WEF founder Klaus Schwab says he found a hidden listening device in his home
Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, says a routine security inspection found a covert listening device in his home office in Geneva, Bloomberg reports.
Category: Tech
Alibaba’s A.I. Is a Hit, but Hard to Turn Into a Moneymaker
The Chinese company’s models have won over developers worldwide, but they are open source — so they can be used and modified freely.
Why A.I. Distillation Has Become a Hot Topic in the Race with China
U.S. companies complain that competitors in China are unfairly copying their A.I. systems using a technique that has been around for years.
Klarna applies for a US banking licence, its boldest American move yet
Klarna wants to be a real American bank. The Swedish BNPL giant has applied for a US banking licence, betting a friendlier Washington will let
Reddit fights AI marketing ‘slop’ with its own AI, as GEO becomes the new SEO
People increasingly ask ChatGPT instead of Google. So marketers now plant fake opinions on Reddit, hoping the chatbots repeat them. Reddit is fighting back with
Microsoft Lays Off Thousands of Xbox Employees, Closes Game Studios
The layoffs were part of wider cuts at Microsoft, as the company prioritizes spending on artificial intelligence.
Bentley teases its first EV, the Torcal
Bentley is preparing to add a fourth model to its rarified lineup, and today we know what it will be called: the Torcal. The carmaker
The Czinger 21C might be the wildest car we drive all year
The temptation with a car like the Czinger 21C is to treat it as a collection of extreme specifications, and to be fair, it’s certainly
Wikipedia Is Battling for the Soul of the Internet
The internet’s largest stockpile of free knowledge is under threat from MAGA, A.I. and foreign autocrats. A bibliophile ex-ambassador is here to help.
Spain’s Sherpa.ai raises $18M for AI that never touches your data
Everyone wants the power of AI. Few want to hand their most sensitive data to a foreign cloud to get it. A Basque startup thinks
6 ways to make AI accountability stick
As intelligent systems move into production environments and begin taking actions, organizations quickly discover that accountability becomes much harder. Unlike traditional enterprise software, these tools
A senior FCA official says Britain should weigh regulating AI models directly
Britain should consider whether large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini ought to be regulated as they increasingly influence how consumers make financial
Samsung’s appliance workers plan a rally over the bonuses going to chip staff
The workers who build Samsung’s phones, televisions, and washing machines are about to make their unhappiness visible. Their union says several thousand of them will
Shampoo and cookies get an AI makeover as consumer giants rewire their labs
The AI story has mostly been told through chips, data centres, and the companies building the models. It is now being told through the shampoo