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EU lawmakers ratify a political agreement on artificial intelligence rules
Two key groups of lawmakers in the European Parliament on Tuesday ratified a preliminary agreement on landmark rules on artificial intelligence ahead of an April
China’s BYD plans to build a new electric car plant in Mexico
China’s BYD Co plans to open a new factory in Mexico, the Nikkei reported Wednesday, citing the company’s Mexico head, as the electric car maker
Google pledges 25 million euros to develop AI skills in Europe
Google has pledged 25 million euros ($26.98 million) to help people in Europe learn how to use AI. Announcing the funding on Monday, the tech
The robot invasion is set to peak in 2023
North American companies ordered about a third fewer robots last year as concerns about a slowing economy and higher interest rates made it harder to
A US court has ordered Elon Musk to testify about the SEC investigation into Twitter
A federal judge has ordered Elon Musk to testify again in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into his $44bn takeover of Twitter, giving
Jeff Bezos is selling about $2 billion worth of Amazon stock
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has sold about 12 million shares of the online retailer and cloud services company for about $2 billion, according to a
Israel’s Tower proposes to build an $8 billion chip plant in India
Israel’s Tower Semiconductor has submitted a proposal to the Indian government to build an $8 billion chip plant in the South Asian country, the national
Disney is using artificial intelligence to develop streaming ad technology
Walt Disney is using artificial intelligence to create a new advertising tool to help brands tailor their ads to the mood of specific scenes in
Meta challenges fee for overseeing EU rules on online content
The meta platforms challenged a supervisory fee of 0.05 per cent of its annual worldwide net revenue, aimed at covering the costs of EU regulators
UN experts investigate 58 cyberattacks worth $3bn by North Korea
United Nations sanctions monitors are investigating dozens of alleged cyberattacks by North Korea that generated $3 billion to help it further its nuclear weapons programme,