Economist says AI disruption echoes the China shock—and that could be a net positive
The rapid spread of artificial intelligence resembles the early-2000s “China shock,” and could ultimately prove a boon to growth, according...
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Qualcomm chief says he’s teaming with nearly every major AI firm on hush-hush next‑gen devices
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said the chipmaker is collaborating with “pretty much all” leading AI companies—including OpenAI and Meta—on a...
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Beijing’s Moonshot AI lifts $2B at a $20B valuation as appetite for open‑weight AI surges
Moonshot AI, a Beijing-based developer of open-weight large language models, secured roughly $2 billion at a $20 billion valuation in...
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AI cited in 26% of April layoffs, leading cause of job cuts for second month
Artificial intelligence was the most-cited reason for U.S. layoffs in April for a second straight month, responsible for 21,490 of...
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Human touch vs. algorithms: Does AI leave room for Europe’s translators?
Europe’s translation industry is being rapidly reshaped by generative AI, squeezing incomes and shifting work toward lower-paid “post‑editing” of machine...
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Kodiak AI raises $100 million in discounted share sale; stock plunges 37%
Kodiak AI shares fell 37% in after-hours trading after the autonomous-trucking company raised $100 million by selling stock at $6.50...
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TikTok pulls back its U.S. AI video summaries after a string of bizarre mistakes
TikTok is narrowing an experimental feature that auto-generated descriptions beneath videos after users surfaced a wave of nonsensical and inaccurate...
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AI ‘Trainers’ Push Impossible Body Transformations
A BBC investigation found a wave of AI-generated fitness ads on social media that feature fabricated instructors and promise scientifically...
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China’s sweeping AI adoption is extending its global influence
China has emerged as the world’s largest real-life testbed for AI, rapidly integrating generative and “agentic” tools into consumer life...
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Robotic ‘brain’ helps machines move with humanlike dexterity
Genesis AI unveiled GENE-26.5, a software-and-hardware “robotic brain” paired with a human-scale dexterous hand that aims to execute complex, multi-step...
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