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DeepSeek Unveils Update to R1 Model as AI Race Heats Up
DeepSeek has upgraded the R1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) model. DeepSeek completed what it described as a “minor trial upgrade” and told users they can start testing it, according to a company representative’s post in an official WeChat group on Wednesday.
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China, In Comic Strip, Warns Of 'Overseas' Threats To Its Rare Earths
China's chief intelligence agency posted on social media a comic strip featuring foreign-looking characters secretly extracting rare earths, in a story portraying the country's strategic metals under threat from covetous "overseas organisations".
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China Warns "Military Fans" To Stop Posting Pics Of Sensitive Equipment
First time or occasional offenders may receive only a warning but repeat violators rule could be imprisoned for up to seven years.
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Canada Bans Chinese App WeChat, Russia's Kaspersky On Government Phones
Canada on Monday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks.
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China Announces Two-Hour Daily Limit on Children's Phone Screen Time, Tech Shares Tumble
China's cyberspace regulator has cracked down on the use of smartphones by children, introducing a limit of up to 2 hours of screen time. Children in China between the ages of 16 and 18 will get two hours of screen time, those aged eight to 16 would get one hour, while children under the age of eight would only get access to eight minutes of screen...
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Australian Lawmakers Recommend Potential WeChat Ban on Government Devices
A senate committee in Australia has recommended a swathe of rules and restrictions for social media platforms, including potentially banning WeChat on government devices. Companies like TikTok and WeChat posed "unique national security risks" because their parent companies, ByteDance and Tencent, are headquartered in China and subject to its nation...
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Apple Sets Up Online Store on China’s Social Media Platform WeChat
Tencent's WeChat said on Tuesday that iPhone maker Apple had opened a store on its social media platform, marking an expansion of the U.S. firm's retail channels in the world's second-largest economy.
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China Cracks Down on 'Self-Media' Accounts, Deletes 1.4 Million Social Media Posts
China on Friday announced that it had shut 67,000 accounts and deleted 1.4 million posts between March 10 and May 22 as part of the country's efforts to "clean" its cyberspace and make it easier for authorities to control. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal profiteering, and impe...
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TikTok Files Lawsuit Against US State Montana's Ban on App, Says It Violates Rights of Company, Users
TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned app, the first state to bar the popular short-video sharing service.
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Tencent to Maintain Cost-Cutting Measures Amid First Drop in Annual Revenue
Tencent Holdings on Thursday said it would restrict its focus to its core business, while maintinaing cost-cutting and improving efficiencies, as it reported its first drop in annual revenue to date. The world's largest video game company and operator of the WeChat messaging platform posted revenue of CNY 554.55 billion (nearly Rs. 6,65,600 crore) ...
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Tencent-Owned WeChat Adds In-App Support for China’s CBDC, Here’s Why
WeChat users in China will now be able to use the e-CNY CBDC to pay for eatables and bills via the multi-purpose app. Interested users will have to authorise their WeChat phone numbers with the government-controlled digital yuan wallet operator to activate the service.
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Tencent Is Bringing Content Creators to WeChat to Challenge TikTok's Dominance
WeChat Pay became the second-biggest player in China's mobile payment market within a year of its 2013 launch, behind Alipay which is owned by Jack Ma-founded Ant Group. Two sources familiar with Tencent said the importance of Channels has been repeatedly communicated within the company.
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Microsoft Said to Plan 'Super App' to Loosen Grip of Google, Apple on Mobile Search Space
Microsoft is said to have recently considered building a "super app" to loosen the hold of Apple and Google on the mobile search space. The company may have considered a super app with shopping, messaging, news and web search services according to a report.
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Elon Musk Wants to Make 'Everything App': Here's All You Need to Know About It
Why is Elon Musk suddenly thinking about creating an "everything app," and what does that even mean? The question arose after the billionaire Chief Executive of Tesla earlier this month reversed course on his decision not to buy Twitter. Musk completed his $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,62,300 crore) acquisition of Twitter on Thursday, but provided litt...
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Elon Musk Twitter Takeover: From Moderation to Monetisation, Here Are the Challenges Facing Twitter's New Boss
Elon Musk took control of Twitter on Friday, as the world's richest man completed his acquisition of the microblogging service. Musk has previously stated that the long-term potential for Twitter is an order of magnitude greater than its current value, and he is set to face a series of challenges. From monetisation to moderation, here is everything...
