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Alibaba Releases Qwen 2.5 AI Model, Claims It Surpasses DeepSeek-V3
The unusual timing of the Qwen 2.5-Max's release, on the first day of the Lunar New Year when most Chinese people are off work and with their families, points to the pressure Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's meteoric rise in the past three weeks has placed on not just overseas rivals, but also its domestic competition.
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Alibaba Releases AI Model It Claims Surpasses DeepSeek-V3
The Jan. 10 release of DeepSeek's AI assistant, powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model, as well as the Jan. 20 release of its R1 model, has shocked Silicon Valley and caused tech shares to plunge
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Donald Trump Pauses Foreign Assistance To Pakistan, Key Projects Hit: Report
The US has temporarily suspended foreign assistance to Pakistan for re-evaluation following an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, according to a media report on Tuesday.
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Rapper Diddy's Ex-Assistant Claims Was Forced To Have Sex To Prove Loyalty
A former assistant of Sean "Diddy" Combs has accused the music mogul of forcing him to engage in sexual activity to prove his loyalty.
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"Sorry, I Didn't Get That': Why AI Misunderstands Some People's Words
Unlike you or me, automatic speech recognition systems are not what researchers call "sympathetic listeners." Instead of trying to understand you by taking in other useful clues like intonation or facial gestures, they simply give up.
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Donald Trump Orders To Pause All Federal Grants, Loans
Donald Trump's White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives.
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Google Expands Deep Research AI Agent to Gemini App for Android, Can Act as a Research Assistant
Google is expanding the Deep Research tool to the Gemini Android app. The first artificial intelligence (AI) agent for Gemini was so far available only on the web version of the platform. The Mountain View-based tech giant released the tool in December 2024, and described it as a research assistant that can create multi-step research plans, run web...
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DeepSeek Hit by Cyberattack as Users Flock to Chinese AI Startup
Chinese startup DeepSeek said on Monday it will temporarily limit registrations. The startup earlier was also hit by outages on its website after its AI assistant became the top-rated free application available on Apple's App Store in the United States.
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Mutant Cyanobacterium Chonkus Could Help Combat Climate Change with Carbon Storage
Chonkus, a mutant strain of cyanobacterium, has been found to store more carbon and sink faster than typical strains. Discovered by Max Schubert and his team at the Wyss Institute, this microbe could assist in carbon sequestration efforts. Chonkus' quick sinking ability and high carbon storage capacity suggest it may play a role in reducing atmosph...
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Unlock The Power Of Alexa: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide To Pairing With Your Speaker
Alexa has transformed the way we interact with technology, from controlling home devices to playing our favourite music. This simple, step-by-step guide will help you connect your Alexa device to a Bluetooth speaker.
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Trump Administration Suspends All Foreign Aid, Orders Review
The United States has announced the suspension of all foreign aid and ordered the review of American financial assistance to other countries, to ensure they are efficient and consistent with its foreign policy under the America First agenda.
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Donald Trump Appoints Two Indian-Americans As Special Assistants
Ricky Gill will crucially deal with India at the National Security Council (NSC) as the senior director for South and Central Asian affairs. Saurabh Sharma will work in the Presidential Personnel office.
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Devendra Fadnavis Grants Rs 5 Lakh Relief To Ordnance Factory Blast Victims' Families
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of those killed in the blast at the ordnance factory in Bhandara district.
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Perplexity Assistant for Android With Image Analysis and Web Search Introduced
Perplexity introduced a virtual assistant for Android devices on Thursday. Powered by the company’s answer engine, the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant can answer questions, generate messages, as well as perform some app-based tasks as well. Additionally, the Perplexity Assistant also has multimodal capabilities and can access the user’s ...
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Samsung Galaxy AI New Features Announced: Now Brief, Drawing Assist and More
Samsung hosted the Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event on Wednesday, announcing the Galaxy S25 series and several new artificial intelligence (AI) features. The South Korean tech giant called the new generation of its flagship devices a “true AI companion,” highlighting that the new One UI 7 operating system was redesigned to be better optimised with AI...
