Austrian mountain town finds niche in AI boom
Nestled in the wooded hills of Austria
Alibaba seeks $10 billion from share sale for AI expansion
The online retail giant-turned-AI player is offering 710 million shares at HK$112.7 each, represents a discount of 3.6 per cent to the closing price of Alibabas American depositary receipts on Friday
Alibaba is raising $10.2bn and spending all of it on AI
Alibaba is placing HK$80bn, about $10.2bn, of new shares in Hong Kong and says all net proceeds will go to AI infrastructure and capabilities. It comes days after the company reported a 75% fall in quarterly net profit driven by that same spending. Alibaba is going to the market for money to spend on AI, [] This story continues at The Next Web
A proposed class action filed in San Francisco alleges Ouras sleep staging is generated by AI estimates rather than measurement, and names Finnish parent Oura Health Oy as a defendant. Oura says it stands behind its science and accuracy claims. The number Oura puts on its own product pages is now the subject of a [] This story continues at The Next Web
Nvidia customers notified about AI-related price hikes above 15%
The price hikes will go into effect on systems shipped early next year and will impact systems including those with the flagship Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips
A free AI model is winning over developers. And nobody knows whose servers it runs on
An anonymous model called Ox Alpha appeared on OpenRouter last week, free to use with a million-token context window, and developers have been impressed. OpenRouters own listing says prompts and completions are retained by the unidentified provider. A model that nobody will take credit for is being tested across the industry. Ox Alpha appeared on [] This story continues at The Next Web
China Proposes Initiatives to Strengthen Food Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region
Beijing, August 22: Food security is a fundamental issue linked to human existence and development, and it is a shared concern for all economies in the Asia-Pacific region. To enhance food security cooperation in the region, China has proposed three initiatives to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies. During a high-level government-business dialogue on food ... Read more China Proposes Initiatives to Strengthen Food Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region
Apollo finds AI is hitting paychecks rather than payrolls
An Apollo analysis of 321 occupations found that wages in jobs highly exposed to AI grew 6.7% more slowly after 2023, with no statistically significant employment effect. The gap was 10.7% in the lowest-paid quartile and absent in the highest. The first measurable mark AI has left on the labour market is not unemployment. Apollos [] This story continues at The Next Web
'I can't stop': 80% of developers find AI coding more addictive than helpful
A Coddy Developer Survey revealed that AI coding is leading to a new kind of burnout.
Betting brands are off Premier League shirts. Enterprise software moved in
Premier League clubs are playing this season without gambling brands on the front of matchday shirts, forcing eight of the 20 to find new partners at once. Fulhams went to ClickHouse, an American data infrastructure company valued at $15bn. The most valuable advertising space in world sport has changed hands, and some of it went [] This story continues at The Next Web
Andhra approves green AI data centre in Visakhapatnam with investment of over 30,000 cr
Incentives for project to include exemption from stamp, electricity duty, and power infrastructure and water supply support
Meet The AI 'Flying Lifebuoy' Transforming Water Rescue In China
Inflatable lifebuoys, which swiftly expand when they reach the water to offer temporary buoyancy, were dropped by drones over distressed individuals.
China' 'SHADOW ATTACK' On U.S. Forces In Mideast? Xi Deploys J-16 Fighters In Military Power Show
China has deployed J-16 fighters and a complete support package more than 6,000 kilometres to Egypt for the Eagles of Civilisation 2026 exercise. A YY-20A tanker refuelled the fighters during the nearly nine-hour journey, while the wider contingent reportedly includes strategic transports, radar-surveillance aircraft, electronic-warfare platforms and helicopters. The deployment marks the J-16s first known appearance in Africa. Watch.
As smart glasses go mainstream, privacy concerns follow
As a woman, the thought of someone being able to record me without my knowledge or consent is deeply invasive, a PR professional from Gujarat
Taiwan accuses China of silencing political dissent
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council has called on Beijing to liberate two pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong, who were found guilty of subversion under national security legislation. The council voiced deep sorrow over their convictions, highlighting the broader implications of political repression. This situation has drawn worldwide attention to the encroachment on human rights, emphasizing the necessity of safeguarding freedoms to maintain Hong Kong's role as a global financial hub.
