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Malaysia’s shared 5G network started strong but has slowed as use increased. As Malaysia shifts to a dual-network model, DNB still provides most 5G coverage. Malaysia’s early decision to roll out 5G through a shared national network set it apart from most regional markets. Under the Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) model, several mobile operators deliver ...
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He also directed 'Stand By Me,' 'A Few Good Men,' 'When Harry Met Sally,' 'This Is Spinal Tap,' and many more. Read more ›
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Superintelligence has become "a quasi-political forecast" with "very little to do with any scientific consensus, emerging instead from particular corridors of power." That's the warning from James O'Sullivan, a lecturer in digital humanities from University College Cork. In a refreshing 5,600-word essay in Noema magazine, he notes the suspicious coincidence that "The loudest prophets of superintelligence are those building the very systems they warn against..." "When we accept that AGI... Read more ›
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iRobot, which brought robotic vacuum cleaners to the masses with its iconic Roomba models, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Massachusetts-based company plans to sell all assets to its primary supplier, a Chinese company known as Picea Robotics. If approved by a bankruptcy court, the move would allow iRobot to "continue operating in the ordinary course, pursue its product development roadmap, and maintain its global footprint," iRobot wrote in... Read more ›
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Optimism, laziness, and magical thinking: The year vibe coding took over tech. Read more ›
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Zurich-based cybersecurity company Soverli has raised €2.2 million ($2.6 million) in pre-Seed funding to introduce a sovereign smartphone architecture that works alongside Android and iOS. The round was led by Founderful, with backing from the ETH Zurich Foundation and Venture Kick, as well as prominent figures from the cybersecurity industry. In September, the company secured ... Read more ›
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Reiner and his wife, Michelle Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on Sunday. Read more ›
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Samsung’s upcoming devices could get more expensive, and the price hike may extend beyond its flagship Galaxy S26 series. A report from early last month suggested that the company could raise prices of its next-gen flagships due to rising costs of key components like SoCs, camera modules, and RAM. Now, a new tip indicates that ... Read more ›
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After 35 years, the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum filed for bankruptcy protection late Sunday night. Following issuing warnings earlier this year that it was fast running out of options, iRobot announced it will enter Chapter 11 protection and plans to be acquired by its contract manufacturer, the Chinese-based Picea Robotic. The company says […] Read more ›
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Bank of Ireland has invested over €370m in its Retail Ireland division over its current threeyear strategic cycle (2023 – 2025). The investment spans fraud protection, technology and telephony, mortgage services, App investment, payments and CRM. A number of first-to-market products and services launched during that time, including EcoSaver – mortgage rates based on BER; […] Read more ›
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There's been a Russian youth uprising, with tens of thousands of kids writing to say they want to emigrate because Roblox has been blocked. Read more ›
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"I think she wanted me to know throughout my life, she wanted to hand us our lives early. Like you're responsible," Michelle Obama said. Read more ›
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Google Lens now opens Chrome’s AI panel in Canary builds, signaling a future where Chrome offers contextual, chat-based assistance directly alongside web content. Read more ›
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Secret Santa gift exchanges can be chaotic in the best way. One minute you’re drawing a name from a hat, the next you’re scrambling to figure out what they’d actually like. The trick is finding something that’s thoughtful, gets a laugh or feels useful without going over budget. Luckily there are plenty of gifts that do exactly that, whether you’re shopping for the office exchange, a family swap or a... Read more ›
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The products have attracted fresh capital every trading day since launch, lifting cumulative net inflows to about $975 million. Read more ›
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"Mighty Nein" is the Critical Role crew's second animated series project with Amazon. Read more ›
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If you’ve nothing better to do in the run-up to Christmas, then how about enjoying a mesmerizing hour-long video of a humanoid robot sorting packages? The clip was posted by the founder and CEO of Figure AI, the California-based company behind the Figure humanoid robot. Brett Adcock was responding to a post on X by ... Read more ›
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Roomba manufacturer iRobot filed for bankruptcy today, reports Bloomberg. After 35 years, iRobot reached a "restructuring support agrement that will hand control of the consumer robot maker to Shenzhen PICEA Robotics Co, its main supplier and lender, and Santrum Hong Kong Compny." Under the restructuring, vacuum cleaner maker Shenzhen PICEA will receive the entire equity stake in the reorganised company... The plan will allow the debtor to remain as a... Read more ›
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SPhotonix says it has moved its so-called 5D Memory Crystal technology out of the lab and closer to real-world deployment. Read more ›
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The project, led by neuroengineer Viktor Tóth, has evolved into a second-generation setup that significantly expands what the rats can do inside the Doom engine. Read more ›
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Two gunmen opened fire on a celebration of the first day of Hanukkah at Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing 15 and injuring dozens more. One of the gunmen was killed, and another alleged shooter was injured and is now in custody. What do we know about the attack in Australia? Australian officials have described […] Read more ›
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The ByteDance’s agentic AI smartphone sold out in hours, then triggered backlash—revealing consumers want AI autonomy more than they’re ready for it Despite leading global AI adoption, Asia-Pacific faces the same challenge: high-autonomy AI weakens consumer trust When ByteDance’s agentic AI smartphone prototype sold out within hours of launch on December 2, it seemed like ... Read more ›
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The US will allow Nvidia’s H200 chips into China with a 25% fee. The news came the same day two men were charged with smuggling Nvidia chips to China. The United States will allow Nvidia’s H200 processors — its second-fastest AI chips — to be exported to China with a 25% fee added to each ... Read more ›
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IBM is in talks to buy Confluent for $11bn to advance its cloud and AI plans. Confluent’s platform gives AI agents steady data and aligns with IBM’s shift from large AI data centres. Talks between IBM and Confluent appear to be entering the final stretch, with reports pointing to an acquisition worth about $11 billion. ... Read more ›
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Chinese AI models’ global adoption has nearly tripled from 13% to approximately 30% of total usage in 2025, according to OpenRouter’s 100 trillion token analysis Programming and roleplay dominate AI usage patterns, with open-source models capturing one-third of the market Recent data reveals that Chinese AI models’ global adoption has reached unprecedented levels, with models ... Read more ›
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Alibaba aims to make Qwen an AI super app that works across devices and services. Alibaba formed a new unit to bring its Qwen chatbot into more parts of daily life. Alibaba is reorganising its consumer-facing AI work as it looks to bring the Qwen chatbot into daily life and position it for broader use ... Read more ›
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Purpose-built AI cybercrime agents capable of executing multi-step attacks autonomously are emerging in 2026, fundamentally changing threat landscapes The critical vulnerability isn’t just AI-powered attacks—it’s the “tempo differential” where defenders respond at human speed while attacks execute at machine velocity Every major cybersecurity vendor is sounding alarms about AI-weaponised attacks. It’s become the industry’s consensus ... Read more ›
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OpenAI released GPT-5.2 as pressure from Google and Anthropic grows. GPT-5.2 improves performance while OpenAI weighs safety and user trust. Pressure inside OpenAI has been building as competition around AI models tightens. That strain came into view this week with the release of GPT-5.2, a new model that the company says improves writing, coding, and ... Read more ›
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