AI
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First-ever AI-driven design competition held
Apr 18, 2025The country’s first-ever AI-driven design competition, National AI Art-A-Thon, was taken place here with the aim of making AI more representative of Bangladesh’s diverse culture and society. UNDP and Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) organized the event... -
US stocks fall as Nvidia results hit AI shares
Mar 3, 2025Wall Street stocks fell Thursday, prolonging a difficult spell as the market was pressed by Donald Trump’s new trade threats and disappointment with Nvidia’s earnings. Despite Nvidia’s outstanding earnings, the artificial intelligence company’s stock ended the... -
Alibaba to spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years
Feb 25, 2025Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma was seen meeting with President Xi... -
China’s Alibaba to invest $50 bn in AI, cloud computing
Feb 24, 2025A week after co-founder Jack Ma was spotted meeting with President Xi Jinping, the Chinese tech behemoth Alibaba announced Monday that it will invest over $50 billion in cloud computing and artificial intelligence over the next... -
Japanese tech stocks hit by AI fears, dollar boosted by tariff talk
Jan 28, 2025The announcement of China’s DeepSeek chatbot caused a sell-off in US tech companies, which caused Japanese tech businesses to plummet Tuesday. Meanwhile, the dollar gained strength when a report suggested that Washington was considering imposing global... -
Microsoft aims to provide 1 million people in South Africa with artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security training opportunities by 2026
Jan 24, 2025Microsoft aims to provide 1 million people in South Africa with artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security training opportunities by 2026, Lillian Barnard, President for Microsoft Africa, said on Thursday. Microsoft’s (AI) national skilling initiative targets... -
India uses AI to stop stampedes at world’s biggest gathering
Jan 23, 2025The organizers of the largest human gathering in the world are attempting to avoid stampedes by utilizing artificial intelligence in an effort to improve India’s dismal record of crowd control during major religious gatherings. Up to... -
Amazon’s AWS plans to invest about $11 billion in Georgia to support cloud computing and AI technologies
Jan 8, 2025Amazon.com said on Tuesday that its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), plans to invest about $11 billion to expand its infrastructure in Georgia to support cloud computing and AI technologies. Big Tech companies are... -
Microsoft expects to spend $80 bn on AI this fiscal year
Jan 5, 2025Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year. Smith contended AI is poised to transform all aspects of life, and... -
Microsoft to pump $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year, president Brad Smith said
Jan 5, 2025Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year. Smith contended AI is poised to transform all aspects of life, and...