Vietnam AI law takes effect, first in Southeast Asia
Vietnam News 09:08 01/03/2026A law regulating artificial intelligence went into effect in Vietnam on Sunday, making it the first country in Southeast Asia with a comprehensive framework on the booming technology.
Vietnamese AI researcher Pham Hy Hieu leaves OpenAI citing burnout
Vietnam News 16:47 27/02/2026Vietnamese artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Pham Hy Hieu said he has left OpenAI due to burnout and worsening mental health, unveiling plans to return to Vietnam with his family.
AI boom will be no free pass for debt-laden major economies
World 14:07 27/02/2026An AI productivity boom, if it materialises, may help buy major economies more time to clean up their strained public finances, economists say, although it won't do the heavy lifting.
AI revolution looms over Berlin film fest
World 12:40 22/02/2026The artificial intelligence revolution sweeping through the entertainment sector was at first glance not evident at this year's Berlin Film Festival, but the potential for widespread changes was still on people's minds.
Google, Shopee-owner Sea to develop AI tools for e-commerce, gaming
World 13:37 20/02/2026Alphabet Inc's Google and Southeast Asian technology conglomerate Sea Ltd announced a new tie-up on Thursday that will develop artificial intelligence tools for Sea's e-commerce and gaming products.
Vietnam’s AI breakthrough: New ‘golden land’ in global race
In-Depth 18:30 18/02/2026With a compound annual growth rate forecast to reach nearly 40 percent during the 2025-31 period and ranking sixth worldwide in trust and adoption, Vietnam is rapidly emerging as a new ‘golden land’ in the global artificial intelligence race.
Microsoft says it is on pace to invest $50 billion in 'Global South' AI push
World 15:48 18/02/2026Microsoft on Wednesday said it is on pace to invest $50 billion by the end of the decade to help expand AI to countries across the 'Global South'.
Job threats, rogue bots: five hot issues in AI
World 14:31 16/02/2026As artificial intelligence evolves at a blistering pace, world leaders and thousands of other delegates will discuss how to handle the technology at the AI Impact Summit, which opens Monday in New Delhi.
EU threatens temporary measures to stop Meta blocking AI rivals from WhatsApp
World 15:50 10/02/2026BRUSSELS - EU competition regulators have threatened to stop Meta Platforms from blocking artificial intelligence rivals from its WhatsApp messaging service while it investigates suspected abuse of a dominant position by the U.S. tech giant.
AI no better than other methods for patients seeking medical advice, study shows
World 11:54 10/02/2026LONDON - Asking AI about medical symptoms does not help patients make better decisions about their health than other methods, such as a standard internet search, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine.
New AI method helps identify which dinosaur made which footprints
World 15:29 07/02/2026WASHINGTON -- Footprints are among the most common kind of dinosaur fossils. Sometimes scientists find a single, lonely footprint. Sometimes they come across a chaotic jumble of tracks resembling a dance floor, sort of a dinosaur discotheque. But identifying which dinosaur left which track has been notoriously difficult.
Vietnam launches 1st Nvidia DGX B200 AI supercomputer
Vietnam News 13:12 07/02/2026Viettel Group said on Friday it had put into operation Vietnam’s first Nvidia DGX B200 supercomputer, a high-performance computing system to support the development of next-generation artificial intelligence models.
