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The Biden administration has announced a sweeping ban on the sale of Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus software in the United States, citing the company’s alleged ties to the Russian government and the potential for cyber espionage.

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Leapmotor has announced it will build its next generation of EVs on Nvidia’s powerful Drive Thor centralized car computer. The partnership highlights the continued role of American high-performance chips within China’s booming EV industry, despite ongoing trade tensions.

ByteDance is reportedly launching a new enterprise division to sell the core engine of its highly effective TikTok recommendation algorithm as a standalone, paid service, marking a major strategic move to monetize its AI technology beyond advertising.

TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has discreetly rolled out a new photo-sharing application called “Whee,” signaling a potential new front in its competition with Meta’s Instagram. The app, currently available in select markets, focuses on sharing photos with close friends.

LinkedIn has rolled out a suite of new generative AI tools for its Premium subscribers, aiming to streamline the job application process with AI-generated cover letters, resume suggestions, and personalized interview preparation.

In a major announcement at Computex 2024, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed the company’s next-generation AI platform, codenamed ‘Rubin,’ and confirmed a new one-year release cycle for its AI accelerators.

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which manages over $1.5 trillion, has announced it is seeking information on how artificial intelligence can be used to enhance its investment decision-making processes.

Samsung Electronics has detailed its advanced semiconductor manufacturing roadmap, including its next-generation 2nm process and an integrated “AI Solution” package, signaling a direct challenge to industry leader TSMC.

Chinese tech giant Kuaishou has unveiled Kling, a new text-to-video AI model capable of generating up to two minutes of high-fidelity 1080p footage, intensifying the global competition against rivals like OpenAI, Google, and Pika Labs.