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Saudi Arabia ranks among world’s top 10 for AI investment as tech workforce hits 426,000

Saudi Arabia ranks among the world’s top 10 for private AI investment as data centre capacity hits 467MW and its technology workforce reaches 426,000

1d ago ·arabianbusiness.com

ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s revenue run rate tops US$40 billion ahead of IPO

This roughly doubles its run rate from end-2025 and bolsters its Wall Street debut plans

1d ago ·businesstimes.com.sg

Beyond Supporting AI Subscription Fees, Expanding into a Community: Daejeon City's 'Youth AI Universal Welfare' Model Daejeon City is implementing a 'Youth AI Universal Welfare' model that goes beyond simply supporting AI subscription fees, focusing on creating a community. On the 22nd, Daejeon City announced that it will expand its 'AI subscription fee support project' for young people, which has been in pilot operation since last July, into a community. The 'AI subscription fee support project' is a project that provides 20,000 won per month for one year to support the subscription fees of various AI services such as language learning, mental health, and career development for young people aged 19-39. Last year, 3,000 young people from 7 districts in Daejeon participated in the pilot project, and an analysis of their usage showed that they used an average of 7.3 services per person, showing a high interest and utilization rate in AI services. Daejeon City plans to expand the number of participants to 10,000 this year and operate a community site where participants can share usage experiences and opinions on AI services. In addition, it plans to provide various contents such as AI service utilization education, usage tips, and expert lectures, and to support the development of new AI services for youth through a 'Youth AI service development support project' in collaboration with local universities and companies. Daejeon City explained that the 'Youth AI Universal Welfare' model is a customized welfare model that supports young people's needs by providing various AI services and creating a community, and that it plans to use it as a model for future universal welfare policies. An official from Daejeon City said, "We expect that the 'Youth AI Universal Welfare' model will be a new standard for universal welfare policies in the future," and added, "We will make efforts to support young people's needs and promote their development through AI services."

1d ago ·hani.co.kr

This free Android assistant fixes my biggest Gemini frustration - and keeps my data private

With Google set to retire Assistant, and Gemini not exactly the replacement many of us want, Dicio is a solid option. There's one catch.

• Dicio is a free, open-source Android voice assistant.
• Operates entirely on-device for privacy and security.
• Lacks messaging, email, and Android Auto compatibility.

1d ago ·zdnet.com