The Unlikely Place at the Center of Chinas AI Boom
Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have turned a city in Inner Mongolia into a crucial hub for data centers. The Unlikely Place at the Center of Chinas AI Boom
No more 12-minute ad limit for TV channels as Centre notifies rule changes
Analysts say move is directionally positive for television broadcasters
Indonesia, China agree to deepen digital and AI cooperation
AI capex slowdown could derail India's cyclical recovery, weigh on growth: Nuvama
Corporate top-line growth has risen to around 20% y-o-y, while aggregate credit growth is around 15%, supported partly by domestic measures, including GST cuts and monetary easing, as well as the global commodity and AI capex boom
Biometric verification mandatory for new mobile Sim issuance, user detail update
The new guidelines are aimed at tackling rising digital arrest scams and online fraud
China Outspends India In Space, But New Delhi Holds The Trust Card
The US remains the undisputed leader in the global space race. But it's realistic for India to aim for the third place, says Bellatrix Aerospace COO.
OpenAI cuts developer pricing for frontier GPT-5.6 Sol model by more than 20%
The price cuts are effective on OpenAI's application programming interface, or API, and are rolling out across eligible plans for credits on its agentic AI product ChatGPT Work and its coding tool Codex
29 US states are suing Meta. What might it mean for the rest of the world?
The claims against Meta are that it deliberately designed and monetised Instagram and Facebook to exploit the psychological vulnerabilities of children and teenagers
Southeast Asia is luxury testbed for China
At Chinese handbag brand Songmonts first overseas store, a pop-up in Bangkoks CentralWorld shopping center, Nathan from India was buying for his girlfriend back home. The []
Tesla recalls nearly 3 mn vehicles in China over door handle safety risks
Tesla and other Chinese carmakers are making a major recall of more than 4 million vehicles over safety concerns mostly related to their door handles, according to Chinese authorities on Friday. The US carmaker is recalling about 2.98 million China-made and imported EVs including Model 3, Model Y, Model X and Model S over door handle safety risks, according to China's State Administration for Market Regulation. The recall, the largest this year according to Chinese media, comes a few months after Chinese authorities said in February that starting next year, it would be banning hidden car door handles that are commonly seen on Tesla electric vehicles and many Chinese EV models. China has stepped up scrutiny recently on hidden, or flush, car door handles following EV accidents in the country and elsewhere, in which cars' hidden electronic doors failed and trapped people inside. In a notice on the Chinese regulator's website, it cited safety risk. In extreme situations, such as a seve
GACM Technologies raises 49.5 cr through QIP issues
Through the QIP, the Company allotted 49.50 crore fully paid-up Equity Shares of face value 1 each at an issue price of 1 per Equity Share, aggregating to 49.50 crore
China holds edge in advanced nuclear fuel: Report
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) China is one of only two countries capable of producing a specialised nuclear fuel at scale, giving Beijing a potentially important advantage as the United States races to deploy advanced reactors, according to a congressional watchdog report. The US Government Accountability Office said Russia and China currently have infrastructure capable of []
China and Switzerland Complete Free Trade Agreement Upgrade Talks
Beijing, August 22: Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao announced on August 20 that China and Switzerland have successfully completed their free trade agreement upgrade talks. This announcement was made jointly with Guy Parmelin, President of the Swiss Confederation and Minister of Economy, Education, and Research, in Bern. Wang Wentao stated that discussions on upgrading the ... Read more China and Switzerland Complete Free Trade Agreement Upgrade Talks
China Responds to US Tariffs on Drones Amid EU Investigations
Beijing, August 22: In a regular press conference held by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, spokesperson He Yatong addressed several pressing issues. These included the US tariffs on drones and the European Unions cross-border investigations against relevant Chinese entities using the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). He Yatong stated that China has consistently argued that the ... Read more China Responds to US Tariffs on Drones Amid EU Investigations
4 super smart shifts proving privacy is software
For the longest time, the tech industrys unofficial motto was if the product is free, you are the product. Most of us just accepted it. But after a decade of data scandals, tracking revelations, and privacy blunders, that logic is starting to feel dated. Weve hit a tipping point. A quiet but powerful shift is [] This story continues at The Next Web
The best early Labor Day 2026 TV deals: Samsung, LG, and more
Labor Day may still be a couple weeks away, but you can already find steep deals on top TVs from Samsung, Sony, and more - just in time for pre-season football.
