Industry Updates
  • AI has potential to revolutionize education
    The world is in the midst of the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" and may soon enter the "Fifth Industrial Revolution". At the same time, the rapid development of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence has been impacting education at all levels, from primary and secondary to higher education.
  • AI-based algorithm helps find 5 small planets with ultra-short orbital periods
    An international research team has created an AI-based algorithm to discover five ultra-short-period planets with diameters smaller than Earth's and orbital periods shorter than one day from the stellar photometry dataset provided by the Kepler telescope.
  • China pools efforts to fuel development of embodied AI robotics
    China is stepping up cooperation between its central and local governments to foster the development of embodied artificial intelligence (AI) robotics, as part of its efforts to propel the rise of new quality productive forces.
  • Microsoft to reopen meltdown nuclear plant for AI energy needs
    Microsoft to reopen meltdown nuclear plant for AI energy needs
    Microsoft announced on Friday the reopen of a partially-melted-down nuclear plant, the first time a decommissioned U.S. nuclear plant had been brought back into service and the first time a commercial nuclear power plant's entire output had been allocated to one customer, aiming to feed the growing energy needs of Microsoft's AI operations.
  • G7 ministers warn of AI impact on cultural sector
    G7 ministers warn of AI impact on cultural sector
    Alongside the opportunities, significant risks posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the cultural sector were highlighted at the Group of Seven (G7) ministers' cultural meeting, which concluded on Saturday in Naples, Italy.
  • Alibaba Cloud joins latest elite generative LLM club
    Alibaba Cloud joins latest elite generative LLM club
    Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing unit of Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, on Thursday unveiled the latest version of its artificial intelligence-powered large language models, Qwen 2.5, a move industry experts said will bolster the large-scale commercial application of fast-developing generative AI technology.
  • Zhejiang leads way with AI health assistant
    Zhejiang leads way with AI health assistant
    Zhejiang recently became the first province in China to launch a province-wide AI-powered digital health assistant. The Provincial Health Commission introduced the artificial intelligence assistant, known as Anzhener or Angel, in partnership with Alipay, a leading Chinese mobile payment service provider.
  • AI technology injects new momentum into e-commerce
    AI technology injects new momentum into e-commerce
    "Unbelievable! I thought she was a real person!" A visitor exclaimed in amazement after finding out that the livestreamer selling beauty products on a large screen was a digital person.
  • Hong Kong inaugurates AI lab in innovation, technology drive
    Hong Kong inaugurates AI lab in innovation, technology drive
    Hong Kong on Thursday inaugurated an artificial intelligence (AI) lab in Hong Kong Science Park, as part of a broader effort to help with the city's building of an international innovation and technology hub.
  • 360 Group invests in cybersecurity large models
    360 Group invests in cybersecurity large models
    Artificial intelligence must be leveraged to counter the ever evolving landscape of AI-enhanced cyberthreats, as traditional security approaches are inadequate against such challenges due to AI's superior intelligence, said Zhou Hongyi, founder and chairman of Chinese internet enterprise 360 Security Group.

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