3 California towns ranked best in US — they all have one thing in common
A low-profile Silicon Valley neighborhood is suddenly stealing the spotlight nationwide.
· Daniel Farr
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Ioniq V combines CATL batteries with Momenta's autonomous driving, ByteDance AI, Baidu mapping to target China's tech-savvy
· Ahn Sung-mi
Voice notes are massive in some countries but not the UK. This is why.
On an August day in 2013, WhatsApp, the messaging app now owned by Meta, made an announcement. With relatively little fanfare, they revaled the voice note, the messaging feature that lets you send a clip of your own voice to friends and family.
· Ashitha Nagesh
Is ‘SNL’ New Tonight? ‘Saturday Night Live’ Return Date, Hosts, Next New ‘SNL’ Episode Info
The latest episode of Saturday Night Live’s new digital series The Rundown features Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell trying to select a few of their favorite pretapes to add to the “perfect” SNL episode.
· Josh Sorokach
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Catherine Taylor is a digital journalist.
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Google to invest up to $40 billion in AI rival Anthropic
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· Reuters
PH showcases investment opportunities, economic stability at San Francisco forum
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· The Manila Times
DeepSeek unveils new AI model tailored for Huawei chips as China pushes for tech autonomy
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· Reuters
New entry system for non-EU residents is chipping away at Europe’s image
Making border control digital should be a natural step. But it has so far led to long queues, delays, confusion and chaos
· Cliff Buddle
New entry system for non-EU residents is chipping away at Europe’s image
Making border control digital should be a natural step. But it has so far led to long queues, delays, confusion and chaos
· Cliff Buddle
For car, phone, even tractor owners, a populist wave is rising to end the 'captive' repair economy
It used to be that if your iPhone or Galaxy was damaged, you were at the mercy of Apple or Samsung to get it fixed as manufacturers snowed customers with a blizzard of unattainable proprietary parts and software diagnostics. But that pain hasn't been limited to smartphones, and a legal movement challenging who contr…
· Kevin Williams
AI talent war: Software industry is a new target as top executives jump ship to OpenAI
Software giants are seeing their worst stock performance in years on fears of AI disruption. Now they have a new problem.
· Seema Mody, Kate Rooney
France and Greece call for delaying Covid debt repayment and for more EU bonds
ATHENS — French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday both called for spreading out the repayment of the EU's post-pandemic recovery plan and for more EU debt to finance the bloc's investment priorities.
· Giorgio Leali, Nektaria Stamouli
Will DeepSeek's new AI model crash Nvidia's $5tn party? | The National
In early 2025, Nvidia lost nearly $600 billion in market value after an upstart generative AI large language model from China tried to prove there is no need to splash billions of dollars to develop such a platform.
· Alvin R Cabral
Even without social media, phones have a subtle, damaging effect on our mental health | Devi Sridhar
Digital communication in its most basic forms can push us into an ‘always on’ state – and generate feelings of exclusion or rejection
· Devi Sridhar
Underwhelming or underrated? DeepSeek V4 shows “impressive” gains
Benchmark shows V4 trailing Kimi and US frontier models, though gains raise hopes of another R1-style breakthrough
· Xinmei Shen
Underwhelming or underrated? DeepSeek V4 shows “impressive” gains
Benchmark shows V4 trailing Kimi and US frontier models, though gains raise hopes of another R1-style breakthrough
· Xinmei Shen
SCMP scoops 74 awards, led by Hong Kong fencing infographic in design competition
Strong showing at 47th Best of News Design Creative Competition, recognising excellence across digital, print and multimedia work
· SCMP Reporters
SCMP scoops 74 awards, led by Hong Kong fencing infographic in design competition
Strong showing at 47th Best of News Design Creative Competition, recognising excellence across digital, print and multimedia work
· SCMP Reporters
[H.eco Tech Festa 2026] Korean ESG enters the era of evidence: Yulchon partner
Korea's leading ESG lawyer sees disclosure scrutiny tightening, climate suits next
· Moon Joon-hyun
Against all official odds: Jerusalem business owners struggle to survive as the state dithers
Historically, life in Jerusalem has been challenging. There’s nothing new there. If you could, you might ask any of the marauding civilizations that came, saw, conquered, and were ultimately driven out of the hilltop walled city across the millennia. Literature – poetry and prose – is replete with epithets relating …
· BARRY DAVIS
7,000-year history of China stilted houses celebrates human ingenuity, offers insights
Elevated homes have been part of Chinese culture since earliest days, showcasing how intercultural interaction fuelled technology development
· Kevin McSpadden
7,000-year history of China stilted houses celebrates human ingenuity, offers insights
Elevated homes have been part of Chinese culture since earliest days, showcasing how intercultural interaction fuelled technology development
· Kevin McSpadden
Xpeng sets August goal to overtake Tesla’s self-driving tech in China
Carmaker bets on training AI in China’s dense urban roads to build a competitive advantage for expansion into Europe and Southeast Asia
· Themis Qi
Xpeng sets August goal to overtake Tesla’s self-driving tech in China
Carmaker bets on training AI in China’s dense urban roads to build a competitive advantage for expansion into Europe and Southeast Asia
· Themis Qi
Just what the doctor ordered: how AI could help China bridge the medical resources gap
Hospitals, medical professionals and patients stand to benefit as country pushes to integrate AI into healthcare sector
· Ben Jiang
Just what the doctor ordered: how AI could help China bridge the medical resources gap
Hospitals, medical professionals and patients stand to benefit as country pushes to integrate AI into healthcare sector
· Ben Jiang
Uzbekistan pushes digital, aiming to formalize shadow economy
Tashkent's market traders tend to transact in cash. (Photo by Alina Vozniuk)
· Staff Writer
California police warn of app-driven ‘assassin’ game where students track and ‘eliminate’ each other
A popular high school tradition is drawing fresh warnings from California law enforcement as graduation season approaches.
