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Artificial Intelligence

Regional offices across Asia could see bulk of job cuts as MNCs adopt AI

Regional hubs are undoubtedly more vulnerable to layoffs arising from AI.
Regional hubs are undoubtedly more vulnerable to layoffs arising from AI.

‘Easiest scam in the world’: Musicians sound alarm over AI impersonators

Folk singer Emily Portman, who found a counterfeit potentially AI-generated album purporting to be created by her online, poses for a photograph in Sheffield, northern England, on November 21, 2025. British folk musician Emily Portman was taken by surprise in July when she received a message from a fan congratulating her on her new album — even though she hadn't released one since 2022. That's when she discovered "Orca" in her Spotify and Apple Music catalogues. The titles of the songs were like something she might have created herself, but "very quickly I recognised it was AI-produced music", she said. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Folk singer Emily Portman, who found a counterfeit potentially AI-generated album purporting to be created by her online, poses for a photograph in Sheffield, northern England, on November 21, 2025. British folk musician Emily Portman was taken by surprise in July when she received a message from a fan congratulating her on her new album — even though she hadn't released one since 2022. That's when she discovered "Orca" in her Spotify and Apple Music catalogues. The titles of the songs were like something she might have created herself, but "very quickly I recognised it was AI-produced music", she said. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

‘Doomed and haemorrhaging cash’: Will OpenAI be the next tech giant or next Netscape?

OpenAI is spending trillions of dollars to build data centres like this one in Sydney.
OpenAI is spending trillions of dollars to build data centres like this one in Sydney.

Trump signs order seeking to limit state-level AI regulation

Artificial intelligence mobile app icons for DeepSeek, ChatGPT and Google Gemini arranged in Riga, Latvia, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek rocked global technology stocks Monday, raising questions over America’s technological dominance. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
Artificial intelligence mobile app icons for DeepSeek, ChatGPT and Google Gemini arranged in Riga, Latvia, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek rocked global technology stocks Monday, raising questions over America’s technological dominance. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

Disney to invest $1.29b in OpenAI, license characters for Sora video tool

Disney will build new products and tools using OpenAI’s application programming interfaces.
Disney will build new products and tools using OpenAI’s application programming interfaces.

Time names architects of artificial intelligence as ‘Person of the Year’

Time magazine has said tech visionaries like Nvidia founder Jensen Huang is “transforming the present and transcending the possible”.
Time magazine has said tech visionaries like Nvidia founder Jensen Huang is “transforming the present and transcending the possible”.

Shark attack defences need an upgrade

No one wants a close encounter with a shark.
No one wants a close encounter with a shark.

Harmless fun? People are using Sora to create problematic videos

Generative video tools like OpenAI’s Sora 2 mark the next frontier in AI and are pushing the boundaries of realism.
Generative video tools like OpenAI’s Sora 2 mark the next frontier in AI and are pushing the boundaries of realism.

Instagram users given new algorithm controls

Instagram's new AI-powered feature, which launched in the US on Dec 10, lets users view and adjust the algorithm shaping their Reels feed.
Instagram's new AI-powered feature, which launched in the US on Dec 10, lets users view and adjust the algorithm shaping their Reels feed.

‘Not black or white’: Teens worldwide react to Australia social media ban

Teenagers across the globe are eyeing warily Australia’s social media ban experiment.
Teenagers across the globe are eyeing warily Australia’s social media ban experiment.

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