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Aaron Parness, who heads up the Amazon Robotics team that developed the machine. told CNBC that instead of replacing people in its warehouses, the Vulcan robots will create new, higher skilled jobs that involve maintaining, operating, installing and building the robots. 

CNBC South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said Chinese AI startup DeepSeek collected personal information from local users and transferred it to China and the U.S. without their permission. The PIPC released the findings of its privacy and security review of DeepSeek on Thursday. DeepSeek removed its chatbot application from South Korean app stores […]

CNBC Chipmaker Nvidia said on April 14 it will produce as much as $500 billion in AI infrastructure in the U.S. during the next four years through manufacturing partnerships. Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chips are being produced at Taiwan Semiconductor plants in Phoenix, with chip packaging and testing services to be provided through partnerships with Amkor […]

CNBC The European Commission unveiled on April 9 the “AI Continent Action Plan” to enable the bloc to better compete with the U.S. and China in AI. The Commission said the plan is intended to “transform Europe’s strong traditional industries and its exceptional talent pool into powerful engines of AI innovation and acceleration.” The plan […]

CNBC Threat actors associated with the North Korean state-sponsored hacking collective Lazarus Group have stolen $1.5 billion from the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit in the biggest crypto heist reported so far. The attackers gained access to Bybit’s offline secure storage system, known as a cold wallet. The funds, mainly in ether, were transferred among numerous wallets […]

CNBC OpenAI executives said a request for proposals was sent to states as part of an initiative to build five to 10 datacenter campuses via Stargate, a joint venture announced by U.S. President Donald Trump between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to enhance AI infrastructure. OpenAI said 16 states have expressed “real interest” in the project. […]

CNBC The Biden administration on Thursday announced an executive order on cybersecurity that imposes new standards for companies selling to the U.S. government and calls for greater disclosure from software providers. As part of the order, the U.S. General Services Administration will have to set policy requiring cloud providers to publish information for clients on […]

OpenAI is giving users a new way to talk to its viral chatbot: 1-800-CHATGPT. By dialing the U.S. number (1-800-242-8478) or messaging it via WhatsApp, users can access an “easy, convenient, and low-cost way to try it out through familiar channels,” OpenAI said Wednesday. At first, the company said callers will get 15 minutes free […]

CNBC A U.S. judge on Monday ordered Google to offer alternatives to its Google Play store for downloading apps on Android phones. The tech giant also will be restricted from paying fees or sharing revenue with companies in exchange for them choosing not to compete with Google’s app store. The ruling is the most significant […]