Oxford AI star Song Yuhang returns to China but why did he leave chip start-up?
Talented young scientist’s links with Beihang University raised in recent article but questions remained unanswered
· Shi Huang
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Newest first · UTC+10:00Newly appointed USyd professor Anna Funder knows fascism when she sees it. And she sees it in the White House
For someone who literally wrote the book on the state-sponsored surveillance of citizens, Anna Funder is surprisingly optimistic about the perils of artificial intelligence.
· Jacqueline Maley
Under fire at home, Airwallex turns to Australia’s youngest founders
Airwallex co-founder Lucy Liu will on Thursday unveil a program offering young Australian artificial intelligence founders $100,000 in equity-free capital, as the global payments giant moves to deepen its local roots while navigating a financial crimes investigation and a stalled run at a public listing.
· David Swan
(2nd LD) Samsung Electronics Q1 net surges over fivefold on AI-driven demand
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· Choi Kyong-ae
Ant International serves 150m merchants, 2b consumers, bets on AI commerce infrastructure
Company says it is seeking to broaden its market reach in Asia, Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa
· Wency Chen
Ant International serves 150m merchants, 2b consumers, bets on AI commerce infrastructure
Company says it is seeking to broaden its market reach in Asia, Latin America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa
· Wency Chen
Should the law treat autonomous AI ‘agents’ as legal persons?
As AI agents can now make decisions and act independently, the law should start treating them – not their creators or users – as legal persons
· Alexander Tang
Should the law treat autonomous AI ‘agents’ as legal persons?
As AI agents can now make decisions and act independently, the law should start treating them – not their creators or users – as legal persons
· Alexander Tang
Meta chief Zuckerberg doubles down on AI spending
SAN FRANCISCO — Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday defended massive spending on artificial intelligence that dragged down shares despite strong earnings boosted by the technology.
· Agence France-Presse
CNBC Daily Open: Trump's big threats and Big Tech's bigger wallets
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· Lim Hui Jie
Bernie Sanders urges international cooperation to halt AI’s ‘runaway train’
US senator holds panel with leading Chinese scientists and warns of risks to society unless new technology is regulated
· Uwa Ede Osifo
[OPINION] The leader we need
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· Miriam Grace Go
Inside India newsletter: AI is exposing cracks in India’s growth story as it hits high-paying IT jobs
This report is from this week's "Inside India" newsletter, which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse — Subscribe today
· Priyanka Salve
(LEAD) Samsung Electronics Q1 net surges over fivefold on AI-driven demand
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· Choi Kyong-ae
The King and Queen in the Big Apple: What the royals did on their third day in the US
The King and Queen spent the final full day of their state visit to the United States in New York City.
Seoul shares open at a fresh high on Samsung, strong earnings from US big techs
Seoul stocks opened higher Thursday at a fresh high of over 6,700 as investors bet that chip demand will remain solid amid strong earnings from Samsung and US big tech giants.
· Yonhap
"We Can't Move Forward": Brookfield-Backed Compass Abandons Virginia Data Center Project
Compass Datacenters is abandoning a massive data center project in Northern Virginia after what Bloomberg described as "intense pushback from local residents."
· Tyler Durden
High-tech Chinese cars pop up in California thanks to legal loophole, tempting drivers
Just south of California, a wave of cheap, high-tech Chinese cars is inching toward the US, and a legal loophole is already letting some through.
· Daniel Farr
Women can wait years for an endometriosis diagnosis. New tech could change that
For thousands of women, getting an endometriosis diagnosis can take years. Now, a new scan technique may help spot the condition earlier, a pilot study at Oxford University suggests.
· Smitha Mundasad
Seoul shares open at a fresh high on Samsung, strong earnings from U.S. big techs
SEOUL, April 30 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks opened higher Thursday at a fresh high of over 6,700 as investors bet that chip demand will remain solid amid strong earnings from Samsung and U.S. big tech giants.
· Kim Na-young
Samsung profit surges over eight-fold to beat estimates as AI boom fuels memory chip crunch
Samsung Electronics reported an over eight-fold increase in first-quarter operating profits on Thursday, hitting a new record and beating analysts' estimates, as demand for artificial intelligence servers and a memory chip shortage boosted earnings.
· Dylan Butts
Huawei’s HarmonyOS on more than 55m phones as China steps up push for domestic software
China is seeing a ‘transformative shift’ in the use of domestic software compared with a few years ago, says vice-minister
· Iris Deng
Huawei’s HarmonyOS on more than 55m phones as China steps up push for domestic software
China is seeing a ‘transformative shift’ in the use of domestic software compared with a few years ago, says vice-minister
· Iris Deng
Meta shares slide as tech giant hikes AI spending forecast, warns of youth social media backlash
Meta Platforms raised its annual capital spending forecast on Wednesday, plowing billions more into artificial intelligence infrastructure even as it grapples with possible losses from a global youth social media backlash.
