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Catherine Thorbecke

Catherine Thorbecke

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DeepSeek’s breakthroughs are too big for the U.S. to ban

DeepSeek’s breakthroughs are too big for the U.S. to ban
05.02.2025 30

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Why Chinese tech keeps surprising the West

Why Chinese tech keeps surprising the West
31.01.2025 30

The Japan Times

Catherine Thorbecke

Trump’s bigger China cyber threat isn’t TikTok

Trump’s bigger China cyber threat isn’t TikTok
30.01.2025 30

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Catherine Thorbecke

Elon Musk won’t save TikTok

16.01.2025 30

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Catherine Thorbecke

From TikTok to Nvidia, the tech war is getting uglier

ByteDance’s options for TikTok in the U.S. are looking increasingly desolate, as the tech war between Washington and Beijing boils over. The mutual...

19.12.2024 10

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Catherine Thorbecke

ChatGPT is now a creepy cultural chameleon

Nearly two years since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, I had my first true "wow” moment from the artificial intelligence frenzy. Granted, I’ve been...

05.12.2024 4

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Catherine Thorbecke

China’s silence on U.S. Tiktok ban speaks volumes

Beijing has been rather quiet as TikTok, the first globally successful app born from its domestic tech sector, fights for its life in the U.S. The...

30.09.2024 4

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Catherine Thorbecke

South Korea is facing deepfake porn crisis

South Korea has been rocked by a wave of sexually explicit deepfake images being created and shared online, indiscriminately targeting women and...

13.09.2024 3

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Catherine Thorbecke

To hold Big Tech accountable, focus on the harms

In July, a popular TikTok creator in Malaysia reported to local police that she was being tormented on the platform by users threatening to rape...

11.09.2024 3

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Catherine Thorbecke

Japan should go big or go home on startups

After languishing for three decades, Japan is on the cusp of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revitalize its economy through tech innovation and...

23.08.2024 3

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Catherine Thorbecke

China’s AI video rush is a wake-up call for the world

People visit the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 4. AFP-TNS Chinese tech companies are racing ahead with artificial...

18.08.2024 1

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Catherine Thorbecke

Japan’s soft AI stance is betraying its anime artists

Japan’s artists have given the nation an outsize influence around the globe, with manga, anime and other cultural exports producing some of the...

09.08.2024 2

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Catherine Thorbecke

What's wrong about ‘Chat XiPT’ is bigger than China

Beijing’s rigorous push for chatbots with core socialist values is the latest roadblock in its effort to catch up to the U.S. in a race for...

26.07.2024 2

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Catherine Thorbecke