China's CXMT to start advanced AI memory production despite poor yields, sources say The logo of China's top memory chipmaker CXMT can be seen on the facade of company's production facility in Beijing on July 29. China's CXMT plans to start production of HBM3E, an advanced type of high-bandwidth memory chip used with AI processors, despite as little as 20% of the chips it makes being usable, two people familiar with the matter said. The decision highlights China's intense shortage of the AI memory chips, which are essential to a government-backed push to develop domestic alternatives to Nvidia's AI processors at scale amid U.S. curbs on access to foreign-made technology. ChangXin Memory Technologies -- China's largest maker of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), the conventional memory used in computers and servers -- has sent HBM3E samples to several domestic AI chip designers, the people said. It expects to begin limited production over the next two months, one person said.

Head of the British Fashion Model Agents Association John Horner poses for a photograph during an interview in London on July 2. | REUTERS LONDON - AI-generated fashion models present a tantalizing opportunity for brands: the ability to create lifelike images for their retail websites while cutting costs by 90% or more compared to photo shoots with human models. For the modeling industry, the technology poses an existential threat because of scant regulation governing the ownership or use of digital twins. Fashion models face the risk of unpaid replication of their image -- or replacement by entirely synthetic models. To understand how AI is upending the economics of fashion modeling, Reuters interviewed 15 model-agency directors and reviewed more than a dozen confidential photo-shoot contracts in which brands including Diesel, Calvin Klein and L'Oreal detailed proposed terms for AI-created alterations and future use of the images. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. Available to Windows Insiders, the built-in tool measures your upload and download speeds over Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Lance Whitney is a technology journalist with an IT background. He's written for TechRepublic, PCMag, Macworld, and Time, among others, He also teaches classes in AI, cybersecurity, and social media. Microsoft is adding a built-in internet speed test directly to Windows 11.

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. I tried Windows 11's customizable right-click menu - and it's a much-needed change The latest Windows Insider build lets you add, remove, and manage commands in the right-click menu so it's less crowded and confusing. Lance Whitney is a technology journalist with an IT background. He's written for TechRepublic, PCMag, Macworld, and Time, among others, He also teaches classes in AI, cybersecurity, and social media. The new customizable right-click menu is now available for testing.

Anthropic's initial public offering is laying bare the stark extremes of the multitrillion-dollar artificial intelligence boom business model: astonishing growth paired with uncertainty about demand and the spending required to continue developing the technology. The startup, which publicly filed IPO paperwork on Monday, is poised to be the first major U.S. firm focused solely on building AI software to make its market debut. The filing offers proof of the billions of dollars in sales per year that Anthropic's products generate, but also puts forth hard questions about its extreme losses, profitability, government intervention and the potential for catastrophic harms that are specific to cutting-edge AI developers. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.

Takanari Ono, CEO of Valt Japan, at Next Hero DIC Marunouchi, a digital work support center created with Mitsubishi Estate. In Marunouchi, one of Tokyo's central business districts, a new model of digital work infrastructure is testing how people who face barriers to employment can contribute to real business needs, and to the city's wider economy. For Takanari Ono, CEO of Valt Japan Co., Ltd., the question of work began in the pharmaceutical industry. Before founding the company in 2014, Ono worked at a pharmaceutical company, where he believed medicine could improve people's lives by stabilizing symptoms and supporting health. Then, at a patient advocacy group meeting, he heard something that changed his perspective.

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. Apple's iOS 27.2 update offers major Siri AI upgrades, dual camera support for FaceTime Here's what's inside and what happened to iOS 27.1. Lance Whitney is a technology journalist with an IT background. He's written for TechRepublic, PCMag, Macworld, and Time, among others, He also teaches classes in AI, cybersecurity, and social media. The new iOS 27.2 helps Siri AI better recall details from past chats.

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. Apple's new OLED iPad Mini is the upgrade I've been waiting for - here's why Starting at $799, the 8th-generation iPad mini is up for preorder on October 27 and hits stores on November 6. Lance Whitney is a technology journalist with an IT background. He's written for TechRepublic, PCMag, Macworld, and Time, among others, He also teaches classes in AI, cybersecurity, and social media. An optional nano-texture display glass reduces glare and reflections. The new Mini starts at $799, $100 more than the current model.

The Gennai Library system enables government staff to share their knowledge and expertise. The Digital Agency has added an artificial intelligence agent function capable of autonomously performing two or more tasks simultaneously to its Gennai generative AI platform, which is available to about 180,000 government employees. The agent can perform a series of tasks based only on a single direction, including preparing and summarizing meeting minutes and sharing them within departments. The agency said it is the first time in the world that a government body has prepared an environment enabling the use of an AI agent at this scale. Previously, users had to enter separate prompts for each task.

The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the yen is displayed outside a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday. The yen is becoming less vulnerable when global yields move higher, according to Goldman Sachs. The yen is becoming a more effective hedge against an artificial intelligence-driven market shock as changes in Japan's policy backdrop reduce the risk of the currency weakening sharply when global yields rise, according to Goldman Sachs. "The yen now looks like a more attractive hedge for procyclical portfolios than it has been over recent years, despite the global backdrop still arguing for further JPY weakness," strategists including Kamakshya Trivedi wrote in a note dated Friday. The call comes after the yen showed renewed signs of its traditional haven characteristics during last week's global technology stock rout.