Trending News: Meta’s Muse Spark Open enters the US-China AI raceDeepthi Jeevanji wins 400m T20 gold with Asian Para Games record | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsJailer 2 Box Office Collection Day 5 Updates: Rajinikanth film earns Rs 477 crore | Tamil NewsSaudi Arabia puts off ‘Davos in the Desert’ summit to 2027 amid Houthi attacksChina keeps loan rates unchanged for 17th straight month after 4.5% third-quarter growth40 years ago October 20, 1986: The Kampuchea questionSheetal Devi creates history, shatters seven-year-old world record at Asian Para Games 2026 | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsNeetu Kapoor washes Raha’s feet during Kanya Pujan; Varun Dhawan celebrates with Lara | Bollywood NewsGreen Card ban: Tech firm Cloudera agrees to pay $2 million and accepts 2-year ban from PERM for discriminationWho gets a share of AI wealth? Anthropic and Musk have different answersSIR voter list revision: are crores of Indians being excluded?Asian Para Games 2026 Day 2 Live Updates: India eye another medal rush on Day 2 after strong opening‘We wasted an entire year’: Girish AD on shelving Naslen and Mamitha Baiju’s Premalu 2 | Malayalam NewsIn 2016, Jennifer Lawrence donated $2 million to a children’s hospital in her Kentucky hometown; four years later, a 17-room cardiac intensive care unit opened after the campaign raised more than $4 millionOpenAI rushing to raise $30 billion before Anthropic’s IPO. What is at stake?Asian Para Games: Kokila wins silver in Judo after stunning reigning world champion in semifinals | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsShanaya Kapoor gets Student of the Year, reimagined as a thriller ‘After Dark’ series. Watch | Bollywood NewsAn Oregon woman was working three jobs to keep up with her mortgage; when the family’s heating system failed, they received a $16,000 replacement for freePragyan Ojha replaces Ajit Agarkar as BCCI’s selection committee chairman, Ramesh Powar joins panel | Cricket NewsWhat Tiger Shroff said about Salman Khan: ‘I am billi, he’s the real Tiger’Texas’ oldest pari-mutuel horse racetrack closed in 2010 after 35 years; 16 years later, its roughly 150-acre Manor Downs site could become a 1 million-sq-ft industrial building as locals ask to save its historyAsian Para Games: Rinku strikes gold as Ajeet takes silver, repeating 2022 podium success | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsMammootty’s first heroine, Anjali Naidu did ‘erotic films’ for survival before vanishing | Malayalam NewsIn 2010, a British anthropologist launched a small Copenhagen beekeeping project to help people facing exclusion from work; today it spans 80 to 100 urban colonies producing up to six tonnes of honey a yearCristiano Ronaldo leads Ballon d’Or of All Time (B.O.A.T.) fan vote by a landslide ahead of Messi and 10 other winners | Football News‘She is a devotee’: Why Yash feels Sai Pallavi is perfect to play Sita in Ramayana | Bollywood NewsA 9-year-old Florida girl worried her wheelchair would get in the way of her Halloween dream; 25 eighth-grade STEM students turned it into an angel throne with wings, lights and her favourite coloursAsian Para Games: Why was Rakshitha Raju disqualified despite a faster time as Ravanni Valasanaini won bronze? | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsScene song Aeroplane: After Aathi Iva Yarraa, Suriya blushes for Nazriya Nazim in new track | Tamil NewsIn 2011, a British couple bought a crumbling 10-storey Victorian water tower for £380,000 and spent about £2 million converting it into a home; after a £2.5 million sale, it is now listed for £2.75 million‘Our captain’: Portugal FA president backs Cristiano Ronaldo’s return for the second time despite suspension and Jorge Jesus fallout | Football NewsAman Gandhi calls Qazi Touqeer ‘Bigg Boss 20 winner’: ‘Everyone else playing for second’ | Television NewsFour Virginia police officers crawled through a smoke-filled house to pull an unconscious man from a burning bedroom; three needed hospital treatment, and all four have received bravery awards‘I wanted to win this gold for my mother’: Rinku Hooda triumphs amid grief at Asian Para Games | Asian Para Games 2026 News‘What is this?’: Vidyut Jammwal calls out fans who stood by during attack on Tiger Shroff | Bollywood NewsEx-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, court filing showsMeet Caden Chau, the 17-year-old Calgary student who started with a $50 