Author: Advanced AI Editor

Alibaba Group Holding captured more than a third of China’s artificial intelligence cloud services market in the first half of this year, surpassing the combined share of its three closest rivals and solidifying its lead over competitors, according to a report from research firm Omdia.With a 35.8 per cent market share, Alibaba Cloud significantly outperformed ByteDance’s Volcano Engine, which ranked second at 14.8 per cent. Huawei Cloud followed with 13.1 per cent, while Tencent Cloud held 7 per cent. Baidu Cloud placed fourth, with a 6.1 per cent share, according to the report published on Monday.Omdia forecast that the Chinese…

TikTok-owner ByteDance has launched its latest image generation artificial intelligence tool Seedream 4.0, which it said surpasses Google DeepMind’s viral “Nano Banana” AI image editor across several key indicators.ByteDance’s Seed department, which oversees the tech unicorn’s AI development efforts, said on Tuesday that Seedream 4.0 had strong image editing capabilities, putting it in direct competition with Nano Banana, officially known as Gemini 2.5 Flash Image.The US model has received wide acclaim since its release in late August for the consistency and accuracy of its image editing abilities, which have been a challenge for AI image generators until now.ByteDance claims that…

Sam Altman is one of the people responsible for the currently inflated AI bubble, because OpenAI and his ChatGPT have achieved such great success. However, Altman draws attention to the problems generated by artificial intelligence. In the past, he has spoken about too much trust in content created by AI, and now he has spoken out about the growing number of bots on social media.The developer of OpenAI draws attention to commenting botsWhen we visit various social media platforms, we encounter more and more bots commenting on everything. Sometimes they create artificial traffic, other times they promote various kinds of…

Some Republicans are still angry over the deplatforming of Trump by tech executives once known for their progressive politics. They had been joined by a “vocal and growing group of conservatives who are fundamentally suspicious of the benefits of technological innovation,” Thierer said. With MAGA skeptics on one side and Big Tech allies of the president on the other, a “battle for the soul of the conservative movement” is under way. Popular resentment is now a threat to Trump’s Republican Party, warn some of its biggest supporters—especially if AI begins displacing jobs as many of its exponents suggest. “You can…

Tesla is bailing out Canadian automakers once again, as some companies in the country are consistently failing to reach mandated minimum sales targets for emission-free vehicles. Many countries and regions across the world have enacted mandates that require car companies to sell a certain percentage of electric powertrains each year in an effort to make sustainable transportation more popular. These mandates are specifically to help reduce the environmental impacts of gas-powered cars. In Canada, 20 percent of new car sales in the 2026 model year must be of an emissions-free powertrain. This number will eventually increase to 100 percent of…

CHINA – 2025/09/04: In this photo illustration, an IBM logo is seen displayed on the screen of a tablet. (Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images IBM shares notched a fifth straight session of gains, rising 7.3% over the past five days. The rally added roughly $18 billion in market value, bringing IBM’s market capitalization to about $241 billion. The stock now stands 20.3% above its level at the end of 2024, compared with a 10.7% year-to-date gain for the S&P 500. IBM’s recent rise can be attributed to CEO Arvind Krishna’s on-air discussion…

Cyber criminals increasingly see email as a weak link they can exploit; AI could be the answergetty Cybersecurity attacks perpetrated through emails are costing organisations all around the world a fortune. IT giant IBM says phishing emails are now the world’s most common attack vector for data breaches – and that the average breach costs $4.45 million to resolve – but the threat posed by email is much broader. Attackers also use email to launch ransomware attacks, deliver malware and pursue frauds such as spoof executive requests. Enter Cy Khormaee and Ryan Luo, two former Google executives best known for…

Artificial intelligence is undoubtedly the hottest area of tech today, with venture capital dollars flowing into startups in the space at unprecedented levels. Within the vast space, voice AI startups have emerged as a standout, attracting the attention of investors globally, Crunchbase data shows. Over the past 12-18 months, several voice AI companies have seen their valuations triple — a signal of accelerating market demand and perceived long-term worth. One example of a voice AI company that has seen a massive valuation jump this year is ElevenLabs, which allows creators, enterprises and others to use AI software to replicate voices…

Tesla has introduced MultiPass, a new feature that allows owners to use their Tesla account to charge at non-Tesla charging stations.  The service launched this week in the Netherlands, giving drivers the ability to find chargers, start sessions, and view charging history directly within the Tesla app. Streamlining third-party charging With MultiPass, Tesla owners can activate charging either through the Tesla app or by using their existing Tesla key card. This eliminates the need for separate accounts or additional cards from third-party networks. Tesla Charging highlighted the convenience of managing charging sessions in one location in a post on X,…

Fabian Kamberi, CEO and co-founder of the Berlin-based AI gaming startup Born, thinks the current AI companions on the market are designed to be exploitative and geared towards isolating users through one-to-one relationships with AI chatbots.  “It feels like it fuels the loneliness epidemic, instead of making it more fun and giving users the opportunity to make their lives better,” Kamberi told TechCrunch.  The future of AI companions, he says, is about shared experiences that strengthen real-world bonds. Born’s flagship AI product is an app where users can raise, play mini-games with, and co-parent a cute virtual pet named Pengu.…