· Reuters
UN says Iran has executed 21, arrested over 4,000 since war started
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· Herbie G
Musk accuses OpenAI lawyer of trying to 'trick' him in combative testimony
In his second day on the stand, Elon Musk was at times combative under questioning by OpenAI's lawyer, whom he accused of asking overly complicated questions.
· Lily Jamali
Trump holds talks on prolonged Iran blockade, urges Tehran to reach a deal
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· Herbie G
Trump holds talks on prolonged Iran blockade, urges Tehran to reach a deal
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· Herbie G
Meta raises 2026 capex to $145 billion amid AI spending boost
Meta, owner of social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram, announced results for the first quarter on April 29. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Amazon se dispara en el 1er trimestre gracias al auge de servicios de computación en la nube
Denise Dresser, directora de ingresos de OpenAI, segunda a la derecha, habla en el escenario con Julia White, vicepresidenta y directora de marketing de AWS, Matt Garman, director general de AWS, y Anthony Liguori, vicepresidente e ingeniero distinguido de AWS, en un evento de What’s Next with AWS el martes 28 de ab…
· Anne Dinnocenzio
Tech giants’ results show rosy outlook for AI boom and US stock market
Google, Microsoft and Amazon report gains in cloud-computing businesses while Meta spending draws concern
· Nick Robins Early
Meta supera las expectativas de ganancias, pero incrementa su previsión de gastos de capital en 2026
Visitantes toman fotos junto a un letrero afuera de la sede de Meta el 26 de marzo de 2026, en Menlo Park, California. (AP Foto/Noah Berger, archivo)
· Kaitlyn Huamani
Anthropic in talks with investors to raise funds at $900 billion valuation, higher than OpenAI
Anthropic has been chasing OpenAI since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. It appears to have finally caught up.
· Kate Rooney, Ashley Capoot
Claude AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’
PocketOS was left scrambling after a rogue AI agent deleted swaths of code underpinning its business
· Sanya Mansoor
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on April 30)
Politics over policyDeparture of Lee's top AI strategist reflects party interests overtaking national priorities
· Kim Soo-yeon
Big US tech stocks swing as investors probe AI spend
The share prices of the biggest tech firms in the US swung up and down as investors considered their immense spending on artificial intelligence (AI).
· Kali Hays
Meta, parent of Instagram and Facebook, beats revenue expectations
Visitors take photos at a sign outside Meta headquarters March 26, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
· Kaitlyn Huamani
Apple dropped a $590 laptop — why is nobody talking about it?
In March 2026, Apple did something it hadn’t done since the mid-2000s: it released a laptop for the price of a mid-range iPad.
· Kendall Cornish
Stephen Fry sues tech conference organisers for £100,000 over fall from stage
Actor and presenter broke his hip, right leg, pelvis and ribs when he gave a talk at CogX festival at O2 Arena in 2023
· Aneesa Ahmed
Elon Musk testifies he was a ‘fool’ to invest with ‘disingenuous’ OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in bombshell trial
Elon Musk said he was a “fool” to trust Sam Altman with the future of OpenAI in his second day of testimony in the bombshell trial over the future of the artificial intelligence giant.
· Marc Vartabedian
Meta Plunges After Boosting Capex Outlook Again On "Higher Component Pricing"
The last of the giga-caps to report today, the increasingly more misnamed Meta Platforms, had some good news to report for the just completed Q1. It also had bad news, and judging by the plunge in the stock price, the market is focusing on the latter.
· Tyler Durden
Alphabet's first-quarter profit soars with Google's big AI bets
President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google Ruth Porat waits for Britain’s King Charles III to arrive at a UK-U.S. trade event at Rockefeller Center, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in New York. (Cindy Ord/Pool via AP)
· Michael Liedtke
NY students face testing delays due to tech issues — for second year in a row: ‘Current system is failing’
This system doesn’t pass the test.
· Carl Campanile, Vaughn Golden, Nicole Rosenthal
Amazon Drops After AWS Growth Misses Whisper Estimates As Capex Soars
In our preview of Amazon's earnings, we summarized sentiment as "Bullish, But Concerns Remain" with JPM noting that client "conversations were heavily AWS-skewed with investor focus on degree of acceleration and cloud $ re-capture driven by core workloads, AI, & new partnerships. Still, some concerns remain on broad…
· Tyler Durden
Alphabet Surges After-Hours On Record Search Queries, Backlog Builds
Google shares are rallying after hours as parent Alphabet's first-quarter earnings report showed strong revenue growth in cloud computing and internet search ads, helping investors look past slowing profits amid huge AI spend.
· Tyler Durden
Elon Musk recounts OpenAI’s early days in trial against Sam Altman
OAKLAND, California — Elon Musk took the stand for the second day Wednesday in the landmark trial that pits the world's richest person against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder he accuses of betraying promises to keep the company as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity's benefit.
· Associated Press