The European Union has approved a comprehensive set of new rules to regulate the cryptocurrency sector, giving the 27-nation bloc a global lead in this area. The regulations, known as Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA), were given the green light by the European Council in the final stage of the legislative process, following endorsement by
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, delivered a keynote address at the ITF World 2023 semiconductor conference, highlighting the profound impact of accelerated computing and artificial intelligence (AI) in the chip manufacturing industry. Huang emphasized the potential of Nvidia’s accelerated computing and AI solutions in the sector, stressing the need for a new approach
The United States recently announced charges against several Chinese and Russian nationals for stealing trade secrets and violating sanctions. The Justice Department’s “Disruptive Technology Strike Force” brought the indictments. Among those charged is a former software engineer at Apple who allegedly stole software related to self-driving cars. Another Chinese national was accused of trying to
Google has introduced PaLM 2, its new large language model (LLM), which uses almost five times more training data than its predecessor. The model is trained on 3.6 trillion tokens, compared to the 780 billion tokens of the Pathways Language Model from 2022. PaLM 2 is a general-use LLM that is designed to perform advanced
Transform’s Innovation Showcase is back and looking for the next 10 generative AI products to disrupt the enterprise industry. If your company has a new and compelling generative AI technology, we invite you to present it on the main stage at the Transform conference in San Francisco on July 11-12. This is an opportunity to
The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that a former Apple software engineer, Weibao Wang, has been accused of stealing autonomous technology for a Chinese self-driving car company. This is the third time a former Apple employee has been accused of this type of theft. The Allegations Wang, who worked at Apple from 2016
At the annual shareholder’s meeting, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced that the company will be delivering production Cybertrucks later this year, after experiencing manufacturing challenges. Musk stated that the Cybertruck would be the vehicle he drives on a daily basis. Once full production has been ramped up, Tesla intends to produce between 250,000 to
Actor Johnny Depp will make his first appearance in movie theaters since his widely followed defamation trial with his ex-wife last year. He will open the Cannes Film Festival in his French-language portrayal of King Louis XV in the film Jeanne du Barry. The Film Jeanne du Barry, directed by Maiwenn Le Besco, is about
China’s cyberspace regulator has launched a special campaign to clean up online information, focusing on social media accounts that disseminate fake news and impersonate state-controlled media. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has intensified its efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts that misrepresented news
Tencent, the Chinese multinational conglomerate, announced an 11% increase in revenue in Q1, its fastest growth in over a year. The company reported a rise in payment volumes, ad sales, and gaming. The Beijing-based tech giant’s revenue was 150 billion Chinese yuan ($21.4 billion), beating expectations of 146.09 billion yuan. Profit attributable to equity holders