Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group has revealed its latest artificial intelligence model, Qwen 3.5, marking a significant push in its efforts to compete globally with AI systems developed in the United States and domestically. The announcement underscores intensifying rivalry as governments and corporations race to lead in generative and autonomous artificial intelligence capabilities. The Qwen … Read more
Global AI Show Riyadh 2026 concluded with a message that extended well beyond another technology conference: artificial intelligence is increasingly being treated as national infrastructure rather than simply a collection of software products. Held on June 29–30, the event brought together policymakers, technology executives, investors, startups and enterprise leaders to discuss agentic AI, sovereign computing, … Read more
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has appointed Shengjia Zhao, the co-creator of ChatGPT, as the chief scientist of Meta Superintelligence Labs, the company’s most ambitious AI research initiative to date. Zhao, who previously worked at OpenAI, played a key role in advancing generative AI technologies and large language models. Her move to Meta underscores the tech … Read more
SHANGHAI – Huawei Technologies on Saturday showcased an advanced artificial intelligence computing system that industry experts believe directly rivals Nvidia Corp.’s top-tier offerings, as the Chinese tech giant intensifies its pursuit of market share in the rapidly expanding domestic AI sector. The “CloudMatrix 384” system drew significant attention during its public debut at the World … Read more
Copenhagen —Denmark is poised to become the first European country to grant citizens copyright over their own face, voice and physical likeness to counter the rising threat of AI-generated deepfakes, officials said. The proposed law would empower individuals to demand the removal of unauthorized deepfake images, audio or video and seek compensation. Platforms that fail … Read more
Artificial intelligence is making synthetic images, video and audio increasingly convincing, turning deepfakes from an online misinformation problem into a wider challenge involving fraud, harassment, political manipulation and public trust. United Nations research has repeatedly warned that generative AI can make false or manipulated material easier to produce and distribute, while the safeguards used to … Read more
Apple’s top executive in charge of artificial intelligence models, Ruoming Pang, is leaving the company for Meta Platforms. Pang, manager in charge of the company’s Apple foundation models team, will join Meta’s new superintelligence team for a compensation package worth millions of dollars per year, the report added. The development comes as tech giants such as … Read more
Pope Leo warned politicians of the challenges posed by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), addressing its potential impact on younger people as a prime concern. Speaking at an event attended by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and parliamentary delegations from 68 countries, Leo revisited a topic that he has raised on a number of … Read more
Alexandr Wang’s rise from MIT dropout to the founder of a $29 billion artificial-intelligence company was already one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent startup stories. But the more consequential development came in June 2025, when Meta invested $14.3 billion in Scale AI, took a 49% stake and recruited Wang to lead a major overhaul of … Read more