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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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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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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 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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Tencent’s WeChat Blocks NFT-Linked Public Accounts as China Tightens Crypto Supervision
Chinese tech major Tencent has restructured its policies in order to clampdown on the trade of risky NFTs via its WeChat app. The aim is to prevent digital asset players from violating the laws using WeChat and to save investors from the risks of financial losses. Mini apps linked to NFTs, operating on the WeChat platform, are only allowed to displ...
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Chinese Apps Said to Face Subpoenas or Bans Under US President Joe Biden’s Order
US President Joe Biden's executive order aimed at safeguarding Americans' sensitive data would force some Chinese apps to take tougher measures to protect private information if they want to remain in the US market, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Tencent CEO Pony Ma Said to Meet China Antitrust Officials as Scrutiny Widens
Pony Ma, the reticent founder of Tencent Holdings, China's biggest social media and video games company, met with China's antitrust watchdog officials this month to discuss compliance at his group, two people with direct knowledge said.
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Tencent Executive Held by China Over Links to Corruption Case: Report
An executive at Tencent has been held by Chinese authorities as part of a probe into a high-profile corruption case involving one of China's former top law-enforcement officials, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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TikTok, WeChat Bans Break WTO Rules: China
China said at a World Trade Organization meeting that restrictions by the United States on Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat are in violation of the body's rules, a trade official said.
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US Ban On TikTok, WeChat Breaks Global Trade Body Rules: China
China said at a World Trade Organization meeting that restrictions by the United States on Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat are in violation of the body's rules, a trade official said.
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Chinese Social Media Deletes PM Modi's Speech, Centre's Remarks On Ladakh
Indian embassy officials in China have said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech to chief ministers on June 18 as well as the comments by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been deleted from two Chinese social media accounts, including Weibo.
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China Auto Sales Growth Seen For Second Straight Month, Boosting Recovery Hopes
China's vehicle sales are estimated to rise 11.7% on year in May, its top auto industry body said on Tuesday, cementing hopes of a recovery in the world's biggest auto market with the first back to back monthly sales increase in about two years. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in a post on its official WeChat account, said...
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Nepal Bans Alipay, WeChat Pay
Nepal's central bank has banned popular Chinese digital wallets Alipay and WeChat, an official said Tuesday.
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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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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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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 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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Tencent’s WeChat Blocks NFT-Linked Public Accounts as China Tightens Crypto Supervision
Chinese tech major Tencent has restructured its policies in order to clampdown on the trade of risky NFTs via its WeChat app. The aim is to prevent digital asset players from violating the laws using WeChat and to save investors from the risks of financial losses. Mini apps linked to NFTs, operating on the WeChat platform, are only allowed to displ...
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Chinese Apps Said to Face Subpoenas or Bans Under US President Joe Biden’s Order
US President Joe Biden's executive order aimed at safeguarding Americans' sensitive data would force some Chinese apps to take tougher measures to protect private information if they want to remain in the US market, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Tencent CEO Pony Ma Said to Meet China Antitrust Officials as Scrutiny Widens
Pony Ma, the reticent founder of Tencent Holdings, China's biggest social media and video games company, met with China's antitrust watchdog officials this month to discuss compliance at his group, two people with direct knowledge said.
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Tencent Executive Held by China Over Links to Corruption Case: Report
An executive at Tencent has been held by Chinese authorities as part of a probe into a high-profile corruption case involving one of China's former top law-enforcement officials, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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TikTok, WeChat Bans Break WTO Rules: China
China said at a World Trade Organization meeting that restrictions by the United States on Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat are in violation of the body's rules, a trade official said.
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US Ban On TikTok, WeChat Breaks Global Trade Body Rules: China
China said at a World Trade Organization meeting that restrictions by the United States on Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat are in violation of the body's rules, a trade official said.
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Chinese Social Media Deletes PM Modi's Speech, Centre's Remarks On Ladakh
Indian embassy officials in China have said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech to chief ministers on June 18 as well as the comments by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been deleted from two Chinese social media accounts, including Weibo.
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China Auto Sales Growth Seen For Second Straight Month, Boosting Recovery Hopes
China's vehicle sales are estimated to rise 11.7% on year in May, its top auto industry body said on Tuesday, cementing hopes of a recovery in the world's biggest auto market with the first back to back monthly sales increase in about two years. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in a post on its official WeChat account, said...
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Nepal Bans Alipay, WeChat Pay
Nepal's central bank has banned popular Chinese digital wallets Alipay and WeChat, an official said Tuesday.