Anthropic will give defenders what its strongest model finds, but not the model itself
Anthropic has made Claude Mythos 5 available for code scanning in Claude Security and is integrating it into partners defensive products, with users receiving outputs rather than direct access to the model. It is also committing $35mn in credits to open-source security work. Anthropic is widening access to its most capable cybersecurity model, without letting [] This story continues at The Next Web
Apple cuts more than 200 jobs across Siri and Vision Pro
Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs, roughly 100 from the Vision Pro organisation and 100 from Siri and software teams, largely shutting the headsets gaming unit. The company says it is realigning teams and will create new roles. Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs across the teams that build Siri and the Vision [] This story continues at The Next Web
Aptera has found someone to build its solar car, and it is in Shanghai
Aptera has partnered with Shanghais Launch Design on a manufacturing programme worth up to $44mn, covering tooling, testing and pilot production. Aptera pays two-thirds of the costs, while its latest filing reports $10.1mn in cash and substantial doubt about continuing as a going concern. Aptera has finally found someone to build its solar car. The [] This story continues at The Next Web
Google says Gemma has passed a billion downloads
Google says its Gemma family of open models has passed a billion downloads. Developers have published more than 100,000 Gemma variants over the past two years, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. Clement Farabet, a vice president at Google DeepMind, and Olivier Lacombe, a product director there, wrote it. Google calls the [] This story continues at The Next Web
Meta launched Pocket in the US, and the app it came from shut down the same day
Meta has launched Pocket across the United States. The app it is based on shut down the same day. Pocket had been testing quietly in Brazil since July. It is now available to everyone in the US. Pocket lets people type a prompt and get back a small interactive thing, which Meta calls a gizmo. [] This story continues at The Next Web
China is recalling millions of EVs because the emergency release blends into the trim
Chinas market regulator has ordered a recall of more than 4 million vehicles, including nearly 2.98 million Teslas, because interior emergency door releases blend into the surrounding trim. The remedies are warning labels and software updates, ahead of a 2027 standard banning concealed handles. China has recalled more than four million cars because a lever [] This story continues at The Next Web
Meta pays Microsoft hundreds of millions a year to rent AI models
Meta is spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year buying access to AI models through Microsofts cloud. The company runs trillions of tokens a week through Azure, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified. That makes Meta one of Microsofts largest AI customers. Both companies declined [] This story continues at The Next Web
Astromech raised $20mn at $3.8bn to forecast how biology breaks
Astromech has raised $20mn at a $3.8 billion valuation to build AI that predicts how living systems will change. The company says its models learn from 3.8 billion years of biological history. The valuation and the training window are the same number, and nobody has said whether that is a coincidence. Bob Nelsen led the [] This story continues at The Next Web
AI is entering exponential acceleration: Anthropic India MD
NVIDIA denies reports of China-specific AI chip launch this year
NVIDIA has denied a recent report by The Information that claimed the company was planning to ship a language processing unit (LPU) specifically designed for Chinese customers by the end of this year.
DeepSeek Unveils Test Model to Rival Anthropics Opus 4.8
The new release is an experimental version of DeepSeeks flagship text-only V4 Flash model that adds multimodal capabilities
TiE Mangaluru selected to drive first K-Combinator initiative in Karnataka
The initiative will offer founders structured mentoring, investor access and market connections as emerging ventures move from validation towards early-stage growth
Samsung approves a record $80bn shareholder return, and the stock falls
Samsung Electronics approved the largest shareholder return in South Korean corporate history on Friday. Its shares then fell as much as 2.6% in post-market trading. The board signed off on a Samsung shareholder return of between 90 trillion and 110 trillion won for 2026. That is roughly $65bn to $80bn. It is about five times [] This story continues at The Next Web
Ex-Google engineer's conviction of stealing AI secrets partly overturned
A US federal judge has overturned part of the conviction of Linwei Ding, a former Google engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence (AI) trade secrets from the tech giant.
