Alibaba cuts AI visual model cost by 85% on last day of year as price war rages on
[South China Morning Post] - 12/31/2024
The adjustment will position Qwen-vl-max as a direct competitor to a similar visual model ByteDance launched in the middle of December.
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Sentencing in Trump’s hush money case set for January 10, judge signals no jail time
The US president-elect denounced Judge Merchan’s decision as an ‘illegitimate political attack’.
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Taiwan proposes outlawing political party devoted to unification with mainland China
Taiwanese ministry says the China Unification Promotion Party is involved in criminal activities and poses threat to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Hong Kong property deals drop in December as slump thins agent ranks
Transactions rose 17 per cent in 2024 despite a December decline of 28.3 per cent, according to government data.
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park to host 10,000 during first trial of main stadium
Rugby event will help assess the effectiveness of crowd dispersal using public transport.
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
TikTok knew its live-streams exploit children, Utah lawsuit claims
Accusations were made public on Friday, ahead of scheduled January 19 ban on TikTok in US unless China-based owner (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 4/01/2025
China hits record panda bond issuance in 2024, with analysts bullish for 2025
With more yuan-denominated panda bonds issued last year than any other, analysts expect even bigger numbers in 2025.
[South China Morning Post] - 4/01/2025
How a Hong Kong DJ is bringing tunes of Joey Yung, Eason Chan to world
Pete Sabine, also known as DJ Fabsabs, says he is on a quest to connect with Hongkongers globally through his (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 4/01/2025
Hong Kong police arrest man over fatal stabbing outside public housing estate
Man, 56, arrested in Ngau Tau Kok for alleged murder, while 44-year-old woman also detained for misleading officers (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 4/01/2025
Minitrue Plus Five: January 3, 2020 – Official Speeches, Hospital Killing, Economic Stability
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to (…)
[China Digital Times] - 3/01/2025
Hong Kong social worker in legal fight over planned tech hub arrested
Post learns Eddie Tse suspected of lying about old-age allowance and public rental application.
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Mike Johnson elected speaker of US House as Trump’s Republicans unite behind him
Johnson, who won re-election with the minimum 218 votes, sought to build close ties with Trump, who endorsed him (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025