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Google releases open weight model, Gemma 4

Mountain View, Calif.: Google has officially released the fourth iteration of its open-weights large language model series, Gemma 4, introducing substantial performance improvements for developers and...

Apr 4, 2026

China plans to regulate "digital humans", ban them from intimate relationships with children

BEIJING: China’s technology ministry has announced plans to introduce regulations for the "digital human" industry, aiming to mandate the clear labeling of AI-generated personas and strictly ban the...

Apr 4, 2026

Microsoft set to invest $10 billion in Japan data centers

Seattle: Microsoft announced Friday it will invest $10 billion in Japan over the next two years to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure. The commitment represents the ...

Apr 3, 2026

Bytedance rolls out new version of Seedance 2.0 with extra safeguards

Beijing: Bytedance has quietly rolled out Seedance 2.0 globally, the next iteration of its foundational AI video generation model. This update incorporates new intellectual property (IP) safeguards an...

Apr 3, 2026

China's 15th five-year plan places AI at the centre of national strategy

China has formally integrated artificial intelligence as a critical driver for its national development, releasing new details within its 15th Five-Year Plan that outline aggressive adoption targets a...

Apr 2, 2026

Anthropic Leaks Claude Code Source in Major Security Lapse

SAN FRANCISCO: Anthropic, the high-profile artificial intelligence startup backed by Google and Amazon, has accidentally leaked the source code for its popular enterprise coding tool, Claude Code. The...

Apr 1, 2026

Chinese robotaxis leave passengers high and dry

WUHAN, China: A generalized technical failure paralyzed an entire fleet of autonomous robotaxis in central China on Tuesday night, leaving dozens of passengers stranded on major highways and triggerin...

Apr 1, 2026

OpenAI Secures Record $122 Billion Funding Round as Valuation Soars to $852 Billion

SAN FRANCISCO: OpenAI on Wednesday announced the closure of a historic $122 billion funding round, catapulting the artificial intelligence company’s valuation to a staggering $852 billion. The inves...

Apr 1, 2026

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Articles

SAN FRANCISCO: Wikipedia, the world’s most extensive online encyclopedia, has officially banned the use of large language models (LLMs) to generate or rewrite its articles, signaling a definitive st...

Mar 31, 2026

Meta Rebrands Reality Labs Roles in Strategic "Builder" Shift

MENLO PARK, Calif. Meta Platforms Inc. is overhauling its Reality Labs division, rebranding traditional engineering and design titles to 'AI Builders' as part of a restructuring focused on artificial ...

Mar 30, 2026