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OpenAI unveils long-awaited 'super app' as rivalry with Anthropic intensifies
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (372+ words) MEXICO CITY (July 9): OpenAI showcased a new AI agent on Thursday meant to help white-collar workers access the power of coding tools without the sticker shock. The agent, called ChatGPT Work, combines OpenAI's popular chatbot with its AI coding tool,…...
China issues 'backdoor' security alert over Anthropic's Claude Code
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (160+ words) BEIJING (July 8): A cybersecurity platform operated by China's industry ministry warned on Wednesday that it had identified a serious security "backdoor" risk in Anthropic's AI coding tool, Claude Code. The warning applies to Claude Code versions 2.1.91 through 2.1.196. The database advised…...
China's MiniMax plans to launch giant 2.7 trillion parameter model
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (336+ words) (July 8): Chinese AI start-up MiniMax Group is working on a large language model with 2.7 trillion parameters, a person with direct knowledge told Reuters, the largest open-weight AI model released by a Chinese firm and possibly the largest in the world....
Tech: BlackBerry’s QNX platform aims to boost Malaysia’s software development capabilities
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (545+ words) This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on June 29, 2026 - July 5, 2026 AS the role of software becomes increasingly important across industries, market players believe BlackBerry Ltd’s QNX foundational software platform and training initiatives could help Malaysian companies move into…...
Beijing is looking at curbing overseas access to China's top AI models, sources say
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (783+ words) SINGAPORE (July 7): Chinese authorities have held meetings with top tech firms over the past month about potentially restricting overseas access to China's most advanced AI models, including those yet to be released, three people familiar with the discussions said. The…...
Chinese firms leave Nvidia for local AI suppliers, survey shows
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (293+ words) (July 7): Chinese companies are ditching Nvidia Corp’s advanced accelerators in favour of domestic silicon, underscoring how tensions with the US are reshaping the AI infrastructure buildout and propelling Beijing’s ambitions to substitute American technology. China’s biggest AI infrastructure builders and…...
ByteDance, Alibaba pull AI companions as Beijing tightens rules
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (219+ words) (July 6): ByteDance Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd are pulling the plug on features that let users build and chat with AI companions, preparing for new Chinese regulations governing human interactions with artificial intelligence. The sudden retreat comes ahead of…...
Kioxia ships next-gen memory samples as AI boom fuels dramatic comeback
1+ week, 3+ day ago (504+ words) KITAKAMI, Japan (July 3): Kioxia on Friday held a ceremony at its fab in northern Japan as the chipmaker, whose shares have rocketed due to the AI investment boom, begins shipping samples of its next-generation memory. The growth of AI has…...
Wall Street’s AI race is fuelling new fears of crowded trading
1+ week, 5+ day ago (646+ words) (July 1): From hedge funds to wealth managers, Wall Street has embraced artificial intelligence in search of an investing edge. Researchers are now asking what happens when more investors turn to similar AI models to find one: buying the same stocks,…...
US working on ban targeting Chinese energy inverters — Reuters
1+ week, 6+ day ago (638+ words) WASHINGTON/LONDON (June 30): The Trump administration is drafting a ban on imports of foreign inverters, which connect solar projects and batteries to the grid, over concerns China could use them to disrupt power supplies, according to five people with knowledge…...