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Walter Terruso on AI's threat to design careers and the 'outliers economy' ai-technology
Walter Terruso, an Italian designer and AI consultant, cautions that the design sector is evolving into an 'outliers economy,' where success hinges on possessing a distinct…
Hong Kong Police and Cyberport Launch AI Lab to Combat Deepfake Scams ai-technology
On May 22, during the Cyberport AI Frontier 2026 forum, the Smart Policing Joint Innovation Lab was inaugurated by the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) in collaboration with…
BYD unveils 'God's Eye' self-driving system, aims for zero accidents ai-technology
Chinese EV giant BYD has introduced 'God's Eye', an advanced driver-assistance system, with the goal of eliminating traffic accidents. Chairman Wang Chuanfu stated at a press…
Alibaba launches MuleRun AI agent platform across 43 countries ai-technology
Alibaba has unveiled MuleRun, an AI agent platform described as an "always-on AI workforce," at the Alibaba Cloud summit on May 20. The platform aims to lower adoption hurdles for…
SEO, AEO, and GEO: The New Search Stack for 2026 ai-technology
Search has evolved from simple retrieval to answer extraction and now to generative synthesis, creating three distinct visibility layers: SEO (being found), AEO (being selected as…
French National Assembly Blocks AI Copyright Bill ai-technology
A French bill that would have shifted the burden of proof onto AI providers to demonstrate that copyrighted content was not used in training their models has been blocked by the…
French team develops AI to predict climate damage to heritage sites ai-technology
A team of French conservationists is creating an AI tool to predict how climate change will affect cultural heritage. This initiative, led by Ann Bourgès from the Ministry of…
Alibaba and Tencent shift focus from chatbots to embodied AI for robotics ai-technology
Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Tencent are leading a pivot from generative AI chatbots to embodied AI for robotics, a move UBS identifies as a major growth area. Alibaba's…
MiniMax AI reports 1M clients, 5x growth in half year ai-technology
At the UBS Asian Investment Conference held in Hong Kong on Thursday, MiniMax, a Chinese AI startup, revealed that its client and developer count has exceeded 1 million, a…
My Archischool trains custom AI models to preserve architectural authorship ai-technology
Hong Kong-based My Archischool is pioneering a custom AI training method that transforms AI from a generic copycat into a personal design partner for architects. The institution…
US banks deploy American AI in Hong Kong amid geopolitical tensions ai-technology
Despite rising geopolitical tensions that may limit access, major American banks are implementing sophisticated AI technologies developed in the US within their Hong Kong…
Chinese Employees Forced to Build AI Avatars Before Quitting ai-technology
As the internal AI systems of Chinese firms grow, some workers are being required to develop digital versions of themselves prior to departing. A former employee of Baidu shared…
AI Helps Create Bacterial Strain with Reduced Amino Acid Set ai-technology
Researchers used artificial intelligence to redesign a bacterium's ribosomes to function with only 19 amino acids instead of the standard 20. The study, published in Science on…
Spotify CEO Defends AI Remix Tool as Controlled Alternative to Unregulated AI Music ai-technology
Spotify's CEO, Alex Norström, championed the platform's initiative for AI-generated music as a regulated substitute for piracy. Recently, Spotify introduced a premium option for…
Milagros Miceli: KI entsteht durch globale Ausbeutung von Clickworkern ai-technology
Milagros Miceli, eine Soziologin und Informatikerin aus Argentinien, untersucht die Arbeitsverhältnisse, die mit der Erstellung von Daten für KI-Modelle verbunden sind. In einem…
Peking University's 3D chip design tool aids Huawei amid US sanctions ai-technology
Researchers at Peking University have developed a prototype electronic design automation (EDA) tool compatible with Huawei's LogicFolding architecture, announced Monday. The tool,…
YouTube to Automatically Label AI-Generated Videos ai-technology
On Wednesday, YouTube revealed it will begin automatically labeling videos that feature AI-generated or AI-modified content, shifting from its earlier practice of relying on…
Base Launches MCP Gateway for AI-Driven Crypto Transactions ai-technology
On May 26, Coinbase's Base network launched Base MCP, a gateway enabling AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor to execute on-chain transactions via plain-language prompts…
Alibaba's AI model tops coding leaderboard, beating OpenAI and Google ai-technology
Alibaba's new AI model has achieved the highest score in the Code Arena leaderboard, surpassing rivals from OpenAI and Google. The Chinese tech giant is the only non-US company in…
Huawei claims chip breakthrough without advanced gear ai-technology
Huawei Technologies announced a method to produce semiconductors rivaling the world's best without using cutting-edge equipment restricted by US sanctions. He Tingbo, president of…
Kuaishou beats estimates as Kling AI video generator revenue jumps 300% ai-technology
