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Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2025 04:59 EDT

Paris AI Action Summit: France, EU to reduce red tape, go easy on tech companies to boost AI development

Europe’s stance on AI regulation has been stricter than the US and China. While the EU passed the world’s first comprehensive AI Act last year, critics say these stringent measures could stifle innovation Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2025 04:34 EDT

Google AI boss casts doubts on DeepSeek's efficiency claims, calls them exaggerated and misleading

Google's Hassabis acknowledged DeepSeek’s accomplishments but described its reported cost-efficiency figures as “exaggerated and a little bit misleading.” Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2025 03:08 EDT

AI to get more expensive to build but significantly cheaper to use: Sam Altman

Altman explained that gains in AI performance still depend on substantial investments in training and infrastructure. However, he expects the cost for users to access AI services to drop by a factor of ten every year, which could drive widespread adoption Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2025 02:42 EDT

Govt. of India likely to issue formal advisory against using DeepSeek over data security concerns

CERT-In’s investigation found that DeepSeek tracks user behaviour in ways that go beyond standard data collection practices. DeepSeek is capable of monitoring prompts submitted to the chatbot, device performance, app usage, and whether users have stopped using competing apps Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2025 01:20 EDT

People who use a lot of AI for work are losing critical thinking skills, finds Microsoft study

Microsoft's survey of 319 knowledge workers across various industries. Participants shared nearly 1,000 examples of how they used AI in their jobs. Many respondents admitted that when they trusted AI’s output, they engaged less critically with the task at hand Read more

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Firstpost Tech 1 place · 02/11/2025 00:29 EDT

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu asked US Secretary of Commerce for waivers on AI chip restrictions

Israel is concerned that being placed under these restrictions may limit its ability to develop AI systems critical to national security and innovation. While the export controls will not take effect for another three months, Israeli officials hope to negotiate a change in status before then Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/10/2025 22:52 EDT

‘Scam Altman’: Elon Musk calls out OpenAI CEO for mocking $97.4 billion takeover bid

In true Musk fashion, Elon later posted a clip of Altman’s US Senate hearing from May 2023, where Altman claimed he held no equity in OpenAI and was driven solely by goodwill. Musk captioned the post with a sharp jab: “Scam Altman” Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/10/2025 22:23 EDT

Elon's hostile takeover bid for OpenAI? Musk-led group tries to buy control for $97 billion

Musk might be rich—very rich—but even for him, pulling off a deal of this size is no small feat. OpenAI was recently valued at around $157 billion, with SoftBank reportedly considering a new funding round that could push its valuation to a staggering $300 billion Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/10/2025 04:45 EDT

Nokia taps in former Intel AI & data centre boss Justin Hotard as CEO, Pekka Lundmark to step down

The move comes as Pekka Lundmark, who has led the company since 2020, steps down following Nokia’s struggle with declining profits and lost orders, including a major $14 billion contract with AT&T, which went to Swedish competitor Ericsson Read more

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Firstpost Tech 1 place · 02/10/2025 04:21 EDT

NVIDIA, AMD squabbling over whose GPUs are faster for DeepSeek's AI benchmarks

AMD sparked the rivalry by releasing benchmark results that showed its RX 7900 XTX outpacing NVIDIA’s RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 Super in DeepSeek R1 tests. NVIDIA was quick to counter AMD’s claims showing a106% advantage using Distill Llama 8B Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/10/2025 03:43 EDT

India Semicon to grow to $103.4 billion in next 5 years, driven by auto, industrial electronics

The success of India’s semiconductor ambitions heavily relies on government policies designed to foster local manufacturing and R&D. Over the past year, more than $21 billion in investments have been committed by companies aiming to establish semiconductor production facilities in India Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/10/2025 02:24 EDT

DeepSeek's app for iOS is sending unencrypted data to ByteDance's Chinese servers

According to NowSecure’s findings, DeepSeek’s iOS app is transmitting sensitive data over unencrypted channels. This practice leaves user data vulnerable to anyone capable of monitoring the network traffic, including malicious actors who could intercept and exploit the information Read more

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Firstpost Tech 1 place · 02/10/2025 01:33 EDT

Meta to start laying off people from Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram teams, ramp up AI hiring

Meta's move is part of a larger trend of job reductions across the tech sector. Major companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Stripe have also been trimming their workforces in 2025, and refocus hiring on AI and ML Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/10/2025 01:04 EDT

AI should not be an unregulated "Wild West": French Pres Emmanuel Macron

The call for balanced regulation comes at a time when Europe is striving to keep pace with AI advancements led by the US and China. Macron highlighted the risk of Europe falling behind if it fails to streamline its approach to innovation Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 02/10/2025 00:05 EDT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to issue a 'grave' warning to world leaders at Paris AI Action Summit

Altman’s participation at the summit is part of OpenAI’s growing push to engage with policymakers worldwide. He and other tech leaders will hold private meetings with government officials to discuss AI’s current impact on users and developers across various countries Read more

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Firstpost Tech 3 place · 02/09/2025 23:26 EDT

China’s DeepSeek, Trump are playing spoilsport at the Paris AI Action Summit

The Paris AI Action Summit, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and co-chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, comes at a time when the global race to dominate AI is heating up, especially after China’s cost-effective DeepSeek AI bot made headlines Read more

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Firstpost Tech 1 place · 02/08/2025 20:56 EDT

Elon Musk says he has no interest in acquiring TikTok's US operations

Musk, however, said he did not wish to acquire the company. "I don't use TikTok personally, so, you know, I'm not that familiar with it," he said. "I'm not chomping at the bit to acquire TikTok" Read more

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Firstpost Tech 3 place · 02/07/2025 07:18 EDT

SHARP Business Systems acquires NEC India's display business, plans to disrupt display market

SHARP has a strong presence in the smart business solutions segment, with products like multifunctional printers, interactive whiteboards, and laptops. Now, with NEC’s display business, SHARP’s portfolio will include large-format displays, video walls, projectors, and cinema screens Read more

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