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Alibaba Releases Qwen 2.5 AI Model, Claims It Surpasses DeepSeek-V3
The unusual timing of the Qwen 2.5-Max's release, on the first day of the Lunar New Year when most Chinese people are off work and with their families, points to the pressure Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's meteoric rise in the past three weeks has placed on not just overseas rivals, but also its domestic competition.
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Alibaba Releases AI Model It Claims Surpasses DeepSeek-V3
The Jan. 10 release of DeepSeek's AI assistant, powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model, as well as the Jan. 20 release of its R1 model, has shocked Silicon Valley and caused tech shares to plunge
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Donald Trump Pauses Foreign Assistance To Pakistan, Key Projects Hit: Report
The US has temporarily suspended foreign assistance to Pakistan for re-evaluation following an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, according to a media report on Tuesday.
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Rapper Diddy's Ex-Assistant Claims Was Forced To Have Sex To Prove Loyalty
A former assistant of Sean "Diddy" Combs has accused the music mogul of forcing him to engage in sexual activity to prove his loyalty.
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"Sorry, I Didn't Get That': Why AI Misunderstands Some People's Words
Unlike you or me, automatic speech recognition systems are not what researchers call "sympathetic listeners." Instead of trying to understand you by taking in other useful clues like intonation or facial gestures, they simply give up.
-
Donald Trump Orders To Pause All Federal Grants, Loans
Donald Trump's White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives.
-
Google Expands Deep Research AI Agent to Gemini App for Android, Can Act as a Research Assistant
Google is expanding the Deep Research tool to the Gemini Android app. The first artificial intelligence (AI) agent for Gemini was so far available only on the web version of the platform. The Mountain View-based tech giant released the tool in December 2024, and described it as a research assistant that can create multi-step research plans, run web...
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DeepSeek Hit by Cyberattack as Users Flock to Chinese AI Startup
Chinese startup DeepSeek said on Monday it will temporarily limit registrations. The startup earlier was also hit by outages on its website after its AI assistant became the top-rated free application available on Apple's App Store in the United States.
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Mutant Cyanobacterium Chonkus Could Help Combat Climate Change with Carbon Storage
Chonkus, a mutant strain of cyanobacterium, has been found to store more carbon and sink faster than typical strains. Discovered by Max Schubert and his team at the Wyss Institute, this microbe could assist in carbon sequestration efforts. Chonkus' quick sinking ability and high carbon storage capacity suggest it may play a role in reducing atmosph...
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Unlock The Power Of Alexa: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide To Pairing With Your Speaker
Alexa has transformed the way we interact with technology, from controlling home devices to playing our favourite music. This simple, step-by-step guide will help you connect your Alexa device to a Bluetooth speaker.
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Trump Administration Suspends All Foreign Aid, Orders Review
The United States has announced the suspension of all foreign aid and ordered the review of American financial assistance to other countries, to ensure they are efficient and consistent with its foreign policy under the America First agenda.
-
Donald Trump Appoints Two Indian-Americans As Special Assistants
Ricky Gill will crucially deal with India at the National Security Council (NSC) as the senior director for South and Central Asian affairs. Saurabh Sharma will work in the Presidential Personnel office.
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Devendra Fadnavis Grants Rs 5 Lakh Relief To Ordnance Factory Blast Victims' Families
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of those killed in the blast at the ordnance factory in Bhandara district.
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Perplexity Assistant for Android With Image Analysis and Web Search Introduced
Perplexity introduced a virtual assistant for Android devices on Thursday. Powered by the company’s answer engine, the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant can answer questions, generate messages, as well as perform some app-based tasks as well. Additionally, the Perplexity Assistant also has multimodal capabilities and can access the user’s ...
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Samsung Galaxy AI New Features Announced: Now Brief, Drawing Assist and More
Samsung hosted the Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event on Wednesday, announcing the Galaxy S25 series and several new artificial intelligence (AI) features. The South Korean tech giant called the new generation of its flagship devices a “true AI companion,” highlighting that the new One UI 7 operating system was redesigned to be better optimised with AI...
