Tag: Technology

A group of current and former employees at artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google DeepMind have raised concerns about risks posed by the emerging technology. An open letter by a group of 11 current and former employees of OpenAI and one current and another former employee with Google DeepMind said the

Tech giant Google has said that it will invest $2 billion in Malaysia, with part of the funds going toward building its first data centre and cloud region in the country, as the demand for AI and cloud services rises. “This investment builds on our partnership with the Government of Malaysia to advance its ‘Cloud

China has landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere. The landing elevates China’s space power status in a global rush to the moon, where countries including the United States

Apple plans to open its first store in Malaysia next month, the company has said, underscoring a bigger push into the Asia region beyond China. The store will be located at The Exchange TRX mall in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. It will open on June 22 at 10 am local time, Apple said.

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) have doubled down on Elon Musk, emerging as backers of the tech billionaire’s start-up, xAI. In a blog post on the official xAI website, names of key investors included the chairman of KHC, along with the company, which is listed on the Saudi stock

Luna Systems, a specialist in AI-powered safety solutions for micromobility, has announced a crowdfunding campaign for what it claims is a groundbreaking product. Launching on June 5, Luna Oculus consists of a compact, rear-mounted camera that seamlessly connects to a smartphone app. The system functions as an AI-powered “rear view mirror”, alerting riders when rear

China has set up its third planned state-backed investment fund to boost its semiconductor industry, with a registered capital of 344 billion yuan ($47.5 billion), according to a filing with a government-run companies registry. The hundreds of billions of yuan invested in the sector is part of President Xi Jinping’s drive to achieve self-sufficiency for

Europe’s landmark rules on artificial intelligence will enter into force next month after EU countries recently endorsed a political deal reached in December, setting a potential global benchmark for a technology used in business and everyday life. The European Union’s AI Act is more comprehensive than the United States’ light-touch voluntary compliance approach while China’s

, backed by new investors Hedosophia, NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture capital arm) and Zendesk, with follow-on investments from Khosla Ventures, Georgian, Point72 Ventures, Sands Capital and Passion Capital. With this raise, PolyAI has now secured over €110 million in funding. The up round indicates VCs are sharing this enthusiastic vision. Vinod Khosla, the founder of Khosla