Analysis-Liftoff: Modi’s space push for India counts on private players
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) – Encouraged by high-profile successes elsewhere, India wants its private space companies to increase their share of the global launch market by fivefold within the…
TikTok advertisers stick by the app amid threat of US ban
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Advertisers are committed to continue spending on TikTok due to its immense popularity with users despite threats of a potential ban in the U.S. over…
Biden meets Microsoft, Google CEOs on AI dangers
By Nandita Bose and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden met with CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies including Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google on Thursday and made clear…
Amid concerns about TikTok, Commerce details effort to secure U.S. data
By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration outlined efforts this week to address growing U.S. national security concerns on foreign companies’ handling of Americans’ data.…
U.S. and South Korea agree to minimise chipmakers’ uncertainties on subsidy requirements
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. secretary of commerce and her South Korean counterpart agreed to “minimise uncertainties” of chipmakers’ investments amid new U.S. semiconductor subsidies, Korea’s industry…
US senator urges AI company CEOs to take steps to address risks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday urged CEOs of several artificial intelligence (AI) companies to prioritize security measures, combat bias, and…
US Senate leader Schumer calls for AI rules as ChatGPT surges in popularity
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he had launched an effort to establish rules on artificial intelligence to address national security and education…
S.Korea’s top court tells Google to disclose user information sharing
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s top court on Thursday said Alphabet Inc’s Google should disclose whether the technology giant had shared local user information with third parties,…
US begins study of possible rules to regulate AI like ChatGPT
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration said Tuesday it is seeking public comments on potential accountability measures for artificial intelligence (AI) systems as questions…
China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival U.S.-backed project
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East and Europe to…