Domestic robot from Samsung comes to life with AI Gemini; China retaliates again; AI or A1?
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The financial and political crisis triggered by Donald Trump's tariff hike continues to dominate attention – and concerns – around the world. The headlines this Friday focus on the new Chinese retaliation, the devaluation of US Treasuries and the dollar. Read João Caminoto's analysis here:
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US chipmakers that outsource production will be exempt from China's retaliatory tariffs on US imports, according to a statement from China's top semiconductor association released Friday.
According to Reuters, given the highly specialized and multinational nature of chip supply chains, there was uncertainty within the industry about how tariffs would be applied to chip imports.
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US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has repeatedly referred to AI by the name “A1” during McMahon's participation in the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego this week. According to Gizmodo, the confusion was “quite amusing.” Watch the video of the event broadcast on YouTube:
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A Samsung and Google revealed a major partnership to launch Ballie – a soccer ball-sized home robot that has been showcased at CES events for years. Samsung – with AI models Gemini under the hood.
