Senior EU official urges more countries to ban China’s Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks

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Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for the internal market, has called on more member states to remove “high-risk” providers such as Huawei and ZTE from their 5G networks, citing risks to national security. To date, only 10 EU countries have restricted or banned Huawei from their 5G networks, Breton said. China later said it strongly opposes … Read more

Nvidia-backed platform that turns text into AI-generated avatars raises valuation to $1 billion

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AI-powered video generation platform Synthesia has raised $90 million from investors, the company told CNBC exclusively. The round, which values ​​the company at $1 billion, was led by venture capital firm Accel and backed by US chipmaker Nvidia. Synthesia will use the money to invest in artificial intelligence research, advancing on partnerships with leading colleges … Read more