Salesforce unveils a $1 billion investment in Singapore over the next 5 years, aiming to propel the nation's digital transformation through its AI platform Agentforce, addressing workforce challenges stemming from an aging population and declining birth rates.
Cohere and LG CNS have teamed up to revolutionize AI for Korean businesses, co-developing tailored solutions with cutting-edge Korean language capabilities optimized for diverse sectors, aiming to propel enterprise AI adoption across industries in South Korea.
Six leading Chinese AI startups, dubbed the 'Six Tigers', reign over China's booming AI landscape, developing cutting-edge models and chatbots with talent from US and Chinese tech giants.
Huawei obtains millions of AI chips from TSMC through shell companies, circumventing U.S. sanctions, with 75% of Ascend 910C chips surviving advanced packaging despite defects.
The Trump administration's cuts to government agencies like the National Science Foundation are undermining US AI research and talent development, while prioritizing partnerships with private AI firms like OpenAI over public initiatives.
Spain takes a bold step in AI innovation, investing €67M in Multiverse Computing to acquire a stake in the company's groundbreaking AI compression technology that shrinks models by 90% while preserving performance, paving the way for cost-effective and sustainable AI adoption across industries.
Microsoft urges the US government to ease semiconductor export restrictions, warning that the curbs could backfire by driving allies to seek chips from China, potentially boosting China's AI capabilities and self-reliance in a strategic misstep that undermines America's lead in the global AI race.
Arrests in Singapore over potential unauthorized exports of Nvidia's AI chips to China have raised alarms, as analysts warn a comprehensive ban could cost the company billions in lost revenue this fiscal year, highlighting geopolitical tensions surrounding advanced technology.
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang revealed that the company's revenue in China was slashed in half due to export controls, shedding light on the significant impact of trade restrictions on the tech giant's business operations in the Chinese market.
In a stunning $93M hacking scheme, Russian tech exec Vladislav Klyushin was arrested, convicted, and later swapped in a prisoner exchange after hacking financial firms for insider trading.