Samsung Electronics and NAVER Cloud have launched South Korea’s first private 5G network. The network is deployed at NAVER’s new second headquarters, called ā€œ1784,ā€ and will support NAVER’s cloud-based autonomous mobile robots. This is the world’s first use of private ...

Qwen has announced the release of QwQ-32B, a new reasoning model with 32 billion parameters. Despite its relatively small size, the model achieves performance comparable to larger models like DeepSeek-R1. Scaling Reinforcement Learning QwQ-32B is built on Qwen2.5-32B and explores ...

Baidu has completed its long-delayed purchase of JOYY’s China live-streaming unit, YY Live, for $2.1 billion. This move strengthens Baidu’s position in the digital video market and revives a deal that initially fell through last year. A Deal Years in ...

Yandex has appointed Alexey Gusakov as the new technical director of its Search and Advertising Technologies business group. He previously served as the technical director of Yandex Search. In his new role, he will oversee the implementation of a unified ...

Yandex is developing a reasoning AI model set to launch in 2025. This advanced artificial intelligence will be integrated into Yandex services, including Search with Neuro and the voice assistant Alice. Early Access for Alice Pro Users Some Alice Pro ...

Kuaishou, one of China’s leading short video platforms, has a userbase of over 500 million active users, yet it is barely known in the west. While it is easy to get overshadowed by a giant like Douyin, Kuaishou has managed ...

Zen authors with monetization enabled will now receive payments for distributing their text content on Odnoklassniki (OK). The earnings will follow Zen’s monetization model, which is based on engaged viewing time. Expanded Content Distribution In 2024, Zen began testing content ...

Yandex has introduced its new neural network, YandexGPT 5 Pro, into Alice’s chat function and Yandex Cloud. This advanced language model enhances personal, educational, and professional tasks. International tests show that YandexGPT 5 Pro matches or even surpasses foreign models ...

In a bold move to counter increasing competition, Baidu announced its AI chatbotĀ ERNIE BotĀ will become completely free, starting April 1st 2025. The announcement was also paired with the launch ofĀ Deep Search – a search tool leveraging advanced reasoning and multimodal ...

Recent findings reveal that Baidu is actively promoting its AI Agent on the homepage of its Baidu Search Console. Although there is no official confirmation that it affects SEO rankings, researchers have noticed AI Agent entry points appearing on the ...