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China sees AI as an area in which it wants to rival the US, and has set its sights on becoming a world leader in the field by 2030
Top UN police official warns that criminal gangs are using underground banking systems which have "super-charged" the illicit economy in East Asia
UN secretary general António Guterres said every new AI breakthrough increased the threat of unintended consequences
The US firm sold one in five of all handsets last year, though overall sales dropped as consumers cut their spending
The change came after the ChatGPT creator reportedly started working with the US Department of Defense on cybersecurity tools
Lower-income and older workers could fall behind, the IMF believes, as AI is adopted across world economies
A UN investigation has uncovered evidence that hackers like NK’s Lazarus Group are linking up with fraudsters and drug traffickers in Thailand and Myanmar
US tech giant will cut up to 500 yuan ($70) on the price of its iPhone 15 in China later this week in a rare promotion in the lead-up to the Lunar New Year
Public tender documents show dozens of Chinese military and AI research entities have bought Nvidia semiconductors since curbs were imposed by Washington
Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba all slashed the number of deals they made in China’s tech sector last year with the big three agreeing 40% fewer contracts
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