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Chinese industry bodies issue RWA tokenisation warning amid Beijing’s crackdown

Mainland Chinese industry associations have issued a joint warning to real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation providers after Beijing turned on the screws, dashing hopes that Beijing might ease restrictions on digital-asset activities amid competition with the US. Tokenising real-world assets involves multiple risks such as fake assets, business failure and speculative trading, and Chinese authorities had not approved any such activities, seven industry bodies, including the National Internet...

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Judge finalizes remedies in Google antitrust case

A U.S. judge on Friday finalized his decision for the consequences Google will face for its search monopoly ruling, adding new details to the decided remedies.

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SpaceX aims for $800 billion valuation in secondary share sale, WSJ reports

Elon Musk's SpaceX is reportedly launching an insider share sale that could value the company as high as $800 billion.

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Google partners with Replit, in vibe-coding push

Replit will expand usage of Google Cloud services, add more of Google's models onto its platform, and support AI coding use cases for enterprise customers.

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Chinese EV maker Li Auto unveils industry’s cheapest AI glasses at US$282

Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto has launched its first wearable product, the Livis artificial intelligence glasses, marking a bold foray into the rapidly expanding market already crowded by tech giants like Alibaba Group Holding, Huawei Technologies and Xiaomi. The device is priced at 1,999 yuan (US$282), but buyers who place an order before December 31 qualify for a 15 per cent rebate via the government-backed subsidy programme, bringing down the price to 1,699 yuan. That effectively...

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Twitch star QTCinderella says she wishes she never started streaming

The Streamer Awards organiser said the negatives of her online role made it hard to enjoy the job.

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Elon Musk’s X fined $140 million by European Commission over 'deceptive' blue checkmark and lack of transparency

The social-media platform has been fined by the bloc after breaching transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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Salesforce shares pop 5%, continuing post-earnings rally and pushing stock to best week since 2023

Salesforce pops 5% after earnings beat, aiming for best week since 2023

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Rubrik stock rips 22% higher after blowing out earnings and boosting guidance

Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha told CNBC that his company's cyber resilience products and new tools for AI agents are helping fuel growth.

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HPE CEO Neri pleased with quarter despite AI revenue delays as stock bounces from post-earnings dip

CEO Antonio Neri said he was "pleased" with the quarter despite having some lags in revenue from AI deals due to delays.

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I tried a smart ring that captured my thoughts and replicated my voice - it was trippier than expected

Stream Ring is an AI-powered note-taker and thought organizer that users can speak into, regardless of the environment.

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This Windows mini PC made me question why I still use a full-size desktop in 2025

Acer's Veriton NUC AI is a compact Windows PC with a wide selection of ports.

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Amazon had a very big week that could shape where its stagnant stock goes next

A flurry of headlines with the cloud giant at the center comes at the end of a challenging year.

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Meta acquiring AI wearable company Limitless

Meta has acquired the startup Limitless, which makes a small, artificial intelligence-powered pendant.

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The New York Times sues Perplexity, alleging copyright infringement

The suit alleges Perplexity has illegally copied and distributed The Times' copyrighted content.

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These premium OnePlus earbuds are a great buy at full price - and now they're nearly 40% off

The OnePlus Buds Pro 3 introduce several improvements, including better audio output and a longer-lasting battery.

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A month with Fitbit Premium on my Pixel Watch changed how I see AI health coaching

Gemini's smarts elevate the service, making the subscription surprisingly worthwhile to keep.

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Finally, a pair of wireless earbuds that sound great, fit comfortably, and won't break the bank

Soundpeats' Air 5+ Pro are a great-sounding pair of earbuds that won't break your holiday budget.

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I switched to an Android with liquid cooling for a week - now I wish every phone had it

With snappy performance and even better efficiency, the Redmagic 11 Pro boasts the best mobile gaming I've tested to date.

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You can buy the 77-inch LG B5 OLED for 50% off right now, and I highly recommend it

The LG B5 is a more budget-friendly OLED TV than the brand's flagship lineup, and right now at Best Buy, you can save even more.

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US hits out at EU's 'suffocating regulations' after it fines Elon Musk's X

The European Commission says the social media site is opening its users up to scams and impersonations.

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Use Google Play? You might get a cash payout from this $700 million settlement soon

If you made a Google Play purchase between 2016 and 2023, and your account was located in the US, you're a part of the settlement. Here's what to expect.

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Shopping for gifts? These flagship OnePlus earbuds sound great and are 40% off now

In addition to their flagship-level noise cancellation, the OnePlus Buds 4 provide bass-heavy audio and in-depth customization options.

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My 4-step routine to make any Android phone run like new again (and it never fails me)

Some quick taps and swipes are all it takes to make your old handset operate like new.

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I'm a diehard Mac Mini user - here are 5 accessories I can't live without (and under $100)

These Mac Mini accessories have proven to be reliable over time, and I recommend them to anyone with a Mac Mini.

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I bought Samsung's $1,800 XR headset to get work done - and it's already paying off

With the right setup, the Samsung Galaxy XR headset excels as a productivity machine.

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11 secret Fire TV remote shortcuts to unlock new features and menu settings

A simple button combination on your Fire TV remote allows you to switch picture modes, zoom in, and access hidden features.

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You can preorder the OnePlus 15 now - but don't forget to claim the $180 freebie

You can score free earbuds when you preorder.

