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Xi dismisses China slowdown concerns with a pitch for supremacy in global tech race
2 weeks ago

Xi dismisses China slowdown concerns with a pitch for supremacy in global tech race

Firstpost  

In this year’s annual legislative meeting, China’s Xi Jinping urged officials to work towards the advancement and development of diverse technologies, including artificial intelligence, biotechnology and new weapons Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attend the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Reuters During …

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China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — People across China are hailing the success of homegrown tech startup DeepSeek and its founder, after the company’s newest artificial intelligence model sent shock waves through Silicon Valley and Wall Street. “DeepSeek makes Meta panic,” said another, in reference to the US tech giant that’s invested heavily in developing its own AI models. Liang appeared to …

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China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — People across China are hailing the success of homegrown tech startup DeepSeek and its founder, after the company’s newest artificial intelligence model sent shock waves through Silicon Valley and Wall Street. “DeepSeek makes Meta panic,” said another, in reference to the US tech giant that’s invested heavily in developing its own AI models. Liang appeared to …

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We must focus on semiconductor chip manufacturing to get ahead in the GenAI race
7 months, 1 week ago

We must focus on semiconductor chip manufacturing to get ahead in the GenAI race

Live Mint  

In the GenAI era, hardware is having a moment. While companies in East Asia surge ahead in semiconductor manufacturing, many in Silicon Valley and India remain rooted in the belief that companies making software—or what we deem as the application layer—and those investing in it will continue to dominate this technology beyond the current aberrant phase. In Silicon Valley, there’s …

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Big Tech in ‘underground’ race to license archives that will train Artificial Intelligence
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Big Tech in ‘underground’ race to license archives that will train Artificial Intelligence

The Hindu  

At its peak in the early 2000s, Photobucket was the world’s top image-hosting site. CEO Ted Leonard, who runs the 40-strong company out of Edwards, Colorado, said he is in talks with multiple tech companies to license Photobucket’s 13 billion photos and videos to be used to train generative AI models that can produce new content in response to text …

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Dean Phillips presidential campaign: With Vivek Ramaswamy out of the race, tech bros are backing the Democratic congressman.
55 years, 2 months ago

Dean Phillips presidential campaign: With Vivek Ramaswamy out of the race, tech bros are backing the Democratic congressman.

Slate  

The long-shot, conspiracy-suffused, nakedly publicity-seeking campaign of Vivek Ramaswamy came to an ignominious end on Monday night, after he finished fourth place in the Iowa caucuses. Meanwhile, Ramaswamy’s base of super-online trolls have gradually been moving on to their next great hope for shaking up the 2024 race: Democratic Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips. “Sometimes if you build it, they don’t …

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Today’s Cache | X unveils audio and video call feature; Strong Big Tech earnings show ad market rebound; Will Qualcomm’s bet on generative AI help it in the AI chip race?
1 year, 5 months ago

Today’s Cache | X unveils audio and video call feature; Strong Big Tech earnings show ad market rebound; Will Qualcomm’s bet on generative AI help it in the AI chip race?

The Hindu  

X unveils audio and video call feature X, the platform formerly called Twitter, is rolling out audio and video calls, Elon Musk announced today. Strong Big Tech earnings show ad market rebound With the Big Tech results announcements signalling a rebound in the ad businesses of Google, Meta and Snap, it’s a definite tell that AI-powered tools are attracting marketers …

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Federal study finds race, gender affect face-scanning tech
5 years, 3 months ago

Federal study finds race, gender affect face-scanning tech

Associated Press  

A study by a U.S. agency has found that facial recognition technology often performs unevenly based on a person’s race, gender or age. The report cautions against “incomplete” previous research alleging biased facial recognition that has alarmed the public, but also confirms similar trends showing higher error rates for women, the youngest and oldest people, and for certain racial groups …

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Why Tech Leadership May Have a Bigger Race Than Gender Problem
7 years, 5 months ago

Why Tech Leadership May Have a Bigger Race Than Gender Problem

Wired  

When it comes to Silicon Valley, Asians are an overrepresented population in the workforce. “That’s why we call the report the Illusion of Asian Success,” says Buck Gee, a former vice president at Cisco and one of the authors of the study. Gee and his co-author Denise Peck, also a former vice president at Cisco, studied a data set of …

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After Paris, Encryption Will Be a Key Issue in the 2016 Race
9 years, 4 months ago

After Paris, Encryption Will Be a Key Issue in the 2016 Race

Wired  

Whether encryption is really the security risk the government makes it out to be, of course, is still up for debate. But if they cater too much to the interests of tech companies such as Apple and Google, they could lose favor among voters who increasingly see national security as the country's most pressing issue. This summer, she also said …

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