11 March 2025

Apple prepares major interface revamp for iPhone, iPad and Mac for new generation of users

Apple prepares major interface revamp for iPhone, iPad and Mac for new generation of users

Apple is preparing one of the most dramatic software overhauls in the company’s history, aiming to transform the interface of the iPhone, iPad and Mac for a new generation of users. The revamp – due later this year – will fundamentally change the look of the operating systems and make Apple’s various software platforms more […]

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AI agent Manus partners with Alibaba’s Qwen to develop Chinese version

AI agent Manus partners with Alibaba’s Qwen to develop Chinese version

The creator of Chinese general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) agent Manus is working with Alibaba Group Holding’s large language model (LLM) team to develop a Chinese version of the application, after it quickly rose to fame over the past few days. Manus will engage in strategic cooperation with Alibaba’s Qwen team “to meet the needs of

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ByteDance says new AI technology boosts model training efficiency by 1.7 times

ByteDance says new AI technology boosts model training efficiency by 1.7 times

TikTok owner ByteDance said it has achieved a 1.71 times efficiency improvement in large language model (LLM) training, the latest Chinese tech company to achieve a breakthrough that could potentially reduce demand for Nvidia’s high-end graphics processing units (GPUs). The company’s Doubao development team said they managed to “speed up” LLM training efficiency by “1.71

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Bitcoin, ether stagger as US stock sell-off weighs on cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin, ether stagger as US stock sell-off weighs on cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies decline as fears over a sell-off in US equities eclipsed US President Donald Trump’s recent efforts to buttress the industry. Bitcoin fell more than 3 per cent on Tuesday morning in Asia, while second-ranked token ether dropped as much as 6 per cent to US$1,756, an intraday low not seen since October 2023, according

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Chinese AI agent Manus transcends chatbots, founder of start-up Butterfly Effect says

Chinese AI agent Manus transcends chatbots, founder of start-up Butterfly Effect says

Chinese start-up Butterfly Effect, creator of general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) agent Manus, appears poised to shake up the red-hot domestic market for large language models (LLMs), as it focuses on applications beyond ChatGPT-like chatbots. Tencent Holdings-backed Butterfly Effect has caught the AI community’s attention at home and abroad, following its invitation-only online preview last week

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Alibaba.com targets 100% AI adoption by merchants in 2025 in global expansion drive

Alibaba.com targets 100% AI adoption by merchants in 2025 in global expansion drive

More than half of the roughly 200,000 merchants on Alibaba.com were already using its AI applications on a weekly basis, company president Zhang Kuo told the South China Morning Post in an interview on Monday. Alibaba owns the Post. Introduced in early 2024, these AI tools are designed to assist sellers in marketing, product management,

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