Castelion raises $1bn at $13bn to scale hypersonic weapon production
Castelion has raised $1bn at a $13bn valuation. Three SpaceX executives founded the company in 2022 to build missiles. Its first product is Blackbeard, a hypersonic strike weapon designed for quantity rather than craft. The structure repays a close read. The round is $800m in equity plus $250m of committed financing for a revolving credit [] This story continues at The Next Web
Adobe Firefly can now generate music, speech and sound effects
Adobe Fireflys audio tools became generally available on Thursday. Generate Music, Generate Speech and Generate Sound Effects now sit beside the image, video and design tools in its creative AI studio. Each runs on a different model. Generate Music uses the Firefly Music Model and produces original tracks tuned to a videos length and mood. [] This story continues at The Next Web
Trump signs a memo to clear the regulatory path to three launches a day
The United States conducted 178 orbital launches and re-entries last year, but the White House now wants at least a thousand a year by 2030. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Thursday directing federal agencies to clear the path to that number, largely by getting out of the way. It instructs them to speed [] This story continues at The Next Web
India orders removal of Google Firebase accounts after spotting scam pattern
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has directed at least 57 websites and databases that were hosted on Firebase be taken down in August alone
Brazil is building two AI supercomputers, one Chinese and one American
Brazil is spending 2.3bn reais, about $444m, on two AI supercomputers. One will be built with Huawei, the other is expected to go to Nvidia, and that is the entire point. The strategy is not to depend on a single company, technology or country, the Lula government said in setting out the plan, which is [] This story continues at The Next Web
New Jersey teen drops claims against Meta, Google, and Snap weeks before trial
A 15-year-old from New Jersey has dropped her case against Meta, Google, and Snap seven weeks before it was due to be heard in Los Angeles. Her lawyer said she wanted to get on with her life. The case was one of three bellwethers set for trial in October in California state court, chosen to [] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI ships a Messages plugin that summarises who you talk to and what about
The ChatGPT desktop app can now read your iMessage history and send messages on your behalf. OpenAI shipped the integration this week for Macs running Apple silicon, and Apple, a company it is reportedlypreparing to sue, was not part of the announcement. The plugin reads and searches Messages conversations on the machine, covering iMessage, SMS, [] This story continues at The Next Web
Anthropic plans to changedata retention policy for advanced AI
Anthropic working on new safety system that allows enterprise customers to retain data on their own cloud computing infrastructure
Elon Musk says Starlink to help Indias underserved
Musk responds to X post that says 11,256 of Indias listed villages still had no 4G coverage as of May 2026
AI reshapes India's IT services sector contracts as clients demand more for less
Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech and Cognizant are rejigging business models, increasingly tying fees to performance outcomes instead of hours worked
AI reshapes Indias IT services sector as clients demand more for less
Indias technology services sector is confronting a fundamental shift as clients rethink outsourcing, pricing and the value of large employee bases
Pew says 10% of the web now shows signs of AI authorship
Pew found strong signs of AI authorship in around 10% of a random sample of webpages in July 2026, rising to more than a third among pages published since ChatGPTs release. Commercial domains carry most of it, at about 10% of .com against roughly 1% of .edu and .gov. About a tenth of the web [] This story continues at The Next Web
How a 23-year old builder made AI video simple
At just 23, Sean Grindal is betting on an idea he has watched take shape across a decade in software: that the hardest part of AI tools is no longer what they can do, but how few people can figure out how to use them. In a category racing to add features, he believes the [] This story continues at The Next Web
Chinese video platform Bilibili is expanding worldwide
Bilibili has relaunched its international app without identity verification, plans an English-language website and is hiring community managers in six cities including London. The company says content on its international and Chinese sites will be the same. Bilibili is making a serious attempt at the world outside China. The video platform has relaunched its international [] This story continues at The Next Web
Anthropic is targeting an IPO the size of the largest ever
Anthropic expects its IPO to match or exceed SpaceXs record $75bn raise, and could file publicly as soon as the end of this month. It made a net loss of almost $42bn in 2025, five times the year before. Anthropic expects its stock market debut to match or beat the largest one ever held. SpaceX [] This story continues at The Next Web
Mark Zuckerberg buys a 440-acre Irish estate in County Waterford
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have bought Strancally Castle and its 440-acre estate in County Waterford as an Irish base. He is the third tech billionaire to buy a large Irish country estate since 2021, after Stripes John Collison and James Dyson. Mark Zuckerberg has bought a castle in Ireland. He and Priscilla Chan have [] This story continues at The Next Web
Alibaba's quarterly revenue up 9%, misses adjusted profit due to AI spend
Alibaba's capital expenditure rose 75% to 67.68 billion yuan in the quarter ended June 30, as it continued to invest in AI infrastructure.
