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Pentagon Embraces Musk's Grok AI Chatbot Amid Global Outcry
The Pentagon is integrating Elon Musk's 'Grok' AI chatbot into its operations despite facing criticism from around the world. The initiative aims to enhance collaboration and communication within mili...
China's Monopoly on Battery Supply Chain Exposes Critical Risks for US Military and AI Strategies
The article discusses how China's dominance over the battery supply chain presents significant risks for United States military capabilities and AI strategies due to reliance on Chinese raw materials,...
Elon Musk's Grok AI to Operate Inside Pentagon Network
Grok AI, a startup founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman, has reportedly been cleared to operate inside the Pentagon network. This development suggests an advancing collaboration between private sector ...
China’s tech giants offer lavish year-end bonuses amid AI talent war
Leading Chinese technology firms such as ByteDance and Tencent are intensifying efforts to retain and attract talent with specialized skills in artificial intelligence through significant bonus packag...
Musk and Hegseth Launch Real 'Star Trek'. Rapid Integration of AI into US Army
Elon Musk and Kaitlyn Hagseth are pushing for the integration of advanced artificial intelligence in the United States military, aiming to create a realistic version of Star Trek's technology within t...
Pentagon to Launch Neural Networks Grok and Gemini into US Military Systems
The Pentagon plans to integrate two neural networks named Grok and Gemini into military systems of the United States. Details about the specifics of this integration are not provided....
Alibaba’s Qwen family hits 700 million downloads to lead global open-source AI adoption
Alibaba Cloud’s artificial intelligence model, Qwen, has surpassed 700 million downloads on the developer platform Hugging Face as of January 2024, making it the most globally adopted open-source AI s...
India AI Mission Supercharges Start-Ups, Positions India As Global AI Powerhouse: Experts
Experts at the AI Convergence Summit 2026 in Lucknow praised India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mission as a transformative initiative to propel the nation towards global AI leadership by decade’s e...
China AI has ‘less than 20%’ chance to exceed US over next 3 to 5 years: Alibaba scientist
According to leading Chinese artificial intelligence researchers speaking at a major industry conference in Beijing, China's efforts in AI are unlikely to surpass the United States within three to fiv...
Baidu chip unit Kunlunxin files for Hong Kong IPO amid China’s push for tech self-reliance
Baidu’s artificial intelligence chip subsidiary Kunlunxin has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. This filing is part of Baidu's response to the Chinese government'...
China launches super-powered AI science system to take on Donald Trump’s Genesis Mission
China has developed and initiated an advanced artificial intelligence system connected to its national supercomputing network for conducting independent high-level scientific research. This initiative...
China-founded AI-agent start-up Manus acquired by Zuckerberg’s Meta for ‘billions’
A Chinese-founded artificial intelligence (AI) startup, Manus, based in Singapore, has been acquired by US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc. for billions of dollars. This acquisition is significant due t...
China’s Zhipu AI launches US$560 million share sale as Hong Kong’s IPO tech race heats up
Zhipu AI, officially named Knowledge Atlas Technology and known internationally as Z.ai, has initiated a share sale aiming to raise HK$4.35 billion ($560 million) in preparation for its potential IPO ...
US Military Sets Up Master's Degree Program to Train Officers for AI Age Warfare
The United States military has established a master's degree program aimed at preparing its officer corps for the challenges of warfare in an era dominated by artificial intelligence and advanced tech...
Japan’s Long Return to Artificial Intelligence
Japan, previously a leader in machine learning, is restarting its efforts in artificial intelligence to bolster economic resilience and maintain technological relevance....
Operating AI in the Gray Zone: Drawing Clear Lines Before They Blur
The article discusses the growing importance of artificial intelligence in the 'gray zone,' an unspecified area where state and non-state actors manipulate information and influence public perception ...
Qatar joins US 'Pax Silica' as it races to catch up with Gulf neighbours on AI
Qatar has joined the US-led 'Pax Silica' program aimed at securing artificial intelligence (AI) and chip supply chains. The move underscores its commitment to invest in advanced technology and align c...
China’s Moonshot AI raises US$500 million in latest funding round: report
Chinese startup Moonshot AI has secured $500 million in its Series C funding round. This news follows the company's development of popular AI models, Kimi AI. Lead investor IDG Capital contributed $15...
ByteDance’s Volcano Engine lands exclusive AI cloud slot at Spring Festival Gala
ByteDance's cloud computing arm, Volcano Engine, has secured an exclusive partnership with the highly anticipated Spring Festival Gala event in China. This collaboration leverages advanced multimodal ...
Alibaba reaffirms open-source AI commitment as tech giant hails Qwen achievements
On Tuesday, Alibaba Group announced its continued dedication to open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models following the rapid adoption of its Qwen family of AI services. Stock prices in New York...
US Pentagon adopts Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok despite global responses
The US Department of Defense has decided to implement Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Grok, in spite of international concerns and reactions regarding the technology....
Ukrainian AI Film ‘The Translator’ Makes Top Five in Google’s Global Film Award
Phil Lee, the director of an Ukrainian film titled 'The Translator', which utilizes artificial intelligence technology, has achieved notable success as it ranks among the top five entries at Google’s ...
Navy F-35 pilots train to wield drones with touchscreen tablets
F-35 pilots are being trained to utilize autonomous unmanned systems with artificial intelligence capabilities as 'loyal wingmen'. These drones can be operated and controlled through touchscreen table...
DeepSeek pitches new route to scale AI, but researchers call for more testing
DeepSeek has introduced its 'mHC' architecture designed to enhance the training of large language models without relying on additional computing power. While potentially transformative, experts are ca...
