China seeks ‘safe and reliable’ AI supply as global tech race heats up
China has vowed to achieve a “safe and reliable supply” of bedrock artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by 2027…
AI to boost copper demand 50% by 2040, but more mines needed to ensure supply, S&P says
Jan 8 (Reuters) – Growth in the artificial intelligence and defense sectors will boost global copper demand 50%…
Apple Just Became Less Valuable Than Alphabet/Google and the Timing Is Unsettling
Alphabet’s market capitalization was $3.88 trillion at the close of trading on Wednesday—just a tiny bit higher than…
DeepSeek to customise namesake chatbot for Italian users following probe
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has agreed to launch the first country-specific version of its namesake chatbot, while…
CES 2026 Really Wants You to Own a Holographic Anime Girlfriend
If you had “holographic anime girlfriends” on your CES 2026 bingo card, congratulations; you are both unhinged and correct.…
Samsung’s Profit Triples After AI Supercharges Memory Market
(Bloomberg) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s quarterly profit more than tripled to a record high after global demand for…
The first of China’s ‘AI tigers’ goes public as Zhipu climbs in Hong Kong debut
The Zhipu AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images…
Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases
In what may mark the tech industry’s first significant legal settlement over AI-related harm, Google and the startup…
Should You Forget Tesla and Buy 3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Instead?
Key Points Tesla’s stock dipped following its loss of the title of world’s largest EV maker to Chinese…
Ford has an AI assistant and new hands-free BlueCruise tech on the way
Ford is developing an AI assistant that will debut in the company’s smartphone app, before expanding to its…
Samsung’s Ballie home robot, once promised for summer 2025, gets grim update
CES 2025: Samsung’s new AI robot assistant Ballie “Available to consumers this summer, Ballie will be able to…
Dell Admits That Customers Are Disgusted by PCs Stuffed With AI Features
The tech industry’s insistence on cramming AI into virtually every aspect of their consumer-facing offerings, from AI apps…