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DeepSeek's AI Model Upgrade Intensifies Rivalry With OpenAI
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released a major upgrade to its V3 large language model, intensifying competition with US tech leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Foxconn Unveils First Large Language Model Dubbed 'FoxBrain'
Foxconn has launched its first large language model called FoxBrain. Foxconn said that though there was a slight performance gap compared with China's DeepSeek's distillation model, its overall performance is very close to world-class standards.
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DeepSeek Rushes to Launch New AI Model as China Goes All In
Deepseek is accelerating the launch of the successor to January's R1 model, according to three people familiar with the company. The company says it hopes the new model will produce better coding and be able to reason in languages beyond English.
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Traveller's Guide To Basic Phrases In 5 Most Popular Tourist Destinations In The World
Love travelling but struggle with the language barrier? Here is your guide to basic words and phrases for travelling in France, Spain, Italy, China and Turkey.
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China's Baidu to Make Latest Ernie AI Model Open-Source as Competition Heats Up
Baidu CEO Robin Li had long advocated for closed-source models as the only viable path for AI development, but the advent of DeepSeek has upended the sector. The startup offers open-source AI services that it claims are comparable in performance to US pioneer OpenAI's advanced systems but come with a lower operational cost.
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Apple Said to Be in Talks with Tencent, ByteDance to Roll Out iPhone AI Features in China
A successful partner for Apple's AI services in China could be a major winner in the country's increasingly crowded AI field where dozens of large language models have been launched by large tech firms as well as startups.
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Xi Jinping Pressed Joe Biden To Change Language On Taiwan: Report
During last November's Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting, the Chinese President and his aides asked his US counterpart and his team to tweak the language in official statements.
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BYD Tang L Spotted in China Ahead of Official Launch
The BYD Tang L has recently been spotted in China, showcasing its striking design ahead of its highly anticipated launch. As the brand's new flagship SUV, the Tang L will be available in both battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) variants. The exterior features an innovative dual-layer headlamp arrangement and a ...
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MiniMax Video-01 Platform With AI Video Generation Capabilities Launched
MiniMax, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn startup backed by Alibaba and Tencent, released a text-to-video generation model on Monday. Dubbed Video-01, the platform is available to the public even outside of China. It can generate six-second-long videos in a wide range of styles. Video-01 joins the company’s existing AI offerings suc...
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iPhone 16 in China to Reportedly Use AI Services by Baidu and Come With Ernie Bot
Apple is reportedly in talks with the Chinese tech giant Baidu to use its large language model (LLM) and artificial intelligence (AI) services for its own ecosystem in China. The rumoured partnership could see the local AI player letting the Cupertino-based tech giant access its AI capabilities and even the native AI assistant Ernie Bot.
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Honor Announces Android 14-Based MagicOS 8.0 Update: Check List of Eligible Smartphones
Honor has announced its new MagicOS 8.0 operating system based on Android 14 during a launch event in China. As mentioned, the latest UI skin features AI-powered improvements alongside the company's property on-device large language model MagicLM with seven billion parameters.
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Oppo Find X7 Leaks in New Hands-on Video Ahead of January 8 Launch
Oppo Find X7 and Oppo Find X7 Ultra are confirmed to go official in China on January 8. The company has already started accepting pre-reservations for the handsets via its official online store. Just days ahead of the full reveal, it looks like the Oppo Find X7 has once again leaked, this time via a hands-on video. The video suggests a design langu...
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OpenAI Suspends ByteDance's Account Over Use Of GPT For Training Its Own AI Model
OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, suspends ByteDance's account for reportedly using its technology to develop a large language model, breaching terms.
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10 Lakh Tibetan Children Separated From Homes, Sent To Chinese Boarding Schools: UN Report
The scheme involves placing children from the Tibetan minority into residential schools where they are forced to complete a "compulsory education" curriculum in the Mandarin Chinese language.
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After Google, China's Baidu To Launch ChatGPT-Style Bot In March
Baidu said its chatbot has gradually grown to be able to perform tasks including language understanding, language generation, and text-to-image generation.
