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- 01 of 10POLICY
Modi pledges AI training for ten million young Indians
In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Modi promised free AI skills training for one crore young people over the next year. The speech itself was translated live into 22 Indian languages using homegrown AI tools.
OUR TAKENothing says progress like a live translated speech promising jobs that AI might one day fancy for itself.
Read more → - 02 of 10CHIPS
China switches on first homegrown AI super cluster
State media reported that China's first domestically built AI computing cluster with 100,000 processing cards has gone live. It is a step towards relying less on foreign made chips.
OUR TAKEOne hundred thousand chips humming away, presumably arguing over who trained on better data.
Read more → - 03 of 10MONEY
Cambricon profits surge as China buys local chips
Chinese AI chip maker Cambricon reported first half revenue up 108 percent as Beijing pushes firms towards domestic parts. Net profit rose 123 percent over the same period.
OUR TAKENothing motivates a chip industry quite like being told it can no longer buy the good stuff abroad.
Read more → - 04 of 10ROBOTS
Chinese robot maker Unitree lists in Shanghai
Unitree, known for its dancing and kung fu robots, priced its Shanghai listing with hopes of raising more than 900 million dollars. It becomes the first mainland listed humanoid robot maker.
OUR TAKEInvestors are betting big that backflips eventually translate into a decent day's work.
Read more → - 05 of 10MONEY
India's Sarvam AI raises 75 million from Nvidia
Sarvam is taking 75 million dollars from Nvidia and other backers as part of a larger 300 million dollar round. The company builds AI systems tuned to Indian languages.
OUR TAKENvidia keeps finding new ways to profit whoever ends up building the actual AI.
Read more → - 06 of 10EDUCATION
Nigerian foundation opens AI training at Lagos university
The FATE Foundation and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences launched an AI upskilling programme at the University of Lagos. It aims to give young Nigerians practical skills for local job markets.
OUR TAKENice to see AI training reach Lagos students rather than another chatbot demo in San Francisco.
Read more → - 07 of 10CULTURE
UAE researchers test AI on Arabic dialects
Researchers at MBZUAI built the first benchmark checking how well AI systems handle 13 Arabic dialects and local context. It exposed big gaps in how current systems cope with everyday spoken Arabic.
OUR TAKETurns out teaching a chatbot your uncle's dialect is harder than teaching it physics.
Read more → - 08 of 10SAFETY
Anthropic explains how Claude watermarks will work
Anthropic shared details of invisible watermarking added to text written by its Claude assistant, so AI content is easier to spot. It follows new European transparency rules that took effect this month.
OUR TAKEAn invisible mark on invisible reasoning, at least someone is keeping receipts.
Read more → - 09 of 10JOBS
Indian workers paid to teach robots their jobs
Thousands of workers in New Delhi are wearing head mounted cameras so AI firms can teach robots household and warehouse tasks. Many welcome the extra income, though some fear where it leads.
OUR TAKETraining your own replacement for pocket money is either clever or the plot of a cautionary tale.
Read more → - 10 of 10SURVEILLANCE
Facial recognition spreads quickly across Brazilian cities
Facial recognition software is expanding fast in Brazil, including on police vehicles in Rio de Janeiro. Supporters cite crime fighting gains while critics warn about privacy and wrong matches.
OUR TAKENothing screams progress like a police van deciding it recognises your face at rush hour.
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