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Why the Pax Silica-backed Luzon AI hub sparked a sovereignty debate in the Philippines
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (195+ words) The Philippines rejected claims that a Pax Silica-backed AI hub in Luzon would operate under US law or grant diplomatic immunity to American personnel. We explain...
Pope Leo calls for strict AI regulation, warns technology "reshaping war and humanity
10+ hour, 34+ min ago (355+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for strong global regulation of artificial intelligence, warning that unchecked AI development could deepen inequality, fuel warfare and threaten the very meaning of human dignity, releasing a comprehensive manifesto on protecting humanity, Associated Press…...
Sovereign AI could become India's edge against US and China: Dell's Satish Iyer | Technology News
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (163+ words) Iyer said frontier AI models may become less important than localised sovereign models when it comes to market success....
Sovereign AI could become India's edge against US and China: Dell's Satish Iyer
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (534+ words) India's sovereign artificial intelligence efforts could become a key differentiator against the US and China in the AI race, and sovereign and local-language AI systems could become the country's real competitive advantage, according to Dell Technologies executive Satish Iyer. "I…...
One of the slowest cities in the world, Dhaka deploys AI for traffic management
13+ hour, 42+ min ago (21+ words) The software automatically flags violations, and human operators verify them before the system sends notifications of fines to registered vehicle owners....
Bengaluru startup faces backlash over AI training cameras inside customers" homes
13+ hour, 48+ min ago (323+ words) A Bengaluru-based startup sparked backlash for using cameras inside customers" homes allegedly to train AI systems. Pronto is a platform that offers 10-minute home services like sweeping, dishwashing, kitchen, and bathroom cleaning, mopping, laundry, and other household chores. The debate…...
Why Opting Out of Whats App is a Gendered Privilege
14+ hour, 20+ min ago (699+ words) Hostility can dress itself up as administration. Rudeness can masquerade as clarity. And Chat GPT quickly refines arguments, grammar, etc, making our offensive behaviour effortless...
AI firms use same deceptive opt-out tactics as data brokers to confuse users, study finds
14+ hour, 46+ min ago (153+ words) A new study by EPIC found that major AI vendors such as Open AI, Meta, and Google rely on manipulative designs of opt-out processes to make it difficult for users to stop the sharing of personal data....
AI will replace middle management, "measurer" roles: Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince
15+ hour, 50+ min ago (420+ words) Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince has said that AI could make an entire category of workers obsolete, particularly those involved in measuring organisational performance. In a recent opinion piece published in The Wall Street Journal, Prince said that most of the…...
Orbital data centres, extraterrestrial energy: Detailing Musk's ambitions with $1. 75 bn Space X IPO | Explained News
16+ hour, 13+ min ago (581+ words) Last month, the company confidentially filed for an initial public offering. Here are five key takeaways from it: 1. It's all about AI The clearest message from the IPO filing is that Space X is repositioning itself as a combined space,…...