The tech giant’s board-approved strategies reveal how legal corporate behavior can undermine national security. Observer Labs America’s geopolitical future increasingly hinges on private technology, and corporations wield influence once reserved for nation-states. Few cases better illustrate the risks of outdated governance standards than Intel—once a national champion, now at the center of a high-stakes global…
Grok will let advertisers pay to appear in chatbot suggestions. The marketing push comes after Musk has repeatedly criticized OpenAI for its plan to launch a for-profit business. Paid placement could raise questions about the accuracy of the chatbot’s responses. Elon Musk is looking to monetize Grok. Speaking to advertisers in a live discussion on…
In a statement that has reignited tensions in the AI industry, Elon Musk claimed that OpenAI is poised to “eat Microsoft alive,” just as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced full integration of GPT-5 across Microsoft’s ecosystem. The comment came shortly after OpenAI unveiled its most advanced model yet, GPT-5, which Nadella hailed as a breakthrough…
Mass-hiring plans among China’s tech giants are serving to reinforce an increasingly popular decision among families for their college-bound children to embrace majors related to science and technology. The determination to capitalise on emerging trends, including a greater emphasis on fields related to artificial intelligence (AI), comes as China’s youth-unemployment rate – comprising 16- to…
The Hong Kong Observatory has pledged to further develop its artificial intelligence forecasting models to better predict typhoons and rainstorms after producing useful information before the record-breaking downpours earlier this week. He Yuheng, acting senior scientific officer at the Hong Kong Observatory, said on Friday that the models successfully predicted the development of a rainband…
Artificial intelligence isn’t just the next big thing or a supercharged trend — it’s everywhere all at once. That includes in the apocalyptic dreams of those who see an evolutionary battle between man and machine, the utopian hopes of the glass-half-full crowd and, increasingly, the strategic plans of chief executive officers. And how could it…
Google said it will provide U.S. colleges and universities with $1 billion worth of artificial intelligence education and job training tools, the company announced Wednesday. The three-year commitment will also make the programs available to non-profits, free of cost, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, said in a blog post. So…
Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok got a “spicy” upgrade that reportedly spits out explicit deepfake videos, including a clip of Taylor Swift dancing topless, according to a report. Grok Imagine, the startup’s new generative AI tool launched Monday, created a six-second clip of the “Shake It Off” singer whipping off a silver dress to reveal…
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has awarded a fellowship to a South China Morning Post senior correspondent in a one-of-its-kind programme designed to raise industry standards for journalists working in the city. Natalie Wong, who specialises in political news at the Post, was among three journalists selected for the Professional Journalism Fellowship programme on Wednesday….
Data analysis specialist Advise is spending €1.8 million on a move into the UK market after growing the business domestically. The Dublin-based firm uses artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline data analysis for companies that make consumer goods, including food and health products. This allows them to quickly identify action needed to boost sales or turn…