China's cyber regulator on Saturday issued draft rules for public comment that would tighten oversight of artificial intelligence services designed to simulate human personalities and engage users in emotional interaction. The move underscores Beijing's effort to shape the rapid rollout of consume
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming China’s film and television industry, playing an expanding role in storytelling from script development to on-screen production. At Hengdian World Studios in east China’s Zhejiang Province — often dubbed “China’s Hollywo
The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has a constant drone of ocean. While it can be loud, the view is serene — at first glance, it is only deep blue wat
Alphabet’s Google is working on a new initiative to make its artificial intelligence chips better at running PyTorch, the world’s most widely used AI software framework, in a move aimed at weakening Nvidia’s longstanding dominance of the AI computing market, according to people fa
A privacy advocacy group, noyb, filed complaints to Austria’s data protection authority on Wednesday against TikTok, Grindr (GRND.N), opens new tab and AppsFlyer, alleging these companies breached regional privacy laws, risking exposure of sensitive data. Vienna-based organization None of Yo
Mobile phones are at the heart of Bangladesh’s digital transformation, from accessing online learning and financial services to managing daily tasks and staying informed, according to the latest Telenor Asia study. Increasingly, these everyday conveniences are powered by artificial intellige
Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters — capable of sinking their claws even into solid stone. Then scientists came here in the 1960s and dispelled children's fears, determinin
Meta has committed to giving Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union a choice when it comes to personalised ads, in line with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, the European Commission said on Monday. “Meta will give users the effective choice between consenting to share all thei
US defense technology companies have roughly doubled their share of Pentagon contracts over the past year, but they face growing pains as they try to evolve from hot startups into heavyweights capable of building weapons at scale. Valuations for unlisted firms developing everything from unmanned "
Elon Musk's social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation which will likely draw the US government's ire. Rival TikTok staved off a penalty with concessions. Eu
