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Tech Wire Asia had the chance to interview Raghav Gupta, the Managing Director of Coursera India & Asia Pacific We discussed the ways in which the emergence of generative AI has created an unprecedented demand for reskilling. Raghav also spoke about the state of the job market and the impact of technology like generative AI... Read more »
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If there are growing worries about the scale of money pouring into AI, word of that hasn’t reached Marc Lipschultz. He is co-CEO of Blue Owl Capital, a publicly traded investment firm that has struck a series of huge AI data center deals. And he’s gearing up for far more of them. Right now, he says Blue Owl is working on more than $100 billion in new investments to provideboth... Read more ›
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The new consumer price index report showed the inflation rate slowed more than expected. Read more ›
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Meta Platforms plans to add a facial recognition feature called “Name Tag” to its smart glasses as early as this year, The New York Times reported. The article confirms a report in The Information from last May that said Meta had revived plans to include the feature in its smart glasses. As The ... Read more ›
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From the menu prices to the atmosphere, here are 10 things that surprised me when I dined at Bad Bunny's celebrity hot spot, Gekko, in Miami. Read more ›
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When the Mewgenics team announced in 2024 that it had added autism to the list of disorders the game's cats could inherit, developer Edmund McMillen - best known as the co-creator of Super Meat Boy - was unprepared for the reaction. "It was like the most positive response I've ever had to anything I posted," […] Read more ›
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The Noledge Group, the Irish cloud ERP solution specialist driven by simplifying businesses, has announced its sponsorship of Seapoint Rugby Club in Co. Dublin. The community-focused club provides coaching and playing facilities for over 1,000 members at all levels – from seniors to juniors. The partnership will fund new equipment for Seapoint Rugby Club, support […] Read more ›
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For our third date, we went on a long 12-hour hike. It was better than dinner, tested our compatibility, and helped us build a lasting relationship. Read more ›
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NBC Sports' exclusive stylist Amy Acton explains what it takes to dress more than 200 on-air personalities for Olympic coverage around the world. Read more ›
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Asus’ ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero swoops into the market as a high-end AMD motherboard with premium features, solid performance in our testing, and a fantastic all-black aesthetic. Read more ›
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A little over a year into his second presidency, President Donald Trump has yet to turn America into a pure, uncut authoritarian nightmare — but not for lack of trying. Back in January 2025, if you asked a liberal what the new Trump administration would do in the worst case scenario, they would probably have […] Read more ›
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Apple released macOS Tahoe last September, but despite two point updates since then, it is still struggling to resolve an embarrassing interface issue in Finder that appears to have been introduced with its Liquid Glass redesign. If you updated your Mac to macOS Tahoe and you prefer to work in Finder's column view, there's a good chance you've been frustrated by the glitch, which developer Jeff Johnson has been admirably... Read more ›
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When I studied abroad in college, I attended the school that just unseated Harvard as one of the best in the world: Zhejiang University in China Read more ›
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Meta plans to add facial recognition technology to its Ray-Ban smart glasses as soon as this year, New York Times reported Friday, five years after the social giant shut down facial recognition on Facebook and promised to find "the right balance" for the controversial technology. The feature, internally called "Name Tag," would let wearers identify people and retrieve information about them through Meta's AI assistant, the report added. An internal... Read more ›
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One Air Force base's new mandated greetings for security personnel saw backlash, with troops and civilian workers calling them 'stupid.' Read more ›
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Refresh your space with a sofa that arrives right at your doorstep. We’ve spent years in search of the best couches—read about all the styles we’ve tested here. Read more ›
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One UI 9 test build confirms Samsung’s landscape-style ‘Wide’ Z Fold is in the works. Read more ›
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The CEO of Cato Networks, Shlomo Kramer, said that some companies are still worth investing in. Here are the 3 things he looks for. Read more ›
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A few days ago, a Redditor posted in the community for DoorDash drivers that they received an offer to close a Waymo vehicle’s door. The job paid a guaranteed fee of $6.25 with a $5 extra on top of it after the DoorDasher verifies that it has been completed. Waymo has confirmed to 404Media and TechCrunch that, yes, it is indeed paying Dashers to shut the doors of its self-driving... Read more ›
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Chinese smartphone makers' obsession with Apple and 'emulating' the Cupertino company's designs shows no sign of stopping. Today a new render leaked in China, purportedly showing us the Xiaomi 18, which is only due to be unveiled in September. There's still a very long time to go until then, which is why you should take this with a grain of salt, but anyway, here it is: the iPhone 16 Pro... Read more ›
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EVA AI created a pop-up romantic date night at a Manhattan wine bar to help making AI-human relationships a “new normal.” Read more ›
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Maxis becomes the first Malaysian telco to migrate 100% of its digital workloads to AWS Malaysia Region, moving mission-critical systems from Singapore Migration eliminates cross-region data traffic costs while supporting Malaysia’s data sovereignty ambitions When Maxis Berhad moved its mission-critical workloads from Amazon Web Services’ Singapore Region to the AWS Malaysia Region in early February, ... Read more ›
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AutoFlight tested an aircraft billed as the world’s largest flying car. It marks China’s shift toward larger eVTOL aircraft and commercial rules. China’s push into low-altitude aviation is starting to move from concept to hardware, with larger electric aircraft aimed at cargo and passenger use. A recent flight test by Shanghai-based AutoFlight shows how quickly ... Read more ›
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Blockchain has made tremendous progress. The technology has moved from a niche concept tied mostly to cryptocurrencies into a powerful, real-world tool that is steadily finding its footing in industries. It’s a big part of why Grand View Research recently valued the global blockchain market at $31.28 billion, expecting it to jump to $1.4 trillion ... Read more ›
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Nxera’s 58MW DC Tuas achieves 1.25 PUE using Singapore’s 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 ›
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India’s US$100bn investment in AI data centres raises environmental concerns A report from commercial real estate services and investment firm, CBRE Group, indicates India’s 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 Asia‘s (CNA) series, ‘India’s ... Read more ›
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The UK’s 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 Australia’s 2025 move and could ripple across Asia-Pacific markets where BNPL is booming, including Malaysia’s 215% projected growth by 2027 When Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ... Read more ›
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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 ›
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Memory chip shortage driving smartphone prices up 7% in 2026, hitting Asia’s 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 Asia’s smartphone market. Manufacturers can’t get enough ... 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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