Business

Google halts workplace diversity push

Google parent company Alphabet has stopped making diversity and inclusion a workplace priority, according to a filing Wednesday with US regulators.

Automotive

Honda-Nissan merger talks 'basically over': source

Nissan's board is in favor of abandoning merger talks with Honda but calling them off has yet to be officially decided by executives at the two Japanese carmakers, a source close to the matter told AFP on Thursday.

Machine learning & AI

South Korea ministries, police block DeepSeek access

South Korean ministries and police said Thursday they were blocking DeepSeek's access to their computers, after the Chinese AI startup did not respond to a data watchdog request about how it manages user information.

Business

Google shares plummet after earnings disappoint

Shares in Google dropped by more than seven percent on Wall Street on Wednesday, a day after its latest quarterly earnings showed stalled growth in cloud and massive spending.

Machine learning & AI

India says OpenAI chief willing to collaborate on AI

India's technology minister said Wednesday that OpenAI chief Sam Altman was "willing to collaborate" with the world's most populous country in its bid to develop its own cut-price AI systems.

Automotive

Toyota announces Lexus EV plant in Shanghai

Japan's Toyota said Wednesday it will build an electric vehicle plant in Shanghai for its luxury Lexus brand as it raised its annual net profit forecast to almost $30 billion.

Engineering

Engineers and architects launch manifesto on regenerative design

A team of engineers, architects and researchers from the University of Bath have published a manifesto on "regenerative" design and engineering, providing a guide to confronting the climate crisis and creating "Net Positive" ...

Machine learning & AI

AI regulation around the world

Countries and economic blocs around the world are at different stages of regulating artificial intelligence, from a relative "Wild West" in the United States to highly complex rules in the European Union.

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