Current Affairs
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Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsMeta mercifully spun out VR fitness game Supernatural instead of just killing it
Meta appears to have listened to the Supernatural users who protested the app's sad fate after sweeping layoffs.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsAlphabet’s record-breaking $85B raise for Google’s AI business is a helluva good signal
If Alphabet's record-breaking $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsUber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year
The modified Ioniq 5 will be loaded with sensors to capture data for Uber's new AV Labs division.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsDefense tech is flooded with money, but who’s built to last?
Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations, respectively, and the U.S. government is…
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsLovable signs multiyear deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says
Lovable and Google signed an expanded multiyear deal that involves a 5x expansion of Lovable's footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsQuick commerce FirstClub doubles valuation to $255M in nine months
The Bengaluru startup has crossed 1 million orders and reached a $50 million annualized GMV run rate within a year of launch.
Source: TechCrunch ·
Tech & StartupsBenchmark raises its first-ever growth fund as part of $2B capital raise
The legendary abandons its more than 20 year tradition of keeping its funds to about $425 million.
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechThe Download: Trump’s new AI order, and smart glasses for warfare
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. 5 key points in Trump’s…
Source: MIT Technology Review ·
AI / Deep TechHow virtual power plants could provide energy for data centers
Would you take a payment to ramp down your electricity use? Would it change anything if you were doing so to help power a local data center? Google just signed a new deal to help …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsWhy Chinese culture fears plucking white hair and traditional remedies
When individuals are troubled by their greying hair, some may find plucking it to be the easiest solution. However, many Chinese people hesitate to do so for a specific reason. A …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina’s PL-15 missile has downed Rafale jets. Is the PL-16 even more powerful?
China’s latest air-to-air missile, the PL-16, could have a range of more than 300km (186 miles) thanks to a variable-thrust rocket motor, according to an unverified image being ci…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsSouth Korea’s ruling party set for local election gains, exit poll shows
South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is projected to make sweeping gains in local elections on Wednesday, an exit poll showed, but a close race in the key city of Busan left it u…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUniversities in Hong Kong and Kazakhstan deepen ties during Lee’s visit
Two universities in Hong Kong have signed partnership agreements with a leading varsity in Kazakhstan, with the city leader saying the moves will help deepen academic collaboratio…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsParents seek spots with popular schools despite record-high allocation results
Many Hong Kong parents still sought places at popular primary schools for their children despite a record high of 86 per cent of pupils being allocated to institutions they prefer…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHow Japan and the Philippines are building a maritime security front against China
Japan and the Philippines are deepening defence and maritime cooperation over shared concerns about China, with broad implications that analysts say reach beyond the South China S…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong principal fired for swearing at security guards on Singapore school trip
A Hong Kong school principal has been fired after he swore at security guards during a student trip to Singapore last month, the institution has announced. The management committe…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsIndonesia arrests sacked head of free meal scheme
Indonesian officials arrested on Wednesday the former head of the country’s free school meals programme, blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims, a day after he was…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsFrom fried chicken to flight plans: Alibaba wants Qwen to become China’s digital fixer
In its latest bid to dominate China’s next-generation digital gateway, Alibaba Group Holding is opening its Qwen AI assistant to major brands, allowing users to order everything f…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTyphoon Jangmi churns along Japan’s Pacific coast, leaves dozens hurt
Typhoon Jangmi on Wednesday ripped through the Pacific side of western and eastern Japan after making landfall in the morning, causing flooding and mudslides and leaving dozens of…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsCitizen group to press for ‘transparency’ in Philippine VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial
A citizen watchdog has been launched in the Philippines to monitor Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial, as turmoil inside the Senate threatens to deepen public …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsEU and China set for Paris talks this week as trade war fears mount
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic will meet China’s international trade envoy, Li Chenggang, in Paris on Thursday, as the sides look to defuse tensions that have pushed them to the br…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChinese AI lets everyday users command quantum computing with natural language
Quantum computing has long carried an aura of exclusivity, cloaked in dense academic papers and ultra-cold laboratory systems understood by only a small circle of physicists and m…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina plans compute futures in Shanghai as AI computing demand surges
China is preparing to launch compute futures in Shanghai, signalling a push to link financial markets to computing power as the global AI boom drives new demand for digital infras…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong launches DeepSeek-based AI model designed to run on domestic chips
The Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Centre (HKGAI) has officially launched a new DeepSeek-based large language model that can run on domestic chips, as the govern…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsWant to save the planet? Stop being so polite to AI chatbots
Skipping pleasantries like “please” and “thank you” when talking to chatbots could save enough energy to power the annual needs of 760,000 residents in sub-Saharan Africa, highlig…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsSweden outlines child care policy amid registration row over infant in Hong Kong
Swedish authorities who have taken over the care of the daughter of a Hong Kong couple with a troubled parenting history have said that whether a child faces risks at home is one …
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsKenya health minister says US Ebola quarantine centre will proceed despite deadly protests
Kenya’s health minister said on Wednesday that the US-funded quarantine centre would proceed, days after deadly protests erupted over the project. The US-built facility at Kenya’s…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsFBI kill man holding hostages in California after 12-hour standoff following bomb threat
A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI, police said on Wednesday. The susp…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsMTR Corp boss Jacob Kam elected chairman of Hong Kong’s largest business chamber
The non-executive chairman of Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation has been elected as the new head of the city’s largest business chamber for a one-year term. Jacob Kam Chak-…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTrump says Vance and Rubio teaming up for 2028 run would be unbeatable
US President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview aired on Wednesday that Vice-President J.D. Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, teaming up for a 2028 presidential…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsWim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski
German filmmaker Wim Wenders on Wednesday said he has pulled his 1975 movie The Wrong Move over a nude scene featuring a then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski. Kinski, now 65, has urg…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsLula thanks China for beef win and tells US after tariffs: ‘I will sell to someone else’
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva thanked China for clearing the country’s beef of foot-and-mouth disease and fired a barb at US President Donald Trump, saying “I will…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUkraine drone strikes causing ‘panic’ for Kremlin, EU’s Kallas says
Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russia are causing “panic” for the Kremlin, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday, saying Moscow was lashing out at Kyiv with increased…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsPortugal and Austria defeat Germany for seats on UN Security Council
Portugal and Austria defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided UN Security Council on Wednesday in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning. The 10 rot…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina, EU slam proposed US tariffs, reject forced labour allegations
The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed new tariffs of up to 12.5 per cent on imports from China and dozens of other trading partners, using a forced-labour i…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUkraine and Hungary agree on minority rights, paving way for EU accession talks
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that Hungary and Ukraine reached an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, which could allow appr…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTrump says may leave UFC arena on White House lawn permanently
US President Donald Trump suggested he might keep the Ultimate Fighting Championship cage-fighting arena being built on the lawn of the White House as a permanent fixture. The Re…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics5 lessons for Asia as it studies wars from the privilege of peace
Since the Ukraine war began in 2022, Asia has been watching conflict as if enrolled in a study course. We have heard every argument: Nato enlargement, Russian insecurity, Ukrainia…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS and ‘Five Eyes’ allies warn of LinkedIn China spying threat
The US and its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners issued what they said was an unprecedented joint notice warning about attempts by Chinese spies to use websites such as LinkedIn t…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsFirst Trump, then Putin go to China. Does great-power diplomacy now hinge on Beijing?
Despite recent back-to-back visits to Beijing by US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, no new trilateral framework or major diplomatic breakthrough has e…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS Treasury Secretary Bessent says China eyeing more Boeing purchases ahead of Xi visit
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed on Wednesday that China is “very interested” in additional Boeing plane purchases, an issue the Trump administration plans to press whe…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsUS House votes to stop Iran war in rebuke to Trump
The Republican-led House voted to halt the US war with Iran, breaking with President Donald Trump on an unpopular foreign conflict that is taking an escalating economic toll on Am…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTaiwan opposition leader promotes cross-strait peace during US trip
The need for Beijing and Washington to pursue “reconciliation and cooperation” and avoid war is the central message of her US trip, Taiwan’s main opposition leader Cheng Li-wun sa…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsIt’s back – revived TEDxHongKong challenges assumptions and reframes beliefs
Hong Kong is an international economic powerhouse brimming with talent and capital, but how much of that has trickled down to local communities? This was the question that weighed…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsIsrael, Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire as Trump and Netanyahu play down heated call
Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to implement a ceasefire but said it would require a “complete cessation” of fire by Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to a joint statement afte…
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