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DeepSeek Unveils Update to R1 Model as AI Race Heats Up
DeepSeek has upgraded the R1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) model. DeepSeek completed what it described as a “minor trial upgrade” and told users they can start testing it, according to a company representative’s post in an official WeChat group on Wednesday.
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China, In Comic Strip, Warns Of 'Overseas' Threats To Its Rare Earths
China's chief intelligence agency posted on social media a comic strip featuring foreign-looking characters secretly extracting rare earths, in a story portraying the country's strategic metals under threat from covetous "overseas organisations".
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China Warns "Military Fans" To Stop Posting Pics Of Sensitive Equipment
First time or occasional offenders may receive only a warning but repeat violators rule could be imprisoned for up to seven years.
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Canada Bans Chinese App WeChat, Russia's Kaspersky On Government Phones
Canada on Monday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks.
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China Announces Two-Hour Daily Limit on Children's Phone Screen Time, Tech Shares Tumble
China's cyberspace regulator has cracked down on the use of smartphones by children, introducing a limit of up to 2 hours of screen time. Children in China between the ages of 16 and 18 will get two hours of screen time, those aged eight to 16 would get one hour, while children under the age of eight would only get access to eight minutes of screen...
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Australian Lawmakers Recommend Potential WeChat Ban on Government Devices
A senate committee in Australia has recommended a swathe of rules and restrictions for social media platforms, including potentially banning WeChat on government devices. Companies like TikTok and WeChat posed "unique national security risks" because their parent companies, ByteDance and Tencent, are headquartered in China and subject to its nation...
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Apple Sets Up Online Store on China’s Social Media Platform WeChat
Tencent's WeChat said on Tuesday that iPhone maker Apple had opened a store on its social media platform, marking an expansion of the U.S. firm's retail channels in the world's second-largest economy.
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China Cracks Down on 'Self-Media' Accounts, Deletes 1.4 Million Social Media Posts
China on Friday announced that it had shut 67,000 accounts and deleted 1.4 million posts between March 10 and May 22 as part of the country's efforts to "clean" its cyberspace and make it easier for authorities to control. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal profiteering, and impe...
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TikTok Files Lawsuit Against US State Montana's Ban on App, Says It Violates Rights of Company, Users
TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned app, the first state to bar the popular short-video sharing service.
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Tencent to Maintain Cost-Cutting Measures Amid First Drop in Annual Revenue
Tencent Holdings on Thursday said it would restrict its focus to its core business, while maintinaing cost-cutting and improving efficiencies, as it reported its first drop in annual revenue to date. The world's largest video game company and operator of the WeChat messaging platform posted revenue of CNY 554.55 billion (nearly Rs. 6,65,600 crore) ...
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Tencent-Owned WeChat Adds In-App Support for China’s CBDC, Here’s Why
WeChat users in China will now be able to use the e-CNY CBDC to pay for eatables and bills via the multi-purpose app. Interested users will have to authorise their WeChat phone numbers with the government-controlled digital yuan wallet operator to activate the service.
-
Tencent Is Bringing Content Creators to WeChat to Challenge TikTok's Dominance
WeChat Pay became the second-biggest player in China's mobile payment market within a year of its 2013 launch, behind Alipay which is owned by Jack Ma-founded Ant Group. Two sources familiar with Tencent said the importance of Channels has been repeatedly communicated within the company.
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Microsoft Said to Plan 'Super App' to Loosen Grip of Google, Apple on Mobile Search Space
Microsoft is said to have recently considered building a "super app" to loosen the hold of Apple and Google on the mobile search space. The company may have considered a super app with shopping, messaging, news and web search services according to a report.
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Elon Musk Wants to Make 'Everything App': Here's All You Need to Know About It
Why is Elon Musk suddenly thinking about creating an "everything app," and what does that even mean? The question arose after the billionaire Chief Executive of Tesla earlier this month reversed course on his decision not to buy Twitter. Musk completed his $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,62,300 crore) acquisition of Twitter on Thursday, but provided litt...
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Elon Musk Twitter Takeover: From Moderation to Monetisation, Here Are the Challenges Facing Twitter's New Boss
Elon Musk took control of Twitter on Friday, as the world's richest man completed his acquisition of the microblogging service. Musk has previously stated that the long-term potential for Twitter is an order of magnitude greater than its current value, and he is set to face a series of challenges. From monetisation to moderation, here is everything...
