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Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 raises researcher fears the Chinese model can fake AI safety tests
Oct 15, 2026

Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 raises researcher fears the Chinese model can fake AI safety tests

Chinese artificial intelligence lab Z.ai’s latest flagship model, GLM-5.3, may be sophisticated enough to “fake” its way through safety tests, according to a new report published Thursday, sparking ne...

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TSMC confirms talks with Elon Musk over Texas ‘Terafab’ but insists on operational control
Oct 15, 2026

TSMC confirms talks with Elon Musk over Texas ‘Terafab’ but insists on operational control

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is in discussions regarding a potential role in Elon Musk’s proposed Terafab project in Texas, according to company chairman and CEO C.C. Wei, although he ...

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TSMC confirms talks with Elon Musk over Texas ‘Terafab’ but insists on operational control
Oct 15, 2026

TSMC confirms talks with Elon Musk over Texas ‘Terafab’ but insists on operational control

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is in discussions regarding a potential role in Elon Musk’s proposed Terafab project in Texas, according to company chairman and CEO C.C. Wei, although he ...

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Sea and Google open chapter two of their AI pact before chapter one ships
Oct 15, 2026

Sea and Google open chapter two of their AI pact before chapter one ships

Google has been busy making friends in Singapore. On 7 October, its AI Futures Fund teamed up with Granite Asia to write cheques of up to US$2 million into Asian AI startups. Eight days later, the sam...

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Character.ai was worth US$2.7B to Google. Disney just offered US$20M
Oct 15, 2026

Character.ai was worth US$2.7B to Google. Disney just offered US$20M

In August 2024, Google wrote Character.ai a cheque for roughly US$2.7 billion. On Monday, Disney offered US$20 million. Both were for a licence to the same company’s technology. Allowing for the fine ...

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South-east Asia fintech funding trebles to US$2.3 billion in 9M 2026 even as deal volume sinks
Oct 15, 2026

South-east Asia fintech funding trebles to US$2.3 billion in 9M 2026 even as deal volume sinks

Singapore captures 83% of the total capital raised; large rounds dominate...

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MIDEA kicks off Xpress Hub tour with space and money saving appliances
Oct 15, 2026

MIDEA kicks off Xpress Hub tour with space and money saving appliances

As a southie, I really make it a point to make my trips up north worth the drive. After discovering the MIDEA Xpress Hub was unveiling its new product line at Waltermart in North EDSA, I had to see fo...

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Start-up unveils prototype ‘heart’ of EUV lithography amid China chipmaking push
Oct 15, 2026

Start-up unveils prototype ‘heart’ of EUV lithography amid China chipmaking push

A Chinese start-up has unveiled a prototype extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light-source machine – a component often described as the “heart” of advanced lithography systems – marking an early but critical ...

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Start-up unveils prototype ‘heart’ of EUV lithography amid China chipmaking push
Oct 15, 2026

Start-up unveils prototype ‘heart’ of EUV lithography amid China chipmaking push

A Chinese start-up has unveiled a prototype extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light-source machine – a component often described as the “heart” of advanced lithography systems – marking an early but critical ...

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AI can increase productivity. It can’t increase human capacity
Oct 15, 2026

AI can increase productivity. It can’t increase human capacity

We may be using AI to save hours of work, only to fill those hours with more work. This is something I have been thinking about as organisations accelerate their investment in AI. The productivity opp...

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