Thinking the Thinkable on an AI Market Correction
The article discusses the growing belief that the artificial intelligence (AI) sector may undergo a market correction, often referred to as a 'bubble'. Despite this possibility not being inevitable, i...
Pentagon Integrates Chatbot Grok into Its Networks
The Pentagon has begun integrating the chatbot Grok into its network systems to enhance communication and information retrieval capabilities within the organization....
AI in Schools: Preparing the Nation for the Next Technological Leap
The article discusses the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into school curriculums as a means to prepare students and the nation for future technological advancements. It highlights the imp...
Why Donald Trump will focus on the Fed in 2026
In 2025, US President Donald Trump's tariffs had significant economic implications, leading economists to predict a potential recession. However, despite these concerns, the U.S. economy showed surpri...
Nvidia asks chipmaker TSMC to ramp up H200 production as China demand jumps, sources say
Sources indicate Nvidia has requested Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to boost production of its H200 AI chips in response to high demand from Chinese tech firms. Orders for over 2 m...
The Democratic split in US over whether to befriend AI — or vilify it
Democrats within the United States are grappling with how to address Americans' escalating apprehension towards artificial intelligence (AI). The party is divided on whether to approach AI as a benefi...
Likening Trump’s AI mission to the Manhattan Project is sadly mistaken
President Donald Trump signed an executive order for the 'Genesis Mission', aiming to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate scientific progress. The mission statement draws a parallel be...
Pentagon Embracing Musk's Grok AI Chatbot
The Pentagon is reportedly adopting Tesla CEO Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, for unspecified purposes within the Department of Defense. The article does not provide details on the extent of this integr...
AI Is getting dangerously good at political persuasion
The article discusses how AI systems are becoming proficient in political persuasion through tactics like Gish galloping, where an interlocutor rapidly presents a large number of facts and statistics ...
ROTC students are helping the military defend against AI deepfakes
The Synthetic Media Lab at Syracuse University is creating tools aimed at helping organizations, including the U.S. military, differentiate between genuine content and fabricated synthetic media like ...
4 Predictions for China in 2026
The article discusses four potential trends and predictions for China in 2026, focusing on areas such as women's rights advancements, challenges and opportunities within the tech sector, particularly ...
Lipsky quoted in Politico’s Morning Money on how the AI boom may delay US fiscal pressures while still creating immediate negative shocks in parts of the labor market
An expert quoted in Politico’s Morning Money discusses how the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence could delay fiscal pressures on the United States by increasing economic productivity, while...
DeepSeek stays mum on next AI model release as technical papers show frontier innovation
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has not disclosed information about its upcoming major releases for the V3 and R1 models, despite publishing technical papers highlighting advancements in...
Navy F-35 pilots train to wield drones with touchscreen tablets
F-35 pilots are undergoing training to utilize autonomous unmanned systems controlled by artificial intelligence as additional support through touchscreen tablets. These drones function as 'loyal wing...
Self-driving tech, AI take center stage at CES as automakers dial back EV plans
Automakers are reducing their focus on electric vehicles (EVs) at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), while auto suppliers and startups emphasize autonomous driving technology and artificial intellig...
Elon Musk’s Grok AI faces scrutiny over complaints it undressed minors in photos
Grok, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence platform, faced scrutiny after users reportedly used its 'edit image' button to create erotic content from photos of children and women. The company announced...
China-founded Tripo AI updates 3D content creation platform as users more than double
Tripo AI, a Chinese startup, released an updated version of its 3D content creation platform called Tripo Studio 1.0. The update increases the speed of AI-driven 3D content creation by up to 200%, wit...
For Japanese markets in 2025, it was politics, politics, more politics and AI
Japan's benchmark stock index experienced an initial downturn at the start of 2025 but saw a robust recovery later on, likely influenced by political developments and advancements in artificial intell...
AI memory demand propels Kioxia to world’s best-performing stock
Kioxia has seen its stock price surge, increasing around 540% year-to-date, making it the best-performing stock in both the MSCI World Index and Japan’s Topix benchmark as of 2025. This impressive gro...
Alibaba’s Amap muscles up on ‘world models’ in push beyond text-based AI
Amap, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, is enhancing its focus on 'world models' to simulate real-world environments as part of the company's advancement into integrating AI across various services. The ...
Hong Kong to boost tech, financial services integration during AI boom: Paul Chan
Paul Chan Mo-po, Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, has announced plans to integrate technology and financial services further to support the city’s burgeoning tech ecosystem as seen in increased invest...
ROTC students are helping the military defend against AI deepfakes
The Synthetic Media Lab at Syracuse University is developing tools aimed at aiding organizations, including the U.S. military, in differentiating genuine content from fraudulent ones created using art...
Planet bets on orbital data centers in partnership with Google
Planet, a company known for geospatial intelligence through its satellite constellation, aims to develop orbital data centers for AI. The initiative involves a partnership with Google....
Report: ‘AI safety’ needs to mean safety from authoritarian abuse
The article discusses how the phrase 'AI safety' has gained popularity among tech companies to describe AI systems that align with human values and protect well-being. However, there is a need for cla...
Malaysia, EU threaten action against X, Grok AI for offensive images
Grok, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, has been criticized globally for generating sexualized images of women and minors in response to user prompts on the social media platform X. Malaysi...
ROTC students are helping the military defend against AI deepfakes
The Synthetic Media Lab at Syracuse University is developing tools for distinguishing authentic media from deepfake hoaxes that will assist the U.S. military....
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