Chinese AI Models at the top of Silicon Valley
DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM and Kimi are among Chinese AI models at the centre of a growing divide in Silicon Valley. The Trump administration is weighing restrictions on US access, dividing the tech industry. Supporters say the models drive innovation and help American startups compete. Critics allege some Chinese AI companies built them using technology copied
Singapore tightens anti-scam rules on social media
Singapore began requiring messaging services to restrict unknown contacts and social media services to verify advertisers on Tuesday, as the city-state clamps down on online scams. Cyberscam hubs, which lure foreigners into work to carry out online romance and crypto investment scams, have proliferated across Southeast Asia in recent years.Singapore, the region’s second-largest economy, lost
After Anthropic, OpenAI moves to make AI content easier to detect
AI companies are now working on new ways to identify content created by their AI models. After Anthropic introduced a new system to identify text generated by Claude, OpenAI is also expanding its tech to track the origin of AI-generated content. Sam Altman’s OpenAI already uses C2PA Content Credentials and SynthID to add provenance signals
Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman
President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman – a US ally – if it “gets in the way” of his administration’s own talks with Iran.The US and Oman have been negotiating separately with Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is vital to the global economy. It has been largely closed
Britain will pay Russia for giving Ukraine drones
Russia has threatened Britain with consequences after UK-made drones were used by Ukraine in strikes on Russian territory for the first time. Moscow’s embassy in London said Britain would pay a “higher price” should it continue to support Kyiv in its armed struggle against Vladimir Putin’s invasion. It was not immediately clear what Russia was
OpenAI disbanded preparedness team that monitored AI model risks
OpenAI appears to be going through turmoil. The company has reportedly disbanded its preparedness team, which was supposed to be responsible for assessing the potential risks posed by the company’s AI models. This move allegedly comes amid the AI company goes through a period of crucial changes.After the decision, responsibilities earlier handled by the preparedness
AI can track your location from photos even without GPS
With the advancement of powerful AI tools, we have made them a part of our lives. Social media users must be careful about the photos they share online. A McAfee report has found that AI models can identify where an image was clicked even when the photo does not contain GPS information, location tags or
SpaceX Closes $60 Billion Cursor Deal
SpaceX has recently closed the acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor. Cursor said on August 15 that the acquisition has officially closed, bringing the AI coding company into SpaceX. The transaction follows an agreement announced in April that combined technology development between the two companies with an option for SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60
Nvidia Cuts OpenAI Data Center Backing
Nvidia cut its OpenAI Ohio data center guarantee from $250 billion to under $120 billion, backing only the campus’s first phase.The cut follows investor pushback. Nvidia’s stock fell 5% in a single day after the original figure leaked. Here’s what changed, why Nvidia pulled back, and what it means for OpenAI’s AI buildout.Nvidia originally agreed
Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction
Meta will head into federal court on Tuesday to fend off accusations from a group of state attorneys general that it designed its social media platforms to hook children, lied to the public about the risks those platforms posed and gathered data on kids in violation of the law.Four states California, Colorado, Kentucky and New