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Chinese AI model maker Stepfun raises hundreds of millions in Series B funding

By Mike Wheatley Dec 26, 2024

Chinese generative artificial intelligence model maker Stepfun has reportedly closed on a bumper funding round worth “several hundred million dollars” from a host of investors including state-owned private equity firms and local technology giants. The…

Security

Botnets leverage decade-old D-Link vulnerabilities in new attack campaigns

By Duncan Riley Dec 26, 2024

A new report out today from Fortinet Inc.’s FortiGuard Labs details the activities of two different botnets observed through October and November that are being spread through vulnerabilities in D-Link Systems Inc. devices. The botnets and…

AI

DeepSeek open-sources new AI model with 671B parameters

By Maria Deutscher Dec 26, 2024

Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek today open-sourced DeepSeek-V3, a new large language model with 671 billion parameters. The LLM can generate text, craft software code and perform related tasks. DeepSeek says it outperforms two…

Infra

South Korea accelerates construction of Yongin semiconductor hub to start in 2026

By Duncan Riley Dec 26, 2024

The South Korean government has moved up the beginning of construction of what is set to be the world’s largest semiconductor hub, the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex, to start in December 2026. As part…

AI

Outage takes ChatGPT, Sora and OpenAI’s APIs offline for many users

By Maria Deutscher Dec 26, 2024

OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora video generator are currently experiencing an outage that has made them inaccessible for many users. The issue also affects the application programming interfaces that developers use to integrate the company’s…

Security

Japan Airlines delays, cancels some flights following cyberattack

By Maria Deutscher Dec 26, 2024

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. had to cancel or delay dozens of flights today because of a cyberattack against its network infrastructure. The New York Times reported that the company delayed more than 40 domestic…

Blockchain

ChainOpera AI raises $17M to build blockchain network for AI agents and apps

By Kyt Dotson Dec 26, 2024

ChainOpera Inc., a blockchain company building a decentralized network and artificial intelligence operating system to accelerate AI development, said Wednesday it has raised $17 million in seed funding led by Finality Capital, Road Capital…

AI

Alibaba announces advanced experimental visual reasoning QVQ-72B AI model

By Kyt Dotson Dec 26, 2024

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of China Alibaba Group Ltd., has unveiled QVQ-72B-Preview, an experimental open-source artificial intelligence model capable of reviewing images and drawing conclusions. The company said Wednesday that early benchmarks…

Blockchain

Russia’s finance minister reveals bitcoin is being used to conduct foreign trade

By Mike Wheatley Dec 25, 2024

Russia’s finance minister has revealed domestic companies are already using bitcoin and other digital currencies as a mechanism for international payments. The admission comes after the country issued legislative changes allowing the use of…

Security

US allocates $3B to ‘rip and replace’ Chinese technology at smaller telcos

By Duncan Riley Dec 25, 2024

A defense funding bill signed by U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday included $3 billion in funding to help telecom firms remove and replace Chinese technology used in their businesses. The so-called “rip and…

all stories

Chinese AI model maker Stepfun raises hundreds of millions in Series B funding

Botnets leverage decade-old D-Link vulnerabilities in new attack campaigns

DeepSeek open-sources new AI model with 671B parameters

South Korea accelerates construction of Yongin semiconductor hub to start in 2026

Outage takes ChatGPT, Sora and OpenAI’s APIs offline for many users

Japan Airlines delays, cancels some flights following cyberattack

ChainOpera AI raises $17M to build blockchain network for AI agents and apps

Alibaba announces advanced experimental visual reasoning QVQ-72B AI model

Russia’s finance minister reveals bitcoin is being used to conduct foreign trade

US allocates $3B to ‘rip and replace’ Chinese technology at smaller telcos

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