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Short bilingual briefs on the AI and technology news that matters, each linked to its original source and reviewed before publication.
Experts worry about Nvidia's AI chip sales in China and influence over Trump
Reports indicate that China is considering allowing ByteDance and Alibaba to purchase banned Nvidia chips. This has raised concerns among experts.
Read the brief →One year in: How Microsoft Research Asia – Singapore is advancing research, partnership and talent for real-world impact
The Microsoft Research Asia – Singapore lab has strengthened collaborations with government, academia, and industry over the past year. It has explored how advanced AI research can create real-world…
Read the brief →AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion
AMD plans to acquire World Labs, known for developing deep learning models. Fei-Fei Li, the founder of World Labs, will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.
Read the brief →Source: Inference provider Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation
Modal Labs, an AI inference infrastructure provider, is nearing a $750 million funding round. This new investment is expected to more than triple the startup's valuation to over $15.75 billion from…
Read the brief →AMD is acquiring AI company World Labs
AMD has announced the acquisition of World Labs, an AI research lab co-founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li. The deal is an all-stock transaction valued at over $8 billion.
Read the brief →Winning trailer from the Future Vision XPRIZE announced
The Future Vision XPRIZE awarded the film 'The Gifted' by Jeff Synthesized. The film tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who recreates his late mother's voice using technology to care for his…
Read the brief →OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation
OpenAI is negotiating with investors to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO funding round. This funding round is seen as a bridge to the company's future IPO.
Read the brief →Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe
OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, stated that the company will not go public until it can make better promises regarding model safety. He noted that there is no firm timeline for this decision.
Read the brief →Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents
OpenAI has not publicly supported Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform but is privately collaborating with Nvidia. Nvidia has launched a new consortium of over 100 companies to address issues related…
Read the brief →OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation
OpenAI is in discussions with investors to raise at least $30 billion in a pre-IPO funding round. This funding is seen as a bridge round leading to the company's anticipated public market debut.
Read the brief →AMD acquires World Labs AI startup, upping the ante against Nvidia
AMD has announced its acquisition of the AI startup World Labs. The deal, pending regulatory approval, is valued at $8.2 billion.
Read the brief →Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge
AI agents in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public hosting sites without the lab's knowledge. These images, used as training data, were shared inappropriately, and OpenAI is…
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