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The best holiday Walmart deals to shop this season

Check off everyone on your list with these Walmart deals we've found on Dyson vacuums, the PS5, Apple products, and more.

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The best holiday streaming deals: Save on Peacock, Hulu bundles, & more

I'm tracking deals on the most popular streaming services this holiday season, at the lowest prices of the year - but hurry, most of these offers will end soon.

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This $15 USB-C cable is the best security investment I've made for my gadgets

If you frequently plug into public chargers, you're an easy target for hackers. Either avoid them or use this accessory to avoid trouble.

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Stop accidentally sharing AI videos - 6 ways to tell real from fake before it's too late

Don't be fooled. Here's how you can easily spot AI videos.

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Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Ulta earnings, Meta's rebound and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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Huawei’s founder makes subtle dig at lofty pursuits in AI by the US

The United States and China are pursuing artificial intelligence in “different directions”, and the divergence is being reflected in the strategies that the governments and companies are adopting, according to the founder of one of the world’s largest technology investors. The US is focusing on supercomputing power and large models in the lofty pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and artificial superintelligence (ASI), while China was adopting a more practical approach, using AI to...

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Apple's iPhone App of the Year is an AI tool for people with ADHD - and it's free

Apple named its favorite apps of 2025 for iPhone, Mac, iPad, and more - did your top picks make the list?

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Age of AI holds both promise and peril

The end of the year is a time for a bit of philosophising, reflecting on history and where we are going in the years ahead. This year has been dominated by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), which is becoming the latest field of struggle for leadership between the United States and China. Laymen such as myself dabble in using different models, such as ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, Perplexity and Qwen. Other than doing basic research and helping to collate larger data sets to extract new...

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This lower-end smartwatch brand just gained one of my favorite Garmin features - and wow

Amazfit might be the first budget-friendly brand to finally offer Garmin-like functionality.

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Nvidia partner Foxconn reports 26% revenue spike as AI boom continues

The Taiwanese company has increasingly moved into the AI infrastructure space in recent times

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China’s Xiaomi says returns from AI investments ‘far exceed expectations’

Chinese tech firm Xiaomi reaped returns from its artificial intelligence spending in 2025 that “far exceeded expectations”, the company’s president Lu Weibing said in a recorded video posted on Chinese social media platform Douyin. Lu said the Beijing-based company was pivoting to embodied AI after heavy investment in general AI over the past few quarters. The Beijing-based company’s efforts to apply AI in electric vehicles (EVs) and robotics are similar to Elon Musk’s plan of using the advanced...

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Global websites back online as Cloudflare issues a dashboard fix

Shares of the company were down 4.5% in premarket trading after global websites went down and Cloudflare said it was investigating.

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Meet Binance's new co-CEO Yi He: The mysterious and omnipresent 'life partner' of CZ

Binance Holdings, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, named a new co-CEO in a major shake-up after its former head, Changpeng Zhao, received a presidential pardon. 

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Moore Threads aspires to become ‘leading global player’ in AI chips after IPO

Moore Threads, a five-year-old graphics processing unit (GPU) developer created by Nvidia’s former China chief, aspires to become one of the leading global players in artificial intelligence chip development, its founder and CEO Zhang Jianzhong said. Zhang, Nvidia’s China general manager from 2006 to 2020, was quoted as saying by the official Shanghai Securities Journal that the start-up would introduce a new-generation chip each year to provide key hardware for China’s AI development. “Our goal...

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'China's Nvidia' Moore Threads surges over 400% on trading debut after $1.1 billion listing

Shares of Moore Threads soared by more than 400% on its debut in Shanghai following its $1.1 billion listing.

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Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risks

It said that it will block access to the app, describing it as one that is "potentially becoming a high-risk area for online shopping fraud."

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CSRC vows deeper reforms to open China’s capital market and boost tech listings

China’s top securities regulator has pledged to widen foreign investors’ access to the mainland’s capital market while further lowering the fundraising threshold for technology firms, after a key indicator slumped nearly 4 per cent from a 10-year high in mid-November. Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), set out guidance for the equity and bond markets in an article published by the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily on Friday, three weeks after he was...

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Bill Gates’ daughter lands US$30 million for star-backed AI firm

Phoebe Gates, daughter of Microsoft’s billionaire founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, is raising US$30 million in new funding for Phia, a start-up applying artificial intelligence to online shopping, according to a pitch deck seen by Bloomberg. A spokesperson for the company confirmed the round. The capital raise will value the New York-based start-up at US$180 million and comes just months after Phia completed its first US$8 million funding round in September. Phia, which Gates...

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Meta plans budget cuts as high as 30% to its metaverse efforts

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook. Executives were considering potential budget cuts as high as 30 per cent for the metaverse group next year, which includes the virtual worlds product Meta Horizon Worlds and its Quest virtual reality (VR) unit, according to people familiar with the talks, who asked not to be named while...

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End of an era: Japan’s Canon shuts China printer plant as local rivals rise

Japanese imaging technology giant Canon has shut down one of its major printer production facilities in mainland China, underscoring the growing clout of domestic brands in the country’s printing market. A visit on Thursday by the Post to Canon Zhongshan Business Machines, in Zhongshan city in the southern Guangdong province, revealed little activity. The car park was nearly empty, while a dozen employees strolled outside the office building. A worker said production had halted late last month,...

