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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to build a natural gas pipeline, called Starpipe, to supply fuel to its Starbase launch site in Texas. The project is expected to support the company’s plans to significantly increase the number of its next‑generation Starship rocket launches in the coming years. According to county filings, construction of the 13-kilometre … Read more
Italy’s antitrust authority, Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – AGCM) said on Friday, June 26 it had opened an investigation into Microsoft over alleged unfair commercial practices linked to the price hike of its “Microsoft 365” subscription. The regulator said the Windows maker did not adequately inform consumers that its … Read more
Malaysia’s customs department said on Friday, June 26 it had thwarted an attempt to smuggle advanced artificial intelligence chips worth 52.9 million Malaysian ringgit ($12.93 million) through the country’s main airport this month. Malaysia imposed export controls last year on the movement of high-performance chips of US origin, following pressure from the United States to … Read more
Apple Inc. has raised prices of MacBooks and iPads globally up to 25% in one of the largest price increases in the company’s history, saying an AI-driven shortage of memory chips and storage has made higher prices unavoidable. The global price hikes, announced on Thursday, apply to the MacBook Neo, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPad … Read more
As AI investment accelerates and Silicon Valley attracts a new generation of Indian entrepreneurs, founders are betting that deep industry expertise, not just bigger language models, will create the next wave of global AI winners. From healthcare and enterprise software to workplace engagement, the focus is shifting towards specialized applications built on top of foundation … Read more
Chinese AI startup Z.ai said on Thursday (June 25) that it plans to use proceeds from a domestic listing to fund its pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI), after its latest model scored close to leading US models from Anthropic and OpenAI on public benchmarks. Z.ai’s flagship GLM-5.2 model, released a day after Anthropic disabled … Read more
The AI industry saw major developments across software, chips and robotics. Anthropic alleged Alibaba’s Qwen Lab attempted to copy Claude through a large-scale distillation campaign, though Alibaba has not responded. OpenAI introduced its first custom AI chip with Broadcom, Qualcomm acquired AI startup Modular, Micron delivered strong earnings and guidance, SK Hynix announced a $29 … Read more
The first wave of artificial intelligence has largely been powered by the cloud. Chatbots and AI assistants rely on vast data centres, with most of the computing happening far away from users. But as AI agents become more autonomous and perform increasingly complex tasks, some technology companies believe computing may begin moving closer to the … Read more
India’s young population gives it a unique advantage in the artificial intelligence era, according to Cisco President Jeetu Patel, who said the country’s demographic profile and entrepreneurial approach could help it emerge as a major source of AI talent. In an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18, Patel said India is well positioned to benefit from an … Read more
US tech giant Anthropic has launched a new artificial intelligence agent called Claude Tag inside Salesforce’s Slack, the cloud-based communication platform. The feature allows users to bring Claude into conversations by typing “@Claude” in a Slack thread. Once tagged, Claude can read discussions, break down tasks and answer questions. The agent can also surface relevant … Read more
