Vietnam has finalized a $680 million deal with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the purchase of two advanced spy satellites, marking a significant step in Hanoi’s efforts to enhance its surveillance capabilities
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Meta and AI start-up Character.ai over concerns that their artificial intelligence chatbots are being marketed as therapists and mental health support tools
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The rise of artificial intelligence is transforming human resources departments across major companies, as executives weigh productivity gains against potential job losses, according to a report in the Financial Times. At RingCentral,
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The UK’s national AI institute, the Alan Turing Institute, is facing a growing crisis, with insiders citing infighting, accusations of a toxic culture, and claims that its leadership has failed to deliver
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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has pledged to make jobs for citizens the government’s top priority, as the trade-dependent city-state confronts mounting risks from rising global protectionism and the disruptive potential of
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After months of anticipation, OpenAI unveiled its latest chatbot system, GPT-5, on August 7 — but the release has left the technology industry divided over whether it marks a transformative leap forward
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking on a new role in one of science’s most ambitious pursuits: quantum computing. As reported in Nature, researchers in China have used an AI system to rapidly
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A new brain–computer interface (BCI) can decode people’s silent thoughts — but only if they choose to unlock it with a preset password. The breakthrough, reported in Nature and published in Cell
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Major US technology companies are dramatically increasing spending on personal security for their chief executives, amid a surge in threats, public hostility, and incidents of violence targeting high-profile business leaders. According to
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Meta, Elon Musk’s xAI, and OpenAI are racing to build next-generation supercomputers, with projects like “Prometheus,” “Hyperion,” “Colossus,” and “Stargate” each representing investments exceeding $100 billion. Yet the true scale of capital
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Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has postponed the launch of its new AI model due to technical difficulties with Huawei’s chips, highlighting the ongoing reliance of Chinese firms on US technology, the
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