Nvidia’s reportedly asking Chinese customers to pay upfront for its H200 AI chips
Nvidia is now requiring its customers in China to pay upfront in full for its H200 AI chips even as approval stateside and from Beijing remains uncertain.
Korea’s Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers’ personal information
E-commerce company Coupang has confirmed a massive data breach affecting 33.7 million customer accounts in South Korea.
Australia adds Twitch to teen social media ban, Pinterest exempted
Australia’s internet watchdog has added Twitch to the list of social media sites banned under its Social Media Minimum Age rules, effective December 10.
Samsung Display, China’s BOE settle OLED patent and trade secret lawsuits
The settlement lays to bed a drawn out, three-year fight between Samsung’s display division and BOE, both of whom supply display panels used in Apple’s iPhones.
Function Health raises $298M Series B at $2.5B valuation
Function, which offers blood testing and medical imaging services, recently raised $298 million in a Series B round led by Redpoint Ventures at a valuation of $2.5 billion.
Bone AI raises $12M to challenge Asia’s defense giants with AI-powered robotics
Bone AI, a South Korean startup, is combining AI and manufacturing to build next-gen defense robotics and challenge the region’s industry giants.
Sakana AI raises $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to continue building AI models for Japan
Sakana AI raised about $135M at a $2.65B post-money valuation in one of Japan’s largest fundraises this year.
ChatGPT launches pilot group chats across Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan
OpenAI on Thursday unveiled a group chat feature for ChatGPT, currently in pilot across Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan, allowing users to collaborate directly within the app.
EU considers law to phase out Huawei and ZTE equipment from bloc’s telecom networks
The EC had in 2020 recommended that member nations stop using tech from “high-risk” vendors like Huawei and ZTE, and now its vice president, Henna Virkkunen, is pushing to turn that recommendation into regulation, Bloomberg reported.
Kaltura acquires eSelf, founded by creator of Snap’s AI, in $27M deal
Kaltura acquires AI avatar startup eSelf to integrate generative AI into enterprise video and learning tools.