November 14, 2025, 9:40 PM EST. A joint report by Protocol Theory and CoinDesk finds that nearly 25% of adults with internet access in the APAC region may own cryptocurrency. Based on a survey of 4,020 people across 10 countries and extrapolated to the wider region, adoption is driven by gaps in traditional finance. Stablecoins are already reaching around 18% of adults in emerging markets. The study, ahead of CoinDesk's Consensus: Hong Kong, notes that usability and cross-border tokenized assets are shaping a practical digital economy, with regulation seen as a trust signal. About half of crypto-aware adults plan to use it within the next year. Countries surveyed include India, Thailand, the Philippines, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Australia, Japan, and the UAE. Barriers remain the wallet/exchange complexity.
November 14, 2025, 9:38 PM EST. Russia debuted its first AI humanoid robot at a technology event, but the moment ended when the robot fell on stage. The incident underscores a global push into humanoid robotics as nations race to showcase capabilities in areas from manufacturing to healthcare. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports that the episode fits a broader trend of countries entering the AI-powered bot market and raises questions about safety, reliability, and how such robots will be integrated into public life and industry.
November 14, 2025, 9:36 PM EST. OnePlus 15 marks a shift from Hasselblad branding to its own DetailMax image engine, with updated hardware and the removal of the XPan mode. The post-teardown focus is on sample photos that compare how the new system handles detail, color, and HDR against the OnePlus 13. Key specs show the Main camera at 50 MP with OIS/PDAF, but with different tuning: OnePlus 15 uses F1.8, 24 mm, sensor 1/1.56", 1.0 μm pixels; OnePlus 13 uses F1.6, 23 mm, sensor 1/1.43", 1.12 μm pixels. The result: a visible shift in image processing and hardware.
November 14, 2025, 9:34 PM EST. DBS Group CEO Tan Su Shan says AI adoption is already delivering tangible results, forecasting a revenue bump of more than SG$1 billion this year versus SG$750 million in 2024. She calls the rise of generative AI transformative and cites a snowballing effect from ongoing machine-learning work. DBS has embedded AI across its business, using data to contextualize offerings for clients and support faster, more resilient teams, contributing to recent deposit growth gains. The bank also launched DBS Joy, an AI-powered assistant for corporate clients. While MIT highlights ROI concerns in the wider industry, DBS argues the gains are real, with about 370 AI use cases and 1,500+ models in operation.
November 14, 2025, 9:30 PM EST. China is retooling its AI compute stack as export controls tighten and firms tout 'China-only' GPUs. Nvidia has long powered China's AI ecosystem, but state media skepticism about the H20 and curbed orders are accelerating talk of a domestic replacement. Huawei's Ascend lineup is emerging as the frontrunner, with a multi-year roadmap toward Ascend 950 (2026), Ascend 960, and Ascend 970, and the current 910B that Huawei claims can exceed the A100 in some tasks. Yet the chip still lags Nvidia on memory capacity and interconnect bandwidth, illustrating that matching Nvidia requires software and production scale as well. Chinese hyperscalers like Alibaba, Baidu, and Cambricon are also pursuing in-house chips to diversify risk and future-proof AI workloads, even as questions about backdoors and security linger in policy circles.