Alibaba opens Qwen app to outside partners with China Eastern Airlines tie-up
Company pledges more partnerships to expand the agentic capabilities of its flagship consumer chatbot app
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Alibaba opens Qwen app to outside partners with China Eastern Airlines tie-up
Company pledges more partnerships to expand the agentic capabilities of its flagship consumer chatbot app
· Wency Chen
Tesla boosts spending plan to $25b in AI, robotics push
Tesla anticipates billions of dollars in additional spending this year to support Elon Musk’s ambitions to transform the electric-vehicle pioneer into an AI and robotics company.
· Yonhap
FACT CHECK: Video criticizing CamSur Congressman Fuentebella is AI-generated
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· Leah Sagaad
[Pastilan] Double-whammy Wednesday for the Dutertes
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· Herbie G
LG CNS named Google Cloud Partner of the Year
LG CNS has been named Google Cloud Partner of the Year 2026 for Korea, becoming the only Korean company to receive the honor this year.
· Lee Han-gyoul
When OFWs go home, what’s next? This partnership ensures sustainable livelihood
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· jgalang0350
(3rd LD) SK hynix logs record profit in Q1 on AI chip boom
(ATTN: ADDS more info in para 13-16, new photo)
· Kim Boram
[H.eco Tech Festa 2026] At LG, sustainability is measured in numbers — and returns
Amid global ESG pullback, tech giant posts 97.4% recycling, UN carbon credits
· Moon Joon-hyun
Microsoft looked at buying Cursor before SpaceX deal, sources say
Prior to SpaceX's announcement this week that it's obtained the right to acquire Cursor for $60 billion, Microsoft looked at a potential deal for the AI coding startup, according to two people familiar with the matter.
· Kate Rooney, Jordan Novet
China’s dark compute power could be 6,000 times higher than current estimates
Domestic AI amounts to 1,882,000,000,000,000,000 calculations per second, vastly more than Western rankings suggest
· Ling Xin
China’s dark compute power could be 6,000 times higher than current estimates
Domestic AI amounts to 1,882,000,000,000,000,000 calculations per second, vastly more than Western rankings suggest
· Ling Xin
[Rear View] Make your daddy proud
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· Glenda Gloria
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill Lebanese journalist, wound another
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· Herbie G
Japan's Nikkei average breaches 60,000 in intraday trading for 1st time
Optimism surrounding the Iran war and the global tech rally sent the Nikkei Stock Average to a historic intraday high on April 23. (Photo by Hazumu Urushiyama)
· JADA NAGUMO
SK Hynix Q1 profit jumps fivefold despite Middle East energy crisis
SK Hynix has become one of the world's most profitable AI hardware companies. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
Microsoft unveils $25b AI splurge in Australia, but key details missing
Microsoft will invest $25 billion in Australian data centre, cybersecurity and AI skills infrastructure by 2029, in what the company is calling its largest-ever commitment to the country, as US tech giants race to lock in compute capacity across the Indo-Pacific region.
· David Swan
Seoul stocks open at new high amid US ceasefire extension with Iran
South Korean stocks opened at a record high Thursday, with the benchmark index approaching the 6,500-point level, driven by large-cap tech gains and the United States' indefinite extension of its ceasefire in the conflict with Iran.
· Yonhap
Samsung SDS partners with Google Cloud on AI, cloud collaboration
SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Samsung SDS Co., the information technology (IT) service arm of Samsung Group, said Thursday it has partnered with Google Cloud to collaborate on the artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and security sectors.
· Kim Boram
Daewoo E&C expands into full nuclear value chain
Daewoo Engineering & Construction is positioning itself to become a global leader across the nuclear power value chain, leveraging a resurgence in atomic energy driven by the push for carvon neutrality and the surging electricity demand from tech industries.
· Lee Han-gyoul
Meta is tracking employee keystrokes on Google, LinkedIn, Wikipedia as part of AI training initiative
Google, LinkedIn and Wikipedia are among hundreds of websites and apps where Meta plans to capture employee keystrokes and mouse clicks as part of a project to train its artificial intelligence models, according to internal messages viewed by CNBC.
· Lora Kolodny, Jonathan Vanian
Tesla, SpaceX to use Intel 14A process to make AI chips at Musk's Terafab
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk said Intel will become the manufacturing partner of the massive Terafab chipmaking project. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
· YIFAN YU
Seoul stocks open at new high amid U.S. ceasefire extension with Iran
SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened at a record high Thursday, with the benchmark index approaching the 6,500-point level, driven by large-cap tech gains and the United States' indefinite extension of its ceasefire in the conflict with Iran.
