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South China Morning PostNvidia CEO's whirlwind Taiwan tour: from Lunar New Year banquets to night market visits
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wrapped up a fast-paced 55-hour visit to Taiwan, which included engagements with top industry leaders and visits to key manufacturing sites, underscoring the island's role in the global artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor industries. On Sunday, Huang hosted a high-profile lunch in Taipei, attended by 36 top executives from Taiwan's leading technology companies. This rare gathering included Foxconn Technology Group chairman Liu Young-way, Foxconn industrial inte
- Engadget
Samsung Care+ now offers $0 screen repair, but it will cost you
Samsung Care+ with Theft and Loss customers can access it.
- South China Morning Post
ByteDance launches AI code editor based on Microsoft software as TikTok ban is delayed
ByteDance has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code editor in competition with American leaders like Cursor and Microsoft's Visual Studio Code, just after US President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a law requiring the company to divest TikTok. The new integrated development environment (IDE), named Trae, is specifically targeted at overseas markets. It allows programmers to chat with an AI assistant while coding and generate code snippets or write project-level code bas
- The Independent
TikTok ban latest: Chinese app back after Trump promises to restore it but US redownloads not available
During his first administration, Trump pushed for a TikTok ban over national security concerns with China in 2020
- Engadget
Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 review: Excellent sound comes at a high price
Bowers & Wilkins continues its lineage of great audio, but there are some weaknesses on its latest earbuds.
- Engadget
The 65-inch LG C3 OLED TV is cheaper than ever right now
The 65-inch LG C3 OLED TV is at its record-low price again, last seen in the 2023 holiday season.
- Fortune
The dating app exodus: 4 reasons Gen Z and millennials are rebelling against Hinge, Tinder, and Bumble
Bumble's turnaround ad campaign massively backfired, fueling a general trend of choosing celibacy or in-person interactions over app dating.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Shoppers are raving about these 'outstanding' wireless headphones from Amazon —and they're on sale for 40% off
These Soundcore by Anker Life headphones have more than 58,000 five-star reviews.
- South China Morning Post
Alibaba Cloud rolls out expanded suite of AI models, development tools in overseas push
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing services and artificial intelligence (AI) arm of Alibaba Group Holding, unveiled an expanded suite of its proprietary large language models (LLMs) and development tools for global developers, as the company intensifies its push into overseas markets. At its annual developer summit in Indonesia on Tuesday, Hangzhou-based Alibaba Cloud said the latest products under its Tongyi Qianwen family of LLMs, such as the Qwen 2.5 series, as well as multimodal AI models -
- GuruFocus.com
AMD Delays Highly Anticipated RDNA 4 GPUs, Now Slated for March
RDNA 4 GPUs Set for March Launch, AMD Delays Release for Final Prep
- Reuters
TikTok restores U.S service after Trump says "we have to save it"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the U.S. when he returns to power on Monday. In a message to users hours before the rally, TikTok said: "As a result of President Trump's efforts, TikTok is back in the U.S." TikTok issued an earlier statement after U.S. users reported being able to access the Chinese-owned service's website while the far more widely used TikTok app itself began coming back online for some users with just a few basic services.
- Evening Standard
Google's Pixel 10a and 11: what we know so far
Explore the latest updates on Google's upcoming Pixel 10a and Pixel 11 models, including codenames, features, and release expectations
- INSIDER
Some TikTok creators revealed their secrets before the app went dark. That might be awkward now.
Popular TikTok accounts such as DuoLingo shared trade secrets before the app went dark in the US, while creators confessed to long-running inside jokes.
- TechCrunch
Bluesky launches a custom feed for vertical videos
With TikTok's future in the U.S. uncertain, it feels like major social media platforms are working overtime to ship features to attract the millions of people who may want to switch: Bluesky said on Sunday that it is launching a custom feed for vertical videos in its app. Bluesky's mobile app now has a trending videos section in the Explore tab, and like with any other short video app, you can swipe up to see more videos. Bluesky also acknowledged developers building TikTok alternatives on AT Protocol — the decentralized protocol behind Bluesky — such as Tik.Blue, Skylight.Social, and Bluescreen.Blue.
- BBC
What does Trump's executive order mean for TikTok and who might buy it?
What does Donald Trump's executive order mean for the future of TikTok in the US?
- The Independent
Arnold Schwarzenegger sets record straight on leaving the United States
Schwarzenegger has been one of the few Republicans to have criticised Trump
- The Independent
The best and worst outfits at Donald Trump’s inauguration
Lauren Sanchez faced widespread criticism for her daring outfit while Melania Trump’s hat sparked countless memes
- The Independent
Seinfeld memes go viral after Mark Zuckerberg’s reaction to Lauren Sanchez’s outfit
‘Get a good look, Costanza?’ said everyone in response to the moment
- The Independent
Ramaswamy forced out of DOGE by Musk after calling US workers ‘mediocre,’ report says
Entrepreneur is now expected to launch a gubernatorial campaign in his home state of Ohio
- The Telegraph
Italy’s playboy prince says he hired a prostitute to show him how to have sex
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, the grandson of Italy’s last king, has revealed how he hired a prostitute to teach him how to have sex with his first girlfriend.