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18 Jan Apple chip supplier TSMC expects a return to ‘healthy growth’, backing hopes for global tech recovery in 2024

Posted at 08:38h in Asia

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) expects a return to solid growth this quarter and gave itself room to raise capital spending this year, suggesting the world’s most valuable chip maker anticipates a recovery in smartphone and computing demand.The main semiconductor supplier to...

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17 Jan Opinion | Should we let AI take over mundane work? Not so fast

Posted at 08:30h in Asia

However, generative AI has its limitations. Because the content it produces is generated from a complex large-language model instead of logically developed and based on facts, AI sometimes “hallucinates”, that is, produces incorrect or misleading results, due to insufficient training data, bias and incorrect assumptions....

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15 Jan Why a Chinese court’s landmark decision recognising the copyright for an AI-generated image benefits creators in this nascent field

Posted at 11:30h in Asia

A Chinese court’s decision recognising the copyright of an image generated via artificial intelligence (AI) aims to encourage such creations and provide a boost to this nascent industry, according to the judge who made the landmark ruling. In the first judgment of its kind...

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15 Jan Alibaba, TikTok woo US with AI and live-streaming e-commerce at CES trade show, setting the tone for 2024

Posted at 10:00h in Asia

“With advances in AI, we are ushering in the next generation of sourcing and empowering small businesses to succeed with our Smart Assistant at their side,” Chris Lu, general manager at Alibaba.com North America, said in a statement last week.The Alibaba.com booth features the e-commerce...

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14 Jan Stanford students win hearts in China with US$32,000 household robot that can cook shrimp and wash pans

Posted at 06:00h in Asia

A US$32,000 robot developed by a team at Stanford University has caught the attention of Chinese online users, after a video showing the two-handed robot cooking a three-course meal went viral.Mobile Aloha, built by two computer-science PhD candidates from China, is a two-handed system that...

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11 Jan Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall Group pushes new AI tools to boost merchants’ service to consumers in first major move after leadership reshuffle

Posted at 03:00h in Asia

The Taobao and Tmall Group (TTG) unveiled the new AI features, which are designed to improve services and attract new customers, at its “sellers’ conference” held on Tuesday in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province and home base of South China Morning Post owner...

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06 Jan Opinion | Faced with war, climate change and threat of AI gone wrong, world needs infusion of idealism

Posted at 11:30h in Asia

This is not to suggest that all our problems can solved by bowing down and asking forgiveness from a divine creator for our sins and presumption. But respect for a creator or entity greater than ourselves can unleash enormous positive energy.This was brought home to...

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06 Jan Apple’s reign as world’s most valuable stock by market value in jeopardy from bumpy 2024 start

Posted at 04:33h in Asia

Apple just had its worst start to the year by one measure, as investors react to mounting pressures on the company, putting its long-standing status as the world’s most valuable stock by market value in jeopardy.Shares of the technology giant fell 0.4 per...

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02 Jan Baidu’s move to cancel YY Live acquisition amid fierce market competition, tougher regulation a boon to firm’s AI business expansion, analysts say

Posted at 11:30h in Asia

This move was “not totally unexpected, given investors have been waiting for more details in past years”, Jefferies equity analysts Thomas Chong and Zoey Zong said in a research note on Monday, following Baidu’s announcement. They indicated that China’s internet sector “has been undergoing changes”,...

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02 Jan Hong Kong’s IPO market to stabilise amid listing reforms and lower interest rates, PwC says

Posted at 09:41h in Asia

Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market will gradually stabilise this year notwithstanding the geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties globally, aided by listing reforms and potential interest rate cuts in the second quarter, according to PwC.Hong Kong’s capital market will benefit from a drop...

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