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EU parliament adopts 'historic' rules on AI
EU parliament adopts 'historic' rules on AI
Economy
by  AFP

The European Parliament gave final approval on Wednesday to wide-ranging EU rules to govern artificial intelligence, including powerful systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT. Senior European Union officials say the rules, first proposed in 2021, will protect citizens from the possible risks of a technology developing at breakneck speed, while also fostering innovation on the continent.

Musk visits Tesla's sabotage-hit German factory
Musk visits Tesla's sabotage-hit German factory
Economy
by  AFP

Elon Musk travelled Wednesday to Tesla's factory near Berlin to lend his workers "support" after the plant was forced to halt production by a suspected arson attack on nearby power lines. With his son X AE A-XII in his arms, Musk said: "I am here to support you."

What is ByteDance, the TikTok parent in US crosshairs?
What is ByteDance, the TikTok parent in US crosshairs?
Technology
by  AFP

From its birth in a Beijing apartment 12 years ago, ByteDance grew into one of the world's biggest tech firms -- best known in most countries as the creator of TikTok. When asked during a US congressional hearing in March last year if a Chinese official was on the Beijing ByteDance Technology board, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said "I believe so".