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SoFi's stock drops on $1.5 billion share sale announcement

SoFi said it's selling $1.5 billion in stock after the company's market cap almost doubled this year.

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Apple announces departure of general counsel and policy chief

The two executives reported to Apple CEO Tim Cook and are the latest members of senior leadership to exit the iPhone maker.

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Meta stock climbs 3% on report of planned metaverse cuts

The Facebook parent company changed its name to Meta in October 2021 to signal its pivot beyond social media.

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Microsoft will raise prices of commercial Office subscriptions in July

For the second time in five years, Microsoft is hiking prices for commercial customers of its widely used Office bundles.

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Electric aircraft maker Beta Technologies posts strong revenue growth in first report since going public

eVTOL company Beta Technologies announced its first financial report since going public in November.

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Nvidia has a cash problem — too much of it

Nvidia's recent slew of billion-dollar checks highlight the company's growing cash pile.

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Jim Cramer warns that OpenAI is the year 2000 in a nutshell

"They may be reckless," CNBC Jim Cramer said Thursday.

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Cramer says this retail stock is ‘one of the greatest performers of all time’

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

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Mark Zuckerberg comes to his senses on metaverse spending, and we're thrilled

Is the "year of efficiency" Mark Zuckerberg back at Meta Platforms?

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Blue Origin unveils space part made entirely by AI with the help of a little-known startup

Istari Digital CEO Will Roper was assistant secretary of the Air Force under President Donald Trump's first term and worked with Space Force.

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Weak jobs data, Salesforce earnings, GM's 'Silicon Valley cowboy' and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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Can China fund its AI push? Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt casts doubt

China’s designs on supremacy in artificial intelligence could be hindered by a funding gap in the sector, according to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who gave a grim assessment of the country’s AI prospects as China and the US lock horns for dominance. However, analysts said that funding would not be a concern for China’s AI development given the deep pockets of the country’s private and state investors – particularly as Beijing, Big Tech firms and investors were united in their determination...

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Meta faces Europe antitrust investigation over WhatsApp AI policy

The European bloc has launched an antitrust investigation into the social media giant over its WhatsApp AI policy.

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Bitcoin is down nearly 30% from its record high — history shows that's normal

In the 2021 and 2017 bitcoin cycles, there were a number of instances of drops of 30% or bigger.

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Porn site fined £1m over age checks has never responded to Ofcom

The regulator tells the BBC it has been emailing AVS Group Ltd without reply since July.

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China’s top AI chip firms set for bumper IPOs as Nvidia kept out of market

China’s Nvidia challengers Moore Threads and MetaX are set for their hotly anticipated market debuts, driven by investor excitement over domestic demand for home-grown graphics processing units (GPUs) amid Beijing’s tech self-sufficiency drive. Beijing-based GPU maker Moore Threads, which was 4,000 times oversubscribed after launching its 8 billion yuan (US$1.13 billion) initial public offering (IPO) last week, will be listed on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star Market on Friday, according to a...

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Software startup deploys Singapore’s first quantum computer for commercial use

Singapore-based software firm Horizon Quantum Computing has become the first private firm to deploy a quantum computer for commercial use in the city-state.

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HashKey’s IPO seeks US$300 million under shadow of Beijing’s regulatory scrutiny

The initial public offering (IPO) of HashKey Holdings, operator of Hong Kong’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, lays bare challenges faced by local platforms under Beijing’s watchful eye, even though the listing itself was recognition of the growing influence of digital assets in the city, according to analysts. HashKey, established in Hong Kong in 2018, on Monday cleared its Hong Kong listing hearing after a confidential filing earlier this year, paving the way for an IPO that could raise up to...

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How Huawei could use a 2022 patent to make 2-nm-class chips without key tool

Huawei Technologies’ three-year-old patent for advanced patterning comparable with 2-nanometre grade technology without extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools has intensified speculation about a potential breakthrough in advanced chips. The US-sanctioned company is working to patent a metal integration technique for manufacturing semiconductors, which allows narrow metal structures to be integrated using deep ultraviolet (DUV) technology even for “metal pitches below 21nm”, a feature...

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TikTok to invest more than US$37 billion in Brazil data centre

ByteDance’s TikTok will invest more than 200 billion reais (US$37.7 billion) to build a data centre in Brazil, marking its first project in Latin America. TikTok would partner with data centre developer Omnia and Casa dos Ventos, one of Brazil’s leading renewable energy providers, in a data centre in the northeastern state of Ceara, Monica Guise, head of public policy at TikTok Brazil, said on Wednesday. The project, which would be developed near the industrial port of Pecém, would fully rely on...

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Crypto giant Binance appoints co-founder He Yi as co-CEO

Binance Holdings named co-founder He Yi as co-CEO in the biggest change to its top leadership since Zhao Changpeng stepped down from running the cryptocurrency exchange two years ago. She will share the title with Richard Teng, who succeeded Zhao as CEO of the world’s largest crypto trading venue in November 2023. Zhao, who resigned after pleading guilty to anti-money-laundering and sanctions violations, and He have children together. Zhao was pardoned by US President Donald Trump in October,...

