OpenAI in US$30 billion round talks with UAE funds, BlackRock

The Business Times - Oct 5, 2026

Top AI firms have turned to deep-pocketed Middle East investors to meet their intense capital needs

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Xiaomi Vision Gran Turismo is coming to Gran Turismo 7 this October

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PH drops to 52nd in innovation index despite connectivity gains

Oct 5, 2026

PH drops to 52nd in innovation index despite connectivity gains

MANILA, Philippines —The Philippines slipped two places to 52nd in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII), as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) called for increased government and private-sector investment in research and development (R&D) to strengthen the country’s innovation capacity. The country ranked 69th in innovation inputs, down from last year, while it

TikTok rolls out AI controls and a family guide

Oct 5, 2026

TikTok rolls out AI controls and a family guide

At a TikTok Table Talk with the social media app’s local executives, I got the perfect chance to ask about brainrot content on the platform, and whether it’s getting in the way of children’s creativity in their most formative years. I described in detail how repetitive it was, like a looped version of children’s shows

Hong Kong lawmakers say 5-year tax incentive too short to entice major innovative firms

Oct 5, 2026

Hong Kong lawmakers say 5-year tax incentive too short to entice major innovative firms

Hong Kong lawmakers have backed the government’s proposed tax incentives for large innovative companies, but many said on Monday that the planned five-year concession period is too short to attract major firms to establish headquarters or expand operations in the city. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu in his policy address last month said the government planned to submit a bill introducing preferential profits tax rates of either 5 per cent or 8.25 per cent, which was half of the city’s standard...

Huawei, Qualcomm strike multi-year patent agreement across 5G, AI

Oct 5, 2026

Huawei, Qualcomm strike multi-year patent agreement across 5G, AI

US chip giant Qualcomm has agreed to pay to licence and acquire patents from China’s Huawei Technologies for the first time as part of a “multi-year, broad patent licence agreement” covering 5G, computing and artificial intelligence. The deal involved cross-licensing between both firms’ patent portfolios, the Shenzhen-based firm said in a statement on Monday, adding that it included Qualcomm’s purchase of specific Huawei US patents across compute, AI, networking and other technologies. The...

Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S12 series tablets look like the best Android tablets money can buy 

Oct 5, 2026

Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S12 series tablets look like the best Android tablets money can buy 

These tablets have impressive specs, and equally impressive price tags.

Temu took the world by storm – but has the shopping app lost its thunder?

Oct 5, 2026

Temu took the world by storm – but has the shopping app lost its thunder?

In February 2023, the budget shopping platform Temu announced itself on the world stage in the brashest way possible: becoming one of the youngest ever brands to buy a Super Bowl advertising spot. “Download the Temu app and shop like a billionaire,” a voice proclaimed in the 30-second commercial, as a woman danced on screen and ordered a series of outlandishly cheap items: from a US$8.99 dress to a US$4.99 wig. The commercial – which aired twice during the game, costing Temu an estimated US$14...

Temu took the world by storm – but has the shopping app lost its thunder?

Oct 5, 2026

Temu took the world by storm – but has the shopping app lost its thunder?

In February 2023, the budget shopping platform Temu announced itself on the world stage in the brashest way possible: becoming one of the youngest ever brands to buy a Super Bowl advertising spot. “Download the Temu app and shop like a billionaire,” a voice proclaimed in the 30-second commercial, as a woman danced on screen and ordered a series of outlandishly cheap items: from a US$8.99 dress to a US$4.99 wig. The commercial – which aired twice during the game, costing Temu an estimated US$14...

Dario Amodei’s American AI imperialism

Oct 4, 2026

Dario Amodei’s American AI imperialism

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei seems to believe that he, the American artificial intelligence (AI) industry and the United States are the only ones who should have the right to determine the fate of humanity. While he pays lip service to involving other democracies in AI development, which ones remotely approach the technological capacities of the US and China? Do other non-democratic developing countries not count? His self-belief is far more dangerous than mere commercial greed. Like Peter Thiel,...

This is the best way to migrate to a new iPhone or iPad

Oct 4, 2026

This is the best way to migrate to a new iPhone or iPad

Just got a new iPhone 18 Pro or Pro Max? You’ll want to read this first before setting it up.

Quality over quantity: China’s AI microdrama producers battle viewer fatigue

Oct 4, 2026

Quality over quantity: China’s AI microdrama producers battle viewer fatigue

Two decades after stepping away from the spotlight, iconic actress Joey Wong made an unexpected return to the screen – not through a traditional production, but via artificial intelligence-powered reconstruction. In a two-minute video by NetEase this summer, Wong, one of the most well-known actresses of the 1980s and 90s, had some of her most celebrated roles recreated, including the beautiful ghost in A Chinese Ghost Story and an alluring snake demon in Green Snake. The revival is just the tip...

How US-China RISC-V collaboration is deepening despite chip rivalry

Oct 3, 2026

How US-China RISC-V collaboration is deepening despite chip rivalry

As global adoption of the open-source RISC-V chip architecture accelerates, US intellectual property provider MIPS is collaborating with Chinese firms at an unprecedented level, according to a senior executive, highlighting how cross-border cooperation persists despite intense tech rivalry between Washington and Beijing. MIPS, which was acquired by US chipmaker GlobalFoundries last year, was driving RISC-V standardisation “very closely with China”, chief technology officer Yankin Tanurhan said...

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