Huawei’s collaboration with start-up DeepSeek and Huawei’s own engineering efforts are paying off in spite of inferior resources, finds study
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Meta Free Cash Flow Falls Into Red Amid Heavy Spending
Facebook parent raises low-end for this year’s capital expenditures, discloses $825bn in future spending commitments
SK Hynix Calls Off Planned IPO For US NAND Unit
South Korean memory maker cancels intended float of former Intel NAND flash memory unit amid opposition from its own investors
Apple’s iPhone Duo Arrives In Stores, Amid Strong Demand
Lines form hours in advance as Apple’s first foldable iPhone marks rare departure from classic smartphone format
SoftBank Market Value Halves From Peak Amid AI Rout
SoftBank market capitalisation falls to one-half of peak four months ago, as CoreWeave sees shares plunge amid AI investment scepticism
Cable Thieves Disrupt South Yorkshire Networks
Thousands left without internet, telephone service for two days after thieves steal cables, amid ongoing crime ‘spike’
Chinese AI Tool Used In Wave Of Japanese Hacks
Tokyo-based researchers find China-developed AI penetration testing tool ARTEX used in Japan attacks, after South Korean incidents
Anthropic ‘Lost $80bn’ In First Half Of Year
Start-up’s net loss reportedly rose to $80bn in the first half of this year, as it expects up to $750bn in compute costs
Google Blames Power Outage For Widespread Cloud Disruption
Power issue blamed for outage at London data centre that roiled services for hours across banking, businesses, courts
Chinese Government Launches State-Owned Data Company
China sets up state-owned enterprise to manage data resources at national level to boost AI development and broader digital economy
Bolt To Test Robotaxis In Madrid Next Year
Estonian ride-hailing platform to test robotaxis using Lucid EVs, Nvidia Hyperion and Alpamayo AI software, facing off against Uber, Waymo
Microsoft Links ConnectWise Hack To Chinese AI Tool
State-aligned attackers said to have carried out ConnectWise hack as part of broader campaign using ARTEX AI-based penetration-testing tool
Shares Of South Korean Data Centre Firm Plummet On Debut
South Korea’s Elice sees shares drop nearly one-third on their first day of trading, as higher borrowing costs dent AI enthusiasm
Sites Go Dark As Admins Rush To Patch PHP Flaw
Governments, other organisations take websites offline after researchers publish fix for critical PHP flaw affecting 70 percent of internet
One Micron Taiwan Union To Stage Strike, As Another Signs Deal
Union at Micron’s Taoyuan plant to stage strike over profit-sharing, after Taichung union calls off action after reaching agreement
Hackers Exploit ‘Basic Flaws’ To Attack French Supermarket Fridges
French cyber-security agency finds lack of basic security precautions enabled attacks that destroyed food, caused fires
UK Regulator Pushes Apple To Open Up Contactless Tech
Current Apple offering for third-party contactless payments not working, says CMA, as it proposes lower fees, broader technical access
Just Eat Pauses AI Rollout Amid Bizarre Food Images
Delivery company apologises for strange and incorrect images after offering AI-generated placeholders for food items
New Mexico Fines Meta $25bn Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Federal judge finds Meta’s ‘wilful’ deceptive conduct would have justified much larger fine under state’s unfair practices law
SK Hynix Calls Off Planned IPO For US NAND Unit
South Korean memory maker cancels intended float of former Intel NAND flash memory unit amid opposition from its own investors