Blued’s global expansion may pose a challenge to US apps, Grindr and Hornet.
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WeChat blocks deepfake app Zao amid data collection concerns
The app asks for ‘completely free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferrable, and re-licensable’ rights to uploaded materials and created content.
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China’s top scientists call for legislation to drive autonomous car industry
Laying out a policy framework will boost the industry’s commercialization, experts say.
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WAIC 2019 in photos: The rise of industrial AI
Photo highlights from this year’s World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai.
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Didi to launch autonomous taxi service in Shanghai
The company is the latest tech firm to announce plans to test robotaxis in China.
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Crypto exchange Binance to develop digital currency with focus on compliance
The currency exchange has pledged a “more conservative” approach for the development of the digital currency.
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Huawei reconsiders Mate 30 overseas release amid Google cut-off: report
Prospects for Huawei’s smartphone business remain uncertain under the cloud of US sanctions.
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Bytedance promotes new online reading app as regulators clamp down
The app ranked fifth on the free reading app chart of Apple’s China App Store as of Friday morning.
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Tech giants train AI in game play, call for collaboration at WAIC
Pony Ma of Tencent and Harry Shum of Microsoft discussed merits of training AI using games.
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AI will soon surpass human intellect in every way: Elon Musk at WAIC
Musk and Jack Ma debated the merits of and concerns about artificial intelligence.