SAP and Databricks partner to make AI work across business applications

Software vendors SAP and Databricks are joining forces to help companies analyze their most critical data.

Apple picks Alibaba to launch AI features in China

Apple will work with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to roll out AI services in the world’s biggest market for mobile phones, in a move that removes months of uncertainty for the Cupertino-based firm.

Australia says Chinese fighter jet released flares that almost hit spy plane over South China Sea

Alibaba Chair Confirms Apple AI Partnership in China

A top executive from China’s Alibaba has confirmed his company’s AI partnership with Apple. Joe Tsai, Alibaba’s chair, said at a conference in Dubai

How do scammers use fake transaction simulation sites to steal crypto?

What is fake transaction simulation? Fake transaction simulation is yet another wallet-draining threat to unsuspecting crypto users. Also known as transaction simulation spoofing, scammers create the illusion of a successful cryptocurrency transaction without carrying out actual blockchain transfe…

Crypto scams likely hit a new record in 2024, driven by 'pig butchering' and AI, says Chainalysis

Crypto scam revenue is estimated to have hit record levels last year as cybercriminals leverage new technologies like AI and become more organized.

Car drives into crowd in Munich, Germany, wounding about 20 people, police say

AI startup Latent Labs launches with $50m funding

The company is developing generative AI methods to design proteins from scratch, with applications in drug discovery and biotechnology.

SAP builds new business suite in the cloud

SAP is taking more control: From the new Business Suite to the Business Data Cloud and the AI apps, everything is to be pre-configured in the cloud.

Trump and Putin’s call triggers fear in Ukraine and Europe

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SAP Business Data Cloud brings all data together in one place

SAP introduces Business Data Cloud for better integration of SAP data and external sources, with strong focus on AI and partnership with Databricks.

Scarlett Johansson calls out 'misuse of AI' over deepfake Kanye West protest video

A deepfake video purported to show Jewish celebrities including Johansson protesting about Kanye West.

Apple partners with Alibaba in AI as Chinese rivals embrace DeepSeek

DeepSeek has become the top AI choice for Chinese Android smartphone makers from Huawei to Vivo, as Alibaba scores Apple as local partner.

BTC Miner Riot Platforms Announces New Board Appointments to Push AI Pivot

Riot also announced it has hired investment banks Evercore and Northland Capital Markets to lead discussions with potential AI and HPC partners.

Latent Labs Secures $50M in Funding to Realize the Potential of AI-Powered, Programmable Biology

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Apple will integrate Alibaba's AI into iPhones in China, chairman Joe Tsai says

Alibaba Group chairman Joe Tsai confirmed the company is partnering with Apple to help it roll out AI for iPhones sold in China on Thursday.

Apple’s iPhone Will Use Alibaba AI in China, Joe Tsai Says

(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc.’s iPhones in China will use Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s artificial intelligence technology, Joe Tsai said on Thursday.Most Read from BloombergWhy American Mobility Ground to a HaltSaudi Arabia’s Neom Signs $5 Billion Deal for AI Data CenterSpaceX Bid to Turn Texas Starbase Into City Is Set for Vote in MayCutting Arena Subsidies Can Help Cover Tax Cuts, Think Tank Says“Apple has been very selective, they talked to a number of companies in China, and in the end they choo

iPhone AI features will be powered by Alibaba in China

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Elon Musk will withdraw his nearly $100 billion bid for OpenAI if it remains a nonprofit

Elon Musk says he is prepared to drop his attempt to buy OpenAI if the ChatGPT maker maintains its current structure.

Trump Bets He Can Threaten His Way to Ending Israel-Hamas War

Sources close to Trump say he thinks his latest ultimatum to Hamas will extract more concessions and end the war faster. Some fear it will lead to more death and destruction.

Inside The Viral AI Video Of Celebrities Slamming Ye’s Hateful Remarks

The creatives behind the fake video share the backstory. “It’s time to stop being silent and respond to antisemites like Kanye West in the strongest way possible.”

Several people injured after car drives into Munich crowd

Police said they had detained the driver and did not consider him to pose any further threat, but declined to comment on whether it was an accident.

Hamas says it is willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire

The Palestinian militant group Hamas signalled on Thursday that a crisis threatening to unravel the Gaza ceasefire deal could be avoided despite uncertainty over the number of hostages due to be released on Saturday and disagreements over aid supplies. Hamas said it did not want the deal to collapse, though it rejected what it called the "language of threats and intimidation" from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump. "Accordingly, Hamas reaffirms its commitment to implementing the agreement as signed, including the exchange of prisoners according to the specified timeline," Hamas said in a statement.

Chinese businesses rush to try DeepSeek AI at 'unprecedented' scale

Chinese businesses are tapping DeepSeek's newest AI model to see how it can improve productivity.

DOGE boasts about billions in canceled federal contracts — but the data is murky

President Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have touted billions in terminated contracts deemed wasteful, but there's little transparency about how savings are tracked.