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🎥 Live from the heart of #VivaTech, it's time for your daily dose of tech news. Where will it take us today? Follow along 👇

How can we shape the future of connectivity with innovation and AI? 🌐 Hiroshi Mickey Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten, took to the #VivaTech stage: “We unlocked this vendor lock-in of mobile companies, which will lead to more affordable, high-speed, high-quality, unlimited data access worldwide.”

We’re stepping into the future this #InternationalRobotDay with game-changing innovations shaping a better world for all, that came to #VivaTech! 🤖🌎 🔍 Boston Dynamics’ ‘Spot’ robot enhances workplace safety by dynamically monitoring routine operations, assessing site health, and identifying potentially hazardous situations, thus ensuring the safety of human workers. 💼 Orylab's robot avatars, OriHime and OriHime-D, redefine accessibility in hospitality by enabling disabled workers to achieve financial independence and social interaction through remote work opportunities at the 'Avatar Robot Cafe Dawn'. 🏥 United Robotics Group’s ‘Pepper’ revolutionizes patient care in healthcare settings by providing optimized interaction, entertainment, and companionship, alleviating the strain on healthcare workers and enhancing the overall patient experience.

Charting FemTech's growth with Audrey Tsang, CEO of Clue, at #VivaTech 🌎 "There is an immense gender health gap, and behind that is a gender data gap. A McKinsey & Company report recently found that women spend 25% more of their lifetime in poor health than men, largely because pathologies are undiagnosed or underdiagnosed. If we aim to close this gap, we need to add a trillion dollars to the global economy by 2030.” The key question is: How can we harness #FemTech innovations to address these disparities and effectively foster meaningful change? 🩺

#WeeklyTechNews ⬇ 🚨 Apple became the first major tech firm charged under new DMA rules, facing a potential fine of up to 10% of its annual global revenue or $38B based on 2023 figures. EU regulators found Apple's App Store "steering" policies violate competition rules under the Digital Markets Act and are additionally investigating if Apple is undermining alternative iOS app stores. 🤖 Baidu, Inc. launched Ernie 4.0 Turbo, an upgraded version of its AI model, as its user base hit 300M. The model will be available through web and mobile app interfaces, allowing developers to integrate the technology via Baidu’s Qianfan AI platform. 🚀NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration chose SpaceX to develop the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle, a spacecraft tasked with safely disposing of the International Space Station by 2030. This $843M contract marks a significant development as plans for new commercially owned space stations grow momentum. 💬 Amazon plans to launch an AI chatbot named "Metis" in September, aiming to compete with ChatGPT. When prompted, Metis will provide current textual information in a conversational manner, along with images. 📉 NVIDIA's stock fell 15% since June 20, losing nearly $500B in market cap after becoming the most valuable company on June 18. Its CEO, Jensen Huang, recently sold $95M in shares.

Elon Musk shares his advice on navigating this new era of AI at #VivaTech 🚀🌐 “I would urge parents to limit the amount of social media that children can see because they're being programmed by a dopamine-maximizing AI.”

AI's secret roles 🏛️💥 From speeding up defense tech to redefining architectural designs, AI is transforming industries in unexpected ways. Dive into insights from The Symposium: AI Edition hosted by Edda and The University of Tokyo, with experts like Antoine Bordes (VP of AI at Helsing),& Yuki Ikeguchi (Exec. VP at KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES) & Asger T. Taarnberg (Project Manager at KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES), in our latest article! https://lnkd.in/gwNt7vwG

The AI view from China 🇨🇳 Robin Li, Founder & CEO of Baidu, Inc., China's top search engine, shared his vision on the next frontier of AI, at #VivaTech 🚀 "In 🇪🇺, everybody is focused on coming up with the most powerful & cutting-edge foundation model. But in 🇨🇳, with hundreds of models, we are increasingly looking for the super app for the AI age, the "killer" app.”

At #VivaTech, we dived into the pressing topic of tech and democracy 🌐🤝 E. Glen Weyl, a visionary in market mechanisms and societal structures, joined forces with Audrey Tang, a trailblazer in government digital transformation, to discuss the intersection of tech and governance, presenting innovative ways to increase citizen participation and enhance public discourse. Now, we want to hear from you! 🤔