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Guangdong touts Huawei chips and HarmonyOS to outrun the DeepSeek eclipse

Guangdong has named Huawei Technologies’ artificial intelligence chips and HarmonyOS operating system as flagship achievements in China’s drive for technological self-sufficiency. The push by China’s wealthiest province – whose gross domestic product is larger than that of South Korea – to highlight home-grown innovation came as local governments faced mounting peer pressure to support Beijing’s strategic goals. Guangdong, which includes the tech hub of Shenzhen, suffered a bruised ego earlier...

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Nvidia CEO meets Trump, says he’s not sure if China would accept H200 chips

Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said he was unsure whether China would accept the company’s H200 artificial intelligence chips should the United States relax restrictions on sales of the processors, following a meeting Wednesday with US President Donald Trump. Addressing reporters at the US Capitol, Huang said he and Trump talked about export controls but declined to offer specifics. The Nvidia chief’s meeting with the president comes after Trump administration officials discussed...

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New homes delayed by 'energy-hungry' data centres

The London Assembly found the growth of new data centres temporarily halted building some houses in 2022.

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Production halted at Chinese factory making 'childlike' sex dolls

The issue is in the spotlight after Shein announced a global ban on the sale of sex dolls with a childlike appearance.

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Ex-Apple engineer unveils chip to rival Vision Pro for XR headsets, AI glasses

A Chinese start-up founded by a Stanford University graduate, who previously worked for Apple’s extended reality (XR) unit, is attracting attention for developing a chip that can power headsets and artificial intelligence glasses. Founded by Wang Chaohao, GravityXR last week showcased China’s first all-in-one mixed reality (MR) chip, the Jizhi G-X100, which uses the advanced 5-nanometre node. The product, part of a new line of chips that claim to surpass Apple in certain metrics, has attracted...

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Shenzhen robotics start-up Daimon secures China Mobile backing for AI push

A Shenzhen-based humanoid robotics start-up, known for the dexterity of its robots, has received fresh funding from a fund under China Mobile, demonstrating how Chinese state and private sector money is pouring into robotics. Daimon Robotics Technology, co-founded by Wang Yu, dean of the robotics institute at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and his student Duan Jianghua, said in a statement on Wednesday that Lianchang Fund, backed by China’s largest mobile operator,...

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Huawei’s new app allows AirDrop-style transfers between HarmonyOS and Apple iOS

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies has launched a new app to facilitate seamless data exchange between its proprietary operating system HarmonyOS and Apple’s iOS ecosystem. The “HarmonyOS Interconnect” app was recently made available on the App Store for MacOS devices, days after the release of the version for the iPhone and iPad. Once installed on an Apple device, it allows AirDrop-style transfers of files, images, videos and contact information between a device running on the latest...

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India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones

The order to make the registration mandatory had led to a major backlash from several cyber experts.

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Elon Musk reiterates aim to transform X into a ‘WeChat++’ super app

Elon Musk says he aspires to transform his social media platform X into “WeChat++”, akin to Tencent Holdings’ flagship super app, by integrating various social and finance features. On a recent People by WTF podcast hosted by entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath, Musk cited the extensive utility of WeChat as a model for X – previously known as Twitter, which he bought for US$44 billion in October 2022. “You can exchange information, you can publish information, you can exchange money,” Musk said,...

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Alibaba’s Qwen app becomes the world’s fastest growing AI app as MAUs surge 149%

Alibaba Group Holding’s new flagship artificial intelligence app Qwen was the fastest growing AI app in the world in November, according to third-party data released on Wednesday. Qwen recorded the highest growth in monthly active users (MAU) among AI products globally at 149 per cent, data compiled by AI product popularity tracker Aicpb.com showed. Its MAUs for the app reached 18.34 million, making it the world’s 24th most used AI app just two weeks into its public beta. Qwen’s success stemmed...

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Amazon to use Nvidia tech in AI chips, roll out new servers

Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit on Tuesday said it will adopt key Nvidia technology in future generations of its artificial intelligence computing chips as the firm ramps up efforts to attract major AI customers to use its services. AWS, or Amazon Web Services, said it will adopt a technology called “NVLink Fusion” in a future chip known as Trainium4. It did not specify a release date. The NVLink technology creates speedy connections between different kinds of chips and is one of Nvidia’s...

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OpenAI CEO declares ‘code red’ to improve ChatGPT as rivals move in

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is redirecting internal resources to speed up improvements to ChatGPT, declaring a “code red” situation that will delay work on other initiatives, according to people familiar with the matter. Altman on Monday sent an internal memo calling for a “surge” to improve ChatGPT, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified discussing nonpublic information. Altman also called for staff to delay progress on other efforts such as autonomous AI agents and advertising, the...

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Tsinghua University sets up research institute in push for robotics talent

China’s Tsinghua University has set up a new cross-disciplinary institute to undertake robotics research, the latest sign of increased academic support from its top universities as the country doubles down on the embodied intelligence competition with the US. The Institute for Embodied Intelligence and Robotics will integrate resources from Tsinghua’s different schools, including automation, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and computer science. Embodied intelligence is a field of...

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Ant Group’s LingGuang a hit as users create millions of flash apps with AI tool

LingGuang, an artificial intelligence vibe coding tool by Ant Group, has become a mini-app factory, helping users create 3.3 million flash apps in the two weeks since its launch, according to the Chinese fintech giant. Launched on November 18, LingGuang is a multimodal AI assistant that can generate simple apps in as little as 30 seconds in response to the users’ natural language prompts. Ant is an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding, which owns the South China Morning Post. In the past two...

