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Alibaba pins hopes on AI as quarterly net profit drops

Alibaba pins hopes on AI as quarterly net profit drops

China's Alibaba said Thursday that revenue from AI-related products showed strong momentum, even as the tech giant reported a 66 percent year-on-year drop in quarterly net profit. Alibaba, which runs some of China's biggest online shopping platforms, has seen its core e-commerce

Music popstar will.i.am meshes AI and 'micromobility'

Music popstar will.i.am meshes AI and 'micromobility'

Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am is putting artificial intelligence agents to work in three-wheel vehicles tailored for modern urban life. The musician turned tech entrepreneur demonstrated a so-called autocycle called Trinity at Nvidia's annual developers conference that ends Thursday in the heart of Silicon

US govt says Anthropic AI an 'unacceptable risk' to military

US govt says Anthropic AI an 'unacceptable risk' to military

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic posed an "unacceptable risk" to military supply chains, the US government insisted Tuesday, as it defends against the tech firm's challenge to a designation as dangerous. Anthropic's Claude AI model has been in the spotlight in recent weeks both for

China tech giant Tencent bets on AI agents

China tech giant Tencent bets on AI agents

Tencent wants to bring artificial intelligence agents into its WeChat social media app, the Chinese tech firm's president said on Wednesday, a move that could change how hundreds of millions of users interact with the platform in the Asian nation and beyond. Agents -- programmes that execute real-life

Free speech group raises concerns about Minnesota AI legislation

(The Center Square) – A free speech group is raising concerns about a package of Minnesota bills regulating artificial intelligence, warning the proposals could have unintended consequences for Minnesotan's constitutional rights. This comes as a bipartisan group of state lawmakers introduced a package of AI-related bills addressing health

Nvidia chief expects revenue of $1 trillion through 2027

Nvidia chief expects revenue of $1 trillion through 2027

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang on Monday said he expects the artificial intelligence chip powerhouse to bring in at least a trillion dollars in revenue through next year. Huang made the ramped-up revenue forecast while outlining Nvidia's latest innovations for a packed audience at the opening of its

Nvidia making AI module for outer space

Nvidia making AI module for outer space

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang on Monday said the leading artificial intelligence chip maker is heading for space with a goal of powering orbiting data centers. An Nvidia graphics processing unit (GPU) was launched into space late last year by startup Starcloud in what was touted as an off-planet debut