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Baidu Sues Apple, Other App Developers Over Fake Copies of Ernie Bot App
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against "relevant" app developers and Apple over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple's App Store. The company's artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China's closest answer to the US-developed chatbot ChatGPT.
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Dead by Daylight Mobile Removed From App Store and Google Play Store in India
Dead by Daylight Mobile has been removed from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in India. In a tweet, developer Behaviour Interactive confirmed that it received an order from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to remove the multiplayer survival-horror game from Indian digital storefronts. While not explicitly men...
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TikTok Working on Parental Control Tool to Restrict Content for Teens Amid Growing Scrutiny
TikTok said on Wednesday it is developing a tool that will allow parents to prevent their teens from viewing content containing certain words or hashtags on the short-form video app, as the embattled company looks to shore up its public image. TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, is facing renewed scrutiny worldwide over its proximity t...
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Baidu's ‘State of the Art’ ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot Will Revolutionise Its Search Engine, Says CEO
Baidu, which has invested heavily in artificial intelligence in recent years, is regarded as at the forefront of efforts to create a Chinese rival to the AI platform developed by OpenAI and backed by Microsoft Corp.
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US Lawmakers Question Meta on Sensitive Facebook User Data Access Granted to Chinese, Russian Developers
Meta was questioned by two US senators on Monday over the access to personal user information granted to developers in China and Russia that could be used for espionage. The letter sent to Meta said that even though Facebook has never been able to operate in China, nearly 90,000 developers had access to users' profile data, photos, and private mess...
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Baidu’s ChatGPT-Style Service ‘Ernie Bot’ to Complete Internal Testing in March as AI Race Heats Up
Chinese internet giant Baidu said that its own ChatGPT-style AI chatbot, dubbed “Ernie Bot,” will complete internal testing in time for launch in March. The latest development comes as the race for global artificial intelligence supremacy heats up, with Google announcing its own AI project, Bard.
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iPhone 14 Assembly by Pegatron Said to Begin in India as Apple Adds Second Supplier in Shift From China
iPhone 14 assembly by a second supplier in India is said to have begun, as Apple's Taiwanese contract manufacturer Pegatron has begun making the company's latest iPhone model in the country. The development comes shortly after Apple's key iPhone Pro manufacturing hub in in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou was placed under lockdown to check the spread ...
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WPS Office Accused of Freezing Document Over Million Words; Violated China Cyberspace Rules, Developer Says
WPS Office developer Kingsoft responded to censorship criticism on Monday after a writer’s document containing over a million words was frozen, over “sensitive content”. The word processing program that's part of China's most downloaded domestically produced suite of office applications, stated that it had restricted third-party access to an ...
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China’s Social Media Platforms Take Down NFT Platforms Fearing Government Crackdown
Chinese social media giants are withholding the operations of NFT platforms in the country. The development is the result of China’s continuous clampdown on crypto-related activities, without having specified if NFT activities are permitted or not. NFT players like Xihu No.1, Dongyiyuandian, and WhaleTalk are reportedly facing consequences.
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Didi Denies Reports That China Is Coordinating Companies to Invest in It
Didi said that media reports that the Chinese government is coordinating companies to invest in it are not correct.
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FAU-G Gives Indians a Game Based on Indian Stories, nCore Games Co-Founder Vishal Gondal Says
FAU-G has finally launched and is now available to download on Google Play. Developed by nCore Games, the action mobile game comes as a home-grown alternative to PUBG Mobile, that was banned along with other Chinese apps by the government in September last year. In an interview with NDTV, nCore Games co-founder Vishal Gondal talks about further det...
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Tencent Games Reinstated on Huawei’s App Store, Said to Be Removed Over Revenue Dispute
Tencent's games were removed and then reinstated on Huawei's app store in a dispute over revenue sharing by the Chinese companies.
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Apple Removes Thousands of Game Apps From China Store: Research Firm
Apple removed 29,800 apps from its Chinese app store on Saturday, including more than 26,000 games, according to data from research firm Qimai.
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Does India Have a UC Browser Equivalent Ready? Here’s What Bharat Browser Maker Thinks
Bharat Browser was launched as a made in India option against UC Browser. But does it have the capabilities to become the equivalent of the Chinese browser that has been banned in the country? Here’s what its co-founder says.
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Chinese Apps Ban: Kashmiri MBA Student Develops SHAREit Alternative FileShare Tool
A young Kashmiri student has developed a SHAREit alternative for easing file transfer woes. His app is called FileShare Tool, and it was released on Google Play Store in June this year. This app has received a 4.8 out of 5 average star rating and downloads have crossed over 5,000. Tipu Sultan Wani, the developer of this app, is an MBA student livin...