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Why the real AI race is within China and not across the Pacific

For much of the global debate, the race for artificial intelligence (AI) supremacy has been framed as a binary contest between the United States and China. As Washington envisions it, victory hinges on frontier models and compute scale, a battle dominated by a handful of American labs. China is cast as the challenger, constrained by export controls and dependent on catching up. That narrative is increasingly outdated. China is not pursuing a single AI strategy. It is running three large-scale...

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How AI is used in songwriting and fashion. Plus, a warning on how it’s used in toys.

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Dell family to seed Trump accounts for kids with $250

The donation will help seed new Trump-branded investment accounts.

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YouTuber Marques Brownlee shutting down phone wallpaper app

The app, which was criticised at launch for its $11.99 (£9) a month fee, will close on 31 December.

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Huawei-style ‘chip stacking’ seen as a path for China to rival Nvidia’s GPUs

China is stepping up its chip self-sufficiency push by combining relatively mature chips with new computing architectures in an effort to approach Nvidia’s performance levels, according to a top industry expert. Logic chips made with a 14-nanometre process, which are generally seen as trailing cutting-edge AI processors, could reach a performance comparable with Nvidia’s 4nm products if they were integrated with high-performance memory and an innovative computing architecture, said Wei Shaojun,...

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Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk

The central bank says US stock price valuations are their most stretched since the dotcom bubble burst.

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ByteDance-powered AI phone snapped up by consumers keen to try agentic assistant

The first smartphone running on ByteDance’s artificial intelligence agentic phone assistant sold out on the first day, as consumers jumped at the chance to try the AI-powered gadget that could change the way people use mobile phones. The ZTE Nubia M153, an “engineering prototype” only available for order online, was keenly sought after thanks to ByteDance’s embedded operating-system-level Doubao Mobile Assistant, which is able to carry out tasks such as booking restaurants or editing photos via...

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'First of its kind' scanner to study blast trauma

It will be able to monitor changes in brain function just minutes after weapon use, scientists say.

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Kuaishou debuts multimodal AI video model with ‘Nano Banana’ editing capability

Chinese short video platform Kuaishou on Monday launched a new artificial intelligence video generation model to challenge OpenAI’s Sora and start-up Runway in the global market for AI content creation. Kuaishou, which competes with TikTok’s Chinese sibling Douyin in China, said Kling O1 was the first unified multimodal video model in the industry, based on an architecture that integrated diverse video creation tasks – generation, precise and controllable editing and understanding – into a...

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Fashion house Valentino criticised over 'disturbing' AI handbag ads

Social media users have called the luxury Italian fashion brand's artificial intelligence-made adverts "cheap" and "lazy".

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China’s DeepSeek challenges Google DeepMind with new AI model

Artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has unveiled its most powerful model variant, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale, which is said to match Google DeepMind’s new Gemini 3 Pro model in certain tasks, despite the Chinese firm having limited access to advanced semiconductor chips. The achievement by the open-source lab has sparked extensive discussion within the AI research community as it coincides with the prestigious annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, or NeurIPS. In its...

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Samsung unveils its first multi-folding phone as competition set to heat up

Samsung Electronics unveiled on Tuesday its first multi-folding smartphone in a bid to strengthen its position in a sector of the handset market where competition is expected to intensify. The launch of the Galaxy Z TriFold marks Samsung’s bid to reinforce its footing in a segment where Chinese rivals have been gaining ground, even as analysts said the high price and production challenges meant foldable devices were likely to remain a niche category for now. The model, priced at about 3.59...

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Nvidia takes US$2 billion stake in Synopsys as AI deal spree accelerates

Nvidia has invested US$2 billion in chip design software maker Synopsys as part of an expanded multi-year tie-up to jointly develop new tools for designing products across industries using its AI technology. The deal, unveiled by the companies on Monday, comes as Nvidia has carried out a range of investments, such as those in OpenAI and Anthropic, to try to cement its dominance in the artificial intelligence market. The Synopsys deal is about shifting the work of several hi-tech industries that...

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Chinese schools offer ‘embodied intelligence’ courses to aid robotics industry

China is building a talent pipeline for the booming robotics industry, with the country’s top universities launching undergraduate courses in embodied intelligence to support Beijing’s ambitions to overtake the US. Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University were among a batch of seven prestigious universities that had recently applied to add “embodied intelligence” as a new course, China’s education ministry said in November. The new programme was driven by the demands of a national...

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Jorja Smith's record label hits out at 'AI clone' song

The label claims Haven's dance hit I Run was made using AI trained on the award-winning singer's voice.

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Changan Auto becomes latest Chinese carmaker to join humanoid robot bandwagon

Chinese carmakers, which are increasingly deploying robots in factories, are now moving into humanoid robotics following US rival Tesla despite a warning from Beijing about a potential investment bubble. State-owned Changan Automobile has become the latest entrant into the sector. The Shenzhen-listed company planned to invest 225 million yuan (US$31.8 million) for a 50 per cent stake in Changan Tianshu Intelligent Robotics Technology, according to an exchange filing on Friday. The company...

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Virgin Media fined £24m for leaving vulnerable customers 'at risk of harm'

Ofcom has fined Virgin Media after an investigation found it had left thousands of vulnerable telecare customers at risk.

