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A coalition of US high-tech industry groups is urging President Joe Biden to take a stand against Canada’s approach to digital services. They argue that Ottawa’s proposed digital services tax unfairly targets US companies and is incompatible with international efforts to establish a global standard. The group also complains about two federal bills: the Online […]
Bill Gates, Microsoft’s former CEO, believes artificial intelligence (AI) is a technological breakthrough on par with the PC. Gates recently stated in an interview with MIT Technology Review that AI is the second revolutionary technology he’s seen in his lifetime, with the PC being the first. Gates believes that AI will transform a wide range […]
The Algorithm PK, an educational technology organization, has partnered with The Tech Academy, USA, to offer affordable coding bootcamps in Pakistan. The bootcamps are designed for beginners and will provide students with a comprehensive technology education covering coding languages and frameworks to project management and job placement training. The Tech Academy has trained thousands of […]
The Chairman of South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission, Han Ki-jeong, has pledged to protect Korean consumers from any negative impacts of the European Union’s Digital Market Act (DMA), which aims to stop the world’s largest tech companies from abusing their power and to foster more competition. Han warned that if multinational technology firms that operate […]
AI is set to become an integral feature of Microsoft’s Office 365 suite, as the tech giant begins to embed the technology into its Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams products. The changes are designed to make the apps more helpful by using AI technology to suggest improvements to users’ work. Among the planned features […]
The European Commission is set to unveil curbs on imports of Chinese green technologies, aimed at reducing the country’s dominance in supplying products, including solar panels and heat pumps. The curbs are expected to include rules to downgrade public procurement bids using products from a country with over 65% of the European Union market share, as well […]
Baidu, the Chinese search giant, has launched its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Ernie Bot, which the firm claims can be used in a range of applications such as AI cloud, smart devices, autonomous driving and searches. The tool was unveiled in a pre-recorded video presentation by Baidu’s CEO, Robin Li, and was tasked with answering […]
The UK-based tech firms that had accounts with Silicon Valley Bank are struggling to find a new banking partner in the aftermath of the bank’s decision to withdraw from the UK. The bank was a popular choice for many emerging tech firms, offering them banking services, lending and investment opportunities. However, the bank has decided […]
On the last night of its existence, Silicon Valley Bank was hosting VC Bill Reichert of Pegasus Tech Ventures, who was giving a presentation on “How to Pitch Your WOW! to Investors” to about 45 or 50 people. Mike McEvoy, the CEO of OmniLayers, recounted the scene for me. “It was eerie over there,” he […]
