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Hong Kong tech hub leaders gather to discuss future industrial strategy
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park chairperson Kevin Choi Kit-ming hosted the leaders of Hong Kong's four other major technology hubs at the Park on Monday, marking the first joint meeting of all five park chiefs to outline the…
China's new tech, national security exit rules take effect
China tightened travel curbs on Tuesday as new exit-and-entry rules took effect, barring citizens deemed a potential threat to national technology security from leaving the country. Chinese are generally free to travel, unlike during the height of…
Tech stocks slump after AI execs call for industry slowdown
Calls for a slowdown in artificial intelligence development sparked a global sell-off in technology stocks on Monday, as investors fretted over the sustainability of spending in a sector that has driven financial markets to record highs. The…
Trump unloads on tech titans pushing for slowdown on emerging industry: 'WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS!'
President Donald Trump on Monday rejected growing calls for implementing safeguards and restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI), declaring that the technology needs a 'STRONG AND SMART' president rather than additional restraints. Even some of…
China's new tech, national security exit rules take effect
China tightened travel curbs on Tuesday as new exit-and-entry rules took effect, barring citizens deemed a potential threat to national technology security from leaving the country. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Chinese are generally free…
Is Big Tech's AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?
Major AI companies want to ‘pace the frontier' — but their proposed solutions need real teeth. Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Major AI companies want to ‘pace the frontier' — but their proposed solutions…
Persistent Technology Challenges Companies Still Need To Solve
Technology leaders often have no trouble identifying the problems holding their organizations back. The harder part is turning conversations about those challenges into sustained action, particularly when meaningful change requires rethinking…
Tech stocks fall after calls for AI development to slow
News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Global technology stocks have slumped after warnings from…
We must heed warnings of AI tech developers, says UK government minister
Nick Eardley, Political correspondent and Claire Keenan The UK government must 'heed the warnings' of 'those who are at the forefront' of developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a senior minister will say later. First Secretary of State…
We must heed warnings of AI tech developers, says UK government minister
The UK government must 'heed the warnings' of 'those who are at the forefront' of developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a senior minister will say later. First Secretary of State Louise Haigh will address the growing anxiety over AI…
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0749 GMT – European chip stocks open sharply lower, tracking declines in Asia, after the leaders…
Chinese Government Dismisses Tech Billionaire Calls for an AI Slowdown as 'Fear-Mongering'
In a whiplash-inducing turn away from the mythical quest to build human-level artificial intelligence, Western tech billionaires like Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk are now joining hands to call for a massive slowdown of the tech's…
What Previous Tech Revolutions Tell Us About The AI Data Problem
Carl D'Halluin, Chief Technology Officer at Datadobi. Less than 12 months after ChatGPT was announced, Sundar Pichai, Google and Alphabet's CEO, appeared on 60 Minutes and said this: “I've always thought of AI as the most profound…
Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act
WASHINGTON — The technology industry's increasingly urgent warnings about the potential harm of artificial intelligence are slamming into political intransigence in Washington, offering a fresh test of the federal government's willingness…
Tech stocks fall after calls for AI development to slow down
The dystopian predictions we have heard in the last week or so are not new. But that makes them no less shocking. Many high profile AI scientists like Geoff Hinton and Yoshua Bengio - two of the so-called Godfathers of AI - have long called for…
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