Japan’s Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI AP
+ “Generative AI has the potential to be a vital tool to further enrich the world.” But “we must also confront the dark side of AI, such as the risk of disinformation.”
US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons: State Department arms control official Paul Dean told an online briefing that Washington had made a "clear and strong commitment" that humans had total control over nuclear weapons, adding that France and Britain had done the same. Reuters
Can investment from TSMC, Infineon, and others revive Europe's chip dreams? Skeptics say more government subsidies, skilled workers and end customers are needed. Nikkei
Judge grills US and Google on antitrust claims: WP reports Judge Amit Mehta tried poking holes in the closing arguments of a landmark monopoly case as he weighed a ruling that could reshape tech.
Meet the woman who showed President Biden ChatGPT—and helped set the course for AI: Arati Prabhakar has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot. Wired
‘Splintered’ AI regulations could harm pursuit of advancements, understanding of where the guardrails lie Fortune
Spot the deepfake: The AI tools undermining our own eyes and ears: Affordable and accessible generative AI tools have led to a rise in false video, images, and audio on social media. Can you spot the difference? Politico
The dos and don’ts of campaigning with AI WP
Fortune: AI boom still running hot as SK Hynix says its already sold majority of its 2025 allotment of high-bandwidth memory chips
CoreWeave, an Nvidia-backed AI cloud-computing start-up, nearly tripled its valuation to $19 billion in a new fund-raising round.
Qualcomm jumps as AI sparks rebound in Chinese smartphone market: Reuters reports Qualcomm shares rose 4% in premarket trading on Thursday after the smartphone-focused chipmaker signaled an AI-fueled rebound in demand, especially in China, after a two-year slump.
Apple sales fall on sluggish iPhone, China businesses: WSJ reports Apple revenue fell 4%, the fifth decline in six quarters, amid new competition from phone rivals in China. It authorized $110 billion in share buybacks and forecast a return to revenue growth this quarter.
WP: Apple at a crossroads: Quarterly profit falls slightly, but Cook is ‘bullish’ about generative AI
Apple is behind in AI and killed its self-driving car project. What’s next? Quarterly profit fell slightly at Apple, but CEO Tim Cook said the company is “bullish” about generative AI. WP
+ @spectatorindex: BREAKING: Apple announces $110 billion share buyback, the biggest in history.
Microsoft, Google, and Meta bet on fake data to build AI models: Bloomberg reports top artificial intelligence companies are experimenting with a different approach to meet their insatiable need for data.
The AI-generated population is here, and they’re ready to work: AI that can predict how specific humans will look, act and feel could do the jobs of fashion models, focus group members and clinical trial participants. WSJ
AI-voiced audiobooks top 40,000 titles on Audible: Bloomberg reports while authors appreciate the new revenue stream, audiobook listeners are complaining about the influx of new material.
Will GM regret kicking Apple CarPlay off the dashboard? The uneasy relationship between Detroit and Cupertino is on display in a flawed rollout of GM’s new software. Bloomberg
WP: UnitedHealth CEO apologizes for hack that ‘could cover a substantial portion’ of Americans
Tech - Ones to watch: These are the startup founders, Big Tech managers, low-key investors—and even a bureaucrat— who could play a bigger role than you realize in shaping tech’s future. Bloomberg
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
