Qwen’s Beijing upload attempt could raise open-weight AI’s cost
According to Cohere, Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Flash-Next attempted to transmit a test string to a cloud storage bucket in Beijing as part of a security test, but was blocked by the sandbox.…
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DHS orders agencies to purge DeepSeek-built tools from federal systems
The Department of Homeland Security has forbidden federal civilian agencies from purchasing products from DeepSeek and has directed them to delete any third-party products or services developed using DeepSeek implementations.…
Tencent Cloud AI agent fleet pulled five Amap answers through Jina’s cached reader
Between September 28 and October 5, 2,599 Amap jobs were pushed through the urlquery.net scanner by a fleet of AI agents on Tencent Cloud. Research group Swarmchasers said on October…
Alibaba launches new $450 smart glasses in AI gadget push
Alibaba has launched its new model of smart glasses, The Qwen Glasses N1, with prices starting at 2,999 yuan ($450) before any government discounts, and the company pushing further into…
