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Ex-Google engineer joins Shanghai robotics start-up to take lead on advanced AI research

2025-04-02 21:00:08                scmp.com

Newly appointed AgiBot chief scientist Luo Jianlan, who previously worked at Google, spearheads the advanced AI research effort.

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Alibaba’s Qwen3 AI model coming this month, sources say, in bid to cement industry lead

2025-04-02 18:30:08                scmp.com

The latest upgrade to the Qwen family of models will include a mixture-of-experts version and one with just 600 million parameters for mobile devices.

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‘Millions of drivers need to be educated’ in wake of fatal Xiaomi crash, analysts say

2025-04-02 14:30:19                scmp.com

Autonomous-driving features carry high safety risks amid a lack knowledge about how the systems work, leader of industry body says.

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Meta under US Senate review for alleged China market efforts

2025-04-02 13:18:23                techinasia.com

American senators have requested documents related to Meta's past plans to enter the Chinese market since 2014.

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TikTok to shut down its photo-sharing app in May 2025

2025-04-02 13:14:57                techinasia.com

Launched in 2024, TikTok Notes was tested in Canada, Australia, and Vietnam before its shutdown.

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ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming denies Singaporean citizenship report as TikTok deal looms

2025-04-02 13:00:08                scmp.com

Although Zhang has handed over corporate roles to Liang Rubo, he is widely seen as the real decision maker at the tech giant.

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Qualcomm set to move in on UK chip IP biz Alphawave

2025-04-02 12:32:15                theregister.com

Has until month end to make an offer for semiconductor design and licensing shop Qualcomm has confirmed its interest in buying high-speed connectivity module designer Alphawave Semi, a move that could see yet another major British tech operation swallowed up by a foreign business.…

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Meta’s AI research chief to exit, jolting US$65 billion investment drive

2025-04-02 12:20:35                scmp.com

Joelle Pineau, a Meta VP who leads the Fair group, has announced her departure, leaving the Facebook owner with a leadership gap in the AI race.

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For healthcare orgs, disaster recovery means making sure docs can save lives during ransomware infection

2025-04-02 11:36:11                theregister.com

Organizational, technological resilience combined defeat the disease that is cybercrime When IT disasters strike, it can become a matter of life and death for healthcare organizations – and criminals know it.…

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Oracle faces Texas-sized lawsuit over alleged cloud snafu and radio silence

2025-04-02 11:19:34                theregister.com

Victims expect to spend considerable time and money over privacy incident, lawyers argue Specialist class action lawyers have launched proceedings against Oracle in Texas over two alleged data breaches.…

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This Startup Says It Can Clean Your Blood of Microplastics

2025-04-02 11:00:00                wired.com

The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still deeply uncertain.

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Lightmatter says it's ready to ship chip-to-chip optical highways as early as summer

2025-04-02 10:55:53                theregister.com

AI accelerators to see the light, literally Lightmatter this week unveiled a pair of silicon photonic interconnects designed to satiate the growing demand for chip-to-chip bandwidth associated with ever-denser AI deployments.…

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ChatGPT usage hits record as Studio Ghibli-style AI images go viral

2025-04-02 10:45:08                scmp.com

Active users, in-app subscription revenue and app downloads of ChatGPT reached an all-time high, according to external data.

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Feature: What is holding back 5G in industry?

2025-04-02 10:40:12                mobileworldlive.com

Experts from major industrial players and operators speaking at Hannover Messe 2025 declared the era of proof-of-concept for industrial 5G deployments is over, yet challenges around cost, business cases, devices and education continue to hamper widescale adoption. The post Feature: What is holding back 5G in industry? appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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White House to discuss TikTok sale in meeting on Wednesday ahead of Saturday deadline

2025-04-02 09:50:49                scmp.com

The leading plan is for the biggest non-Chinese investors in ByteDance to raise their stakes and acquire TikTok’s US operations, sources say.

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A16z said to consider TikTok investment as part of Oracle-led bid

2025-04-02 09:38:55                techinasia.com

Andreessen Horowitz previously invested US$400 million in Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter.

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One of the last of Bletchley Park's quiet heroes, Betty Webb, dies at 101

2025-04-02 09:36:49                theregister.com

Kept quiet for 30 years before becoming an 'unrivalled advocate' for the site Obit  Betty Webb MBE, one of the team who worked at the code-breaking Bletchley Park facility during the Second World War, has died at the age of 101.…

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The 3-minute shows making billions

2025-04-02 09:30:22                techinasia.com

More: A look at the vertical microdrama phenomenon and at the Shanghai AI lab that Microsoft closed down.

