infrastructure crisis, calling the country’s lagging power generation capacity a “major competitive disadvantage” as China races ahead in the global power race. Musk’s stark warning came in response to market analyst Adam Kobeissi’s December 19 analysis revealing that China now commands 3.75 terawatts of…
AI is already squeezing some entry-level roles, but the CEO of Google says even the top corporate job isn’t safe. “I think what a CEO does is maybe one of the easier things maybe for an AI to do one day,” Sundar Pichai told the BBC in an interview that aired Tuesday. The Google boss…
The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks finished higher for a second day on Tuesday, while Wall Street wavered as anxiety about inflated AI valuations overshadowed signals that the US government shutdown is set to end soon. SoftBank Group (SFTBY) said on Tuesday it had sold its entire stake in chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) to fund…
(Bloomberg) — In late 2024, OpenAI, still recovering from the aftershock of the brief, messy ousting of Sam Altman, initiated what it hoped would be a relatively straightforward process of converting to a more traditional for-profit business that would be more appealing to investors. Then came the pushback. Most Read from Bloomberg Elon Musk, an…
Apple Inc. has created a ChatGPT-style iPhone application to support the development of a major overhaul of its voice assistant, Siri, expected to launch next year, according to sources familiar with the matter, reported Bloomberg. Veritas: Internal Testing Tool The app, reportedly known internally as Veritas—Latin for “truth”—allows Apple employees to test new AI-driven features…
Cyberport may add some graphics processing units (GPUs) made in China to its Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Centre in Hong Kong, as the government-run incubator seeks to reduce its reliance on Nvidia chips amid worsening China-US relations, its chief executive said. Cyberport has bought four GPUs made by four different mainland Chinese chipmakers and has been…
Visitors interact with a Unitree humanoid robot at a sci-tech museum in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, on July 27. HU XIAOFEI/FOR CHINA DAILY Editor”s note: As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and societies worldwide, China’s rapid rise to the forefront of AI development has attracted global attention. Yang Shanlin, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering,…
Hong Kong should enact a “targeted law” to tackle the problem of AI-generated deepfake pornography instead of relying on legal tools designed to catch other mischief, the head of the city’s professional body for barristers has said. In an interview with the Post on Thursday, Senior Counsel Jose-Antonio Maurellet, chairman of the Hong Kong Bar…
Silicon Valley AI startups are increasingly embracing China’s controversial “996” work schedule, demanding employees work 12-hour days, six days a week–totaling 72 hours weekly. The trend marks a dramatic shift from the tech industry’s once-celebrated work-life balance culture to an “extremely hardcore” approach that mirrors practices China itself has outlawed.AI startup Rilla explicitly warns job…