Reading Time: 5 minutesMalaysia has captured 32% of Southeast Asia’s total AI funding – equivalent to US$759 million – between H2 2024 and H1 2025, establishing itself as the region’s dominant destination for artificial intelligence investment as massive infrastructure expansion and high consumer adoption converge to reshape the country’s technology landscape, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2025 report […]
ZAYA1: AI model using AMD GPUs for training hits milestone
Reading Time: 4 minutesZyphra, AMD, and IBM spent a year testing whether AMD’s GPUs and platform can support large-scale AI model training, and the result is ZAYA1. In partnership, the three companies trained ZAYA1 – described as the first major Mixture-of-Experts foundation model built entirely on AMD GPUs and networking – which they see as proof that the […]
On Inheriting and Sharing Property Values
Reading Time: 7 minutesSometimes I want to set the value of a CSS property to that of a different property, even if I don’t know what that value is, and even if it changes later. Unfortunately though, that’s not possible (at least, there isn’t a CSS function that specifically does that). In my opinion, it’d be super useful […]
Google commits to 1000x more AI infrastructure in next 4-5 years
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn order to meet the massive demand for AI, Google wants to double the overall size of its servers every six months, a growth rate that would create a 1000x greater capacity in the next four or five years. The statement came from the head of Google’s AI infrastructure, Amin Vahdat, during an all-hands meeting […]
How Europe’s talent can secure a trillion-euro AI economic injection
Reading Time: 3 minutesA €1.2 trillion AI prize sits on the table for Europe’s economy, and the region has the talent and raw ingredients to claim it. While the global narrative often focuses on competition with the US and China, the view from the ground in Europe is a region of untapped potential, world-class talent, and deep infrastructure […]
APAC enterprises move AI infrastructure to edge as inference costs rise
Reading Time: 5 minutesAI spending in Asia Pacific continues to rise, yet many companies still struggle to get value from their AI projects. Much of this comes down to the infrastructure that supports AI, as most systems are not built to run inference at the speed or scale real applications need. Industry studies show many projects miss their […]
4 best essay writing websites students choose over AI
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe’ve all seen the headlines: a third of US college students say they use ChatGPT for writing tasks at least once a month. The share of US teens turning to the same tool for schoolwork doubled between 2023 and 2024. Generative AI tools overall are a fixture of life for seven out of ten teens. […]
Qwen AI hits 10m+ downloads as Alibaba disrupts the AI market
Reading Time: 4 minutesAlibaba’s recently launched Qwen AI app has demonstrated remarkable market traction, accumulating 10 million downloads in the seven days since its public beta release – a velocity that exceeds the early adoption rates of ChatGPT, Sora, and DeepSeek. The application’s rapid uptake reflects a shift in how technology giants are approaching AI commercialisation. While international […]
Sketch: A guided tour of Copenhagen
Reading Time: 2 minutesSketch is getting a massive UI overhaul, codenamed Copenhagen: Our latest update — Copenhagen — features a major redesign of Sketch’s UI. Redesigns like this don’t happen often. In fact, our last one was in 2020, when Apple launched macOS Big Sur. Makes a lot of sense for an app that’s so tightly integrated to Mac to […]
WorldGen: Meta reveals generative AI for interactive 3D worlds
Reading Time: 5 minutesWith its WorldGen system, Meta is shifting the use of generative AI for 3D worlds from creating static imagery to fully interactive assets. The main bottleneck in creating immersive spatial computing experiences – whether for consumer gaming, industrial digital twins, or employee training simulations – has long been the labour-intensive nature of 3D modelling. The […]
Before the rush: How AT&T Office@Hand AI Receptionist turns holiday chaos into guaranteed sales
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe holidays are the most exciting, but for many businesses they can be the most challenging time of the year, especially for retailers. The end-of-year rush, and its many holidays, often means an influx of customers and an overwhelming surge of incoming calls. “What are your holiday hours?” “Do you have this specific toy in […]
ChatGPT group chats may help teams bring AI into daily planning
Reading Time: 4 minutesOpenAI has introduced group chats inside ChatGPT, giving people a way to bring up to 20 others into a shared conversation with the chatbot. The feature is now available to all logged-in users after a short pilot earlier this month, and it shifts ChatGPT from a mostly one-on-one tool to something that supports small-group collaboration. […]
How the Royal Navy is using AI to cut its recruitment workload
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Royal Navy is handing the first line of its recruitment operations to a real-time AI avatar called Atlas. Atlas is powered by a large language model and has been deployed to field questions from prospective submariners. The deployment shows how AI can support a shift from slow text-based triage to fast and immersive automated […]
Should We Even Have :closed?
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the past few months, I’ve been writing a lot of entries on pseudo-selectors in CSS, like ::picker() or ::checkmark. And, in the process, I noticed I tend to use the :open pseudo-selector a lot in my examples — and in my work in general. Borrowing words from the fine author of the :open entry in the Almanac: The CSS :open pseudo-selector targets […]
How to choose the best thermal binoculars for long-range detection in 2026
Reading Time: 3 minutesChoosing the right thermal binoculars is essential for security professionals and outdoor specialists who need reliable long-range detection. Many users who previously relied on the market’s best night vision binoculars now seek advanced thermal imaging for superior clarity, extended range, and weather-independent performance. In 2026, ATN continues to lead the market with cutting-edge thermal binoculars […]