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Nintendo unveils Switch 2 details: a 7.9", 120fps, 1080p display, larger Joy-Con controllers, 256GB of storage, 4K games at 60fps when docked, launching June 5 (Jay Peters/The Verge)

2025-04-02 09:28:00                theverge.com

Jay Peters / The Verge: Nintendo unveils Switch 2 details: a 7.9", 120fps, 1080p display, larger Joy-Con controllers, 256GB of storage, 4K games at 60fps when docked, launching June 5  —  Finally, some specs. … Nintendo has finally shared many of the key specs about the Nintendo Switch 2 as part of its Switch 2-focused Direct.

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Private equity backers mull MasOrange IPO

2025-04-02 09:26:17                mobileworldlive.com

MasOrange shareholders are reportedly eyeing an IPO of the company in Spain next year in a bid to liquidate assets. The post Private equity backers mull MasOrange IPO appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Patreon says it now has 6.7M paid podcast subscriptions, generating $472M+ in 2024 revenue, up 35% YoY, and signs podcasting deals with Sony Music and Wondery (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)

2025-04-02 09:25:48                bloomberg.com

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: Patreon says it now has 6.7M paid podcast subscriptions, generating $472M+ in 2024 revenue, up 35% YoY, and signs podcasting deals with Sony Music and Wondery  —  Podcasters made more than $472 million on the platform last year  —  Patreon Inc., a subscription platform for online creators …

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Qualcomm acquires Vietnam AI specialist

2025-04-02 09:21:40                mobileworldlive.com

Qualcomm offered some bold claims about its future generative AI capabilities after acquiring Vietnamese specialist MovianAI, a deal the US company intends to use to target a host of devices including smartphones. The post Qualcomm acquires Vietnam AI specialist appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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UK offers US lower digital tax as tariffs loom

2025-04-02 09:15:30                mobileworldlive.com

The UK government reportedly offered significant tax cuts to US technology companies in a bid to shield the country from fresh tariffs, as the Donald Trump administration gets set to announce a new round of levies later today. The post UK offers US lower digital tax as tariffs loom appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Meet the 50 top-funded startups and tech companies in Singapore

2025-04-02 09:00:00                techinasia.com

Here are the companies in Singapore that are attracting tons of investors and have the resources to spend on software, talent, and expansion.

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A livestream of Nintendo's Switch 2 event (Nintendo of America on YouTube)

2025-04-02 08:55:42                youtube.com

Nintendo of America on YouTube: A livestream of Nintendo's Switch 2 event  —  Join us on April 2nd at 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. ET for a closer look at Nintendo Switch 2!  The Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 4.2.2025 livestream will be ap...

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AC Ventures sells 6.5% of GCash to Mitsubishi for $321.5m

2025-04-02 08:38:43                techinasia.com

AC Ventures sells half of its stake in the Philippine e-wallet to Mitsubishi, which will then own 50% of the VC firm.

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Specsavers takes off the Oracle glasses, sees better ERP options

2025-04-02 08:38:15                theregister.com

£5M in savings? Should've gone to third-party support International optometry company Specsavers has paused the global standardization of its Oracle ERP system and moved to third-party support, saving £5 million ($6.5 million) that can be reallocated to the business.…

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UFC signs a wide-ranging, multimillion-dollar, multiple-year sponsorship deal with Meta, which will be its "official fan technology partner" (Alex Sherman/CNBC)

2025-04-02 08:30:00                cnbc.com

Alex Sherman / CNBC: UFC signs a wide-ranging, multimillion-dollar, multiple-year sponsorship deal with Meta, which will be its “official fan technology partner”  —  TKO Group's UFC has struck a multimillion-dollar, multiple-year partnership deal with Meta that will bring the mixed martial arts league closer …

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Roblox rolls out new parental controls, including to let parents block and report people on their child's friends list, building on changes it made in 2024 (Jay Peters/The Verge)

2025-04-02 08:20:01                theverge.com

Jay Peters / The Verge: Roblox rolls out new parental controls, including to let parents block and report people on their child's friends list, building on changes it made in 2024  —  They'll be able to block specific experiences, too. … Roblox is introducing new parental controls that give parents more tools …

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Nokia delivers Airtel core, StarHub cloud RAN

2025-04-02 07:52:27                mobileworldlive.com

Nokia revealed another operator win in India and the completion of a trial in Singapore of its cloud-based RAN platform, claiming a first in Southeast Asia. The post Nokia delivers Airtel core, StarHub cloud RAN appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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China launches plan to boost financial services for tech firms

2025-04-02 07:50:28                techinasia.com

It focuses on enhancing credit and insurance services for tech firms and promoting pilot projects to support bond financing.

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Documents: the NLRB froze Janneke Parrish and Cher Scarlett's cases against Apple pending a review after Trump nominated an Apple attorney as general counsel (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

2025-04-02 07:45:01                t.co

Michael Acton / Financial Times: Documents: the NLRB froze Janneke Parrish and Cher Scarlett's cases against Apple pending a review after Trump nominated an Apple attorney as general counsel  —  National Labor Relations Board freezes pair of disputes after Crystal Carey nominated as agency's general counsel

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UK authors push for action against Meta over AI copyright use

2025-04-02 07:40:57                techinasia.com

The authors claim Meta used works from LibGen, a "shadow library" with over 7.5 million books, without permission.

