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ChatGPT’s viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns

ChatGPT’s viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns

Fans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind "Spirited Away" and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki. But the trend al

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies

Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies

Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that co-CEO Han Jong-hee had died of a heart attack, leaving newly-appointed boss Jun Young-hyun solely in charge of the tech giant as it revamps its underperforming chip business and navigates trade uncertainties. Han, 63, became chief executive officer of Sout


Group of EU states seeks faster progress in chips industry

Group of EU states seeks faster progress in chips industry

Nine European Union countries are working to speed up plans to boost the bloc's computer chip industry and aim to present their proposals by the summer, one of the coalition's leaders said on Friday. The coalition, which includes Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, is doing "homewor

Xiaomi recruits senior talent for European EV research centre

Xiaomi recruits senior talent for European EV research centre

China's Xiaomi (1810.HK) has hired at least five senior executives from firms including Germany's BMW, LinkedIn posts showed, as it advances plans to build an electric vehicle research and development centre in Europe. The world's third largest smartphone maker began manufacturing EVs last year wi

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