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Tokopedia and Gojek set plenty of tongues wagging earlier this year as talks of a merger between the two Indonesian unicorns surfaced. Last month the deal finally went through, with the blessing of Chinese giants Alibaba Group, Tencent, and JD.com, all of whom invested heavily in the milestone deal. The merger between these two Indonesian... Read more »
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Los Angeles about social media's impact on youth. The judge cracked down on smart glasses in court. Read more ›
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At least two people accompanying Mark Zuckerberg to court on Wednesday wore the AI glasses. Read more ›
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Kevin Hassett said Fed researchers should be disciplined for their views on tariffs, sparking fresh concern from commentators about Fed independence. Read more ›
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Meta is planning to launch a smartwatch with health tracking and AI features later this year, along with an updated version of its Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, The Information reports. The smartwatch would arrive ahead of a pair of mixed reality glasses, code-named Phoenix, that Meta has reportedly delayed until 2027 amidst efforts to […] Read more ›
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A survey of 6,000 executives reveals a significant productivity disconnect, where 80% of firms report no measurable improvement to operations with the use of AI, while a third of senior leaders only use the technology themselves for just 1.5 hours per week. Read more ›
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The algorithm also doesn't like posts by traditional news media, the researchers found. Read more ›
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After years of inconsistent routines, a dad explains how committing to just 20 minutes of daily exercise helped him build lasting fitness habits. Read more ›
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Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate and longtime Universal Basic Income advocate, published a blog post this week warning that AI is about to displace millions of white-collar workers in the U.S. over the next 12 to 18 months, a wave he has taken to calling "the Fuckening." Yang cited a conversation with the CEO of a publicly traded tech company who said the firm is cutting 15% of its... Read more ›
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The Pentagon has dramatically reduced the number of ships it had in the Caribbean ahead of the Maduro raid, moving vessels toward the Middle East. Read more ›
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Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Wednesday in a high-profile jury trial over social media addiction. In an appearance that was described by NBC News as "combative," the Facebook founder reportedly said that Meta's goal was to make Instagram "useful" not increase the time users are spending in the app. On the stand, Zuckerberg was questioned about a company document that said improving engagement was among "company goals," according to CNBC.... Read more ›
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An advert released to promote Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has been banned after the UK's Advertising Standards Authority upheld complaints that it "trivialised sexual violence" following an investigation. Read more Read more ›
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The company behind Lite Brite said it wants to make Arcade1Up feel even more authentic than before. Read more ›
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Built by industrialist James Deering, Vizcaya Museums and Gardens is a 45,000-square-foot Gilded Age mansion in Miami near Ken Griffin's estate. Read more ›
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Some Chinese women are choosing virtual boyfriends in romance games. Digital companionship helps meet emotional needs alongside real relationships. For some young professionals in China, romance is no longer limited to real-world relationships. Mobile games built around fictional partners are becoming part of daily emotional life, blending entertainment, storytelling, and digital intimacy into something that ... Read more ›
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A Schneider Electric Wuhan factory has been recognised as a Global Lighthouse for Talent by the World Economic Forum (WEF), becoming just the third facility to achieve this distinction globally. The energy management, automation and digitisation specialists have nine Lighthouse factories and distribution centres worldwide, as well as five Sustainability Lighthouses, but the Wuhan site ... Read more ›
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AI commerce adoption in APAC reveals a critical trust gap: 74% use AI for product discovery, but 45% demand stronger payment security before completing transactions Digital maturity breeds caution, not confidence—affluent consumers and developed markets show the highest scepticism toward AI-powered checkout AI commerce adoption in the Asia Pacific has hit an unexpected ceiling, with ... Read more ›
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OpenAI warned US lawmakers that DeepSeek may be copying AI models. This raises concerns about competition and model protection. Competition between US and Chinese AI developers is moving beyond model performance and into how those models are trained. A growing concern in Washington and Silicon Valley is whether advanced systems can be copied through indirect ... Read more ›
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ByteDance pushes into AI as Doubao tops 100 million users. Analysts link the change to AI’s rise and TikTok pressure. Pressure on TikTok’s global operations is coinciding with a stronger push by its parent company, ByteDance, to build a larger presence in artificial intelligence, signalling how the Chinese tech firm is trying to expand beyond ... Read more ›
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Apple’s iPhone 17 achieved 28% shipment growth in China’s Q4 2025. Cupertino reclaims market leadership, Huawei and Xiaomi’s double-digit declines. The iPhone 17’s 8% growth in Jan, only smartphone to gain in 23% market contraction. Apple’s comeback story in China isn’t just about numbers – it’s a masterclass in positioning that’s catching Chinese smartphone manufacturers ... Read more ›
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Vietnam slashes 5G spectrum prices by 90% after failed 2023 auction. Deploys 30,000 base stations in 12 months. Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh prepare billion-dollar auctions. Vietnam’s spectrum discount approach is forcing a reckoning in Asia-Pacific: when Hanoi’s telecom regulator slashed 5G spectrum auction prices by up to 90% after a 2023 bidding failure, industry observers ... Read more ›
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