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South Korea Plans to Acquire 10,000 GPUs to Stay Competitive in AI Race

February 18 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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South Korea is planning to acquire 10,000 high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) this year to remain competitive in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race, according to a repo...
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Apple Delays AI-Enhanced Siri Update Due to Technical Issues

February 18 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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Apple’s plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into Siri are facing delays, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman reported that engineering challenges are preventi...
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Uber Supports Economic Growth in Bangladesh with BDT 55 Billion of Economic Activity in 2024: Report

February 18 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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Uber, Bangladesh’s leading ridesharing app released its 2024 Economic Impact Report at an event in the presence of Md. Ehsanul Hoque, Senior Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Division and Mohammed Yasin, BRTA Chai...
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Russia fines Google for YouTube clip telling Russian troops how to surrender, TASS says

February 17 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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A Russian court has fined Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google 3.8 million roubles ($41,530) for hosting content on YouTube that included videos instructing Russian soldiers how to surrender, Russia's TASS news age...
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OpenAI tries to ‘uncensor’ ChatGPT

February 17 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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OpenAI is changing how it trains AI models to explicitly embrace “intellectual freedom … no matter how challenging or controversial a topic...
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Baidu share slide wipes $2.4 billion off market value amid speculation over Xi meeting

February 17 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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The Hong Kong shares of Baidu (9888.HK), opens new tab plunged on Monday, wiping $2.4 billion off its market value, after the founder of the Chinese searc...
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South Korea aims to secure 10,000 GPUs for national AI computing centre

February 17 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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South Korea on Monday announced plans to secure 10,000 high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) within this year in a bid to keep pace as the global AI race escalates.

"As competition for dominance in the AI industry intensifies, the competitive landscape is shifting from battles between companies to a full-scale rivalry between national innovation...
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Integration of AI in smartphones: A comparison of best options available within 20-30K

February 17 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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From its humble beginnings in the 1950s to its transformative impact in 2024,  AI has revolutionized industries and daily life. From chatbots streamlining customer service to AI-powered writing tools enhancing productivity, its influence is undeniable.

The smartphone industry has also...
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New downloads of DeepSeek suspended in South Korea

February 17 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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South Korea's data protection authority on Monday said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into account some of the agency's rules on protecting personal data.

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Meta plans investments into AI-driven humanoid robots, memo shows

February 16 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab is establishing a new division within its Reality Labs unit to develop AI-powered humanoid robots that can assist with physical tasks, according to an internal company memo viewed b...
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Apple aims to bring AI features and spatial content app to Vision Pro, Bloomberg reports

February 16 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab is planning to add Apple Intelligence to its Vision Pro headset, along with an updated mode for guest users and a spatial content app as early as April, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.

The company plans to roll out the features as part of a s...
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BUET's Team Black Pearl Wins Global Ferry Design Competition

February 16 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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A team of students from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has won the prestigious worldwide ferry design competition, organized by the U.S.-based Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA). The team, ‘Team Black Pearl,’ secured first place in the 12th edition of the competition with their innovative, env...
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Elon Musk says xAI's Grok 3 chatbot to be unveiled on Monday

February 16 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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Billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday that his xAI's artificial intelligence chatbot and ChatGPT challenger Grok 3 would be released with a live demo at 8 p.m. Pacific time on Monday (0400 GMT on Tuesday).

Earlier this week, Musk said Grok 3 was in the final stages of development and would be released in about a week or two. ‍Source: reutersREAD MORE

X Agrees to Pay $10 Million in Settlement Over Trump Lawsuit

February 13 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, has agreed to pay $10 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by former U....
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Bangladesh Honda Introduces New 160cc Motorcycle

February 13 2025 | TW News Correspondent

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Bangladesh Honda Private Limited has introduced a new 160cc motorcycle to the domestic market. The X-Blade PGM-FI model offers an impressive fuel efficiency of 60 kilometers per liter.

The launch announcement was made...
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