Kuaishou reported a 300% surge in revenue from its Kling AI video generator to 650 million yuan in the latest quarter, contributing to an overall revenue growth of 3.4%. The AI…
US AI firms push China export curbs while courting Asia markets ai-technology
Anthropic and other American AI companies are advocating for tighter export controls on China to protect US technological advantages in frontier AI capabilities, while…
China Adds AI Chips to Secure Technology Assessment List Amid US Curbs ai-technology
China has taken a significant step by including artificial intelligence chips in its official assessments of "secure and reliable" technology for the first time. On Tuesday, the…
Insilico Medicine and Human Longevity partner on predictive AI for disease ai-technology
Insilico Medicine, listed in Hong Kong, has teamed up with Human Longevity, a US firm, to create AI models capable of forecasting diseases years ahead. This alliance merges…
Imagen Offers $10 Full AI Editing Access for Photographers Starting May 26 ai-technology
On May 26, Imagen, an AI-driven platform for photo editing and culling, will introduce a limited-time offer allowing users to access all features for just $10 in the first month.…
AI-Generated Anthems Fuel Alberta Separatist Movement ai-technology
Alberta separatism is being fueled by AI-generated music and videos, with international elements enhancing the movement. A collection of over 20 AI-driven YouTube channels…
Huawei proposes new chip scaling law to bypass ASML bottleneck ai-technology
Huawei Technologies has introduced an innovative chip scaling method known as the Tau (τ) Scaling Law, designed to reduce dependence on advanced lithography machines from ASML, a…
China's AI registry system contrasts with US deregulation under Trump ai-technology
Since 2023, China has established a compulsory registration system for AI models, mandating that developers such as DeepSeek, Zhipu AI, Alibaba, and Tencent submit security…
Alipay launches AI payment tools for autonomous shopping agents ai-technology
Ant Group, the well-known Chinese fintech company behind Alipay, has rolled out new AI-powered payment features that let autonomous AI agents handle shopping, service bookings,…
96% of Chinese workers use AI weekly, survey finds ai-technology
A new survey by University College London reveals that 96% of Chinese respondents use AI at work every week, and 79% believe university students should be taught to use AI…
Spotify CEO defends AI-generated music deal with Universal ai-technology
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended the company's new deal with Universal Music Group that allows subscribers to create AI-generated 'controlled' covers and remixes. The agreement,…
ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 generates feature film for under $500,000 at Cannes ai-technology
At the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, ByteDance's AI video model Seedance 2.0 premiered Hell Grind, a 95-minute action-fantasy film billed as the world's first fully AI-generated…
Gensyn (AIGENSYN) Listed on Binance HODLer Airdrops as 64th Project ai-technology
Binance has announced Gensyn (AIGENSYN) as the 64th addition to its HODLer Airdrops initiative, distributing 100,000,000 AIGENSYN tokens to BNB holders. Established in 2020 by…
Dear Ai: How Gen Z Uses ChatGPT as an Emotional Confession Booth ai-technology
The article explores how young people increasingly turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT for emotional confession and self-reflection, replacing human interaction. Users report feeling…
Alibaba's Qwen AI Drafts Pakistan Tech Pact in Minutes ai-technology
During a visit to Alibaba's headquarters in Hangzhou, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif challenged Chairman Joe Tsai to produce a comprehensive strategic agreement on the…
China to assign unique digital IDs to all humanoid robots for lifecycle tracking ai-technology
On Friday, China introduced the Humanoid Full Lifecycle Management Service Platform, aimed at assigning distinct digital identifiers to each humanoid robot. This initiative is…
Xiaomi commits $8.8B to AI, chips, and EVs to secure hardware future ai-technology
Xiaomi, the electronics powerhouse from Beijing, is making significant investments in cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, custom chip development, and…
DeepSeek V4 Pro tops global cost-efficiency ranking after 75% price cut ai-technology
DeepSeek V4 Pro now ranks as the world's best AI model for intelligence per dollar after a permanent 75% price reduction, according to Artificial Analysis. The Chinese company's…
Ask Mona and OpenAI Give Versailles Statues Conversational AI Voices ai-technology
At the Museum Digital Summit 2026, Ask Mona co-founder and CEO Marion Carré presented a conversational AI project at the Palace of Versailles that lets visitors speak with 20…
VueBuds: Earbuds with Rice-Sized Cameras Enable AI Visual Queries ai-technology
At the University of Washington, a team of researchers has introduced VueBuds, a prototype that incorporates miniature cameras into wireless earbuds. These cameras, comparable in…

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