China has built and launched a super-powerful artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to directly harness its national supercomputing network and conduct high-level scientific research itself. The project was launched on December 23, a month after US President Donald Trump unveiled the Genesis Mission – an “AI Manhattan Project” aimed at securing US technological dominance. While…
On this episode of Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast, cohosts Diane Brady, executive editorial director, and Kristin Stoller, editorial director of Fortune Live Media, reflect on the most memorable conversations they had recording Leadership Next throughout 2025. They highlight sound bites from various guests they spoke with this year across industries, from Brooks Running CEO Dan…
Customer Experience combines instructional design and applied data science, a combination well-suited for workforce-focused AI training. Her academic training was completed in the United States, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Education, and Master of Applied Data Science. In a leadership position at a large U.S. research university, she leads program development…
Luxbit.ai has confirmed the completion of an internal upgrade of its artificial intelligence system. The update involved changes to the system architecture and internal processing components and is now fully rolled out to the platform. According to the company, the upgrade was carried out as part of scheduled system maintenance and development cycles and followed…
Too many of us know the principle. After weeks or months of waiting, you finally get a doctor’s appointment. You sit in the exam room, anxious. When the doctor walks in, you have more eye contact with the laptop than with him. The visit seems rushed and you leave with more questions than answers. This…
The authors argue that Argentina, once a Latin American leader in data protection, is now racing to modernize its 25-year-old privacy framework through transparency initiatives and legislative reforms that balance AI innovation with fundamental rights protections… Argentina was the first country in Latin America to adopt data protection laws. In 2000, it enacted a comprehensive…
JIM WILSON / NEW YORK TIMES / NOV. 1, 2021 Visitors to the Meta sign in Menlo Park, California. Meta announced Monday that it will acquire Chinese artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the tech giant accelerates its efforts to integrate advanced AI into its platforms. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but a…
Mark Zuckerberg’s meta said to have agreed to acquire Manusa fast-growing AI startup with Chinese roots now based in Singapore, in a deal valued at more than $2 billion, according to multiple reports. This latest move highlights two major trends: the massive scale of AI spending among Silicon Valley companies and the geopolitical sensitivities around…
Two teenagers from Germantown, Maryland, turned a classroom idea into a tool that helps thousands of farmers around the world. Rudra Kunvar, 16, (left) and Jacob Lee, 18, started a startup called Evion while they were classmates at Poolesville High School. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) Rudra Kunvar, 16, (left) and Jacob Lee, 18, started a startup called…
In an unusual gesture, Sam Altmangeneral director of OpenAIannounced the creation of a new executive position aimed at preventing artificial intelligence from posing catastrophic risks to humanity, including the development of biological weapons. The announcement comes amid increased criticism over links between technology and teen suicides and a rise in what mental health professionals and…