Thinking Machines becomes OpenAI’s first services partner in APAC

Thinking Machines Data Science is joining forces with OpenAI to help more businesses across Asia Pacific turn artificial intelligence into measurable results. The collaboration makes Thinking Machines the first official Services Partner for OpenAI in the region. The partnership comes as AI adoption in APAC continues…

Alibaba’s new Qwen model to supercharge AI transcription tools

AI speech transcription tools are about to get a lot more competitive with Alibaba’s Qwen team pulling unveiling the Qwen3-ASR-Flash model. Built upon the powerful Qwen3-Omni intelligence and trained using a massive dataset with tens of millions of hours of speech data, this isn’t just another…

Siddhartha Choudhury, Booking.com: Fighting online fraud with AI

AI News caught up with Siddhartha Choudhury, a Senior Product Manager at Booking.com, to get the inside scoop on how the technology is keeping your bookings – and data – safe from security threats like online fraud. When you book a holiday online, you’re placing a…

UK AI sector growth hits record £2.9B investment 

A government report has found that surging investment has driven UK AI sector growth to outpace the wider economy by 150 times since 2022. The UK’s AI sector is clearly in the throes of a boom, with revenues shattering previous records to hit £23.9 billion in…

Switzerland releases 100% open AI model

A group of Swiss institutions has released a new open AI model, designed to serve as a foundation for future research and applications. Built by EPFL, ETH Zurich, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), the model is called Apertus – Latin for “open.” The name…

Resham Kotecha, Open Data Institute: How the EU can lead in AI

The EU has a chance to shape how the world approaches AI and data governance. AI News spoke with Resham Kotecha, Global Head of Policy at the Open Data Institute (ODI), who said that opportunity lies in proving that protecting people’s rights and supporting innovation can…