Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent execs among Big Tech members on new China AI standards committee

Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent execs among Big Tech members on new China AI standards committee

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Friday announced the establishment of an “artificial intelligence (AI) standardisation technology committee” that includes executives from tech giants Baidu, Alibaba Group Holding, Tencent Holdings and Huawei Technologies. The committee will be responsible for “making and revising” standards for different AI vertical markets, including assessment and testing, … Read more

Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs meets Indian Envoy, reflect on ties between both nations

Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs meets Indian Envoy, reflect on ties between both nations

Abdulla Khaleel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives met High Commissioner of India to the Maldives, Munu Mahawar and reflected on the close, neighbourly relations between India and Maldives. The two also explored potential new avenues to further strengthen the enduring partnership between the two countries. In a post on X, Khaleel said, “It was … Read more

Iran is further strengthening its ties with Russia

Iran is further strengthening its ties with Russia

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited Iran this week amid blossoming ties between the two countries.  Iran has provided Russia with drones for its war in Ukraine, and Russia has become more closely linked to Iran. The two countries have had decades of ties, but their increasing warmth is due to their shared anti-Western … Read more

Netanyahu moves up flight to Israel due to Lebanon escalation

Netanyahu moves up flight to Israel due to Lebanon escalation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut his trip to New York short and will leave for Friday night on the Sabbath, following the IDF strike on Beirut that targeted Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah. The US had been notified shortly before the strike, an Israeli official said. The Prime Minister’s Office published a photograph of Netanyahu … Read more

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses U.N. as Russia war continues

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses U.N. as Russia war continues

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses U.N. as Russia war continues – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations General Assembly as the war with Russia continues. Zelenskyy will meet with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during his U.S. trip. CBS News’ Olivia Gazis reports. Be the first to … Read more

Recapping Biden’s last U.N. General Assembly address as president

Recapping Biden’s last U.N. General Assembly address as president

Recapping Biden’s last U.N. General Assembly address as president – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden delivered his final address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Mr. Biden called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war, reiterated support for Ukraine and highlighted the dangers of artificial intelligence being used … Read more

New strategy needed to contain Iran-backed Houthis, says Yemen VP

New strategy needed to contain Iran-backed Houthis, says Yemen VP

A rise in Middle East hostilities makes it all the more urgent for regional and international stakeholders to define a new strategy to contain the increasingly well-armed Iran-backed Houthi terrorists, Yemen’s vice-president said on Tuesday. Yemen’s Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea in protest at Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, a war … Read more

Iranian President to attend UNGA session in New York

Iranian President to attend UNGA session in New York

UNGA Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will depart for New York on Sunday to attend and deliver a speech at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), the official news agency. His speech is scheduled for September 24, the first day of the high-level General Debate, during which he will expound … Read more