Phone calls can be inconvenient, stressful or actively unpleasant – especially if you’re part of my generation. At 27, can I survive seven days without texts or group chats? And will I still have a social life at the end? In the listless early weeks of January – my resolutions for self-improvement already gone to …
US president says he would like to see a bidding war over app, owned by China’s ByteDance, that has been focus of national security concerns Donald Trump has suggested that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the app. When asked if Microsoft was …
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The AI app soared up the Apple charts and rocked US stocks, but Chinese chatbot was reluctant to discuss sensitive questions about China and its government Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The launch of a new chatbot by Chinese artificial …
The new Chinese AI that rivals US big tech at a fraction of the cost has seen its popularity soar. However, despite its appeal to international users, the app appears to censor answers to sensitive questions about China and its government We tried out DeepSeek. It works well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square …
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Attack forces Chinese company to temporarily limit registrations as app becomes highest rated free app in US DeepSeek said its newly popular app was hit with a cyber-attack on Monday, which forced the Chinese company to temporarily limit registrations. The attack came after the DeepSeek AI assistant app skyrocketed to the top of Apple’s App …
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Elon Musk’s company still imports large number of cars into Europe from its Shanghai factory Tesla has filed a complaint against the European Commission after the imposition of tariffs by the bloc on its Chinese-made electric vehicles. The EU announced its decision to impose tariffs on all imports of Chinese electric cars in June, alleging …
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Chinese startup’s $6m product raises doubts about sustainability of western artificial intelligence boom Investors punished global tech stocks on Monday after the emergence of a Chinese chatbot competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, DeepSeek, raised doubts about the sustainability of the US artificial intelligence boom. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index in New York opened lower after investors digested …
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We’d like to hear from people in the US about their experiences of TikTok following the president pausing the ban of the app TikTok users in the US prepared themselves for a ban that was due to take effect on 19 January. However, following an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day extension signed by Donald …
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I’m obsessed with the fantasy of fixing up a midcentury house – and furious at the people who’ve painted them white See more from our column Internet wormhole, where writers share their favourite corner of the internet There is one thing that unites the members of my favourite Facebook group: a shared hatred for white …
From exhilarating driving through the British countryside to an action romp with ancient Greek gods – Microsoft’s console duo has built a players’ treasure chest It was November 2020 when Microsoft launched its latest console duo into the rapidly evolving gaming marketplace. Over four years later, the Xbox Series X – together with its more …
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