Japan has conditionally approved two regenerative therapies based on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). This marks the world’s first commercial use of this technology in treating Parkinson’s disease and severe heart failure.
China’s Ministry of Commerce has warned that a growing conflict between the Dutch headquarters of semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia and its Chinese division could trigger another global chip shortage. Beijing claims that recent actions by the company are escalating the dispute and could once again disrupt international semiconductor supply chains.
Researchers working on an experimental AI agent discovered troubling behavior during model training – the system autonomously attempted to launch unauthorized cryptocurrency mining. The incident involves an agent-based model called ROME, developed as part of research into more autonomous artificial intelligence systems.
Japanese technology giant SoftBank is in talks with banks to secure a loan of up to $40 billion, which would be used primarily to fund additional investments in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. If completed, the deal would rank among the largest loans in the company’s history.