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DeepSeek's AI Model Upgrade Intensifies Rivalry With OpenAI
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released a major upgrade to its V3 large language model, intensifying competition with US tech leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Foxconn Unveils First Large Language Model Dubbed 'FoxBrain'
Foxconn has launched its first large language model called FoxBrain. Foxconn said that though there was a slight performance gap compared with China's DeepSeek's distillation model, its overall performance is very close to world-class standards.
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DeepSeek Rushes to Launch New AI Model as China Goes All In
Deepseek is accelerating the launch of the successor to January's R1 model, according to three people familiar with the company. The company says it hopes the new model will produce better coding and be able to reason in languages beyond English.
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Traveller's Guide To Basic Phrases In 5 Most Popular Tourist Destinations In The World
Love travelling but struggle with the language barrier? Here is your guide to basic words and phrases for travelling in France, Spain, Italy, China and Turkey.
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China's Baidu to Make Latest Ernie AI Model Open-Source as Competition Heats Up
Baidu CEO Robin Li had long advocated for closed-source models as the only viable path for AI development, but the advent of DeepSeek has upended the sector. The startup offers open-source AI services that it claims are comparable in performance to US pioneer OpenAI's advanced systems but come with a lower operational cost.
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Apple Said to Be in Talks with Tencent, ByteDance to Roll Out iPhone AI Features in China
A successful partner for Apple's AI services in China could be a major winner in the country's increasingly crowded AI field where dozens of large language models have been launched by large tech firms as well as startups.
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Xi Jinping Pressed Joe Biden To Change Language On Taiwan: Report
During last November's Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting, the Chinese President and his aides asked his US counterpart and his team to tweak the language in official statements.
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BYD Tang L Spotted in China Ahead of Official Launch
The BYD Tang L has recently been spotted in China, showcasing its striking design ahead of its highly anticipated launch. As the brand's new flagship SUV, the Tang L will be available in both battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) variants. The exterior features an innovative dual-layer headlamp arrangement and a ...
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MiniMax Video-01 Platform With AI Video Generation Capabilities Launched
MiniMax, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn startup backed by Alibaba and Tencent, released a text-to-video generation model on Monday. Dubbed Video-01, the platform is available to the public even outside of China. It can generate six-second-long videos in a wide range of styles. Video-01 joins the company’s existing AI offerings suc...
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iPhone 16 in China to Reportedly Use AI Services by Baidu and Come With Ernie Bot
Apple is reportedly in talks with the Chinese tech giant Baidu to use its large language model (LLM) and artificial intelligence (AI) services for its own ecosystem in China. The rumoured partnership could see the local AI player letting the Cupertino-based tech giant access its AI capabilities and even the native AI assistant Ernie Bot.
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Honor Announces Android 14-Based MagicOS 8.0 Update: Check List of Eligible Smartphones
Honor has announced its new MagicOS 8.0 operating system based on Android 14 during a launch event in China. As mentioned, the latest UI skin features AI-powered improvements alongside the company's property on-device large language model MagicLM with seven billion parameters.
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Oppo Find X7 Leaks in New Hands-on Video Ahead of January 8 Launch
Oppo Find X7 and Oppo Find X7 Ultra are confirmed to go official in China on January 8. The company has already started accepting pre-reservations for the handsets via its official online store. Just days ahead of the full reveal, it looks like the Oppo Find X7 has once again leaked, this time via a hands-on video. The video suggests a design langu...
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OpenAI Suspends ByteDance's Account Over Use Of GPT For Training Its Own AI Model
OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, suspends ByteDance's account for reportedly using its technology to develop a large language model, breaching terms.
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10 Lakh Tibetan Children Separated From Homes, Sent To Chinese Boarding Schools: UN Report
The scheme involves placing children from the Tibetan minority into residential schools where they are forced to complete a "compulsory education" curriculum in the Mandarin Chinese language.
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After Google, China's Baidu To Launch ChatGPT-Style Bot In March
Baidu said its chatbot has gradually grown to be able to perform tasks including language understanding, language generation, and text-to-image generation.
