Moonshot AI Shops $50 Billion Valuation Ahead of Hong Kong IPO
Finance
DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng Tells Investors Restraint Is the Business Model
In a rare four-hour call, the DeepSeek founder defended open source, sketched a gradual road to AGI and detailed a hardware bet on Huawei chips.
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Cathay Pacific Cancels Over 280 Flights on 26 July as Typhoon Noul Brings No. 8 Signal
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Moonshot's Kimi K3 Puts Open-Weight AI Within Months of the Frontier
China's latest flagship model concedes it trails America's best, but its price and openness have reset the race.
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Exclusive | Four HKU Academics Caught with 40% Fabricated Citations in Published Paper
Anonymous account claims AI was used to fabricate references in Springer-published fertility study involving four University of Hong Kong academics.
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Rakuten Drive Hit by "Hacked" Push Notifications Demanding Payment
Users of Rakuten's cloud storage app reported threatening pop-ups claiming their accounts were hacked and data leaked, with a "PAY NOW" button attached.
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AI
Cursor Discontinues Student Discount Program Amid Fraud Concerns, Shifts to Event-Based Credits
Cursor has discontinued new sign-ups for its legacy student discount due to fraud concerns. Discover how current subscriptions are affected and how to claim new event-based credits this fall.
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Anthropic Finally Lets the Public Touch a Mythos-Class Model
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Claude Fable 5 Returns Globally Tomorrow, With Tighter Cybersecurity Guardrails
Anthropic will restore global access to Claude Fable 5 starting July 1, ending a nearly three-week outage triggered by a U.S. export control directive.
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Asia
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Appleのティム・クックCEO、熊本地震で被災した日本にコメント 支援金の寄付を表明
アップルのティム・クックCEOが7月31日未明、SNS上で熊本地震の被災者に向けたメッセージを投稿し、アップルとして支援金を寄付する方針を明らかにした。
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Tokyo Is Overhauling Its Hotel Tax — Here's What's Actually Changing
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Tokyo Tightens Minpaku Rules as Complaints Rise
Tokyo is tightening controls on minpaku, or private lodging, as complaints about noise, garbage, and unregistered operations continue to rise.
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Apple News
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Apple Raises iPhone Prices in Japan by Up to 11%
Apple just hiked iPhone prices in Japan by up to 11%. The increases hit the iPhone 17 lineup, iPhone Air, and iPhone 16e models effective immediately.
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Apple Working on iPhone Anti-Snatching Feature That Locks Device Automatically
New iPhone Anti-Snatch Feature: Apple develops automatic lock system that detects phone snatch theft using accelerometer, Apple Watch, and location data.
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WWDC26: What Will Be New in iOS 27
Apple is expected to unveil iOS 27 at WWDC 2026 today, with rumors pointing to a software update centered on Siri, Apple Intelligence, and performance improvements rather than a full redesign.
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Aviation
Farnborough Airshow 2026 Opens Monday With Defence Sharing Top Billing
The biggest show in the event's 78-year history gives drones, sixth-generation fighters and electric aircraft equal billing with the usual order-book drama.
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Cathay Pacific Flight CX257 Briefly Loses Contact Over Romania, Triggers NATO Alert
Cathay Pacific flight CX257 from Hong Kong to London briefly lost contact with air traffic control over Romania on Saturday, triggering a NATO alert and a Hungarian fighter jet scramble.
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