Melania Trump invites K-12 students to participate in nationwide AI challenge contest
Read full article: Melania Trump invites K-12 students to participate in nationwide AI challenge contestMelania Trump is inviting students in grades K-12 to participate in a government-sponsored nationwide contest using artificial intelligence.
From tech podcasts to policy: Trump's new AI plan leans heavily on Silicon Valley industry ideas
Read full article: From tech podcasts to policy: Trump's new AI plan leans heavily on Silicon Valley industry ideasPresident Donald Trump has unveiled an โAI Action Planโ shaped by Silicon Valley tech leaders who supported his campaign.
Meta invests $14.3B in AI firm Scale and recruits its CEO for 'superintelligence' team
Read full article: Meta invests $14.3B in AI firm Scale and recruits its CEO for 'superintelligence' teamMeta is making a $14.3 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Scale and recruiting its CEO Alexandr Wang to join a team developing โsuperintelligenceโ at the tech giant.
Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flights
Read full article: Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flightsPresident Donald Trump has signed three executive orders dealing with drone regulations and encouraging the development of flying cars and supersonic flights.
Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals
Read full article: Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvalsPresident Donald Trump has signed executive orders to speed up the development of nuclear power and grant the energy secretary authority to approve advanced reactor designs and projects.
Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts
Read full article: Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' effortsArtificial intelligence technology that works well for the worldโs billions of people of color was a business imperative for Google when the company asked sociologist Ellis Monk to help make its AI products more inclusive.
Trump adviser warns China exporting tech authoritarianism
Read full article: Trump adviser warns China exporting tech authoritarianismLONDON U.S. President Donald Trump's technology adviser warned Thursday about China exporting authoritarianism globally in parallel with its rise as a tech power. Kratsios's speech at Portugal's Web Summit was the latest salvo in the U.S.-China battle for global tech dominance. He claimed that while the U.S. and its allies have been cooperating to develop technology for good, China's government "continues extending its authoritarianism abroad," and specifically cited tech giant Huawei. Kratsios said that despite the risks, Western businesses are still considering "opening their arms to Chinese companies" to build next generation mobile networks and develop key technologies like artificial intelligence. "Cybersecurity and privacy protection are and will remain Huawei's top priorities," the company said in a statement.