DeepSeek Unveils V4 AI
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has thrust a new wedge into the global AI race with its V4 model, a 1.6-trillion-parameter behemoth that runs natively on Huawei’s sanctioned Ascend chips and undercuts U.S. rivals’ pricing by up to 50 times.…
US Seeks AI Dominance
AI’s High-Stakes Global Race: U.S. Policy Ignites Push for Dominance In a pointed opening to a joint House subcommittee roundtable, Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) declared that “every gap in American AI leadership is a vulnerability that our…
Alibaba Unveils Qwen3.6-Plus AI
Alibaba Unleashes Qwen3.6-Plus, Signaling Aggressive Push into Agentic AI Amid Geopolitical Headwinds Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen team has dropped its third proprietary large language model in a single week: Qwen3.6-Plus, a flagship designed to excel in…
Alibaba Enters AI Race
# Alibaba Accelerates AI Ambitions Amid Earnings Spotlight and Blockchain Push Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has unveiled a mobile app called JVS Claw, thrusting itself into China’s burgeoning agentic AI frenzy by enabling non-technical users to…
Merz Meets Robots
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s tour of humanoid robots at Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, complete with demonstrations of machines dancing and sparring, underscored a pivotal moment in global tech diplomacy. On Thursday, Merz lunched with Alibaba…