Tech EVs squeeze 50 lakh luxury market: BMW & Merc Defend Turf
BMW and Mercedes-Benz face fierce competition in Indias luxury market as electric SUVs disrupt pricing and customer preferences
The LG C6 OLED TV is one of the most impressive TVs I've tested year - and it's on sale
The LG C6 OLED is one of my favorite TVs of 2026, with excellent color accuracy and picture quality - especially for this deal with free wall mounting and a free $200 gift card.
The LG C6 OLED TV is one of the most impressive TVs I've tested year - and it's on sale
The LG C6 OLED is one of my favorite TVs of 2026, with excellent color accuracy and picture quality - especially for this deal with free wall mounting and a free $200 gift card.
The Standard expands India GCC, targets nearly 400 employees by year-end
The Standards India GCC operations were established in November 2025, while the Bengaluru office was inaugurated in April 2026
Google will let you tailor your Discover feed using natural language now
If you're not happy with the algorithm on your Discover page, you can now tell Google what you want in your own words.
Tesla's Robotaxi fleet might finally be driving around Austin unsupervised
It's been slow going, but it looks like Tesla's Robotaxi fleet in Austin is operating fully autonomously.
Slack launches Slack Code, where teams and AI agents build together
Slack launched a coding product on Thursday. Slack Code adds project-specific channels where teams and AI agents write, review and ship software together. The work happens inside the chat app rather than in a separate browser tab. The mechanic is simple. Tag a coding agent from any conversation and it spins up a dedicated code [] This story continues at The Next Web
Waymo built its own robotaxi chip and published its supplier list
Waymo has published what is in the boot of its robotaxis. A blog post on Thursday set out the architecture of its onboard computer, introduced a custom 5-nanometer chip of its own design, and named the seven suppliers it builds the system with. The company calls it the first look under its trunk. For a [] This story continues at The Next Web
Three-stage AI system rebuilds blurred, missing facial details in 30 seconds
Imagine finding a very old family photograph that has faded over time. Parts of the image are missing, the faces are blurry, and years spent inside a cardboard album have erased many details. Restoring such an image traditionally would require painstaking manual work or specialized software trained on thousands of examples.
