AI/artificial intelligence

Japanese parents turn to AI for clues hidden in babies’ cries

Babies crying without a clear reason can be a major source of anxiety for parents.

AI has become latest US inflation problem with memory chips at ‘insane’ prices

In the US, software and computer accessories, which usually trend cheaper as technology improves, were up a record 14.5 per cent in May from a year earlier.

China investors being shut out as some AI firms go public, like SpaceX: Sources

SpaceX has excluded investors in China and Hong Kong from participating in its IPO, according to sources

Actor Christopher Lee to star in Singapore’s first AI-hybrid drama Crooks

What if the AI boom goes into reverse?

Given how enormous AI investment currently is, a pullback could have serious and broad implications for markets and economies globally

Deezer launches free AI music detector for users of major streaming platforms

Deezer's free detector allows users of around 20 of the most common streaming platforms to scan their playlists for synthetic music.

Meta starts unwinding Manus deal by splitting operations, data

It is a pivotal step toward unwinding a $2.6 billion acquisition opposed by Beijing.

AI wave sparks alarm in China with call to protect worker rights

Beijing has reportedly started to warn employers, particularly tech companies, not to cut jobs as they adopt AI.

The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs

Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra filming herself slicing mangoes to train AI-powered robots to take on household jobs in the future.

AI dolls bring comfort to lonely seniors in ageing South Korea

Bang Chun-ja, a 78-year-old South Korean woman who lives alone, holding Hyodol, an AI-powered healthcare doll designed for elderly people, during an interview with AFP at her home in Yongin.

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