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China’s CSSC unveils plans for cruise, deep-sea and nuclear-powered vessels

China State Ship­building Corp (CSSC), the world’s largest shipbuilding conglomerate controlling one-third of the global market, has pledged to build more cruise ships, deep-ocean drilling ships and nuclear-powered vessels as part of efforts to diversify its portfolio, according to a senior executive. Assistant president Ma Yunxiang said on Monday the company’s growing strength in building advanced vessels was reflected in the construction of Adora Flora City, mainland China’s second self-built...

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Beijing’s crypto warning casts shadow over Hong Kong’s stablecoin ambitions

Beijing’s explicit denunciation of stablecoins as a financial risk has cast fresh doubt on Hong Kong’s ambitions to become a regulated hub for the asset class, according to legal experts and analysts. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) – together with the public security ministry, the cyberspace administration, the top court and other key financial regulators – said in a statement on Saturday that stablecoins did not meet the mainland’s requirements on customer identification and...

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ByteDance teams up with ZTE as China races to take on Apple in agentic AI phones

TikTok owner ByteDance has entered the race against Apple to define the future of smartphones by putting its artificial intelligence agent Doubao into a ZTE-made handset. The Beijing-based company on Monday launched the Doubao Mobile Assistant in a technical preview, describing it as “an operating-system-level collaboration between ByteDance’s Doubao [AI model] and mobile phone manufacturers” that “brings more convenient interaction and richer capabilities”, according to a post on Monday on its...

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Hong Kong crypto exchange HashKey wins listing nod in test of investor appetite

Crypto exchange operator HashKey Holdings has cleared its Hong Kong listing hearing after an earlier confidential filing, paving the way for a deal that will test investor confidence in the digital asset sector amid evolving regulation. The operator of Hong Kong’s biggest licensed crypto exchange could raise up to US$300 million, a reduction from a previous target of around US$500 million, in a listing this month, according to a source familiar with the matter. HashKey did not disclose the size...

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Does tokenisation in China risk a repeat of the P2P lending crisis?

The rapid rise of tokenisation risks repeating China’s earlier boom-and-bust cycle in peer-to-peer lending unless clear industry standards are established to ensure discipline and innovation, according to a senior Chinese asset manager. Some multilevel marketing companies in mainland China have already started holding meetings discussing real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation projects over the past year, raising “genuine concerns” that the nascent industry might be heading towards a...

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Uptick in China’s bitcoin mining prompts debate on tapping energy surplus

A mild uptick in bitcoin mining in China has prompted calls for Beijing to loosen its restrictions and let the power-hungry industry tap into the country’s oversupply of energy, but experts said the likelihood of China ending its mining ban was low. China’s bitcoin mining market share by hash rate rose from 13.75 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 to 14.06 per cent in the current quarter, making it the third largest bitcoin mining country behind the US and Russia, according to Hashrate Index,...

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Beyond DeepSeek: Moonshot and MiniMax step up as China’s new frontier AI labs

Chinese artificial intelligence start-ups Moonshot AI and MiniMax have emerged as China’s strongest contenders to rival US frontier labs in 2025 – even as DeepSeek has stolen the spotlight as the poster child for the country’s AI ambitions. Moonshot AI, founded by 33-year-old Yang Zhilin, has sharply raised its profile in China’s AI ecosystem with the launch earlier this month of Kimi K2 Thinking, an upgraded reasoning model. The system outperformed OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet...

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Hong Kong reaps the fruits of fintech seeds sown nearly 10 years ago

When Alvin Kwock, co-founder of digital insurer OneDegree, took part in the inaugural Hong Kong FinTech Week in November 2016, it was held at a venue suitable for only a few hundred people. “As it was the first ever fintech event in Hong Kong, only fintech start-ups were interested, no big financial institutions paid attention,” Kwock said. “People did not have a clear idea of fintech as it was still in an exploratory stage.” In the years since, fintech in Hong Kong has gone through a sea...

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DeepSeek releases first open AI model with gold-level scores at maths olympiad

Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has released the world’s first open AI model to test and score a gold medal-level performance at the annual International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), the Hangzhou-based start-up said on Thursday. DeepSeek has made widely available its Math-V2 model, which was open-sourced on developer platforms Hugging Face and GitHub, under a permissive licence that allows users to repurpose the model. Held annually since 1959, the IMO is widely regarded as the...

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Adrienne Murray meets the engineers designing icebreaker ship technology for the Arctic.

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Tensions flare as Wingtech slams chipmaker Nexperia’s head office over deception

A fierce war of words has erupted between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, after China and the European Union signalled that their dispute should be resolved at the corporate level. Wingtech accused Nexperia’s head office of being insincere after the Dutch head office publicly released a letter that said the chipmaker’s Chinese unit had been unresponsive to requests for talks. The heightened tensions underscore the complexity in resolving the two sides’...

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Barcelona distances itself from sponsor's cryptocurrency after backlash

Experts say the deal may put fans at risk as the Catalan club tries to relieve its financial woes.

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Meituan swings into loss in ‘milk tea’ subsidy war with instant commerce rivals

China’s food-delivery giant Meituan swung to a deep quarterly loss, as a costly battle with Alibaba Group Holding’s instant commerce business eroded margins and kept revenue growth modest. The Beijing-based company on Friday reported revenue of 95.5 billion yuan (US$13.3 billion) for the three months to September, up 2 per cent year on year, missing analysts' estimates of 97.5 billion yuan. However, it booked an operating loss of 19.8 billion yuan, compared with a 13.7 billion yuan operating...