· Oh Seok-min
‘Regional is national’: Writers push for local language literature at Dumaguete Literary Festival
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· Miriam Grace Go
[Good Business] What Lion-Tiger Katol teaches us about purpose that lasts
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(2nd LD) SK hynix logs record profit in Q1 on AI chip boom
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· Kim Boram
Anthropic seeks to debunk Pentagon's claims about its control over AI technology in military systems
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
Southern Poverty Law Center backers include George Soros, JPMorgan, George Clooney, OpenAI
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been funded by big name businesses and philanthropists including George Soros, JPMorgan, ex-Apple CEO Tim Cook and George Clooney.
· Isabel Vincent, Jared Downing
Elon Musk says Tesla expenses will rise ‘substantially in the future’ as he funds AI and robotic dreams
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he expected the electric vehicle maker’s capital expenses would rise “substantially in the future” after it surprised investors on Wednesday with positive cash flow in the first quarter.
· Reuters
SK hynix smashes records on AI memory windfall
SK hynix posted its strongest quarterly results on record, with operating profit surging 405 percent to 37.6 trillion won ($27.8 billion) in the first quarter as booming demand for AI memory chips drove prices higher.
· Jo He-rim
AI is flattening the jobs market for young people, says Sunak
Artificial intelligence (AI) is flattening the jobs market for young people and governments should eliminate National Insurance to make hiring workers more attractive, former prime minister Rishi Sunak has told the BBC.
· Faisal Islam
(LEAD) SK hynix logs record profit in Q1 on AI chip boom
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· Kim Boram
SK Hynix posts record first-quarter profit, in line with estimates as memory prices climb
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix posted yet another quarter of record profit and revenue on Thursday, as prices for its products continue to surge amid strong AI demand.
· Dylan Butts
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Harvard Creates Robot Ants That Work Like Real Insects To Build And Dismantle Complex Structures
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· Tyler Durden
TSMC teases next-gen A13 and A12 technologies for 2029 production
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, is busy expanding capacity to keep up with skyrocketing AI demand. (Photo by Yifan Yu)
· YIFAN YU
China bought zero H200 chips ‘as of today’, says Lutnick as he cites ‘delicate balance’ with Xi
US commerce chief says export curbs remain under review as Washington weighs tech controls against broader ties with Beijing
· Khushboo Razdan
China bought zero H200 chips ‘as of today’, says Lutnick as he cites ‘delicate balance’ with Xi
US commerce chief says export curbs remain under review as Washington weighs tech controls against broader ties with Beijing
· Khushboo Razdan
Lessons for new Apple CEO Ternus in Steve Jobs’s wilderness years
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· Geoffrey Cain
Tesla beats earnings expectations as Musk pivots automaker to AI and robots
While company reported positive cash flow and earnings of 41 cents a share, its missed its mark on reported revenue
· Nick Robins Early
SaaS Stocks Slammed As ServiceNow Disappoints, Blames MidEast War
Perhaps indicative of the fragility of the current rebound - as Software stocks have recently ripped higher for 8 straight days - SaaS stocks are all deeply in the red after-hours as ServiceNow - the potential poster-child for AI disruption - cut its margin outlook amid lackluster results, sending shares reeling.
· Tyler Durden
Liam Rosenior chewed up by BlueCo’s bizarre ChatGPT version of Chelsea
While the novice coach was clearly not a good fit, the lesson here is that billionaire owners are not always right after all
· Barneyronay
OpenAI's blueprint for the AI age has a blind spot the size of Asia
Open AI's new policy lacks perspective from Asia, posing both a challenge and an opportunity. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
· David Villena
16 Big 12 football players to watch
Texas Tech linebacker Ben Roberts celebrates after being awared the Most Outstanding Player trophy following the team’s win in the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against BYU, Dec. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
· The Associated Press
These photos of Harry and Meghan could land Aussies in hot water
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Maddison Leach
99x shares key insights at SLASSCOM Women in Tech Conference 4.0 - DailyNews
Sri Lanka’s technology industry is entering a defining phase, where the focus is shifting beyond growth to how that growth is achieved. This direction was strongly reflected at the SLASSCOM Women in Tech Conference 4.0, where industry leaders addressed a critical question on how to enable more women to step into lea…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Apple names new boss to replace Tim Cook after 15 years - DailyNews
Apple has named John Ternus as its new chief executive to replace Tim Cook who is stepping down after 15 years of leading the technology giant.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Virginia Tech, Cal, Stanford go through 1st spring practices under new coaches
James Franklin, Virginia Tech’s new head football coach, smiles after he was presented with a team jersey during an NCAA college football news conference, Nov. 19, 2025, in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/Robert Simmons, File)
· Aaron Beard
New AI threat looms but Australian firms don't have access needed to prepare
Dimitri Vedeneev says the technology and its speed of development are going to push the cybersecurity field forward in a number of ways. (ABC News: Patrick Stone)
· Daniel Ziffer
Public urination in NYC sees 50% surge in just one year: report
They put the pee-pee in the Big Apple.
· Asia Grace