Month: February 2025

Month: February 2025

France seeks AI boom, urges EU investment in the sector
02/11/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

French President Emmanuel Macron wants Europe to become a leader in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, he told a global summit of AI and political leaders in Paris Monday where he announced that France’s private …

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Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI
02/11/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A consortium led by Elon Musk said Monday it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, another salvo in the billionaire’s fight to block the artificial intelligence startup from transitioning to …

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On sidelines of AI Summit in Paris, unions denounce its harmful effects
02/11/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

PARIS — In front of political and tech leaders gathered at a summit in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron called for a strategy on Monday to make up for the delay in France and Europe in …

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High-stakes AI summit in Paris: World leaders, tech titans and challenging diplomatic talks
02/10/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

PARIS — Major world leaders are meeting for an AI summit in Paris, where challenging diplomatic talks are expected as tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology industry. Heads of state, top government officials, …

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Trump signals his support for cryptocurrency
02/07/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to make the United States the cryptocurrency capital of the world. He is putting his plan into place in the early weeks of his second presidential term. VOA’s …

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VOA Mandarin: China’s DeepSeek banned by several countries out of censorship fear 
02/07/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Several governments, including the U.S., Taiwan and Australia, have banned the use of China’s AI software DeepSeek on official devices. Analysts say these restrictions are justified, as tests show DeepSeek not only collects excessive user …

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Robots learn problem-solving from each other, internet
02/06/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Robots with reasoning power are becoming a reality thanks to massive amounts of training data and breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. VOA’s Matt Dibble visits a lab where robots are learning to solve problems themselves. Cameras: …

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House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices
02/06/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan duo in the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices, similar to the policy already in place for the popular social media platform …

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Former Google engineer faces new US charges he stole AI secrets for Chinese companies
02/05/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled an expanded 14-count indictment accusing former Google software engineer Linwei Ding of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets to benefit two Chinese companies he was secretly working for.  Ding, 38, a …

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France pitches AI summit as ‘wake-up call’ for Europe
02/04/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

PARIS — France hosts top tech players next week at an artificial intelligence summit meant as a “wake-up call” for Europe as it struggles with AI challenges from the United States and China. Players from across …

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UK to become 1st country to criminalize AI child abuse tools
02/02/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

LONDON — Britain will become the first country to introduce laws against AI tools used to generate sexual abuse images, the government announced Saturday. The government will make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI …

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