Z.ai’s GLM models run on Huawei’s Ascend and Kirin chips. Partnership uses Huawei’s CANN toolkit to expand hardware options. Chinese AI start-up Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu AI, has made its GLM models compatible with Huawei Technologies’ processors, adding momentum to China’s efforts to build up its own technology supply chain, according to the South ... Read more ›
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OpenAI has made GPT-5 available to all users, including in free tier. Model runs faster, makes fewer errors, and uses “safe completions” for sensitive prompts, company says. OpenAI’s newest model, GPT-5, is now available to all users – including those on the free tier. The company says GPT-5 works faster, answers better, and is more ... Read more ›
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The Central Bank of Malaysia announces comprehensive AI financial regulation framework alongside open finance and asset tokenisation policies New discussion paper seeks industry feedback on responsible AI adoption in Malaysian financial services by October 2025 As financial regulators worldwide grapple with the challenge of overseeing artificial intelligence deployment in banking and finance, Malaysia has taken ... Read more ›
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Lyft partners with Baidu to deploy Chinese driverless cars in Germany and the UK. Major international expansion for autonomous robotaxi services. Uses Baidu’s Apollo Go, plans to scale to thousands of vehicles in Europe. The race to dominate Europe’s emerging autonomous vehicle market has taken an unexpected turn, with Chinese driverless cars poised to become ... Read more ›
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Data centre demand outstripping supply. APAC offers alternatives in a saturated market. Massive growth and investment, especially in secondary locations. Over much of the world, demand for data centre capacity is rising faster than it can be satisfied by data centre (DC) operators, driving up prices and forcing users to look outside the popular hubs ... Read more ›
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Zuckerberg says “superintelligence is in sight” as Meta pours billions into AI. Company moves its AI focus away from competing with ChatGPT in productivity. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has outlined what he calls “personal superintelligence,” marking a shift in the company’s AI strategy. Technology journalist Alex Heath from The Verge, who has interviewed Zuckerberg several ... Read more ›
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Apple’s record iPhone sales face $1.1 billion in upcoming tariffs. iPhone trails rivals concerns abuout as lack of AI persist. Apple’s latest results showed a rebound in iPhone sales and a recovery in China, giving a lift to two areas that had been under pressure over the past year. The better-than-expected quarter helped calm investor ... Read more ›
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Malaysia received gets 19% tariff from the US after negotiations, with specifics undisclosed. Negotiations linked trade discussions to regional conflict resolution. Malaysia has managed to secure a 19% tariff rate from the US, down from the initially threatened 25%, following negotiations that concluded with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s phone call with President Trump on July ... Read more ›
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Reports have discovered some of the most sensitive data the US has is overseen by Chinese engineers. According to a report from ProPublica, the American technology company has employed a number of engineers in China to maintain the US Department of Defense’s computer systems. The report claims there has been “minimal supervision by US personnel” ... Read more ›
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Australia’s YouTube ban now includes YT after government removes exemption, targeting accounts not access for under-16s. YouTube simultaneously announces an AI-powered age detection system launching August 13 in the US to identify viewers under 18 Australia’s social media legislation has changed with the inclusion of YouTube in the country’s list of proscribed entities subject to ... Read more ›
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Apple and Google take separate paths with iOS 26 and Android 16. Apple focuses on design, while Google goes all-in on AI. For years, smartphones from Apple and Google have followed a similar formula. Whether you picked an iOS or an Android device, the basic setup didn’t change much: a grid of apps, swipe-able screens, ... Read more ›
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Apple’s market share in China faces pressure as company closes first mainland store. Huawei captures 18% of Q2 smartphone sales. Apple sees 4% shipment increase, but fifth behind Chinese competitors in the world’s largest market. The symbolic weight of Apple shuttering its first mainland China store in 17 years cannot be understated – it marks ... Read more ›
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UL Solutions, a product safety and certification organisation, has announced a partnership with Fujitsu, the Japanese multinational technology company, in a bid to provide Japanese businesses with ways to navigating Japan’s new climate reporting standards. The new collaboration will rely on UL Solution’s ULTRUS software portfolio, a digital platform built to simplify how enterprises manage ... Read more ›
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Indoor digital mapping and 360-degree panoramic apps made simpler Indoor map technology platform, Mapxus, has teamed up with Ricoh, the Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company, to improve indoor digital mapping and 360-degree applications access the APAC region, optimising navigation, spatial data collection, and making the creation of virtual tours much more easy. The partnership ... Read more ›
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Data centre growth is fueling jobs, cloud services, and AI expansion in Malaysia. Malaysia’s data centres is powering its tech economy. Data centres are a core part of how countries manage and protect information today. Without local infrastructure, governments and businesses must rely on services from abroad – raising concerns around data privacy, performance, and ... Read more ›
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GPT-5 may launch in August, with “mini” and “nano” versions also planned. Model could merge AI tools, making ChatGPT simpler. OpenAI may be just weeks away from releasing its next big AI model, GPT-5. According to a report by The Verge, the model could arrive as early as August. Sources familiar with the company’s plans ... Read more ›
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Microsoft SharePoint flaw leads to attacks on 400+ organisations. Experts say real number could be higher. A growing number of organisations have been caught up in a wave of cyberattacks tied to a security hole in Microsoft’s SharePoint software installed on-premise. What started as dozens of victims has now ballooned to around 400, according to ... Read more ›
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Chinese open-source AI models dominate global rankings. DeepSeek and Alibaba outperform Google and Meta. Strategy forcing reconsideration of closed-source AI approach. Just over a year ago, OpenAI blocked Chinese developers – including those in Hong Kong and Macau – from accessing its GPT models, yet still allowing access by its developers based in countries from ... Read more ›
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Google and GitLab products help protect the open-source eco-system. Open-source software dependencies make ideal target for hackers. Supply chain attacks ideal for maximum-effect hacking. Two giants of the technology world have published separate tools that help companies developing software produce safer, more secure and accountable products. Google’s open-source security team (GOSST) has announced OSS Rebuild, ... Read more ›
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Qwen3 beats OpenAI and DeepSeek in maths, coding, and reasoning. Now runs in one mode for more consistent results. Alibaba has rolled out an updated version of its Qwen3 large language model (LLM), showing improvements in math, coding, reasoning, and multilingual tasks. As reported by the South China Morning Post, one variant of the model, ... Read more ›
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