· dfarrcap
Washington rules out oil waivers, freezes $344m in Iran-linked assets
The United States has frozen $344 million in digital assets linked to Iran as part of efforts to increase economic pressure, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
· Middleeasteye
Elon Musk and Sam Altman head to court with tough ‘Judge Judy’ firing warning shot at billionaires
Silicon Valley’s biggest egos are about to get a reality check — from a no-nonsense Bay Area judge who doesn’t care how rich they are.
· Pierce Sharpe
How Diwata-1 launched the Philippine space age
The history of Philippine space development is now routinely framed around a single inflection point: April 27, 2016. At 8:44 p.m. Philippine time, a compact, 50-kilogram microsatellite no larger than a balikbayan box was released into orbit from the Japanese Kibo module of the International Space Station. That sate…
· The Manila Times
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Rochelle Hotchkin (nee Kirkham) is a digital producer for ABC News. She previously worked as a reporter for ABC Ballarat and a senior journalist for The Courier newspaper in Ballarat.
As DJI duels Insta360, China sharpens global hardware edge amid US scrutiny
Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans
· Iris Deng
As DJI duels Insta360, China sharpens global hardware edge amid US scrutiny
Western competitors like GoPro face shrinking footprints as strategic shifts of Chinese firms disrupt the status quo while navigating FCC-led national security bans
· Iris Deng
Italy tests R1 robotic museum guide in Turin’s historic Palazzo Madama
The robot, known as R1, can move on wheels at up to 1.5 metres per second and explain exhibits using built in artificial intelligence, helping visitors navigate narrow corridors in the historic building. The project, backed by €4 million in funding from the European Union through its Digital Europe Programme and par…
· AfricaNews
Nvidia not competing with clients on AI models: vice president
Kari Briski, Nvidia vice president, said the reports of the death of software as a service are exaggerated. (Photo by Kosuke Shimizu)
· Staff Writer
Nvidia stock closes at record, pushing market cap past $5 trillion
Nvidia shares closed at a record on Friday for the first time since October, pushing the company's market cap past $5 trillion, as investors piled into the AI chip trade ahead of earnings next week from tech's hyperscalers.
· Jordan Novet
Samsung union demands higher bonus pay, threatening strike
Union members representing Samsung Electronics workers rally at the group's chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 23. © AP
· Staff Writer
Trump to again end legal status of people who entered US with CBP One app
The administration of President Donald Trump plans to again end the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of people who applied for asylum in the United States via the CBP One app.
· Al Jazeera Staff
How major US stock indexes fared Friday 4/24/2026
A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report helped lead technology stocks higher, while oil prices keep swinging in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war.
· The Associated Press
Tech titan Peter Thiel bets on Argentina with $12M Buenos Aires mansion buy — and it’s no secret why
Peter Thiel has quietly dropped $12 million on one of Buenos Aires’ most storied mansions — and the city’s luxury real estate market may never be the same.
· Mary K. Jacob
Trump administration to re-terminate legal status of migrants who used Biden-era app
The Trump administration again plans to terminate the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants, after a judge blocked its initial effort to revoke permissions to live in the United States granted under Democratic President Joe Biden.
· REUTERS
Kandy National Hospital receives two machines worth Rs. 600 Mn
Two high-tech machines provided to the Kandy National Hospital at a cost of Rs.600 million as part of the planned programme implemented by the Ministry of Health and Mass Media to increase the physical resources of the health service were inaugurated by Kandy National Hospital Director Dr. Iresha Fernando on Thursda…
· damith
Vegan meat mogul charged with strangling social media star ex in ritzy NYC hotel — where he was allegedly ‘hiding’ from crypto fraud suit
An Australian entrepreneur who launched a prominent vegan chicken nugget startup has been accused of strangling his social media star girlfriend inside a luxe Manhattan hotel — where he was allegedly hiding out from claims he fleeced investors in his crypto company, The Post has learned.
· Ben Kochman, Matt Troutman