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Alibaba tests paid AI appetite with US$30 annual QwenWork subscription

South China Morning Post

Alibaba tests paid AI appetite with US$30 annual QwenWork subscription

Alibaba Group Holding is asking app users to open their wallets for its artificial intelligence office assistant QwenWork, as the Chinese technology giant tests whether businesses and consumers are ready to pay for its digital assistant…

South China Morning Post

Epson's ink tanks consistently top our tests — and this $200 EcoTank ET-2800 deal is perfect for students

Epson's ink tanks consistently top our tests — and this $200 EcoTank ET-2800 deal is perfect for students

Epson's EcoTank ink tank printer have consistently impressed us during tests, with the format using bottled ink that's much cheaper than traditional inkjet printer cartridges. For an office upgrade or a new back-to-school set-up, I…

GTA 6 Ultimate Edition is selling more than Standard, says Take-Two CEO, despite the price controversy

GTA 6 Ultimate Edition is selling more than Standard, says Take-Two CEO, despite the price controversy

Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick says more fans are pre-ordering the Grand Theft Auto 6 Ultimate Edition over the Standard Edition He says the sales are "skewing more" to the $100 Ultimate Edition Zelnick also can't guarantee…

Biden caused US munitions problems by aiding Kiev — Trump

Biden caused US munitions problems by aiding Kiev — Trump

According to the US leader, Biden gave Kiev munitions worth $300 billion to Ukraine

Nigeria: Security Forces Rescue 16 Kidnap Victims in Kogi State

[Premium Times] The victims were rescued after troops engaged their abductors in a gun battle in Dekina Local Government Area.

Qatar notes positive statements by Iran, Oman on Hormuz

Qatar Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed Mohammed Al-Ansari stressed that Doha favored the immediate resumption of freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with international law

Beats teased new headphones then ghosted us

Beats teased new headphones then ghosted us

New Beats headphones teased during 2026 World Cup... ... and Beats has been silent for following two months Reddit fans think they'll come some time after iOS 27, in September It's been two months since the sporting event of the summer…

Nick Blair seeks $200m for pre-launch defence-tech startup Pyra

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Nick Blair seeks $200m for pre-launch defence-tech startup Pyra

Nick Blair, a son of former UK prime minister Tony Blair, is trying to raise around $200m for a defence-tech startup that has not yet launched, reported by the Financial Times and described as ongoing and unconfirmed. The company…

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Ghana: No Cure Yet for HIV ...GAC Urges Strict Adherence to Treatment

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has reiterated that there is still no cure for HIV, urging persons diagnosed with the disease to remain on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to suppress the virus and live long with healthy…

Oman-Iran negotiations on Strait of Hormuz at critical juncture — Qatar's Foreign Ministry

Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari stressed that Qatar highly appreciated Oman's efforts to reduce escalation