second-hand 3D printer; his team has now built over 600 assistive devices, while its free designs have reached 400,000 people worldwideTennis power-couple Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils split: Inside their combined net worth, career earnings and endorsements after five years of marriage | Tennis NewsRamayana producer unveils massive universe plan with spin-offs, games, theme parks | Bollywood NewsVinod Khosla: Khosla ka Ghosla: Silicon Valley superstar is hiring chief of staff, expect no rest in the nestWPL 2027 Auction: 146 players, including 119 Indians, to go under the hammer for 27 slots in Kochi | Cricket News25 years of RHTDM: Madhavan reveals why Maddy ‘is still alive’ inside him | Bollywood NewsMinnesota tribe reduces casino land request by nearly 75% after locals raise concernsIndia-US trade portal attracts 31,000 visitors, registers 2,500 exporters and importers in three monthsIDBI disinvestment opens a door to much-needed banking reformFrench unrest hits football: Olympique de Marseille and Lille stores looted as clubs condemn violence | Football News‘Indian doctors were threatened by me’: Madhuri Dixit’s husband Dr Nene on entrepreneurship | Bollywood NewsBig Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco's $4.99 million ranch is now a refuge for rescued animalsBOJ governor says Japan inflation near 2% target, signals scope for more rate hikesThe vote is every Indian’s right. Don’t tamper with itAsian Para Games Medal Tally: Where does India stand after a bumper 11-medal haul on Day 1? | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsGenZ reacts to Madhavan-Dia Mirza’s RHTDM: Why was stalking, toxic masculinity cool? | Bollywood NewsTwo-Face molecule could help make IBD treatments more effectiveHelen Haines: ‘This wasn’t an accident’: Australian PM Anthony Albanese says MP Helen Haines was hit in ‘deliberate act’, motive unclearChina set to hold lending rates steady for 17th straight month as growth reboundsYou don’t need to be in Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru to be cool any moreAsian Para Games: India win 11 medals on Day 1 as Nishad Kumar, Mona Agarwal lead four-gold haul | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsAhead of Varanasi, SS Rajamouli says no one has done justice to Indian epics: ‘Not satisfied’ | Telugu NewsBeing a good doctor is risky in IndiaBuildings ablaze, petrol bombs hurled at parliament: 10 visuals show chaos of Albania protestsDhirubhai Ambani International School ranks 9th globally, only Indian school in top 10Beyond the pandal, behind the stampede: Durga Puja isn’t a spectacle – it’s about organisationAnother 1-2 for India! Soumya, Radha Venkatesh clinch gold and silver in women’s 1500m T12/T13 at Asian Para Games | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsTiger Shroff once admitted he was ‘insecure’, struggles with anxiety: ‘Is this end of the world?’ | Bollywood News‘Turtle Walker’: Zoya Akhtar-backed documentary pays tribute to Satish Bhaskar’s life and legacyA 1862 diamond tiara gifted for a French royal wedding disappeared after 1957; nearly 69 years later, the jewel that doubles as a necklace heads to Sotheby’s Geneva to be auctioned for up to $1.3 millionGlobal container freight rates surge 130% amid Wes Asia tensionsIndia and ASEAN need to talk moreRanji Trophy: Chinmay Sutar creates history with unbeaten 400, becomes only second Indian to reach the milestone | Cricket NewsDid Mohanlal use body double in Jailer 2 climax? Action director Chethan D’Souza addresses controversyAnalysis reveals fraudulent ‘paper mill’ activity across over 4,000 cancer research articlesIn 2018, scientists GPS-tagged 13 Burmese pythons but found that the devices recorded locations only 18.1% of the time | World NewsIndia-New Zealand FTA to take effect on October 20; Indian exports to get duty-free accessWith the future of aid looking bleak, partnerships have become ever more importantAsian Para Games: Nishad Kumar clinches long jump gold with dominant performance | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsTanisha Mukerji says Bigg Boss makers ‘manipulated’ her into relationship with Armaan Kohli | Bollywood NewsGovernment asks Meta to ensure its recommendation systems do not expose users to limited set of narrativesRussia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov named deputy PM in Putin’s reshuffleForeign outflows, rising yields weigh on Indian markets; earnings to