China’s generative AI user base doubles to 515 million in six months

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19.11.2025

The AI adoption in China has reached unprecedented levels, with the country’s generative artificial intelligence user base doubling to 515 million in just six months, according to a report released by the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC).  This dramatic expansion represents an adoption rate of 36.5% in the first...

Trillion-parameter AI model from Ant Group targets reasoning benchmarks with dual release strategy

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18.11.2025

Ant Group has entered the trillion-parameter AI model arena with Ling-1T, a newly open-sourced language model that the Chinese fintech giant positions as a breakthrough in balancing computational efficiency with advanced reasoning capabilities. The October 9 announcement...

OpenAI CEO: AI regulation ‘is essential’

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16.11.2025

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified in front of a Senate judiciary committee panel and emphasised the importance of regulating AI. Altman highlighted the potential benefits of AI technologies like ChatGPT and Dall-E 2 to help...

NVIDIA presents latest advancements in visual AI

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14.11.2025

NVIDIA researchers are presenting new visual generative AI models and techniques at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) conference this week in Seattle. The advancements span areas like custom image generation, 3D scene editing,...

Getty is suing Stable Diffusion’s creator for copyright infringement

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12.11.2025

Stock image service Getty Images is suing Stable Diffusion creator Stability AI over alleged copyright infringement. Stable Diffusion is one of the most popular text-to-image tools. Unlike many of its rivals, the generative AI model...

Ren Zhengfei: China’s AI future and Huawei’s long game

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02.11.2025

Ask Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei for his take on AI in China and the mountain of difficulties facing his company, and you get surprising answers. “I haven’t thought about it,” says Ren, in a Q&A...

Biden’s executive order targets energy needs for AI data centres

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01.11.2025

In the last days of office, President Joe Biden is taking steps to address the growing energy demands of advanced AI data centres. On Tuesday, he signed an executive order aimed at providing federal support...

The new space race: A breeding ground for great innovation?

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25.10.2025

The new space race is grabbing headlines and driving public interest in the potential of ‘extraterrestrial’ exploration. For tech innovators, it opens the doors to a world of exciting new possibilities. It has brought in...

Baidu undercuts rival AI models with ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1

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20.10.2025

Baidu has launched its latest foundation AI models, ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1, and is offering them free for individuals through ERNIE Bot. The company says that it aims to “push the boundaries of multimodal...

Meta bets on AI chatbots to retain users

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19.10.2025

Meta is planning to release AI chatbots that possess human-like personalities, a move aimed at enhancing user retention efforts. Insiders familiar with the matter revealed that prototypes of these advanced chatbots have been under development,...