This year marks the first AI election. Voters are asking chatbots how they should vote. Campaigns and activists are using AI to analyse the electorate, send micro-targeted messages, produce tailored a...
A top French court has struck down a law that was set to ban users under the age of 15 from social media, a major legal setback as several countries seek to restrict children’s access to online platfo...
One scoop to start: The president of Guggenheim Investments had her phone seized by the FBI last year as part of an investigation by federal prosecutors into entities controlled by billionaire Mark Wa...
Leading US AI labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic are releasing cheaper models as they fight to retain cost-conscious customers who are switching to cut-price alternatives from Chinese rivals. The price...
The writer is global head of thematic research and sustainability research at Morgan Stanley In the AI boom, the providers of infrastructure for the technology may capture some of the most durable ret...
The AI boom is creating a new generation of ultra-wealthy philanthropists who are reviving the effective altruism movement, years after it was damaged by association with convicted fraudster Sam Bankm...
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Make waves It looks like a Jet Ski, you ride it like a Jet Ski – but it’s electric, so it won’t disturb anyone nearby who was hoping for a peaceful afternoon by the water. Making a horrible racket is ...
Hello everyone, it’s Cissy from Hong Kong, your #techAsia host this week. It’s been seriously hot here recently. On Sunday, the temperature downtown hit 36.9C, making it the hottest day Hong Kong has ...
Russian oil tankers and port terminals are being decked out with anti-drone netting and cages to protect against Ukraine’s relentless attacks on Moscow’s energy infrastructure. The Caruzo, a 28-year-o...
Legal AI start-up Legora is looking to raise funds at a valuation roughly double the $5.6bn it achieved only four months ago in a sign of the intense interest in artificial intelligence companies powe...
Anthropic investors expect the AI start-up to float at a valuation of $2tn or more in October, a dizzying figure that would eclipse SpaceX and make the AI lab’s debut the largest ever initial public o...