Three Ant Group subsidiaries to go independent in Chinese fintech giant’s biggest restructure since blocked IPO

The move is part of the firm’s biggest overhaul since the cancellation of its IPO ... group. According to a report by Chinese media outlet LatePost, Ant will continue to offer technology and capital ... Read More

China’s Ant, Baidu, Tencent collaborate with US firms OpenAI, Nvidia on publishing first global generative AI standards

The GenAI standard was written by researchers from Nvidia and others, while the LLM guideline was penned by Ant employees As GenAI develops rapidly, tech companies have called for efforts to keep the ... Read More

Chinese fintech Ant Group targets global growth after Jack Ma’s exit

When Chinese regulators torpedoed the $37bn listing of Ant Group ... s third-quarter profits in 2023 slid by more than 90 per cent year on year to Rmb240mn. Despite the drop in profit, Ant still ... Read More

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By Yonette Joseph While imposing sanctions on Iran, U.S. and European governments are ... Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate ... Read More

Inside the world's biggest underground chapel where everything is made of salt

New photos give a glimpse inside the world's biggest underground chapel - where everything is made of salt. Nine miles outside Krakow, Poland, is the town of Wieliczka with a population of just ... Read More

Stop appeasing China at the World Bank and IMF

Predictably, the inclusion of China in the Bretton Woods institutions has only frustrated these institutions’ purpose.  It is time to recognize this reality and ostracize China rather than ... Read More

The World’s Biggest Sand Battery Could Change A Town’s Dependency On Oil. Is The World Next?

The whole world has been looking for alternatives to the whole clean energy crisis. We’ve heard about sand possibly being an option here and there, but this huge sand battery seems to be proof ... Read More

Saudi Arabia wants to become the world's biggest AI investor — and has $40 billion to do it

The world could have a new superpower in the Great AI race: Saudi Arabia reportedly has $40 billion earmarked to invest in artificial intelligence technology. A fund that size would be one of the ... Read More

I’m 6’10 and have the world’s longest legs — here’s how I date and shop for clothes

It’s a tall order having these gargantuan gams. A Texas woman who boasts the world’s longest legs says there are serious setbacks to being super statuesque. Maci Currin, 21, stands at a ... Read More

World's biggest camera now ready to shoot 3,200-megapixel photos of outer space

The world's biggest camera, fitted with the world's biggest lens, is now ready to use. The culmination of a 20 year project, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera is destined to be ... Read More

There's so much electronic waste in the world it could span the equator – and it's still growing

The report found that the world ... says. While most countries are required to adhere to a set of international rules regarding exports of e-waste known as the Basel Convention, it's not uncommon ... Read More

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The group’s rejection of a recent proposal “is standing in the way of innocent civilians in Gaza getting humanitarian relief,” the director said. The measure elevates conservation in a ... Read More