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Who is Sir Nick Clegg? Meta’s president of global affairs started in UK politics, was knighted, then became a wealthy tech exec as he helped navigate Facebook’s and then Meta’s growth
Nick Clegg is a British politician and corporate executive.
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Who is Tim Cook? How Apple’s cautious, saw his own net worth surge
Tim Cook’s reign as the CEO of Apple has seen the company become the first to hit a valuartion of US$1 trillion, and his own net worth surge.
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Alibaba’s reversal cuts $20B from market value
Alibaba’s stunning reversal on its cloud unit spin-off caused a massive $20 billion market value drop, shaking the markets.
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Microsoft develops two custom silicon chips to improve AI competitiveness
Microsoft has developed its own customized artificial intelligence chips, the Azure Maia AI Accelerator, and the Azure Cobalt CPU.
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Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N electric vehicle coming in March 2024
Hyundai revealed the Ioniq 5 N and announced its market availability in March 2024.
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Baidu CEO Robin Li warns China’s AI boom risks resource crisis
Baidu CEO warned on China’s AI large language model risk.
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5 top tech stories this week: November 16, 2023
OpenAI has made some big moves this week, not only hoping to bridge gaps in AI training but also launching the GPT Store for personal AI chatbots without coding. We have a bunch of other great tech stories too. Here’s our rundown of the top stories this week.
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Billionaire investor Ron Baron goes long on SpaceX, predicts $500 billion valuation by 2030
Billionaire investor Ron Baron predicts SpaceX could be worth $500 billion by 2030, citing its reusable rocket technology and satellite internet network.
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World’s largest bank hit by LockBit ransomware gang linked to Boeing, Ion attacks
ICBC, the world’s largest bank, suffers a LockBit ransomware attack exploiting ‘CitrixBleed’, signaling rising cyber threats to global finance and highlighting the need for robust cybersecurity.
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Meta’s strategic partnership with Tencent opens new horizons for VR in China
Meta’s agreement with Tencent brings affordable VR tech to China, but regulatory challenges loom in a market they haven’t accessed for 14 years.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japan’s Fumio Kishida set for tech cooperation roundtable
The leaders of Japan and South Korea are going to participate in a roundtable.
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NVIDIA sidesteps U.S. export rules, makes new chip series for booming China market
NVIDIA has announced a new chip series for China, getting around U.S. export rules.
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Flipkart’s billionaire founder hopes to become world’s AI service provider
Bansal aims to harness the vast population of English-speaking youth in India to create a pool of experts in new AI services, in response to the global demand for AI professionals.
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China AI startup 01.AI valued at $1B in eight months
A new LLM from China called Yi has attracted massive interest and investment after outperforming established models like Meta’s Llama 2.
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Car of the future? Huawei enters smart car industry with dazzling AITO M9
The Huawei AITO M9 took 370 pre-orders on the day it was released, comes in both pure electric and petrol-electric hybrid models, and will release in December, priced at $70,000-100,000.
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Monster Hunter Now Hits 10 Million Downloads: A New AR Giant Rises on the Gaming Horizon
’Monster Hunter Now‘hits 10M downloads, £14M revenue in its first month, challenging “Pokémon GO” with Niantic’s AR tech and global appeal.
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Kai-Fu Lee’s 01.AI hits $1 billion valuation, leads open-source AI models
While they continue to open source some models, 01.AI’s ultimate objective is to establish a state-of-the-art proprietary model that can serve as a foundation for a diverse range of commercial products.
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Hiroshima AI Process: AI ‘code of conduct’ to be ready by end of 2023
A voluntary code of conduct concerning artificial intelligence (AI) is to be agreed between the Group of Seven industrial countries (G7).
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Apple supplier Foxconn faces tax audit, land use investigation
Mainland tax, natural resource authorities inspect Foxconn companies in several provinces
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Microsoft invests A$5B to fuel Australian cybersecurity, tech
Microsoft is making an unprecedented A$5 billion (2.6 GBP) investment in Australia, aimed at expanding the nation’s digital infrastructure, boosting cybersecurity, and enhancing AI adoption. Microsoft’s investment is intended to support Australia’s economic competitiveness and…