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US Tourist Surprised By China's Parking System That Locks Cars Without Payment: "How Insane"
He showcased a Chinese parking system where a physical barrier automatically pops up to "trap" the car in its spot if the driver has not paid the required fee.
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Redmi Watch 6 Launched With 2.07-Inch AMOLED Screen, Up to 24-Day Battery Life: Price, Features
The Redmi Watch 6 comes with a 2.07-inch AMOLED display, 432×514 resolution, 2000 nits peak brightness, and Always-On Display support. Running Xiaomi Surge OS 3 with the Super Island interface, it supports smart device interconnection, intelligent car control, and app-based messaging, including WeChat quick replies. It offers 150+ sports modes, mu...
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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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Chinese Military Says It Is Conducting Exercises Around Taiwan
China's military on Tuesday announced it was conducting joint army, naval and rocket force exercises around Taiwan in a statement on the Eastern Theater Command's official WeChat social media account.
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Tencent T1 Reasoning Model Launched Amid Growing AI Competition in China
Tencent launched its T1 reasoning model, intensifying competition in China's AI sector. Announced via WeChat, the upgraded model features faster responses and improved capabilities for processing lengthy text documents. The launch coincides with heightened rivalry following DeepSeek’s release of models offering comparable or superior performance ...
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China's Baidu Releases 2 New, Free AI Models To Compete With DeepSeek
Baidu announced in a WeChat post that its latest X1 reasoning model -- which the company claims performs similarly to DeepSeek's but for lower cost -- and a new foundation model, Ernie 4.5, were available via its AI chatbot Ernie Bot.
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Deepseek's R1 Is An Impressive Model, Says OpenAI Chief Sam Altman
DeepSeek-R1, launched last week, is 20 to 50 times more affordable to use than OpenAI's o1 model, depending on the task, according to a post on DeepSeek's official WeChat account.
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Elon Musk Invites "Hardcore Software Engineers" To Build 'Everything App', Says No Degree Needed
The concept of an everything app, often referred to as a "super app," is massively popular in Asia and tech companies across the world have tried to replicate it.
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X to Offer Streaming and Financial Services in 2025 With X TV and X Money, Says CEO
X (formerly Twitter) will offer financial and streaming services in 2025, the company CEO announced on Wednesday. This move builds upon the microblogging platform’s ambitions of becoming an “everything app” and competing against other platforms such as China’s WeChat under the leadership of Elon Musk. The official also highlighted X’s eff...
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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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Chinese School To Charge Students For Afternoon Naps On Desks, Mats Or Beds
The school sent a notice to its parent-teacher WeChat group.
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X Video Calling Support Confirmed by CEO Linda Yaccarino as Elon Musk-Led Firm Expands Functionality
X video calls support is coming soon, CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed in an interview on Thursday. As part of Elon Musk's plan to turn X into an "everything app" like WeChat, users will soon be able to make video calls without sharing their phone number. The feature was previously teased in July by an X employee who showed how the calling interface a...
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Tencent Begins Testing of Self-Developed AI Model; Integrates With Internal Services, Products
China's Tencent Holdings said on Thursday that it has started internal testing of its self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) model, which is now being integrated with a number of internal services and products. In a statement sent to Reuters on Thursday, Tencent said its foundation AI model named "Hunyuan" has been integrated with a range of ...
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US Tourist Surprised By China's Parking System That Locks Cars Without Payment: "How Insane"
He showcased a Chinese parking system where a physical barrier automatically pops up to "trap" the car in its spot if the driver has not paid the required fee.
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Redmi Watch 6 Launched With 2.07-Inch AMOLED Screen, Up to 24-Day Battery Life: Price, Features
The Redmi Watch 6 comes with a 2.07-inch AMOLED display, 432×514 resolution, 2000 nits peak brightness, and Always-On Display support. Running Xiaomi Surge OS 3 with the Super Island interface, it supports smart device interconnection, intelligent car control, and app-based messaging, including WeChat quick replies. It offers 150+ sports modes, mu...
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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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Chinese Military Says It Is Conducting Exercises Around Taiwan
China's military on Tuesday announced it was conducting joint army, naval and rocket force exercises around Taiwan in a statement on the Eastern Theater Command's official WeChat social media account.
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Tencent T1 Reasoning Model Launched Amid Growing AI Competition in China
Tencent launched its T1 reasoning model, intensifying competition in China's AI sector. Announced via WeChat, the upgraded model features faster responses and improved capabilities for processing lengthy text documents. The launch coincides with heightened rivalry following DeepSeek’s release of models offering comparable or superior performance ...
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China's Baidu Releases 2 New, Free AI Models To Compete With DeepSeek
Baidu announced in a WeChat post that its latest X1 reasoning model -- which the company claims performs similarly to DeepSeek's but for lower cost -- and a new foundation model, Ernie 4.5, were available via its AI chatbot Ernie Bot.
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Deepseek's R1 Is An Impressive Model, Says OpenAI Chief Sam Altman
DeepSeek-R1, launched last week, is 20 to 50 times more affordable to use than OpenAI's o1 model, depending on the task, according to a post on DeepSeek's official WeChat account.
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Elon Musk Invites "Hardcore Software Engineers" To Build 'Everything App', Says No Degree Needed
The concept of an everything app, often referred to as a "super app," is massively popular in Asia and tech companies across the world have tried to replicate it.
-
X to Offer Streaming and Financial Services in 2025 With X TV and X Money, Says CEO
X (formerly Twitter) will offer financial and streaming services in 2025, the company CEO announced on Wednesday. This move builds upon the microblogging platform’s ambitions of becoming an “everything app” and competing against other platforms such as China’s WeChat under the leadership of Elon Musk. The official also highlighted X’s eff...
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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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Chinese School To Charge Students For Afternoon Naps On Desks, Mats Or Beds
The school sent a notice to its parent-teacher WeChat group.
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X Video Calling Support Confirmed by CEO Linda Yaccarino as Elon Musk-Led Firm Expands Functionality
X video calls support is coming soon, CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed in an interview on Thursday. As part of Elon Musk's plan to turn X into an "everything app" like WeChat, users will soon be able to make video calls without sharing their phone number. The feature was previously teased in July by an X employee who showed how the calling interface a...
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Tencent Begins Testing of Self-Developed AI Model; Integrates With Internal Services, Products
China's Tencent Holdings said on Thursday that it has started internal testing of its self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) model, which is now being integrated with a number of internal services and products. In a statement sent to Reuters on Thursday, Tencent said its foundation AI model named "Hunyuan" has been integrated with a range of ...
