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Tencent targets Southeast Asia as launch pad for AI agent WorkBuddy amid tough local market

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings is using Southeast Asia as a launch pad to take its “cost-effective” artificial intelligence tools global, fronted by its workplace assistant WorkBuddy, amid cutthroat competition at home. The company…

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Interest on loans to Ukraine to cost EU budget at least 35 bln euros — Politico

The EU will repay last year’s loan worth 90 billion euro after the conflict ends, but the interest rates are already weighing on the next budget

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EasyOptOuts data removal service review

Protecting your personal information online is as challenging as ever. With many platforms requiring signups to access information, you’re inadvertently going to disclose personal information online, and this information is often made…

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Immutable Backup Architecture Explained: How WORM and Air-Gapped Storage Actually Stop Ransomware

A ransomware operator doesn't need to break your encryption to win. They need one thing: a credential with enough privilege to reach the backup environment, then either delete the recovery points outright or encrypt them alongside…

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Sporting visible scars, hero flydubai pilot honored by president of UAE

Emirati President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awards Smit Machchhar and colleagues First Class Order of Zayed for thwarting Omani copilot's attempt to crash plane full of Israelis

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Trump’s DHS hit by data breach as hackers expose records of 41,000 employees

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Ready Server Launches ReadyServer LLM API, Giving Every VPS Customer Private AI Inference at No Extra Cost

Singapore-based VPS hosting provider Ready Server today announced the launch of ReadyServer LLM API, a private, ...

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ModelProof: Proving an AI Model Hasn't Been Tampered With, Stored Forever on Arweave

TL;DR: ModelProof hashes any AI model in your browser, signs a provenance manifest with Ed25519 and stores it permanently on Arweave for free, so anyone can later prove a copy of the weights is authentic, or see exactly which chunks were…

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Mid-nineties, an airport transit hub somewhere in America

A heavy, aging man steps into a stall in the men’s room, slides the bolt shut, and drops his travel bag straight onto the tile floor. His name is Jerome Jacobson. At Simon Marketing, this respectable citizen held nothing less than the…

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Top 5 Gaming Monitors Under Rs. 35,000 in Nepal

Choosing the right gaming monitor can make a noticeable difference to your gaming experience. A high refresh rate helps deliver smoother motion, while a suitable resolution and responsive panel can improve clarity during fast-paced…

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Shares mixed after Google parent Alphabet's earnings disappoint

Ahead of European markets opening, Asian shares and US futures were mixed on Thursday morning, weighed down by some big technology stocks after Google parent Alphabet’s earnings were lower than expected.

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Ravical raises $17M to bring shared AI to accounting firms

Belgian startup Ravical, which builds AI software for accounting and tax firms, has raised $17M in a seed round led by MMC Ventures. Existing backers Lakestar and Pitchdrive also invested, along with new investor Shapers. More than 100…