US lawmakers to Pentagon: 'Ban' these technology companies for links to Chinese army; read full letter

US lawmakers to Pentagon: ‘Ban’ these technology companies for links to Chinese army; read full letter

Nine US lawmakers have sent a letter to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking a ‘ban’ on 17 Chinese companies. In the letter, the lawmakers urged Pentagon (now Department of War) to add these companies to its 1260H list over alleged links to the Chinese military. List of companies that the letter includes are Chinese…

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Who is Anand Varadarajan? Starbucks appoints Indian national as chief technology officer

Who is Anand Varadarajan? Starbucks appoints Indian national as chief technology officer

Starbucks said on Friday it appointed an Indian national Anand Varadarajan as its new Chief Technology Officer, effective January 19. The move supports CEO Brian Niccol’s push for a tech revamp in stores to make labour more efficient. Varadarajan will replace Deb Hall Lefevre, who stepped down in September, after which Starbucks named Ningyu Chen…

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Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman repeats his warning on AI technology Mark Zuckerberg are spending billions on, says: It's not going to be a better world if we…

Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman repeats his warning on AI technology Mark Zuckerberg are spending billions on, says: It’s not going to be a better world if we…

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman is drawing a line in the sand as tech giants race to build superintelligent systems, declaring that raw capability must take a backseat to human control. “We can’t build superintelligence just for superintelligence’s sake,” Suleyman said, days after unveiling Microsoft’s new MAI Superintelligence Team. “It’s…

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