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OpenAI faces $10b funding cut unless it goes for-profit

2025-04-02 07:30:14                techinasia.com

SoftBank's investment, the largest in this round, would drop from US$30 billion to US$20 billion.

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X users are asking Grok to fact-check posts by tagging @grok, often during political or historical arguments, as a new passive aggressive way to dunk on others (Katie Notopoulos/Business Insider)

2025-04-02 07:30:01                businessinsider.com

Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider: X users are asking Grok to fact-check posts by tagging @grok, often during political or historical arguments, as a new passive aggressive way to dunk on others  —  - People are replying to posts on X — asking Grok: “Is this true?”  — It's a new form of dunking on someone on X …

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Hong Kong plans 2.6GHz auction in Q4

2025-04-02 07:24:21                mobileworldlive.com

Hong Kong's Communications Authority revealed plans to hold an auction in Q4 to reassign 50MHz of 2.6GHz spectrum, which expires in May 2028. The post Hong Kong plans 2.6GHz auction in Q4 appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Speech now streaming from brains in real-time

2025-04-02 07:24:13                theregister.com

Boosted human-computer interface promises better communication for patients who lost ability to speak Some smart cookies have implemented a brain-computer interface that can synthesize speech from thought in near real-time.…

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Feature: AT&T, Accenture reveal AI, private 5G challenges

2025-04-02 07:23:19                mobileworldlive.com

Experts from Accenture, AT&T and ServiceNow used an AltaGas deployment to highlight the real-world challenges of implementing AI and private 5G during a GSMA Connected Industry session at MWC25 Barcelona last month. The post Feature: AT&T, Accenture reveal AI, private 5G challenges appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Singtel partners to deliver sustainability training

2025-04-02 07:20:13                mobileworldlive.com

Singtel partnered with Enterprise Singapore and Nanyang Polytechnic to launch a training initiative to support local SMEs advance their sustainability objectives and take practical action towards decarbonisation. The post Singtel partners to deliver sustainability training appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Tesla’s stock falls 36% as Musk’s political role affects sales

2025-04-02 07:20:06                techinasia.com

Despite the downturn, Musk remains optimistic, calling the situation a "buying opportunity" for investors.

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John Deere launches Starlink service in US, Brazil

2025-04-02 07:16:02                mobileworldlive.com

Agricultural and heavy-equipment maker John Deere launched Starlink’s satellite broadband service in Brazil and parts of the US to provide connectivity in rural and underserved locations. The post John Deere launches Starlink service in US, Brazil appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Amazon resumes Prime Air drone deliveries after 2-month pause

2025-04-02 07:10:00                techinasia.com

Amazon's drones include the MK30 model, designed to be quieter and fly in light rain.

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Meta AI research VP sets departure date

2025-04-02 07:09:30                mobileworldlive.com

Meta Platforms chief of AI research Joelle Pineau announced she plans to leave the company on 30 May as the tech giant plans to invest heavily in the AI sector this year.   The post Meta AI research VP sets departure date appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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US court allows most of New York Times’ AI lawsuit to proceed

2025-04-02 07:00:19                techinasia.com

This case is one of the first major legal challenges by a news publisher against AI companies.

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ByteDance-owned Douyin sheds light on recommendation algorithm amid regulatory pressure

2025-04-02 07:00:18                scmp.com

The Chinese version of TikTok has launched a special website that explains how the app recommends and ‘moderates’ content for its users.

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50 rising startups in Singapore

2025-04-02 07:00:00                techinasia.com

Which startups are on the path to becoming the next big thing?

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US clothing startup CaaStle faces collapse after fraud allegations

2025-04-02 06:50:45                techinasia.com

CaaStle has raised over US$530 million in funding, with its last round in 2019 totaling US$43 million.

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El DNI digital llega a los móviles españoles

2025-04-02 06:47:58                mobileworldlive.com

Después de una larga espera, el Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI) digital será una realidad a partir de este miércoles, Read more... The post El DNI digital llega a los móviles españoles appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Australian retail tech startup Flagship nets $3.75m seed funding

2025-04-02 06:39:29                techinasia.com

Flagship currently has 13 employees in Australia and the US, with plans to grow the workforce by 25% this year.

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In a March 28 brief, X asked SCOTUS to shield user data from US law enforcement without "probable cause", in Coinbase user James Harper's long-running case (Financial Times)

2025-04-02 06:35:02                t.co

Financial Times: In a March 28 brief, X asked SCOTUS to shield user data from US law enforcement without “probable cause”, in Coinbase user James Harper's long-running case  —  Billionaire backs case brought by Coinbase client whose data was surrendered to authorities