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Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents

Alibaba Group has launched its latest artificial intelligence model series, Qwen3.5, as competition intensifies in China’s fast-evolving AI sector.The new Qwen3.5 model introduces enhanced...

Former SpaceX engineers secure US$50m Series A to power next-generation AI data center connectivity

A startup founded by former SpaceX engineers has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round to develop high-performance optical interconnects aimed at...

Top-performing fund warns most software firms may not survive AI disruption

A leading investment fund, consistently outperforming 99% of its peers, has signaled deep concerns about the sustainability of the current software industry amid rapid...

Spain orders prosecutors to investigate X, Meta and TikTok over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

The Spain government has instructed prosecutors to investigate social media platforms X, Meta, and TikTok for allegedly hosting and spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse...

Tesla ends one-time Full Self-Driving purchases and shifts fully to subscription model

Tesla has removed the option for customers to purchase its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software through a one-time payment, pivoting entirely to a subscription-based model...

Acer Africa unveils e10 ETBook series to power small businesses and education

Acer Africa has introduced its new e10 ETBook series, a lineup of notebooks designed to meet the evolving needs of South Africa’s small business...

ByteDance moves to curb AI video tool after Disney raises legal concerns

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has pledged to rein in its newly launched AI video generator, Seedance 2.0, following legal threats from The...

India now has 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users as OpenAI eyes deeper expansion

India’s role in the global artificial intelligence landscape has taken a major leap forward, with Sam Altman revealing that the country now boasts 100 million...

Elon Musk’s X set to launch crypto and stock trading via “Smart Cashtags” in a couple of weeks

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is preparing to introduce crypto and stock trading features directly within user timelines, moving closer to Musk’s vision...

AMD continues to gain PC and server market share from Intel as competition heats up

AMD is steadily eroding Intel’s dominance in both the personal computer(PC) and server processor markets, according to industry analysts, as the chipmaker’s advanced CPU...

Anthropic raises $30bn in latest funding round, more than doubling its value

US artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has completed a record‑breaking $30 billion Series G funding round, propelling its valuation to an unprecedented $380 billion and positioning...

WhatsApp accuses Russian authorities of attempted full shutdown

WhatsApp has accused Russian authorities of attempting to fully block its messaging service in what it described as a move aimed at forcing users...

iOS 26.3 update now available: Urgent warning issued to all iPhone users

Apple has officially released iOS 26.3, a critical update for compatible iPhones that all users are being urged to install immediately. Although the new...

Complyance raises US$20m to scale AI-native risk and compliance platform

Complyance has secured US$20 million in a Series A funding round led by GV, as the startup moves to expand its AI-native platform designed...

Uber Eats launches AI assistant to help with grocery cart creation

Uber Eats is expanding its AI capabilities with the launch of “Cart Assistant,” a new feature designed to simplify grocery shopping on its platform....

Apptronik raises US$935m at valuation above US$5bn to accelerate humanoid robot production

Humanoid robotics startup Apptronik has raised a total of US$935 million, reaching a valuation of more than US$5 billion, as investor appetite for advanced...