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Why Are We Sleeping on China’s AI Invasion? When Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky recently admitted his company is “relying a lot” on Chinese AI models because they’re “very good…fast and cheap,” it should have set off alarm bells in Washington. Here’s a CEO choosing Alibaba’s Qwen over his friend Sam Altman’s OpenAI—not because of superior technology, but because Chinese AI is dramatically cheaper. According to Bloomberg columnist Catherine Thorbecke, Alibaba’s Qwen has racked up roughly 385 million cumulative downloads on Hugging Face, surpassing Meta’s Llama at 346 million. Chinese AI models now account for more than 40 percent of new…

The Rodecaster series of podcast mixers have become a mainstay among audio creatives. Last year, the company expanded the line with its first multimedia model — the Rodecaster Video. It was a more niche proposition, aimed at streamers, video podcasters and live producers, and, at $1,200, people with deeper pockets. Today, Rode returns with the Rodecaster Video S (RCV-S), a streamlined version that offers much of the same functionality for less than half the cost of the original ($499).If you currently use Ecamm Live, OBS, a Stream Deck, a Rodecaster Pro/Duo, a video capture card or Blackmagic Atem type switcher,…

Paramount+ is making some changes that will make its streaming service get more to watch. During Paramount’s earnings report today, the company announced that it will increase the subscription prices for Paramount+ in the US during the first quarter of 2026. Price hikes were also announced today for viewers in Canada and Australia. The new pricing was not shared, but a dollar or two more per month has become the standard change. Considering most streaming services jack their prices every year or two, the news was probably inevitable; the last increase for Paramount+ was back in June 2024. But today’s…

Momentum for institutional adoption of XRP has surged as the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) added five spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to its database, marking a key pre-launch milestone. Related Reading: MEXC Users At Risk Of Losing Their Crypto? Ex-Public Advisor Exposes ‘Structural Rot’ The listings include products from Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, 21Shares, Canary Capital, and CoinShares, all of which are categorized as “active and in the pre-launch stage.” DTCC Lists Five Spot XRP ETFs, Signaling Institutional Readiness While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has yet to give final approval, analysts view DTCC listings as a…

Ethereum has reclaimed key price levels after a volatile weekend, emerging as one of the strongest performers in the ongoing market rebound. As Bitcoin stabilizes near $100K, altcoins are gaining momentum, with ETH once again leading the charge. The recovery comes amid renewed optimism across the crypto sector, as traders and investors position for potential upside following weeks of correction and fear-driven selling. Related Reading According to a CryptoQuant report by analyst Darkfost, Ethereum trading volume has reached record highs on Binance, highlighting the speculative nature of the current market. The report notes that speculation now plays a much larger…

The biotech and pharma giant’s “Science Delivers” initiative comes in the face of political polarization impacting researchers and the general public Bayer is making a public declaration of the importance of scientific research and advancement in a new campaign that coincides with World Science Day. The pharmaceutical and biotechnology company launched its “Science Delivers” campaign as an effort to help scientists, educators, media and everyday people to learn how to spot misinformation and push back against fearmongering and pseudoscience. The campaign is timed as conflicting ideologies penetrate the scientific community, while uncertainty threatens American scientific research with pulled funding and…

Giottus launches India’s first vernacular crypto futures learning platform | Business | Onmanorama Onmanorama Staff Published: November 11, 2025 11:14 AM IST 1 minute Read Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration. Photo: Reuters Chennai: Giottus, India’s third-largest crypto exchange, has launched the country’s first and only vernacular crypto futures education platform. Named Giottus Academy, the initiative will offer structured learning modules and live sessions in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. The sessions will cover everything from registration and KYC to advanced trading and risk management, Giottus said in a statement. Learners can…

Google’s prized AI pioneer, Noam Shazeer, has ignited a heated debate within the company over free speech and inclusivity after he expressed his personal views on internal forums. The AI legend has angered Google’s notoriously left-wing employee population by making common sense statements such as “It is not okay to sterilize children.” The Information reports that Google’s recent $2.7 billion deal with Character.AI to acquire talent and licnese technology brought back one of its most influential AI minds, Noam Shazeer. However, just months after his return, the company finds itself grappling with a new challenge: Shazeer’s outspoken online views on topics…

The Australia-born, U.S.-based fitness brand fusing Pilates, tone and yoga into one workout is planning to open 10 new European locations London was FS8’s first step into Europe, but now it’s looking more like a sprint. The Australian-born fitness franchise, which fuses Pilates, tone and yoga into one workout, is widening its European reach. FS8 is set to launch in ten new cities over the next six months, including Warsaw, Vienna, Munich, Dublin, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Ljubljana, Barcelona, Valencia, Tuscany and a second location in Luxembourg. Built around the idea of “strength reimagined,” FS8 offers a 50-minute, low-impact, high-energy format to promote longevity and balance and has a bit of celebrity…

Next year will see the end arrive for two of Facebook’s external social plugins. The platform’s Like button and Share button for third-party websites will be discontinued on February 10, 2026. The blog post from Meta explains that site admins shouldn’t have to take any additional steps as a result of the change, although they can choose to remove the plugins before the discontinue date. Any remaining plugins will “gracefully degrade,” which sounds much more dramatic than what will actually happen, which is that they’ll render as a 0x0 invisible element.Ending support for these features marks the end of an…