Paris prosecutor opens probe into Le Pen’s 2022 campaign financing
PARIS (Reuters) -The Paris prosecutor's office said on Tuesday it had launched a preliminary probe into allegations of illegal financing…
Russian spy service accuses US of plotting ‘regime change’ in Georgia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign spy agency accused the United States on Tuesday of plotting "regime change" in Georgia after…
Chinese AI can benefit from bigger models, more data, says startup founder
The founder of Stepfun, which develops foundational models, has set its sights on improving multimodal models as China faces curtailed…
AI is effectively ‘useless’ – and it’s created a ‘fake it till you make it’ bubble that could end in disaster, veteran market watcher warns
Promises of new developments like personal robot assistants and miracle cancer cures are ubiquitous as executives take every opportunity to…
Chinese spa worker pleads not guilty to ‘murder for hire’ plot in New York
Prosecutors allege the 42-year-old woman offered cryptocurrency, cash and sex for killing of her lover’s wife and daughter but website…
Beijing legislates for robotaxis as backlash against them climbs
Beijing will support the introduction of robotaxis in ride hailing and car rental fleets in the city as advanced driver…
A driverless car hits a person crossing against the light in China, highlighting a challenge for AI
A driverless ride-hailing car in China hit a pedestrian, and people on social media are taking the carmaker’s side, because…
RockYou2024: World’s largest database of stolen passwords posted, exposing nearly 10 billion credentials
A user on a notorious hacking forum known for trading data among cybercriminals has allegedly uploaded the largest compilation of…
The voices of AI are telling us a lot
What does artificial intelligence (AI) sound like? Hollywood has been imagining it for decades. Now AI developers are cribbing from…