Preview of Alibaba’s top AI model leads Chinese peers, lags US rivals
Qwen3.5-Max-Preview enters a global ranking at 15th, behind models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google
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State auditors flag P2.2B irregularities in BARMM education deals
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Alibaba workforce shrinks 34% in 2025 as Chinese tech giant doubles down on AI
Alibaba's workforce shrank by roughly 34% over the course of 2025, as the company offloaded some of its offline retail businesses while doubling down on artificial intelligence.
· Dylan Butts
‘It does feel like an intimidation campaign’: why is US tech giant Palantir suing a small Swiss magazine?
An investigation by journalists working with Republik magazine may have struck a nerve by suggesting the company has failed in Switzerland
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· The Manila Times
Samsung to spend record W110tr this year to lock in long-term AI chip customers
The record spending comes as Samsung pushes to convert recent wins with Nvidia, AMD and Tesla into multiyear supply commitments
· Moon Joon-hyun
Circles and Huawei Sign Strategic Collaboration to Advance AI-Native Digital Telecom Solutions Globally
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Pasig City leads rollout of ‘Gabay Tech’ for safer online spaces for women
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Landmark trial against Meta highlights mental health risks for children
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US charges 3 tied to Super Micro Computer with helping smuggle AI chips to China
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China restricts fertilizer exports, further crimping war-tightened supply
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Trump tells Israel not to repeat strikes on Iranian energy as crisis deepens
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Israel, Iran launch more attacks as crisis deepens
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· Laurie Chen
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· Dwight de Leon
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A socialist mayor is creating the most anti-business climate the Big Apple has ever seen — but that hasn’t stopped numerous Big Apple restaurateurs from doubling down and investing in the city they love so much.
· Jennifer Gould
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· Brett Martel
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· Jordan Novet
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· Emma Glassman-Hughes
AI firms fuel rebound in Manhattan office leases — strongest year in over a decade
Artificial intelligence firms are fueling a sharp rebound in Manhattan office leasing — helping drive the strongest year for demand in more than a decade.
· Taylor Herzlich, Ariel Zilber
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American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline’s flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails.
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Hochul admits she uses AI ‘lightly’ at the office — including to figure out NY gas prices
Gov. Kathy Hochul admitted Thursday that she uses artificial intelligence “lightly” at the office — including to figure out how high New York’s gas prices are.
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Column: Jensen Huang doesn’t need a new chip. He needs a new moat.
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· Deirdre Bosa, Jasmine Wu
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A day after announcing that it will be shutting down Horizon Worlds for Quest virtual reality headsets, Meta has changed course. The company said Wednesday that the VR platform will remain available "for the foreseeable future."
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· Josh Christenson
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American Airlines and Google used AI to plan flight paths that don't create heat-trapping contrails
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Major British bank to replace human workers with AI – Bloomberg
The UK’s largest bank, HSBC, is considering cutting up to 20,000 jobs over the coming years as part of a major push to integrate artificial intelligence into its operations, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
· RT
OpenAI to buy Python toolmaker Astral to take on Anthropic
OpenAI said on Thursday it will acquire Python toolmaker Astral, as the ChatGPT owner looks to strengthen its portfolio against rival Anthropic and gain more share in the artificial intelligence coding tools market.
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Prolonged high oil prices could ‘crimp’ AI boom, WTO warns
Iran war and its impact on energy and fertiliser costs is the main risk to the global economy, report says
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3d strike for Microsoft defending against Chinese, Russian hackers
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PwC partners who fail to embrace AI have no future at firm, US CEO warns
Paul Griggs says senior staff at consulting firm who are not ‘paranoid about being AI-first’ are likely to be replaced
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Huawei capitalises on OpenClaw frenzy to boost computing demand for its chips
The company plans to launch AgentArts, an agent development platform for enterprises, on April 30 for public beta testing
· Iris Deng
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Micron falls more than 5% despite blockbuster earnings. Here's what market watchers are saying
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