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What started as a normal working day for most in the Asia Pacific soon turned into a huge workplace communication breakdown. Microsoft Teams, the proprietary business communication platform, which is part of the Microsoft 365 family of products, ran into problems. To be exact, Microsoft Teams were not able to communicate with anyone using the... Read more »
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Apple has a whole slate of Mac machines lined up for a 2026, and its March event could kickstart the refresh cycle. Read more âș
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Everything about the American economy right now feels weird. The hiring picture is weird; the stock market is weird; and AI infusion into work is very, very weird. But hereâs a number that, if you think hard enough, is stranger â at least historically â than all the rest: 10.4 percent. Thatâs the share of [âŠ] Read more âș
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When we moved across the country, we got rid of our TV. We never got around to replacing it, and it's been great for our young daughter and lifestyle. Read more âș
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In a sudden moment of thermal shock, a $5,000 RTX 5090 ended up cracking under pressure when too much voltage was pushed to the core at once. The dead card aided in achieving a world record in Geekbench 5 GPU Compute before, with the help of liquid nitrogen. Read more âș
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After living in Denver for six years, I thought the city felt too crowded. Now that I moved, though, I love visiting for day trips and special events. Read more âș
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If Joe Rogan is any indication, February 2026 may go down as the month that the Epstein files saga cemented itself as a lasting political liability for President Donald Trump and Republicans. The podcaster has spent the last week discussing the disjointed release of files by the Department of Justice, analyzing emails and redactions, and [âŠ] Read more âș
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IBM is tripling its entry-level hiring in the U.S. in 2026, according to a new report. This stands in stark contrast to many of the countryâs largest firms, especially in the tech world, which have conducted large-scale layoffs. Read more âș
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Agentic AI will likely access APIs to compare pricing. But those queries would have severe limitations and will ultimately require more rigorous solutions to ensure a deal is really a deal. Read more âș
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In hacker spaces and at their homes, creative protesters are laser-cutting and 3D-printing tools to resist an occupation. Read more âș
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ByteDance is facing scrutiny over Seedance 2.0, an AI video tool creating Hollywood star deepfakes and sparking copyright concerns. Read more âș
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Yeli Heidecker and her husband built her mom a tiny home themselves to cut costs. They love the space, but they learned a few lessons along the way. Read more âș
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China's draft safety update requires full-rim steering wheels from 2027, sidelining yoke designs and reinforcing a regulatory pivot toward practicality over futuristic automotive styling trends. Read more âș
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Western Digital's production for 2026 is completely earmarked for its top seven customers, with a few long-term agreements already in place for the next couple of years. Read more âș
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Tech billionaire Mark Cuban anticipated a huge jobs boom for young people to implement AI at companies. AI gurus say he's right. Read more âș
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Corsairâs AI Workstation 300 wraps up AMDâs popular Strix Halo platform in a compact and classy chassis that delivers all of that chipâs performance potential, along with plenty of connectivity options for general PC use. But a recent price hike and stiff competition in the local AI market from Nvidia GB10 systems make it a tougher sell than it once was. Read more âș
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IT productivity researcher Erik Brynjolfsson writes in the Financial Times that he's finally found evidence AI is impacting America's economy. This week America's Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a 403,000 drop in 2025's payroll growth â while real GDP "remained robust, including a 3.7% growth rate in the fourth quarter." This decoupling â maintaining high output with significantly lower labour input â is the hallmark of productivity growth. My own... Read more âș
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Fears over a drug cartel drone over Texas sparked a recent airspace shutdown in El Paso and New Mexico, highlighting just how tricky it can be to deploy anti-drone weapons near cities. Read more âș
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Nxeraâs 58MW DC Tuas achieves 1.25 PUE using Singaporeâs largest liquid cooling data centre deployment, proving tropical climates can support AI workloads efficiently Over 90% pre-committed capacity signals desperate demand in a market where vacancy rates sit below 2% and new approvals require 50% green energy sourcing When Singapore imposed its data centre moratorium in ... Read more âș
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Indiaâs US$100bn investment in AI data centres raises environmental concerns A report from commercial real estate services and investment firm, CBRE Group, indicates Indiaâs data centre investments will surpass $100 billion in value by 2027, despite reduced expansion in other regions due to environmental and power concerns. According to Channel News Asiaâs (CNA) series, âIndiaâs ... Read more âș
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The UKâs Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) regulation from July 2026 forces fintech providers to rebuild core infrastructure for real-time affordability checks, potentially triggering market consolidation Regulatory wave mirrors Australiaâs 2025 move and could ripple across Asia-Pacific markets where BNPL is booming, including Malaysiaâs 215% projected growth by 2027 When Britainâs Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ... Read more âș
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OpenAI, Samsung and SK begin Korea AI data centre construction in March. The build highlights rising demand for local AI infrastructure. Work to construct new data centres in South Korea by OpenAI, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix is set to begin in March, government officials said this week, marking a major step in the expansion ... Read more âș
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Memory chip shortage driving smartphone prices up 7% in 2026, hitting Asiaâs budget device markets hardest Chinese brands like Honor, Vivo, and Oppo are facing the biggest shipment declines as the memory chip shortage squeezes margins The memory chip shortage is poised to significantly increase the cost of Asiaâs smartphone market. Manufacturers canât get enough ... Read more âș
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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 âș
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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 âș
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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 confidenceâaffluent 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 âș
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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 âș
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