Microsoft-owned professional social network, LinkedIn, is the latest to get a formal request for information (RFI) from the EU. The Commission, which oversees larger platforms’ compliance with a […]
AliExpress is first online marketplace to face DSA investigation by EU
The European Union has opened its third formal investigation of a very large platform under the Digital Services Act (DSA), with China’s AliExpress earning itself the dubious honor […]
Alibaba’s AI video generator just dunked on Sora by making the Sora lady sing
A new facial animation framework from Alibaba called EMO combines audio and image inputs to create impressive AI-generated videos.
Ex-Meta employees’ Aptos tests Hong Kong’s crypto appetite
Ever since Hong Kong legalized cryptocurrency trading last June, blockchain projects from the West have been paying more attention to the Asian financial hub. Aptos, the a16z-backed blockchain […]
Alibaba staff offers glimpse into life of building LLM in China
Chinese tech companies are gathering all sorts of resources and talent to narrow their gap with OpenAI, and experiences for researchers on both sides of the Pacific Ocean […]
Backed by Chinese carmaker Great Wall, Haomo raises $14M for autonomous driving tech
After a few years of funding frenzy, autonomous driving companies in China are experiencing a slowdown in investment. Some companies are still hauling in capital, though the era […]
China’s Moonshot AI zooms to $2.5B valuation, raising $1B for an LLM focused on long context
The race to build the next big large language model is on, and now a contender out of China has reportedly banked a major round of funding to […]
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son is reportedly seeking $100B to build a new AI chip venture
SoftBank Group’s Masayoshi Son has made no secret of his intent to double down on red-hot artificial intelligence industry. Now, he’s fundraising for his next move in that […]
Google says it’ll stop charging fees to transfer data out of Google Cloud
Google today announced that it’ll stop charging Google Cloud customers a fee to migrate their data to another cloud provider or on-premise datacenter, effective immediately. Customers using Google […]