Conferences restrict use of LLMs after surge of low-quality AI-generated papers and reviews
Moscow’s hope of hitting target for independence by 2030 is too optimistic, say analysts
Google’s robotaxi start-up brings in new investors amid global roll out and competition from Elon Musk’s Tesla
Initiative for homegrown tools reflects rising anxiety over relying on US platforms amid shifting geopolitics
Strong holiday season and boost from China drive 23% increase in smartphone revenue
Software group pulls Nasdaq lower after reporting 66% year-on-year surge in data centre costs
A network of ultra-competitive high-school talent streams has been turning out the leading lights of science and tech
Finding time to collectively focus on your finances pays dividends
Leading labels have signed deals with tech companies in the hope of creating new revenue streams and reducing the amount of slop. But artists are worried
Tech groups have lined up to invest in the ChatGPT maker as its strength will directly impact their own businesses
Plus, Jay Powell and dollar hedging
The technology hasn’t yet hit employment notably, and could create more openings
Maker of gym equipment is mining data to track fitness and flag potential health problems
EU-funded project to create a computer simulation of the world could also model biodiversity or pandemics
Business speak continues to astonish and is spreading far beyond the corporation
Deal would open US market to Chinese carmakers
US ‘insuretech’ company tries to lure Tesla owners with lower premiums
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DIMM the lights and draw the curtains
iPhone-maker strikes deal for secretive group that creates technology that analyses facial expressions
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
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Shares fall 16% as Europe’s largest software company says its cloud backlog growth will ‘slightly decelerate’
Elon Musk’s electric-car maker invests $2bn in the billionaire’s xAI
South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix to boost capital spending but say capacity expansion will be limited this year and next
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
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Berlin’s move reflects unease over depending on US capabilities to spot long-range missiles from space
Build-up of American military power comes as US president weighs strikes
Industry giants Walmart and Amazon are taking different approaches to a technology that could further automate shopping
AI start-up turns to three of its biggest suppliers in blockbuster $100bn funding round
Strong earnings appear to quiet demands from Wall Street to justify up to $135bn in capital expenditures
Five big tech titans make up over 40% of capital expenditure of S&P 500
Lord Jason Stockwood had previously suggested tech companies could pay windfall levy to fund payments
In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic
The dangers of addictive platforms are more comparable to smoking than rock music