Japan is considering reclassifying digital assets, moving them from payment methods to financial products. This proposal, introduced by Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA), aims to tackle the rise in investment scams, as the c...
At a conference in Hyderabad this week, pharmaceutical companies highlighted the growing role of artificial intelligence in evolving the drug development process. Companies like Amgen and Parexel showcased how AI can reduce trial ...
Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges has urged Germany and Europe to invest more in artificial intelligence and data centres to stay competitive with the US and Asia. Speaking after the release of the company's annual results, Hoettg...
Lonestar and Phison have successfully launched the first-ever lunar data centre infrastructure aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, set to land on the moon on March 4, is a joint venture to send Phison's Pascari solid-sta...
Inception, a Palo Alto-based startup founded by Stanford professor Stefano Ermon, has unveiled an innovative AI model based on diffusion technology. Unlike traditional large language models that generate text sequentially, Incepti...
ElevenLabs, a Palo Alto-based AI startup valued at$3.3 billion, has introduced its first stand-alone speech-to-text model, Scribe. The company, which is better known for its audio-generation capabilities, now aims to disrupt the s...
Taiwan's Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei announced on Thursday that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) would require government approval for any overseas joint ventures, although there are no restrictions on manufacturing...
In his blog, 'Soft Power at a Crossroads: The Implications of USAID's Closure,' Jovan Kurbalija, executive director of Diplo, explores the impact of the Trump administration's decision to shut down the United States Agency for Int...
Amazon has unveiled Alexa+, a major upgrade to its voice assistant, integrating advanced AI to enhance interactions. The new version can process multiple prompts in sequence, store user preferences, and manage tasks such as making...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into the crypto exchange Gemini without taking enforcement action, marking another regulatory retreat in the ongoing battle over digital assets. Gemini co-foun...
PsiQuantum has developed a method to manufacture quantum computing chips at scale, solving a key challenge in the industry. The company confirmed its chipset, Omega, is now ready for mass production through a partnership with Glob...
As part of the intergovernmental process dedicated to defining terms of reference and modalities for the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and the Global Dialogue on AI Governance (whose creation was agreed in the c...