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Alibaba Cloud team wins top AI award for breakthrough in model efficiency

A research team led by Alibaba Cloud was the only group from China to receive a top award at this year’s NeurIPS, or the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, billed as the artificial intelligence industry’s most prestigious annual event. The research could lead to drastic improvements in the efficiency of large language models (LLMs), significantly reducing both training and inference costs for Alibaba Group Holding’s next generation of Qwen models without sacrificing...

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China’s proposed new regulations on power banks worry producers and consumers

Chinese regulations that propose tighter technical specs for portable power banks are stirring unease among producers and consumers, as they could mean passengers are no longer allowed to bring such products on board flights. According to a draft document from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), which is soliciting feedback until December 11, all Chinese portable power banks would be required to disclose their battery type, production date and offer a recommendation for...

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From Singapore to Malaysia, tech firms double down on AI despite bubble fears

As fears over the artificial intelligence bubble bursting linger in global markets, one Southeast Asian tech founder thinks it could be a much-needed reset to a crowded space. Dylan Tan, founder of replyr.ai, a Singapore-based start-up that creates AI WhatsApp sales agents for its clients, said there was a disconnect between the investor hype driving up tech stocks and an understanding of how AI would transform the future of businesses. Replyr.ai was founded with venture capitalist funds in...

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Will boats be a breakthrough for 3D printing tech?

Dutch firms are betting that hulls made with 3D printing machines will mean cheaper boats.

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OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis

Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.

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Nvidia plays down Google chip threat concerns

The world's most valuable company said it was still "a generation ahead of the industry".

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Some children in the United States are learning with help from AI-powered apps at school.

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Ofcom vows to name and shame platforms over online sexism

But critics say the regulator's new measures need to be the law rather than guidelines to make the internet safer for women and girls.

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Scammers hacked her phone and stole thousands - so how did they get her details?

Sue Shore told the BBC how scammers targeted her - and we found her information had been leaked online.

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The entrepreneur connecting tourists to African hospitality

TripZapp founder Rory Okoli wants to make it simple for tourists to book and pay for African travel.

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The scientists on a quest to improve our predictions of global sea level rise.

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Teens plead not guilty over TfL cyber-attack

Thalha Jubair, 19, and Owen Flowers, 18, are charged with conspiring to commit unauthorised acts.

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Graduate jobs under threat from AI, PwC boss says

The accountancy giant says artificial intelligence will eventually lead to fewer entry-level positions at the firm.

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Streaming platform Twitch added to Australia's teen social media ban

It joins other platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat in the ban that starts next month.

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Vinted blocks 'sickening' sexually explicit ads

The online marketplace removed adverts which included a video a user said depicted a pornographic scene.

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Deepfake 'nudify' site fined £55,000 over lack of age checks

The regulator said it had also opened new investigations into 20 porn sites over suspected online safety breaches.

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Lack of online age verification sparks concern

A review finds an assumption UK age verification would apply in Jersey was not correct.

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Why an AI 'godfather' is quitting Meta after 12 years

One of the pioneers in the current AI boom, he has had disagreements with fellow engineers over the future of the technology.

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Nvidia shares rise after strong results ease 'AI bubble' concerns

The chip maker says revenue for the three months to October jumped 62% to $57bn.

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Major League Baseball signs deals with Netflix, ESPN and NBCUniversal

The media deals will allow the platforms to show select baseball games over upcoming seasons.

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Ford boss: 'Now is not the time to tax electric vehicles'

Ford's UK boss says it is "not the right time" to tax electric vehicles when demand has already stalled.

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Instagram to start closing Australian teen accounts ahead of social media ban

Under-sixteens will be banned from major social media plaforms from 10 December.

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The contradiction at the heart of the trillion-dollar AI race

The confusing question lingering over the AI hype is whether it could be a bubble at risk of bursting

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Roblox blocks children from chatting to adult strangers

One of the world's most popular gaming platforms has faced criticism for its child safety record.

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On the front line of Europe's standoff with Russia's sanction-busting shadow fleet

With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters.

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Baby Shark: How a 90-second clip created a $400m business

Shares in the firm behind the highly-addictive children's song rose by more than 9% in their stock market debut.

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Judge rules Meta doesn't have monopoly after Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

The decision allows Instagram's parent company to avoid the prospect of the company breaking up

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Who are digital nomads, and why are more countries welcoming them ?

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Cloudflare apologises for outage which took down X and ChatGPT

"We apologise to our customers and the Internet in general" the web infrastructure company said.

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Man who cryogenically froze late wife sparks debate by dating new partner

Gui Junmin froze his dead spouse as a sign of his devotion - but it's now emerged he is dating again.

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Can technology fix fashion's sizing crisis?

The BBC looks into whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help people who struggle when clothes are oddly sized.

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Shiona McCallum meets an AI startup working to fix erratic clothing sizes in fashion.

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Call of Duty is back, and it's got a battle on its hands

The annual instalment of the massive series faces new challenges from competitor Battlefield 6.

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We visit a royal palace to meet some of the pioneers of artificial intelligence.

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The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify African transport

From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.

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Fire-blocking chemicals promise safer buildings

New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

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The issues around parents keeping an eye on their children using tracking technology.

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'This is the big one' - tech firms bet on electrifying rail

Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.

