Alibaba launches AI platform for enterprises as agent craze sweeps China

An AI (Artificial Intelligence) sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE Alibaba Group (9988.HK) on Tuesday ​launched an artificial intelligence platform for enterprises targeting automation, intensifying ‌competition in China’s rapidly evolving AI agent market following the OpenClaw craze that has gripped the country’s tech … Read more

Google in talks with China’s Envicool, others to buy data centre cooling systems, sources say

Visit by the team from Google’s Taiwan ​operations this month reflects the tight supply of parts for such systems Alphabet’s dominant advertising business has remained largely resilient despite economic uncertainty and intense competition. PHOTO: AFP Alphabet’s Google is in talks with Envicool and other Chinese firms ​about buying liquid cooling equipment for data centres, according … Read more

Nvidia bets on AI inference as chip revenue opportunity hits $1 trillion

Nvidia said the revenue opportunity for its artificial intelligence chips may reach at least $1 trillion through 2027, as the company outlined a strategy to compete more aggressively in the fast-growing market for running AI systems in real time. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang unveiled a new central processor and an AI system built on … Read more

When machines begin to think

PUBLISHED March 15, 2026 Besides other grave issues such as climate change, global warming, nuclear proliferation and scarcity of resources concerning the future of human society and the world, the question of Artificial Intelligence (AI)—and its involvement in and impact on holistic life— has been haunting all types of discussions at diversified forums, for a … Read more

What has social media given us?

PUBLISHED March 15, 2026 KARACHI: The earliest recollection I have of perhaps the most rudimentary form of social media is autograph books — which, in the 1970s, bloomed into slam books. These were notebooks passed among friends to share personal information and opinions, often anonymously. To be invited to write in someone’s slam book was … Read more