ChatGPT is turning its OpenAI chatbot into an app ecosystem — and travel is playing a big part in the expansion as Booking.com and Expedia offer their own interactive applications through this new platform. On Monday, OpenAI announced its plan to evolve ChatGPT into a developer-friendly environment where third parties can build and launch AI…
OpenAI signed a multi-year partnership Monday with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices as the ChatGPT-maker continues an investment spree to secure massive amounts of computing power for rolling out generative artificial intelligence. The Barron’s news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go…
As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the country’s development over more than seven decades – we explore what China will do in the field of science and technology, particularly regarding the introduction of scientific talent. For more stories…
How close are we to rebuilding the legendary Tower of Babel? China is rolling out a suite of AI tools that may soon make cross-language communication seamless. In the Bible’s Book of Genesis, humanity came together to build a tower that would reach the heavens. To disrupt their ambitious project, God introduced one simple change:…
China’s push to develop top-end artificial intelligence microchips is gaining momentum, but analysts say it will struggle to match the technical might of US powerhouse Nvidia within the current decade. The Barron’s news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to…
China has completed its first manned deep dive below the Arctic polar ice in what was also the world’s first coordinated crewed-uncrewed submersible operation in the polar region. The dives were conducted as part of China’s 15th and largest Arctic Ocean science expedition, which concluded last month. Researchers collected hundreds of deep-sea samples as well…
Elon Musk once again revealed the development of Grokipedia, with reports of an early beta version planned for release soon after. This new initiative positions Grokipedia as a direct competitor to Wikipedia, promising advanced features that integrate Grok AI for enhanced accuracy and user interaction. Musk revealed the rollout timeline in a post on X,…
Some young Chinese writers are said to be “in a state of panic” over rapid advances in artificial intelligence tools like DeepSeek, as they question whether the emerging technology is a blessing or a curse. The debate was one of the key themes at a two-day conference held in Suzhou in late September – “Border…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that an early version of “Grokipedia,” a new project linked to his AI venture xAI, will be released in the coming weeks. Taking to microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote: “Version 0.1 early beta of Grokipedia will be published in 2 weeks”. For those unaware, Grokipedia is touted…
The belief that China is a country only good at adopting technologies at scale has been a “misperception”, according to the author of The New Geography of Innovation, a recently published book that maps the rise of new tech powers around the world excluding the US. “The geography of innovation is shifting”, the book, which…