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AI boom lifts S. Korea growth outlook, profits and household credit
AI boom lifts S. Korea growth outlook, corporate profits and household credit to record highs.
AI boom lifts S. Korea growth outlook, corporate profits and household credit to record highs.
The Yijing X9, the first production car co-developed by Dongfeng and Huawei Qiankun, has gone on sale starting at 299,800 yuan. The 5.3-meter six-seat SUV features Huawei's latest ADS 5, HarmonySpace 6, and a 896-line lidar, aiming at the family flagship market.
According to TechRadar, Alibaba has brought frontier-scale AI compute to its public cloud, allowing hourly rental of supernodes, but the service is initially limited to a remote Chinese province.
A home appliances expert recommends affordable, compact air fryers for students, with advice on choosing by space, capacity, brand, and features.
Unitree Robotics shares jumped 542% in its Shanghai debut, raising $905 million. The humanoid robot maker's IPO drew investment from DeepSeek and Tencent.
Le Monde advises that waking at the same time nightly is nothing to worry about, and suggests not checking the time if you want to fall back asleep.
Apple's unreleased camera-equipped AirPods were spotted in macOS Tahoe 26.7 RC, OpenAI suspended RL training for safety, and Unitree Robotics debuted on Shanghai's STAR Market.
Velaura AI, a low-power AI chip developer, raised $110M in Series A funding led by Seligman Ventures, achieving a $1B valuation. The company recently pivoted from Bitcoin mining to AI chip design with its Titan Core platform.
Nvidia has introduced a new software router to curb rising AI costs, according to TechRadar. The report questions whether it will truly make a difference.
ICE has reportedly told employees they cannot wear Meta glasses while working, citing privacy and legal protections, as smart glasses become common in immigration enforcement.
A Finnish study found that severe sleep disturbances can shorten working life after age 50 by up to eight months, and long nightly sleep by nearly nine months.
Framework has updated its entry-level Laptop 12 with Intel Core Series 3 processors, optional backlit keyboard and fingerprint reader, and improved battery life, starting at $699 for pre-built Linux models.
NVIDIA has released TensorRT Model Connect in public preview, an open-source tool that converts Hugging Face checkpoints to native C++ TensorRT inference in two commands, without an ONNX step.
Scarlett Johansson said she was shocked, angered and in disbelief after hearing the released demo of GPT-4's 'Sky' voice, TechRadar reported.
The August 18 episode of 9to5Mac Daily recaps top stories including iOS 27 beta 6 and an AirPods leak, available across major podcast platforms.
A new open-source project called Mira restores core functions of Spotify's discontinued Car Thing device, which was bricked when Spotify shut down servers in late 2024, according to Android Authority.
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Teens on Tuesday, a dedicated chatbot for users under 18 with built-in safety protections, as scrutiny over AI's impact on young people intensifies.
Etched Inc. has raised an additional $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by Jane Street, weeks after closing a $300 million Nvidia-backed round.
Apple Wallet driver's licenses are coming to seven more states, starting with Kentucky and North Carolina, per 9to5Mac.
Google Calendar is rolling out a feature that lets users block other people, automatically removing their events and invitations. The tool is available to Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual subscribers, starting Aug 18 with a phased rollout.
TechRadar reports security experts warn that 'Proactive SIM' cards can hijack smartphones, IoT devices and EV chargers, saying attacks found so far only scratch the surface of what is possible.
Mozilla announced new beta features for Firefox's Smart Window, including AI search from Exa, tab grouping, duplicate detection, and natural-language history search.
ZDNet reports that Aura Glass, a new theme for GNOME 48-50, delivers a dramatic glassy aesthetic with background blur and adaptive accents, available on major Linux distributions.
Apple offers built-in tools to monitor iPhone battery health and cycle count, aiding users in assessing device condition and timing for replacements, especially when buying used.