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Bots are driving down human traffic at the world's largest online encyclopedia.

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The South African start-up bringing tech to townships

Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.

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The high tech studio transforming movie car stunts

Alasdair Keane tests out the new generation of stunt cars.

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There are calls for AI to be prevented from carrying out actions which might harm humans.

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Teen Innovator Soars to New Heights: Mehar Singh Breaks Guinness World Record with Lightning-Fast Drone Ascent

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Samsung Galaxy A55 vs Vivo V30 Pro: How the two affordable premium Android phones compare

Samsung Galaxy A55 offers 12GB RAM, 50MP camera, 25W charging at Rs 39,999. Vivo V30 Pro, Rs 41,999, features 12GB RAM, AMOLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 8200, 80W charging. V30 Pro has IP67, 256GB storage.

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iQoo Z9 Turbo new leak reveals key specifications: All the details

iQoo set to launch Z9 Turbo with 1.5K display, Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, 6000mAh battery, 144Hz refresh rate, 50MP dual camera, 80W fast charging at Rs 19,999.

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Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, Galaxy A55 5G price revealed

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Government issues warning for these Android smartphone and tablet users

The Indian CERT-In warns Android users of 'High' severity security flaws in multiple versions of the operating system, including vulnerabilities that could lead to obtaining sensitive information, gaining elevated privileges, executing arbitrary code, and causing denial of service conditions.

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You can now watch Ayodhya Ram Mandir morning Aarti live daily

Doordarshan will telecast live the Mangala, Shringaar, Rajbhog, Sandhya, and Shayan Aartis offered to the Ram Lalla idol at the Ayodhya Ram temple on DD National, connecting devotees who can't visit the temple.

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ChatGPT was down globally, here’s what the company has to say

ChatGPT experienced an outage, with 91% of users facing issues. OpenAI acknowledged the problem, and the service is now back online with performance back to normal. The TOI Tech team verified the restoration on the website and mobile app.

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Microsoft plans to take on iPhone and Android smartphones with this new device

Microsoft discontinues Surface Duo smartphones but files a patent for a new foldable device with a single hinge system called 'spine cover plate'. The design aims to eliminate the hinge crease and reduce the device's thickness while offering added benefits and durability. However, its practicality remains uncertain.

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Twitter bans over 5 lakh accounts in India, here's why

Elon Musk's X platform banned over 5 lakh Indian accounts for violating policies, including promoting terrorism and child sexual exploitation. Users should avoid violating policies to prevent account suspension.

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3 ways Google aims to support the 2024 Indian General Elections

Google supports the Indian General Election by providing easy access to voting information and countering misinformation. Initiatives include partnering with the Election Commission, prioritizing trusted content on YouTube, and implementing advertising policies for transparency. Measures against AI-generated content are also taken.

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This new AI tool can help you book train tickets, get refunds and check details on IRCTC website and app

Indian Railways' AI chatbot, AskDisha 2.0, powered by CoRover.AI, offers a range of services like booking tickets, refunds, checking PNR status, cancelling tickets, changing boarding station, checking booking history, and accessing e-tickets via text or voice commands in multiple languages.

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Chipmaker TSMC returns to the list of world's 10 most valuable companies: Here’s what led to its comeback

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reclaimed a spot in the list of the world’s 10 most valuable companies, riding the optimism of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. TSMC's stock rallied, elevating its market capitalisation to a record, making it higher than Broadcom. Analysts expect TSMC to further advance amid surging AI-related revenue and strong pricing power.

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Google Maps to get better with directions with future updates, here’s what’s changing

Google Maps is updating its Fused Orientation Provider (FOP) API to improve direction accuracy in busy areas. The update combines gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer data, reducing magnetic interference and benefiting Google Maps and third-party apps on Android 5.0 or above.

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Elon Musk’s AI company will make Grok chatbot more accessible, here’s how

Elon Musk criticizes OpenAI's deviation from mission and advocates AI accessibility for all. Musk announces xAI open sourcing Grok chatbot. OpenAI CEO Altman takes a dig at Musk's chatbot. Musk, obviously didn't like the jab and replied with a long-ish message saying “GPT-4 is about as funny as a screendoor on a submarine.”

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Moto G54 receives a price cut in India: Here’s how much the smartphone costs

The Moto G54 budget smartphone, with two variants, has received a price cut. The 8GB version is priced at Rs 13,999, and the 12GB variant is selling at Rs 15,999. It features a 6.5-inch FHD+ display, 120Hz refresh rate, and a 50MP main sensor.

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How Apple’s Find My app ‘cost’ a US city millions of dollars

Denver city pays $3.76 million in damages due to a wrongful raid caused by Apple's Find My app. An elderly woman's home was mistakenly raided by the police while searching for a stolen truck loaded with guns, ammo, and cash, as reported by CNN. Ruby Johnson filed a lawsuit against Detective Gary Staab and Sgt. Gregory Buschy.

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Former Activision boss reportedly wants to buy TikTok

Bobby Kotick, former head of Activision Blizzard, may buy TikTok amid its potential US ban. A bill to sell TikTok is introduced, backed by President Biden. Kotick discussed acquisition with OpenAI head. Activision Blizzard faced a lawsuit. Concerns about data privacy and ties to China persist. TikTok urges American users to support it.

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Why Earth Sciences minister Rijiju is upset with this European IT company

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