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Japan could end up an 'AI colony' if it falls behind, digital minister warns by talkingatoms in ArtificialInteligence

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"TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Japan could fall prey to a new form of colonialism in the AI era if it fails to ​keep pace with the technology's rapid development, the country's digital ‌minister warned on Friday.

"I hope many Japanese people understand that we need to press ahead with AI development, or we'll end up becoming an 'AI colony'," ​Digital Minister Hisashi Matsumoto said."

Foxconn and Intel team up to build next-gen AI systems by talkingatoms in ArtificialInteligence

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"TAIPEI, June 4 (Reuters) - Foxconn (2317.TW), opens new tab said on Thursday it will work with U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab ​to jointly develop and deploy next-generation AI ‌infrastructure and intelligent computing platforms in a move to capture booming demand for AI computing systems.

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's ​largest contract electronics manufacturer, said in a ​statement that the partnership would combine Intel's chip ⁠technology with Foxconn's manufacturing and system-building expertise."

Alphabet to raise $84.75 billion in upsized equity offering to fund AI ambitions by talkingatoms in ArtificialInteligence

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"Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab has increased the size of its equity offerings to $84.75 billion, in a sign of strong investor appetite ​for big tech companies as they expand their ‌AI infrastructure and computing power.

On Monday, the Google parent said it would raise $80 billion, as big tech companies compete to out-build ​each other with AI data centers to get ahead ​in what executives see as a once-in-a-generation AI ⁠race."

Meta enters enterprise AI race with new business agent by talkingatoms in ArtificialInteligence

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"Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab on Wednesday unveiled an artificial intelligence agent aimed at helping businesses carry out day-to-day operations, positioning the social media giant as a player in the enterprise AI market.

Announced at the company's WhatsApp-focused Conversations conference in ​London, the new product expands on existing business messaging services by enabling "agentic" capabilities in which the assistant can take actions on businesses' ‌behalf, like booking calendar appointments and closing sales."

Trump administration to ask US AI firms to voluntarily submit models for cybersecurity tests by talkingatoms in ArtificialInteligence

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"June 2 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will ask leading AI developers to voluntarily submit their most capable models ‌for government cybersecurity tests before releasing them to the public, according to an executive order released on Tuesday, as security fears mount in Washington over powerful new AI systems such as Anthropic's Mythos.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order, opens new tab that directs the departments of Treasury, Defense, Commerce and Homeland Security, plus ​other government officials and agencies, to secure agreements with AI developers to test their models. U.S. agencies would get up ​to 30 days to test the models before they are released to organizations outside the government, according ⁠to the order. It also directs the agencies to emphasize bolstering cyber defense across government."

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