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EV charging surges on Chinese expressways during holiday
EV charging surges on Chinese expressways during holiday
China’s AI chipmaker Biren tumbles 12% as it seeks US$510 million in share placement
Shares of artificial intelligence chipmaker Shanghai Biren Technology tumbled more than 12 per cent in Hong Kong on Thursday amid plans to raise HK$4 billion (US$510 million) through a share placement, as competition with other Chinese Nvidia challengers intensifies. The sell-off followed a stock exchange filing by the Hong Kong-listed company on late Wednesday, which revealed it had engaged placing agents on a “best effort” basis to issue 130 million new shares at HK$31.08 apiece. The offering...
Anthropic Launches Claude Haiku 5.5 as Faster, Cheaper Model for High-Volume AI Tasks
Anthropic on Thursday announced Claude Haiku 5.5 as its fastest model to date. The company says it is aimed at developers running high-volume and cost-sensitive AI workloads. Claude Haiku 5.5 can be used for repetitive tasks such as summarisation, classification, database queries, and context compaction. It also targets browser-based applications and subagent coding w...
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra, Surface RTX Spark Dev Box Launched With Nvidia RTX Spark: Price, Specifications
Microsoft expanded its Surface hardware series with the launch of Surface Laptop Ultra and the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box. Both devices run on Nvidia's new RTX Spark Superchip architecture. They come with Windows 11 and offer up to 128GB of onboard storage. The laptop has a 15-inch PixelSense Ultra touchscreen display with up to 120Hz dynamic refresh rate and a 3:2 asp...
Google Rolls Out SynthID Detector Globally for AI-Generated Images, Videos and Audio
Google has expanded access to its SynthID Detector, allowing users to check digital media for invisible watermarks associated with AI-generated content. The tool was previously aimed at media professionals but is now available globally in English. It supports watermarks created by Google and participating AI companies, including OpenAI, Nvidia and Kakao, with Apple su...
Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million
The figure is far higher than the counts that surfaced in earlier filings and patient notifications. The post Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek.
World Space Week 2026: Pikachu gets a space twist — Why Pokémon GO has partnered with European Space Agency
During World Space Week 2026, from October 4 to October 10, a special Pokémon GO event has been organised in participating science and space museums. Here's all you need to know.
FortiBleed Attackers Locking Victims Out of Fortinet Devices
Attackers are creating new accounts and deleting existing ones and passwords to prevent legitimate access. The post FortiBleed Attackers Locking Victims Out of Fortinet Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek.
U.S. Offers Up to $10 Million for Tips on Zhang Yu, Charged in HAFNIUM Hacks
The U.S. State Department is offering up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of Zhang Yu, a Chinese national charged in the United States in connection with the 2021 Microsoft Exchange Server attacks known as HAFNIUM. The reward is for information leading to his identification or location, the news outlet NTD reported this week, citing a notice