China leads the generative AI patents race; Tencent, Baidu top list: UN

China leads the generative AI patents race; Tencent, Baidu top list: UN

TIANJIN, CHINA – JUNE 20: A humanoid robot Xiao Qi is on display during the 2024 World Intelligence Expo at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin) on June 20, 2024 in Tianjin, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China dominates the global race in generative … Read more

AI’s power is worthless without data privacy

AI’s power is worthless without data privacy

Honor CEO George Zhao (L) and GSMA CEO John Hoffman on stage at Shanghai Mobile World Congress during an awards ceremony on June 27, 2024. Honor HANGZHOU, China — The transforming power of artificial intelligence is of no value unless user data is protected, CEO of Chinese smartphone company Honor, George Zhao, told CNBC in … Read more

Apple AI push faces big challenges in China

Apple AI push faces big challenges in China

The Apple Siri AI icon is being displayed on a smartphone, with Apple Intelligence in the background.  Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Apple’s big artificial intelligence push faces some big challenges in China — one of the iPhone maker’s most critical markets — as Beijing maintains strict rules around the buzzy technology. The … Read more

Baidu’s robotaxi unit expects to turn profitable next year

Baidu’s robotaxi unit expects to turn profitable next year

A driverless robotaxi autonomous vehicle developed by Baidu Apollo driving along a street in Beijing. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images SHANGHAI — Chinese tech company Baidu said Wednesday its Apollo Go robotaxi arm expects to turn profitable next year. The projection comes as Elon Musk has emphasized his plans to build up Tesla’s … Read more

Alibaba rolls out latest version of its large language model

Alibaba rolls out latest version of its large language model

The logo of the Alibaba office building is seen in the Huangpu District in Shanghai, June 16, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alibaba Cloud said on Thursday it released the latest version of its large language model after more than 90,000 deployments by companies. Jingren Zhou, chief technology officer of Alibaba Cloud, said … Read more

U.S. automakers like GM rapidly lose ground in China

U.S. automakers like GM rapidly lose ground in China

Mary Barra, chair and chief executive officer of General Motors Co., during a news conference at the Hudson’s building in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Monday, April 15, 2024.  Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images DEROIT – General Motors CEO Mary Barra has been aggressive in exiting unprofitable or underperforming markets over the past decade, … Read more

Tesla shares drop after Musk cuts about 500 jobs in Supercharger team

Tesla shares drop after Musk cuts about 500 jobs in Supercharger team

Tesla Supercharger stations near a Circle K gas station in Austin, Texas, on April 23, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Tesla shares fell nearly 6% on Tuesday following news that CEO Elon Musk was pressing ahead with more job cuts at Tesla, impacting an estimated 500 employees in its Supercharger team. The stock closed … Read more

Xpeng’s Gu says robotaxis won’t be a real business for at least five years

Xpeng’s Gu says robotaxis won’t be a real business for at least five years

A Xpeng G9 is displayed at a store in a mall in Beijing on Feb. 29, 2024. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Self-driving taxis won’t be a significant business for at least five years, Xpeng Vice Chairman and Co-President Brian Gu said Thursday. That prediction comes as Elon Musk has promoted … Read more

FOMO drives tech heavyweights to invest billions in generative AI

FOMO drives tech heavyweights to invest billions in generative AI

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, right, greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tech giants aren’t doing much acquiring these days, due mostly to an unfavorable regulatory environment. But they’re finding other ways to spend billions of … Read more

Baidu’s Ernie AI chatbot to power Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 smartphones

Baidu’s Ernie AI chatbot to power Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 smartphones

Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy S24 smartphones during a media preview event in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Samsung, the world’s most prolific smartphone maker, is leaning into artificial intelligence as the key to unlocking greater sales this year. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Baidu … Read more