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Baidu Sues Apple, Other App Developers Over Fake Copies of Ernie Bot App
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against "relevant" app developers and Apple over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple's App Store. The company's artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China's closest answer to the US-developed chatbot ChatGPT.
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Dead by Daylight Mobile Removed From App Store and Google Play Store in India
Dead by Daylight Mobile has been removed from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in India. In a tweet, developer Behaviour Interactive confirmed that it received an order from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to remove the multiplayer survival-horror game from Indian digital storefronts. While not explicitly men...
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TikTok Working on Parental Control Tool to Restrict Content for Teens Amid Growing Scrutiny
TikTok said on Wednesday it is developing a tool that will allow parents to prevent their teens from viewing content containing certain words or hashtags on the short-form video app, as the embattled company looks to shore up its public image. TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, is facing renewed scrutiny worldwide over its proximity t...
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Baidu's ‘State of the Art’ ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot Will Revolutionise Its Search Engine, Says CEO
Baidu, which has invested heavily in artificial intelligence in recent years, is regarded as at the forefront of efforts to create a Chinese rival to the AI platform developed by OpenAI and backed by Microsoft Corp.
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US Lawmakers Question Meta on Sensitive Facebook User Data Access Granted to Chinese, Russian Developers
Meta was questioned by two US senators on Monday over the access to personal user information granted to developers in China and Russia that could be used for espionage. The letter sent to Meta said that even though Facebook has never been able to operate in China, nearly 90,000 developers had access to users' profile data, photos, and private mess...
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Baidu’s ChatGPT-Style Service ‘Ernie Bot’ to Complete Internal Testing in March as AI Race Heats Up
Chinese internet giant Baidu said that its own ChatGPT-style AI chatbot, dubbed “Ernie Bot,” will complete internal testing in time for launch in March. The latest development comes as the race for global artificial intelligence supremacy heats up, with Google announcing its own AI project, Bard.
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iPhone 14 Assembly by Pegatron Said to Begin in India as Apple Adds Second Supplier in Shift From China
iPhone 14 assembly by a second supplier in India is said to have begun, as Apple's Taiwanese contract manufacturer Pegatron has begun making the company's latest iPhone model in the country. The development comes shortly after Apple's key iPhone Pro manufacturing hub in in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou was placed under lockdown to check the spread ...
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WPS Office Accused of Freezing Document Over Million Words; Violated China Cyberspace Rules, Developer Says
WPS Office developer Kingsoft responded to censorship criticism on Monday after a writer’s document containing over a million words was frozen, over “sensitive content”. The word processing program that's part of China's most downloaded domestically produced suite of office applications, stated that it had restricted third-party access to an ...
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China’s Social Media Platforms Take Down NFT Platforms Fearing Government Crackdown
Chinese social media giants are withholding the operations of NFT platforms in the country. The development is the result of China’s continuous clampdown on crypto-related activities, without having specified if NFT activities are permitted or not. NFT players like Xihu No.1, Dongyiyuandian, and WhaleTalk are reportedly facing consequences.
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Didi Denies Reports That China Is Coordinating Companies to Invest in It
Didi said that media reports that the Chinese government is coordinating companies to invest in it are not correct.
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FAU-G Gives Indians a Game Based on Indian Stories, nCore Games Co-Founder Vishal Gondal Says
FAU-G has finally launched and is now available to download on Google Play. Developed by nCore Games, the action mobile game comes as a home-grown alternative to PUBG Mobile, that was banned along with other Chinese apps by the government in September last year. In an interview with NDTV, nCore Games co-founder Vishal Gondal talks about further det...
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Tencent Games Reinstated on Huawei’s App Store, Said to Be Removed Over Revenue Dispute
Tencent's games were removed and then reinstated on Huawei's app store in a dispute over revenue sharing by the Chinese companies.
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Apple Removes Thousands of Game Apps From China Store: Research Firm
Apple removed 29,800 apps from its Chinese app store on Saturday, including more than 26,000 games, according to data from research firm Qimai.
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Does India Have a UC Browser Equivalent Ready? Here’s What Bharat Browser Maker Thinks
Bharat Browser was launched as a made in India option against UC Browser. But does it have the capabilities to become the equivalent of the Chinese browser that has been banned in the country? Here’s what its co-founder says.
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Chinese Apps Ban: Kashmiri MBA Student Develops SHAREit Alternative FileShare Tool
A young Kashmiri student has developed a SHAREit alternative for easing file transfer woes. His app is called FileShare Tool, and it was released on Google Play Store in June this year. This app has received a 4.8 out of 5 average star rating and downloads have crossed over 5,000. Tipu Sultan Wani, the developer of this app, is an MBA student livin...
