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Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2 Thinking—a Chinese AI model challenging OpenAI Anthropic—outperformed GPT-5 and Claude Sonnet 4.5 on critical benchmarks, costing just $4.6M to train The model scored 44.9% on Humanity’s Last Exam versus GPT-5’s 41.7%, while offering API pricing six to 10 times cheaper than American competitors A Chinese AI model challenging OpenAI Anthropic arrived ...
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Tesla will stop selling its $8,000 Full Self-Driving (FSD) option and make it strictly a monthly subscription service after February 14, CEO Elon Musk announced on his X platform. Musk didn't reveal the price or why he's making the switch, though FSD is already available by subscription for $99 per month or $999 per year. The shift could be advantageous for buyers, particularly if they decide to dump their new... Read more ›
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Jim Henson's fantasy classic starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, and a whole bunch of Muppets is hitting the road with a live band. Read more ›
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The UK government has backtracked on a plan to require all workers to have a digital ID following a backlash. It will no longer be mandatory to register with the digital ID program to prove one has the right to work in the country, as the BBC reports.The government announced the now-scrapped digital ID requirement in September. "You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you... Read more ›
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With Trump's proposed cap on credit card interest rates and new caps on student loans, more Americans might turn to alternative lenders. Read more ›
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A growing number of domestic and international airlines are offering Starlink WiFi to passengers, like United Airlines, British Airways, and Emirates. Read more ›
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After weeks of deliberation, sources suggest that China will only allow companies to purchase H200 GPUs for "special circumstances," although Beijing has yet to define exactly what that means. Read more ›
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Panther Lake’s iGPU gains are reshaping Intel’s handheld gaming PC plans. Core G3 chips put AMD’s handheld lead under pressure. Intel’s integrated graphics used to be a compromise. That is no longer the case. With Panther Lake, Intel is pushing iGPU performance far beyond what handheld gaming PCs have seen so far. The gains are ... Read more ›
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Author: Aaron Crowe, Head of Revenue, APAC, Eagle Eye Discussions with retail leaders in Bangkok and Taipei reveal how AI-driven loyalty programmes are reshaping the competitive landscape. Years of Netflix recommendations and Amazon’s “customers who bought this” suggestions have trained shoppers to expect personal recognition from every business they interact with. What started as a ... Read more ›
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OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Health as a separate space for health data. Health data is kept separate, not used for training, and is rolling out gradually. Health questions are one of the most common reasons people turn to AI tools. Many are not looking for a diagnosis, but for help understanding test results, tracking changes ... Read more ›
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Charging infrastructure gaps push Southeast Asian automakers to hybrids—pure EVs remain under 10% despite government promises Xpeng’s 1,704km hybrid isn’t a feature—it’s a hedge against infrastructure uncertainty Xpeng Motors just launched an SUV that can drive from Singapore to Bangkok without stopping. The company calls it innovation. But look closer, and it’s something else entirely: ... Read more ›
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Indonesia and Malaysia blocked Grok over deepfake, non-consensual sexualised images. Officials cite human rights violations and user harm. Access to Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot run by Elon Musk, has been blocked in Indonesia and Malaysia after the tool was used to generate sexualised images of real people. The move comes after days of growing ... Read more ›
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India weighs smartphone rules that would require source code access. Tech firms say the plan has no global precedent, could expose sensitive data. India is weighing a set of new security rules that could change how smartphones are built, tested, and updated before they reach users. At the centre of the debate is a proposal ... Read more ›
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