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SoftBank, OpenAI unveil Japan AI joint venture

February 03 2025 | TW News Correspondent

SoftBank Group (9984.T), opens new tab CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday said he has agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to set up a joint venture in Japan to...
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How should China respond to Trump? Ask DeepSeek

February 03 2025 | TW News Correspondent

From the sharply political to the deeply personal, Chinese internet users have described questions asked of the DeepSeek artificial intelligence app, inc...
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OpenAI Unveils “Deep Research” for Advanced AI Analysis

February 03 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Leading artificial intelligence company OpenAI has launched a new AI tool called “Deep Research.” Introduced on Sunday, the tool is designed to assist in complex research tasks and conduct multi-layered analysis across the internet, according to a report by Reu...
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Shein app relaunches in India with Reliance partnership

February 02 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Chinese fast-fashion platform Shein has relaunched in India through a partnership with local conglomerate Reliance’s retail chain, nearly fiv...
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Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems

February 02 2025 | TW News Correspondent

A senior U.S. lawmaker says representatives of Elon Musk were granted “full access” to a U.S. Treasury payments system used to disperse trillions of dollars to Americans each year, and warned that Musk’s access to the system poses a &...
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Apple rises as rosy forecast lifts hopes for iPhone rebound

February 02 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Apple shares rose 2% on Friday after a rosy forecast fuelled hopes of an iPhone sales rebound, even as tough competition and a lack of AI features weigh on demand in key market China.

Already the world's most valuable company, Apple (AAPL.O), opens new...
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UK makes use of AI tools to create child abuse material a crime

February 02 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Britain will make it illegal to use artificial intelligence tools that create child sexual abuse images, it said on Saturday, becoming the first country in the world to introduce the new AI sexual abuse offences.

Possessing, taking, making, showing or dist...
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Meta's WhatsApp says spyware company Paragon targeted users in two dozen countries

February 01 2025 | TW News Correspondent

An official with Meta Platforms' (META.O), opens new tab popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon  Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society.

The official said on Friday that WhatsApp had sent Paragon a cease-and-desist letter following the hack....
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South Korea privacy watchdog to ask DeepSeek about personal information use

February 01 2025 | TW News Correspondent

South Korea's information privacy watchdog plans to ask DeepSeek about how the personal information of users is managed, an agency official said on Friday.

The country's Personal Information Protection Commission will be sending a written request for information to the operators of the Chinese artificial intelligence model soon, the official said.

Authorities in France, Italy and Ireland and other countrie...
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