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A delegate at the FireEye Cyber Security Summit uses his laptop during a break in sessions at a venue in Sydney, Australia

Home Affairs Orders Tech Audit To Counter Foreign Interference Threats

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland stated that stocktaking could be an ongoing process. "This I actually think going forward, given the threat level, given the amount of concern over foreign interference, this is may well be something that continues into the future, and rightly so."

Chinese AI Market Optimistic Despite Scrutiny From West

Humanoid robots on  display at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai
China's AI sector showed confidence this week at a major fair in Shanghai that it would overcome restrictions imposed by the West, with companies rolling out cutting-edge products developed by a growing pool of young talent.
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BandLab CEO Meng Ru Kwok thinks AI is no substitute for a real musician

Music Platform CEO Says AI Is Not The Enemy

Musicians around the world have described artificial intelligence as a threat to creativity, but the CEO of one popular platform told AFP he thinks critics are looking at it all wrong.
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The Future of Finance: AI and VR Technologies in Fintech

One of the critical advancements in AI within fintech is its application in customer service. AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants can now handle complex queries, enhance customer experience, and reduce operational costs.
Midjourney's guardrails failed in forty percent of test cases, according to the nonprofit CCDH

AI Tool Creates Deceptive Biden, Trump Images, Tests Show

Tests on a leading AI tool allowed the creation of deceptive and incriminating images of President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, a watchdog said Wednesday, despite pledges to block fake photos of the presidential contenders ahead of elections in November.
AMD CEO Lisa Su unveiled the chip giant's latest line of products during a keynote speech at Computex 2024 in Taipei

AMD Unveils New AI Chips To Challenge Nvidia

AMD on Monday announced its new artificial intelligence chips for everything from cutting-edge data centres to advanced laptops, ramping up its challenge to the runaway market leader Nvidia.
Microsoft said it would train 250,000 people by 2027 to boost AI knowledge and competence and also increase capacity at its three data centres in Sweden.

Microsoft To Invest $3.2 Bn In AI In Sweden

Microsoft said Monday that it would invest 33.7 billion kronor ($3.2 billion) over two years in cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden, its biggest investment in the country.
Google's investment comes after Microsoft said it would pump billions into Malaysia and other countries in Southeast Asia

Google To Invest $2 Bn In Malaysia: Government

Google will invest $2 billion in Malaysia to house the firm's first data centre in the country, the government said Thursday, making it the latest tech titan to pump cash into the region in search of growth opportunities.
Argentina's President Javier Milei is seen in Cordoba, Argentina on May 25, 2024

Argentina's Milei US-bound To Meet Tech Bosses

Argentine President Javier Milei heads for the United States Monday for the fourth time since taking office in December, meeting tech giants as he seeks to "reposition" his economically troubled country, the government said.
Meredith Whittaker said concerns about surveillance and those about AI were 'two framings of the same thing'

AI Relies On Mass Surveillance, Warns Signal Boss

The AI tools that crunch numbers, generate text and videos and find patterns in data rely on mass surveillance and exercise concerning control over our lives, the boss of encrypted messaging app Signal told AFP on Thursday.
The Pivot to AI has been celebrated on Wall Street

Microsoft Unveils 'AI-ready' PCs

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a new category of PC on Monday that features generative artificial intelligence tools built directly into Windows, the company's world leading operating system.

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