Japanese, German firms doubt China’s 2024 outlook
More Japanese and German firms with operations in China expect the Chinese economy to deteriorate in 2024 than think the opposite, two surveys show.
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North Korea's AI development raises sanctions concerns, report says
SEOUL - North Korea is developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for everything from how to respond to Covid-19 and safeguard nuclear reactors to wargaming simulations and government surveillance, according to a new study.
China gets banned Nvidia AI chips via gray markets
Evidence has accumulated that, despite the United States’ export controls, China’s military-related firms, research centers and universities can still acquire Nvidia’s high-end artificial intelligence (AI) chip. Technology experts say the Biden administration has failed so far to stop small distributors from reselling and smuggling the chips into the Chinese underground markets.
Samsung to build all-AI, no-human chip factories
Samsung Electronics is planning to fully automate its semiconductor factories by 2030, with “smart sensors” set to control the manufacturing process, according to South Korean media reports.