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Hangzhou, 16 August 2026 – Alibaba’s Qwen model family surpassed 3 billion downloads over six months. The company has released more than 460 models and says developers created…
Los Angeles, 15 August 2026 – Marvel Studios has officially released promotional footage and initial preview imagery for Avengers: Doomsday, providing audiences worldwide with their first comprehensive look…
Seoul, 15 August 2026 – Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Z Fold8 is drawing attention from long-time Apple users with a wider, passport-like form factor, giving the Korean group a…
Tokyo, 14 August 2026 – Tier IV open-source autonomous driving chips has become a closely watched corporate and policy issue as executives weigh growth opportunities against execution risk.…
Tokyo, 13 August 2026 – Google has opened its first directly operated retail store outside the United States in Tokyo’s Omotesando district, turning Japan into a strategic test…
Kuala Lumpur, 13 August 2026 – Malaysia will adopt the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance as the foundation of its national taxonomy, advancing regional consistency in how financial…
Singapore, 13 August 2026 – Singapore companies expect artificial intelligence to deliver sharply higher financial returns within two years, yet the country’s business leaders acknowledge that weak data…
Oslo, 12 August 2026 – Norway’s $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest single investor, reported a record half-year profit of 1.75 trillion Norwegian kroner ($184 billion)…
San Francisco, United States, 12 August 2026 – Google’s Gemini artificial-intelligence assistant has surpassed one billion monthly users, giving the technology group a major distribution milestone as competition…
Seoul, South Korea, 12 August 2026 – Samsung Electronics is developing a rollable smartphone, positioning expandable displays as the next stage of premium mobile hardware as competition intensifies…
