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Microsoft security executive Kim Tae-su told ChosunBiz that AI could help defenders examine vulnerabilities at scale, while describing Microsoft’s MDASH system and urging South Korea to strengthen its cybersecurity industry.
WLOX reports that Meta and the Blinded Veterans Association are providing Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to visually impaired veterans, beginning with an event in D’Iberville, Mississippi.
Star Weekly reports that La Trobe University researchers are using an AI-driven robot called Fletch to help trainee and practicing teachers rehearse difficult conversations with parents. The report says the robot adapts its reactions to teachers’ responses, but provides no independent technical evaluation or…
A Nikkei Asia survey says planned AI data centers could more than quadruple Japan’s capacity by 2033, with about $60 billion in investment.
The Kearney Hub reports that Kearney’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional-use application and advanced a proposed 368-megawatt AI data center to the city council. The council could consider the project Sept. 7.
QUASA reports that Onos Health raised a $17 million Series A led by Costanoa, with participation from Flare Capital Partners and CVS Health Ventures. The company’s platform analyzes behavioral-health claims, clinical records and utilization data, but its reported performance gains have not been independently validated.
Tech in Asia reports that Tencent released Hy4 Preview, a 770-billion-parameter model with a one-million-token context window, while cautioning that Tencent’s performance claims have not been independently confirmed.
The South China Morning Post reports that Chinese companies including Alibaba, MiniMax and ByteDance occupy eight of the top 10 positions on Artificial Analysis’s AI-video rankings, citing short-video data, rapid iteration and aggressive pricing as possible advantages.
The Guardian reports that delays upgrading the UK’s 5G networks could limit the country’s ability to handle rising AI-related traffic, according to senior telecom executives.
The South China Morning Post reports that Hong Kong’s Tech 100 Index will add 10 companies, including autonomous-driving firms Pony AI and WeRide, as part of a methodology-driven effort to increase exposure to artificial intelligence and emerging technology.
TechCrunch reports that Sandhya Devanathan, Meta’s vice president for India and Southeast Asia, is leaving after more than a decade to lead consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement and operations for OpenAI across Southeast Asia and Australia.
24/7 Wall Street reported, in an item republished by Pluang, that a federal judge ruled the Pentagon’s ban on Anthropic illegal. The report says the decision reduces uncertainty around Palantir’s Maven Smart System, which uses Anthropic’s Claude model, before a September Pentagon decision.
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