Japan, US to enhance cooperation on rare earths, AI
World 17:25 29/10/2025TOKYO -- Japan and the United States on Tuesday agreed to enhance cooperation to secure the supply of critical minerals, including rare earth minerals, and promote advancements in seven fields of science and technology, including artificial intelligence.
Global firms slash jobs amid weak sentiment, AI push
World 14:21 29/10/2025Companies around the globe have ramped up job cuts, with blue-chips from Amazon to Nestle and UPS reining in spending while consumer sentiment dims and AI-focused tech companies start to replace jobs with automation.
EU to provide $58mn for digital skills, vocational training in Vietnam
Vietnam News 09:22 23/10/2025The European Union (EU) will provide Vietnam with 50 million euros (US$58 million) to support vocational education and training in digital and green skills, preparing the workforce for emerging industries such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), according to EU Ambassador to Vietnam Julien Guerrier.
Chip crunch: how the AI boom is stoking prices of less trendy memory
World 13:40 21/10/2025The global rush by chipmakers to produce AI chips is tightening supply of less glamorous chips used in smartphones, computers and servers, spurring panic buying by some customers and a surge in their prices, industry executives and analysts said.
Meet the AI chatbots replacing India's call-center workers
World 15:16 15/10/2025BENGALURU - At a startup office in this Indian city, developers are fine-tuning artificial-intelligence chatbots that talk and message like humans.
Walmart partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT shopping feature
World 14:52 15/10/2025Walmart (WMT.N) said on Tuesday it was partnering with OpenAI to enable customers and Sam's Club members to shop directly within ChatGPT, using the AI chatbot's Instant Checkout feature.
Japan group to launch AI service for saury size predictions
World 15:32 12/10/2025TOKYO -- Japan Fisheries Information Service Center will start a service next fishing season that shows expected fishing grounds for saury by size class, based on analysis using artificial intelligence technology.
Japan urges OpenAI to address copyright issues
World 16:44 10/10/2025TOKYO -- Japan's Cabinet Office has urged U.S. artificial intelligence giant OpenAI to take measures to prevent copyright infringement through its Sora 2 video generation tool, Minoru Kiuchi, minister for intellectual property strategy, said Friday.
Data centers in space? Jeff Bezos says it's possible
World 17:28 04/10/2025TURIN -- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted on Friday gigawatt-scale data centers will be built in space within the next 10 to 20 years and that continuously available solar energy meant they would eventually outperform those based on Earth.
Vietnam deploys supercomputer, AI to boost storm, flood forecasts
Vietnam News 09:23 04/10/2025The Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration has introduced a CrayXC40 supercomputer and artificial intelligence (AI) applications to improve the accuracy of forecasts and warnings for storms, heavy rain, and other natural disasters.
AI startup valuations raise bubble fears as funding surges
World 16:06 03/10/2025SINGAPORE - Artificial intelligence startups are attracting record sums of venture capital, but some of the world's largest investors warned that early-stage valuations are starting to look frothy, senior investment executives said on Friday.
Da Nang leaders visit Germany to explore cooperation in AI, semiconductors
Vietnam News 12:05 03/10/2025A delegation of officials from Da Nang City in central Vietnam is visiting Germany to explore ties in semiconductor technology and artificial intelligence (AI), Nguyen Thanh Hong, director of the city’s Department of Science and Technology, said on Thursday.
