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Crying shame: China father tells daughter, 3, to fill bowl with tears as TV punishment, clip of tearful girl goes viral

Crying shame China father tells daughter 3 to fill bowl

A father in China has attracted controversy for telling his three-year-old daughter to fill a bowl with her tears as punishment for watching too much television. The incident happened last month when the father, who lives in Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southern China, was preparing supper and told …

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Meta and Vodafone optimise video to boost network efficiency

Meta and Vodafone optimise video to boost network efficiency

LONDON (Reuters) – Instagram-owner Meta has worked with Vodafone to free up capacity on 11 of its European mobile networks by optimising the delivery of short-form video without noticeably compromising the viewing experience. Demand for video on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube is driving relentless growth in data usage on mobile …

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Hong Kong unveils plan to regulate Uber 10 years after launch

Hong Kong unveils plan to regulate Uber 10 years after

Hong Kong outlined long-anticipated plans to regulate ride-hailing services, potentially limiting the scope of Uber Technologies Inc in a city known for its poor taxi services. Authorities intend to license platforms such as Uber and adopt tougher penalties for rule breaking, the Transport and Logistics Bureau said in a paper …

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Iron Man antics: China blast victim tries to remove metal shards from leg like superhero, bemuses mainland social media

Iron Man antics China blast victim tries to remove metal

A man in China who tried to emulate the Iron Man superhero character by removing metal shards embedded in his thigh using a magnet has entertained many people on social media. The actions of the superhero impersonator, surnamed Jiang, came to light on June 23 in the aftermath of an …

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Chinese AI can benefit from bigger models, more data, says startup founder

Chinese AI can benefit from bigger models more data says

The founder of a Shanghai-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup is putting his faith in the “scaling laws” of large language model (LLM) development, despite China’s disadvantages in investment and advanced chips. Jiang Daxin, a Microsoft veteran who founded and now runs Stepfun, said at a side event for the World …

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Skydance CEO Ellison says new Paramount will become a tech-media hybrid

Skydance CEO Ellison says new Paramount will become a tech media

(Reuters) -Skydance Media CEO David Ellison sketched out a vision on Monday for Paramount Global as a technology-media hybrid company at a time Hollywood has been competing for attention with tech giants moving into the entertainment business. In an hour-long presentation to the financial community following the announcement of a …

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CBOE files for SEC approval to list Solana ETFs, starts clock for required decision

CBOE files for SEC approval to list Solana ETFs starts

(Reuters) – Exchange operator CBOE Global Markets filed a request with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday seeking to list exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to cryptocurrency Solana, requiring the agency to make a decision by March. Under SEC rules, the agency has 240 calendar days to decide whether …

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Tesla investors to urge judge to reject record $7 billion legal fee in Musk pay case

Tesla investors to urge judge to reject record 7 billion

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Tesla shareholders will appear in court on Monday to argue that an unprecedented request for more than $7 billion in attorneys’ fees to be paid by the company is “outlandish,” the latest twist in a legal showdown over Musk’s $56 billion pay package. The record fee …

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Is AI a major drain on the world’s energy supply?

Is AI a major drain on the worlds energy supply

PARIS: When Google announced last week that its climate emissions had risen by 48% since 2019, it pointed the finger at artificial intelligence. US tech firms are building vast networks of data centres across the globe and say AI is fuelling the growth, throwing the spotlight on the amount of …

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Samsung workers’ union in South Korea kicks off three-day strike

Samsung workers union in South Korea kicks off three day strike

SEOUL (Reuters) – A workers’ union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea is set to stage a three-day strike from Monday and has warned it could take further action against the country’s most powerful conglomerate at a later date. The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), whose roughly 28,000 members make …

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