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AI & Enterprise
Alibaba unveils HappyHorse 1.0 AI video generation model, tops global leaderboard
Alibaba Group has developed an AI video generation model called HappyHorse 1.0, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The model has ranked first since its launch on third-party site Artificial Analysis’ text-to-video conversion leaderboard, the report said. A spokesperson for Alibaba’s newly established AI-focused unit Token Hub said HappyHorse is in internal beta testing and an API will be released soon.
AI & Enterprise
OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano, opening era of sub-agents
OpenAI has unveiled two small models designed to handle delegated tasks in AI agent systems: GPT-5.4 Mini and GPT-5.4 Nano. The models focus on codebase search, file review and parallel subtasks that need fast, low-cost processing. OpenAI said Mini delivers comparable performance to the full GPT-5.4 model in coding and computer-use benchmarks while running more than twice as fast. Nano is streamlined for large-volume work such as classification and data extraction.
AI & Enterprise
Cisco in talks to buy AI agent security startup Astrix
Cisco Systems is in talks to acquire Israeli AI agent security startup Astrix Security, The Information reported on Thursday. The deal is valued at about $250 million to $350 million, The Information said, citing sources familiar with the matter. Astrix sells software that monitors AI agents and strengthens security. The talks are ongoing and may not result in an agreement.
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Crypto
Bitcoin faces weekend test as U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks near
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Industry
GDI, not GDP, emerges as new economic metric defining AI powerhouses
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Industry
Battery recycler Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy protection
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World
NASA Artemis II returns safely, first crewed lunar mission in 50 years
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Crypto
Polymarket appears in Google News and Search, Hormuz Strait bets also show up
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Telecommunications & Media
Apple may press ahead with iPhone Air 2 despite weak sales; camera and battery upgrades key
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Telecommunications & Media
X teases launch of standalone messenger XChat with iPhone, iPad support
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Industry
Middle East conflict dampens tech investment, shakes AI data centre and semiconductor supply chains
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Crypto
Japan pushes bill to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products, cuts tax rate
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Crypto
Lummis says missing CLARITY Act window could delay passage until 2030
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Industry
DDR4 memory prices fall for first time in a year; 16GB chip down 5 percent in a month
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Crypto
Debate grows over whether Iran could take Bitcoin for Hormuz tolls
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Crypto
Bitcoin sentiment turns bullish, $88,000 target emerges
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AI & Enterprise
Man, 20, arrested after Molotov cocktail thrown at Sam Altman home, no casualties
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Crypto
Bitcoin nears breakout but lacks fuel as open interest and funding rates ease