Artificial intelligence
Web giant Cloudflare to block AI bots from scraping content by default
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Internet firm Cloudflare will start blocking artificial intelligence crawlers from accessing content without website owners’ permission or compensation by default, in a move that could significantly impact AI developers’ ability to train their models. Starting Tuesday, every new web domain that signs up to Cloudflare will be asked […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI raises $10 billion in debt and equity as it steps up challenge to OpenAI
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI, which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images XAI, the artificial intelligence startup run by Elon Musk, raised a combined $10 billion in debt and equity, Morgan Stanley said. Half of that sum was clinched […]
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As nations build ‘sovereign AI,’ open-source models and cloud computing can help, experts say
Digital illustration of a glowing world map with “AI” text across multiple continents, representing the global presence and integration of artificial intelligence. Fotograzia | Moment | Getty Images As artificial intelligence becomes more democratized, it is important for emerging economies to build their own “sovereign AI,” panelists told CNBC’s East Tech West conference in Bangkok, […]
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Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri in major reversal, Bloomberg News reports
An Apple logo is displayed on a smartphone with stock market values in the background. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Apple is weighing using artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic or OpenAI to power a new version of Siri, instead of its own in-house models, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Shares of the iPhone maker, which had traded down earlier in the session, closed […]
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Oracle stock jumps after $30 billion annual cloud deal revealed in filing
Oracle CEO Safra Catz speaks at the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami Beach, Florida, on Feb. 20, 2025. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Oracle shares jumped more than 5% to an all-time high after a recent filing showed a cloud deal that would add more than $30 billion annually. CEO Safra Catz is expected to […]
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China’s biggest public AI drop since DeepSeek, Baidu’s open source Ernie, is about to hit the market
ZHEJIANG, CHINA – MARCH 16 2023: A view of the logo of ERNIE Bot, an AI chatbot service developed by Chinese search engine Baidu. Long Wei | Future Publishing | Getty Images On Monday, Chinese technology giant Baidu plans to make its Ernie generative AI large language model open source, a move by China’s tech […]
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Adopt or die? How Southeast Asian small businesses are using AI to stay competitive
ASEAN member nations’ flags outside the Pullman Hotel, the venue for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos, in January 2024. Tang Chhin Sothytang Chhin Sothy | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. and China are usually top of mind when it comes to artificial intelligence and generative AI. But Southeast Asia’s […]
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Judge rules Anthropic did not violate authors’ copyrights with AI book training
Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Anthropic’s use of books to train its artificial intelligence model Claude was “fair use” and “transformative,” a federal judge ruled late on Monday. Amazon-backed Anthropic’s AI training did not violate the […]
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DeepSeek aids China’s military and evaded export controls, US official says: Reuters
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images AI firm DeepSeek is aiding China’s military and intelligence operations, a senior U.S. official told Reuters, adding that the Chinese tech startup sought to use Southeast Asian shell companies to access high-end semiconductors that cannot be shipped to China under U.S. rules. The U.S. conclusions reflect a growing conviction in Washington that the capabilities behind the rapid […]
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Encountered a problematic response from an AI model? More standards and tests are needed, say researchers
As the usage of artificial intelligence — benign and adversarial — increases at breakneck speed, more cases of potentially harmful responses are being uncovered. Pixdeluxe | E+ | Getty Images As the usage of artificial intelligence — benign and adversarial — increases at breakneck speed, more cases of potentially harmful responses are being uncovered. These […]
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