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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Samsung’s AI Fridge, Baidu’s Ernie Bot crosses 100 mn users, more

28Dec

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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Samsung’s AI Fridge, Baidu’s Ernie Bot crosses 100 mn users, more

[ad_1] Even as we inch towards the new year, artificial intelligence developments are not slowing down. Today, December 28, a report revealed that Samsung can unveil a Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024. The AI fridge will pack features like checking the items inside using a camera and suggesting recipes based on them. In other news, Baidu's ChatGPT-rival Ernie Bot has surpassed the 100 million user mark. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Samsung to unveil AI fridgeSamsung is set to introduce the Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+ at CES, featuring an AI-powered system that generates recipes based on users' dietary preferences, reported The Verge. The refrigerator includes the "P...

Cooperation or competition? China’s security industry sees the US, not AI, as the bigger threat

22Jun

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Cooperation or competition? China’s security industry sees the US, not AI, as the bigger threat

[ad_1] After years of breakneck growth, China's security and surveillance industry is now focused on shoring up its vulnerabilities to the United States and other outside actors, worried about risks posed by hackers, advances in artificial intelligence and pressure from rival governments.The renewed emphasis on self-reliance, combating fraud and hardening systems against hacking was on display at the recent Security China exhibition in Beijing, illustrating just how difficult it will be to get Beijing and Washington to cooperate even as researchers warn that humankind faces common risks from AI. The show took place just days after China's ruling Communist Party warned officials of the risks posed by artificial intelligence. Looming over the four-day meet: China's biggest geopolitical ri...

“I have just turned everyone into a programmer,” says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

30May

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“I have just turned everyone into a programmer,” says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

[ad_1] Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of chip phenom Nvidia Corp., is getting the kind of treatment usually reserved for celebrities and sports stars during a trip to Taiwan.The 60-year-old was followed around a local night market as he picked up food over the weekend, and has been mobbed constantly by fans and media as he walked the hallways at the Computex trade show. On Tuesday, dozens of people crowded in next to him for selfies, while photographers tried to get clear shots. The day marked Huang's fifth public appearance in seven days, this time for a roundable where he fielded questions on topics from artificial-intelligence regulation to how the technology would be used in places like China. Huang made the case that AI will spill over the boundaries of the tech industry int...

GPT-Powered Math App Seeks Funding at $100 Million-Plus Value

22Apr

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GPT-Powered Math App Seeks Funding at $100 Million-Plus Value

[ad_1] Singapore-based startup Higgz Academia Technology Pte is in discussions with potential investors to lift its $100 million valuation in a fresh funding round and capitalize on OpenAI's ChatGPT phenomenon.The tutoring app developer last raised $20 million around two years ago from investors including Matrix Partners and Qiming Venture Partners, Chief Executive Officer Joey Sun said in an interview. ChatGPT's rise to prominence has prompted prospective backers to hold early discussions with Higgz about another round of similar size, Sun said. The firm is slated to embed OpenAI's chatbot into its app next month. Founded in Beijing when Sun was an engineering student at Tsinghua University, the startup earlier focused on training algorithms for mathematical calculations and logical re...

Founder of TikTok parent company lost $17 billion in 2022

7Apr

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Founder of TikTok parent company lost $17 billion in 2022

[ad_1] Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok parent company ByteDance, saw his personal fortune fall by $17 billion last year, according to a new Chinese ranking published Thursday.The reasons for the losses are unknown, but Zhang is still the second-richest entrepreneur in the world under the age of 40, with wealth valued at $37 billion, according to statistics published by the Chinese firm Hurun. Ahead of him is Mark Zuckerberg, boss of US tech giant Meta -- the owner of Facebook and Instagram -- whose fortune was estimated by Hurun at $68 billion. According to the ranking, Zuckerberg also lost money last year to the tune of $8 billion.Zhang co-founded ByteDance in Beijing in 2012, but resigned from the group in 2021 in the midst of regulatory tightening on China's tech industry.A Chine...

China accuses Washington of wanting ‘technological hegemony’

31Jan

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China accuses Washington of wanting ‘technological hegemony’

[ad_1] China’s government accused Washington on Tuesday of pursuing “technology hegemony” following news reports the United States might step up pressure on tech giant Huawei by blocking all access to American suppliers. China's government accused Washington on Tuesday of pursuing “technology hegemony” following news reports the United States might step up pressure on tech giant Huawei by blocking all access to American suppliers. The possible move, reported by Bloomberg News, The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, would tighten restrictions imposed in 2019 that limit Huawei's access to processor chips and other technology. The company, which makes network equipment and smartphones, was allowed to buy some less-advanced components. Huawei Technologies Ltd., China's firs...

Tesla Shut First Beijing Showroom Last Month in Strategy Shift

2Nov

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Tesla Shut First Beijing Showroom Last Month in Strategy Shift

[ad_1] Tesla Inc. shut its flagship China showroom in Beijing last month, according to a person familiar with the matter. Tesla Inc. shut its flagship China showroom in Beijing last month, according to a person familiar with the matter.The US electric carmaker has a number of showrooms in China's capital, and the one now shuttered was in a shopping center called Parkview Green, a mainly residential area. Reuters reported the closure earlier Wednesday. Tesla largely sells its cars via a direct sales model over the internet rather than through dealerships or its own showrooms. China is its most important market after the US and it delivered a record 83,135 cars in September after upgrading production capacity at its Shanghai factory. While Tesla leads the way for foreign carmakers in Ch...

Video Shared By Chinese Official Shows How Reversible Lanes Help Decongest Traffic In Beijing

1Sep

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Video Shared By Chinese Official Shows How Reversible Lanes Help Decongest Traffic In Beijing

[ad_1] The video shows adjustable road dividers changing the "direction of traffic".Major cities across the world often face long traffic hours, perhaps that is why innovations that solve the problem instantly grab eyeballs on the internet. Now, one such innovation gaining traction online shows how China uses adjustable road dividers to change the "direction of traffic". Taking to Twitter, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying on Wednesday shared a fascinating video which showed the working of reversible lanes that help improve traffic flow in China. "Here's how they do it. The traffic authority selects a lane to go one direction in the morning and the opposite direction in the evening to release peak pressure," Ms Chunying explained in the caption. Watch the video below: #C...