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Lego’s next release is a digital brick loaded with sensors that add new layers of interactivity to its play sets. WIRED got exclusive access to the Lego labs where the Smart Brick was born. 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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