Two senators give TikTok until 1 September to explain its safety test
Two US senators have written to TikTok about an experiment that switched off a safety feature for roughly 15 million American users. Their letter runs to four pages and sets out 13 questions. It gives the company until 1 September to reply. The senators call the decision to run the test depraved. Republican Marsha Blackburn [] This story continues at The Next Web
AI can recommend a deal. Governed execution decides whether it should happen
Every revenue leader now has AI somewhere in the deal cycle. It drafts the proposal, suggests the discount, recommends the next move, and does it all in seconds. The speed is real. But a recommendation is not a decision. When AI proposes a price or a deal structure, something still has to answer the harder [] This story continues at The Next Web
White House tech strategy leaves open-weight AI off its critical list
The White House has published a new National Security Science and Technology strategy. It names 15 critical technology areas the United States intends to lead. Artificial intelligence and autonomy is one of them, with 12 subfields listed underneath. Open-weight AI is not among them. Neither open weights nor open-source software development appears anywhere in the [] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI previews Private Safety Processing to keep zero data retention
OpenAI has told enterprise customers that its promise not to keep their data will survive the next generation of models. The company set out the position on Wednesday in a post titled Offering Zero Data Retention for frontier models. In it, it previewed Private Safety Processing. The system looks for misuse across several related interactions [] This story continues at The Next Web
Fleetx.ai acquires Chennai-based Pando.ai for undisclosed sum
This acquisition provides customers with a unified, AI-native platform that enhances fleet visibility and freight execution, replacing outdated, disconnected systems
Munich Re is buying cyber-insurer At-Bay for $575mn, half its 2021 price
Munich Re has agreed to buy At-Bay, a cyber-insurance startup, for $575mn. The deal values the company at less than half what it was worth in 2021. The German insurance group announced the acquisition on Wednesday, in a statement. The price is a reset. At-Bay was valued at $1.35bn in its last funding round in [] This story continues at The Next Web
iQOO Z11 5G launched in India for premium segment buyers
The Chinese smartphone brand also launched iQOO Buds claiming up to 50 hours of playtime. The earbuds offer Bluetooth 6.1 dual-device connection, and bears IP54 rating for sweat
Velatir, an Odense startup that sells companies a way to see and control the AI their employees are already using, has raised 5m in seed funding six months after closing its pre-seed. Spintop Ventures, a Nordic early-stage firm investing in the company for the first time, co-led the round with Ugly Duckling Ventures, the Danish [] This story continues at The Next Web
Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a dont ask, dont tell approach on kids under 13
A former engineering director at Meta told jurors at a landmark trial that the company took a dont ask, dont tell approach on kids under 13 on its platforms
Musk's Starlink reapplies for Indias approval of satellite network: Reports
Starlink provides direct-to-device connectivity services using its constellation of satellites
OpenAI to enhance safety processes for paid tool customers
DoT directs telcos to deny new SIMs to subscribers with nine connections
Telecom users seeking additional mobile numbers will face tighter checks as the government moves to enforce the existing limit more strictly
Five days after buying Cursor for $60bn, SpaceX tried to buy Cognition
SpaceX approached AI coding startup Cognition about an acquisition, Bloomberg reports, and Cognition did not engage. Chief executive Scott Wu replied publicly that his company is not for sale and we havent been talking. SpaceX approached the AI coding company Cognition about buying it, according to Bloomberg, and Cognition did not engage. It would have [] This story continues at The Next Web
A British AI-chip startup is raising at $6.5bn after an Anthropic deal
Fractile, a British startup building chips for artificial intelligence, is in advanced talks to raise money at a valuation more than six times what it fetched three months ago, Bloomberg reported. The jump follows a deal to supply chips to Anthropic. The company is raising funds at a pre-money valuation of $6.5bn, according to people [] This story continues at The Next Web
NITI Aayog Discusses TB: The Way Forward Strategy for a Tuberculosis-Free India
New Delhi, August 20: NITI Aayog organized a high-level brainstorming session on Wednesday titled TB: The Way Forward. The aim was to develop strategies and suggestions to achieve the goal of a tuberculosis-free India in a timely manner. According to information shared on NITI Aayogs official social media platform, X, the session was co-chaired by ... Read more NITI Aayog Discusses TB: The Way Forward Strategy for a Tuberculosis-Free India
Meta launched a Mac app to put its AI to work for businesses
Meta has released a dedicated Mac app for Meta AI, its chatbot. The company is pushing to turn the assistant into a tool for businesses and creators. The app can watch a window on your screen and answer questions about what it sees, Meta said on Wednesday. It can also take dictation across other apps. [] This story continues at The Next Web
Samsung hiked foundry prices up to 15%, with China paying the steepest
Samsung has raised prices for some of its advanced contract chipmaking by as much as 15 percent for new orders, according to a Reuters report. Two people familiar with the matter said the increases follow a surge in demand for AI chips. That demand is tightening capacity in a business TSMC has long dominated. The [] This story continues at The Next Web
Stripe seals its OpenRouter deal for a reported $7.5bn or more
Stripe has agreed to buy OpenRouter, the startup whose software helps companies route their spending across hundreds of AI models. The payments firm confirmed the deal on Wednesday, making official an acquisition the press first reported earlier this month. Neither company put a figure on the deal. Outside reporting has, and the numbers do not [] This story continues at The Next Web
