WWT acquires Canadian IT provider Softchoice for C$1.8 billion in an all-cash deal, pending shareholder and court approval.

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In 2024, 18 organizations surpassed OpenAI's GPT-4 model in the Chatbot Arena Leaderboard, breaking the barrier of building a model as good as GPT-4.

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The US Treasury was hit by a cyberattack in December, attributed to Chinese government hackers, who gained access to unclassified documents and Treasury employee workstations.

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GitHub has a problem with fake 'stars' used to artificially inflate the popularity of scam and malware distribution repositories, helping them reach more users.

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Intel had its worst year since going public in 1971, losing 61% of its value, while Broadcom's stock price soared 111% in 2024.

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Alipay has launched an AI-powered feature called 'Tanyixia' that generates information from images uploaded by users, allowing them to search for topics such as plants, animals, and more.

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The website is asking the user if they are a robot to ensure proper functionality. It suggests checking browser settings for JavaScript and cookies.

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Alibaba has cut prices on its large language model, Qwen-VL, by up to 85%, designed to perceive and understand both texts and images.

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India postpones 30% cap implementation on digital payments companies' transaction share on UPI network to Dec 2026, providing relief to Walmart-backed PhonePe and Google Pay which dominate the market.

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