カテゴリー: Computing
Beijing says domestic tech companies must seek explicit government approval for accepting US investmentBusiness live – latest updatesChina has blocked Meta’s $2bn (£1.5bn) acquisition of an AI startup as it cracks down on US investments in domestic tec…
Narendra Modi’s thirst to supercharge economic growth is matched by US desire to inject AI into world’s biggest democracyIndia celebrates 80 years of independence from the UK in August 2027. At about that same moment, “early versions of true super inte…
Google, Anthropic and OpenAI bosses to mingle with global south leaders wrestling for control over technologySilicon Valley tech billionaires will land in Delhi this week for an AI summit hosted by India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, where leaders o…
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companiesOn the veranda of her family’s home, with her laptop balanced on a mud slab built into the wall, Monsumi Murmu works from one of the few …
The laws have been criticised by tech startups, which say they go too far, and civil society groups, which say they don’t go far enoughSouth Korea has embarked on a foray into the regulation of AI, launching what has been billed as the most comprehensi…
Beijing’s AI policy is focused on real-life applications but Chinese companies are beginning to articulate their own grand visionsStanding on stage in the eastern China tech hub of Hangzhou, Alibaba’s normally media-shy CEO made an attention-grabbing a…
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plantsEach day, Kiran Kasbe drives a rickshaw taxi through his home neighbourho…
Beijing is keen to showcase country’s prowess in robotics, say observers – but some are sceptical about real-world useA quick left hook, a front kick to the chest, a few criss-cross jabs, and the crowd cheers. But it is not kickboxing prowess that conc…
China is hosting the inaugural three-day World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing as it looks to showcase its advances in artificial intelligence and robotics. In total, 280 teams from 16 countries are taking part in the event, where humanoids compete in …
President says he could make deal for Nvidia to sell downgraded version of Blackwell chip in China but expert warns that could help Beijing compete in AIDonald Trump has flagged allowing Nvidia to sell chips in China that are more advanced than current…
Suspension comes as 13m students take four-day gaokao tests for limited spots at country’s universitiesBig Chinese tech companies appear to have turned off some AI functions to prevent cheating during the country’s highly competitive university entranc…
President wipes about $70bn off Apple shares as he raises pressure on company to build smartphones in USBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on iPhones if they are not made in the United States, as he stepped…
Experts say there is huge potential for AI in the mental health sector, but there are risks of turning to technology, rather than human beings when in distressIn the pre-dawn hours, Ann Li’s anxieties felt overwhelming. She’d recently been diagnosed wi…
President rebukes tech firm after reports it will switch assembly of iPhones for US market from China to IndiaDonald Trump has admonished Apple and its chief executive over the tech firm’s reported plans to source production of US-bound iPhones from In…