UAE launches advanced Arabic AI model amid Gulf tech race
Falcon Arabic model is designed to capture the linguistic diversity of the Arab world using a high-quality native Arabic dataset
EU internet providers push for more spectrum allocation for Wi-Fi
The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance urges the European Commission to open up the upper 6GHz band for unrestricted Wi-Fi use
Elon Musk to scale back political spending, refocus on Tesla
Having reasonable control of Tesla is the most important factor, says Musk
Pakistan’s ambassador highlights Starlink’s potential to bridge digital divide ahead of launch
Visit to SpaceX and license approval signal satellite internet rollout by end of 2025
Google enhances search with AI Overviews and AI Mode
Alphabet plans to invest $75 billion in capital expenditures this year, largely focused on AI, up from $52.5 billion in 2024
Microsoft adds AI rivals xAI, Meta to Azure model lineup
xAI’s Grok 3, Meta’s Llama, and others will be available on Azure with the same guarantees as OpenAI’s tools, says CEO Nadella
Apple supplier Foxconn commits $1.5 billion to Tamil Nadu unit
The investment supports Apple’s plan to boost manufacturing in India amid U.S. tariffs on China that disrupt supply chains and raise iPhone costs
Foxconn to build AI data center with Nvidia, targets 100 MW power
Data center will require significant power and will start with 20 megawatts, gradually increasing to 100 megawatts, says Foxconn Chairman
Xiaomi begins mass production of self-developed Xring O1 mobile chip
The first devices to use the chip will be the Xiaomi 15S Pro smartphone and the Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra
U.S. Justice Department opens probe into Coinbase data breach
The company expects financial losses from the breach to range between $180 million and $400 million
Dell unveils new AI servers powered by Nvidia’s latest chips
The servers come in air-cooled and liquid-cooled models and can support up to 192 Blackwell Ultra chips
China urges U.S. to reverse chip warning, threatens firm response
China says U.S. chip restrictions violate trade talks agreement
Huawei launches first HarmonyOS laptops to challenge Microsoft and Apple
Huawei says HarmonyOS now runs on over 1 billion devices, with 7.2 million developers building apps by end-2024
Microsoft begins developer conference with focus on AI products
Microsoft can reduce costs by improving the performance of AI models, says CEO Satya Nadella
Nvidia launches Lepton to create AI chip marketplace and centralize GPU access
Lepton platform will allow cloud computing companies to sell GPU capacity in a single location