Author: iMaster

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Musk fails in bid to block OpenAI becoming for-profit business
03/05/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied Elon Musk’s request to prevent OpenAI from becoming a for-profit business in a loss for the Tesla tycoon amid his feud with Sam Altman.  U.S. District …

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VOA Mandarin: Who has better humanoid robots, US or China?
03/04/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Chinese tech firms and state media have spotlighted humanoid robots, which have grown in popularity since the Unitree G1 appeared to run, jump, dance and perform martial arts-like movements in a recent demonstration. Both the …

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China uses DeepSeek AI for surveillance and information attacks on US
03/04/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The United States may become the second country after Australia to ban China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence on government devices. U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Darin LaHood introduced a bipartisan bill proposing the ban. In their …

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Trump, Taiwanese chipmaker announce new $100 billion plan to build five new US factories
03/03/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

WASHINGTON — Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. announced on Monday plans to make an additional $100 billion investment in the United States and build five additional chips factories in the coming years. TSMC CEO C.C. …

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2 lunar landings in a week for NASA’s private moon fleet
03/01/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

WASHINGTON — More than 50 years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States’ return to the lunar surface, when the first private lander touched down last February 2024. Now, starting Sunday, two more …

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With $500B US investment, Apple pulling away from China, analysts say
02/28/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Apple announced this week it would spend $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years and create 20,000 jobs, signaling its pro-U.S. jobs and investment policy. U.S. President Donald Trump also announced he …

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Private company’s craft rockets toward moon in latest rush of lunar landing attempts
02/27/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A private company launched another lunar lander Wednesday, aiming to get closer to the moon’s south pole this time with a drone that will hop into a black crater where the sun …

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Musicians release silent album to protest UK’s AI copyright changes
02/25/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

LONDON — More than 1,000 musicians including Kate Bush and Cat Stevens on Tuesday released a silent album to protest proposed changes to Britain’s copyright laws which could allow tech firms to train artificial intelligence models …

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Apple to build 23,200-square meter facility in Texas
02/24/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. tech giant Apple has announced plans to create some 20,000 jobs and invest $500 billion over the next four years in the United States.  Apple says it will expand teams and facilities in nine …

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Australia fines Telegram for delay in answering child abuse, terror questions
02/24/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Sydney — Australia’s online safety regulator fined messaging platform Telegram about $640,000 on Monday for its delay in answering questions about measures the app took to prevent the spread of child abuse and violent extremist material. …

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Rich in cash, Japan automaker Toyota builds city to test futuristic mobility
02/23/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

SUSONO — Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous zero-emissions transportation. Daisuke Toyoda, an executive in charge of the project from the …

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VOA Mandarin: How will China help developing countries promote AI?
02/21/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

After China’s DeepSeek gained global recognition, some argue that the U.S.-China rivalry in AI may be upended. In addition, the Chinese Communist Party is actively offering to help developing countries strengthen their AI capacity building. …

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EU approves $960 million in German aid for Infineon chips plant
02/20/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

BRUSSELS — The European Commission said Thursday it had approved 920 million-euro of German state aid, or $960 million, to Infineon Technologies for the construction of a new semiconductor manufacturing plant in Dresden. The measure will …

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Does AI detect breast cancer better than doctors can?
02/19/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A recent study found doctors were able to detect breast cancer more often when they used artificial intelligence to help read mammogram results. As VOA’s Dora Mekouar reports, AI helped boost the breast cancer detection …

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VOA Mandarin: Chinese netizens prefer DeepSeek to Musk’s Grok 3
02/19/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

WASHINGTON — Chinese social media users are not impressed by the newly released AI model Grok 3 by Elon Musk’s xAI, retaining their preference and support for DeepSeek, the free China-made AI model that rivals leading …

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Solar refrigerators in Kenya reduce food waste
02/19/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

NAIROBI, KENYA — Milk and egg vendor Caroline Mukundi has lost a lot of her stock in her years of selling fresh food at a Nairobi market. Mukundi said she had no way to keep food …

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Philippines reports intrusions targeting intelligence data
02/18/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Manila, Philippines — The Philippines has detected foreign attempts to access intelligence data, but its cyber minister said on Tuesday no breaches have been recorded so far. Attempts to steal data are wide-ranging, said minister for …

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New downloads of DeepSeek suspended in South Korea, data protection agency says
02/17/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korea’s data protection authority on Monday said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into account some of …

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No need for one country to control chip industry, Taiwan official says
02/15/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

TAIPEI, TAIWAN — There is no need for one country to control the semiconductor industry, which is complex and needs a division of labor, Taiwan’s top technology official said on Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump …

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Taiwan pledges chip talks and investment in bid to ease Trump’s concerns 
02/14/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

TAIPEI — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te pledged on Friday to talk with the United States about President Donald Trump’s concerns over the chip industry and to increase U.S. investment and buy more from the country, while …

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Google drops pledge against AI for weapons, surveillance
02/14/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Technology company Google recently broke with its long-standing policy against developing AI weapons. VOA’s Matt Dibble has more from Silicon Valley. …

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Global AI race is on, world leaders say at Paris summit
02/13/2025 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

At this week’s Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, world leaders and technologists gathered to discuss the rapidly evolving field of generative artificial intelligence. Many are eager to join the global AI race, while others …

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