Australia Engaging With Ticketmaster Over Hacking 'Incident'
The group, named ShinyHunters, said on an online forum that the stolen data included the names, addresses, phone numbers and partial credit card details of customers.
Google To Invest $2 Bn In Malaysia: Government
The government said the cash would support 26,500 jobs across various sectors in Malaysia, including healthcare, education, and finance, and comes days after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim targeted at least $107 billion in investments for the semiconductor industry.
EU Creates 'AI Office' To Regulate Tech Under Tough New Law
The European Union on Wednesday announced the creation of an "AI Office" of tech experts, lawyers and economists to regulate artificial intelligence under a sweeping new law.
World's First Wooden Satellite Built By Japan Researchers
Each side of the experimental satellite developed by scientists at Kyoto University and logging company Sumitomo Forestry measures just 10 centimeters (four inches).
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S. Korea President Announces Record $19 Bn Plan To Boost Chip Industry
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday announced a record $19-billion-dollar support plan for the country's crucial semiconductor industry.
OpenAI Says AI Is 'Safe Enough' As Scandals Raise Concerns
Altman's remarks came at a Microsoft event in Seattle, where he spoke to developers just as a new controversy erupted over an OpenAI AI voice that closely resembled that of the actress Scarlett Johansson.
Sanofi Allies With OpenAI, Formation Bio For AI Use In Drug Development
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi announced Tuesday a partnership with ChatGPT-founder OpenAI and US biotech firm Formation Bio to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in developing drugs.
Microsoft Unveils 'AI-ready' PCs
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system.
OpenAI To 'Pause' Voice Linked To Scarlett Johansson
The artificial intelligence powerhouse headed by Sam Altman said it was working on temporarily muting the Johannson-sounding voice it calls "Sky."
South Korea, Britain Host AI Summit With Safety Top Of Agenda
The meeting is a follow-up to the inaugural global AI safety summit at Bletchley Park in Britain last year, where dozens of countries voiced their fears to leading AI firms about the risks posed by their tech.
EU Warns Microsoft To Give Risk Data On Bing AI Or Face Fines
The EU has identified generative artificial intelligence as one of the main threats to elections being held across the 27-country bloc June 6-9.
'Grand Theft Auto VI' Release Set For Late 2025
Rockstar had previously said the next installment to the blockbuster franchise would be available next year, without further details.
Reddit Gives OpenAI Access To Its Wealth Of Posts
Reddit, which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year, has been seeking to capitalize on the value of exchanges in its varied discussion groups as it seeks to improve revenues.
Musk Confirms Twitter Has Become X.com
The billionaire head of Tesla, SpaceX and other companies bought Twitter for $44 billion in late 2022 and announced the rebrand to X last July.
Rapidus 'Last Opportunity' To Put Japan Back On Global Chip Map
Tokyo has promised up to four trillion yen ($25.7 billion) in subsidies to help triple sales of domestically produced chips to more than 15 trillion yen by 2030.
China's Baidu Posts Weakest Quarterly Revenue Growth In Over A Year
Baidu is a key player in China's tech industry, which once charted years of ballooning growth until Beijing imposed a regulatory crackdown on the sector starting in 2020.
EU Probes Facebook, Instagram Over Child Protection
The probe is under a mammoth law known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) that forces the world's largest tech firms to do more to protect European users online and clamp down on illegal content.
Google's AI Search Revamp Puts Publishers In A Quandary
The internet titan announced Tuesday it is introducing AI-generated answers to online queries in the United States, in one of the biggest changes to its world-leading search engine in 25 years.
Consumer Groups Accuse Temu Of Manipulating Online Shoppers
One of the fastest-growing apps, Temu only entered the EU market in April 2023 and says it has on average around 75 million monthly active users in the 27-country bloc.
In Major Change, Google To Use AI-generated Answers In Search Results
The change will soon spread to other countries, he added, making it accessible to more than a billion people.
OpenAI Co-founder Ilya Sutskever Announces Departure
Sutskever said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was leaving after almost a decade at OpenAI, whose "trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous."
Renault To Pursue Autonomous Minibuses But Not Cars
It announced it will demonstrate the readiness of the technology for public transport by running a shuttle bus service, together with its partner WeRide, at the Roland-Garros tennis tournament in Paris later this month.
OpenAI Gives ChatGPT New Powers To See, Hear
The update to OpenAI's flagship product landed a day before Google is expected to make its own announcements about Gemini, the search engine giant's own AI tool that competes with ChatGPT head on.
Anthropic AI Assistant 'Claude' Arrives In Europe
Claude can be accessed for free in Europe online at claude.ai or using an app tailored for Apple mobile devices, according to Anthropic.
Dutch Fine Fortnite Maker For 'Pressuring' Kids With Ads
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) hit Epic Games with two separate fines totaling the equivalent of $1.2 million, after finding that underage gamers "could experience pressure in several ways to make purchases."
France Announces 'Record' Foreign Investments Worth 15 Bn Euros
The biggest single commitment is by Microsoft which on Sunday announced four billion euros in investment for developing data centers.
Apple Apologizes For IPad 'Crush' Ad After Backlash
Social media users immediately criticized the ad, which was posted on X by Apple CEO Tim Cook, as painfully tone-deaf at a time when the creative community is worried about its future with the emergence of generative AI.
Einstein And Anime: Hong Kong University Tests AI Professors
The students are part of a course at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) that is testing the use of "AI lecturers" as the artificial intelligence revolution hits campuses around the world.
EU Queries X Over Cut To Content Moderation Resources
The demand is part of the EU's probe into US tech billionaire Elon Musk's X, the former Twitter, that was launched in December under a law clamping down on illegal content online.
OpenAI Unveils Tool To Detect DALL-E Images
According to the company, OpenAI's image detection classifier, which is currently under test, can assess the likelihood that a given image originated from one of the company's generative AI models like DALL-E 3.
Global Car Giants Seek Tech Allies In China's Cutthroat EV Market
Struggling foreign automakers in China are looking for help from local tech giants to try to stay competitive in the world's biggest electric car market, where shiny smart screens, assisted driving and sophisticated map technology are in high demand.
Sony Backtracks Faced With Anger Of 'Helldivers 2' Players
Steam is a popular platform for playing video games on PCs, tablets and phones, while PlayStation Network is a similar platform for PlayStation users.
Amazon Says Will Invest $9 Billion In Singapore
The announcement comes after fellow tech titan Microsoft unveiled billions of dollars of investment in the same sectors in Southeast Asia last week as firms look to take advantage of growing demand in the region.
Boeing's Starliner Set For First Crewed Mission To ISS
After years of delays, Boeing's Starliner capsule is set to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) Monday, a milestone for the US aerospace giant and NASA.