drive recovery: HSBCAsian Para Games: Kapil Parmar bounces back from semifinal defeat to win bronze | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsMS Dhoni’s candid reaction to Anant Ambani’s Jamnagar carnival ride goes viral, watch | Bollywood NewsRadio tags reveal how giant green anacondas hide underwater in the Amazon; researchers spotted them at just 17.7% of tracked locations |Indonesia could lose billions as MSCI threatens index exclusionBlackstone’s $100 billion India bet signals long-term confidenceSalman Ali Agha joins elite list featuring MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh with record ODI feat | Cricket NewsAshneer Grover gives tour of Rs 100 cr DLF Camellias, says should cost more: ‘It doesn’t look like India’Ryan Seacrest’s foundation opened its first bilingual hospital media studio in Miami; young patients can now host broadcasts | World NewsWhy is India seeking nearly $91 million in taxes from Truecaller?Rahul Gandhi’s ECI attack: Congress and the SIR controversyRelease Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from India squad? ‘It’s heartbreaking, but no other way,’ says ex-cricketer | Cricket NewsMika Singh, Shatrughan Sinha alarmed by firing at Tiger Shroff; attackers caught in Rajasthan | Bollywood NewsFirst ‘Survivor’ winner Richard Hatch won $1 million in 2000; now, 26 years later, court orders him to pay $3.29 million in unpaid taxes | World NewsWhat went wrong with France’s economy? Debt, political turmoil and a costly global crisisKolkata Durga Puja tragedy: lessons in crowd safety and preparednessAsian Para Games: Kokila assures India of judo medal, sets up gold-medal clash | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsMother Ayesha Shroff says ‘God is great’ as Tiger Shroff escapes unhurt: ‘They are quite shaken up’ | Bollywood NewsEngland put £25 million into 20 nature projects in 2024; two years later, they had improved 4,800 hectares, planted 127,500 trees and beaten the programme’s habitat target by nearly 30%Manipur violence: Kuki-Zo-Naga clashes expose governance failuresWatch: Kylian Mbappé’s sensational turn, quick touch and brilliant finish for Real Madrid | Football NewsPrahaar box office collection day 3: Rajkummar Rao’s film earns Rs 9.15 cr, Yami Gautam’s Nayyi Navelli ahead with Rs 11.65 cr | Bollywood News
Tue. Oct 20th, 2026
Trending News: Meta’s Muse Spark Open enters the US-China AI raceDeepthi Jeevanji wins 400m T20 gold with Asian Para Games record | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsJailer 2 Box Office Collection Day 5 Updates: Rajinikanth film earns Rs 477 crore | Tamil NewsSaudi Arabia puts off ‘Davos in the Desert’ summit to 2027 amid Houthi attacksChina keeps loan rates unchanged for 17th straight month after 4.5% third-quarter growth40 years ago October 20, 1986: The Kampuchea questionSheetal Devi creates history, shatters seven-year-old world record at Asian Para Games 2026 | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsNeetu Kapoor washes Raha’s feet during Kanya Pujan; Varun Dhawan celebrates with Lara | Bollywood NewsGreen Card ban: Tech firm Cloudera agrees to pay $2 million and accepts 2-year ban from PERM for discriminationWho gets a share of AI wealth? Anthropic and Musk have different answersSIR voter list revision: are crores of Indians being excluded?Asian Para Games 2026 Day 2 Live Updates: India eye another medal rush on Day 2 after strong opening‘We wasted an entire year’: Girish AD on shelving Naslen and Mamitha Baiju’s Premalu 2 | Malayalam NewsIn 2016, Jennifer Lawrence donated $2 million to a children’s hospital in her Kentucky hometown; four years later, a 17-room cardiac intensive care unit opened after the campaign raised more than $4 millionOpenAI rushing to raise $30 billion before Anthropic’s IPO. What is at stake?Asian Para Games: Kokila wins silver in Judo after stunning reigning world champion in semifinals | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsShanaya Kapoor gets Student of the Year, reimagined as a thriller ‘After Dark’ series. Watch | Bollywood NewsAn Oregon woman was working three jobs to keep up with her mortgage; when the family’s heating system failed, they received a $16,000 replacement for freePragyan Ojha replaces Ajit Agarkar as BCCI’s selection committee chairman, Ramesh Powar joins panel | Cricket NewsWhat Tiger Shroff said about Salman Khan: ‘I am billi, he’s the real Tiger’Texas’ oldest pari-mutuel horse racetrack closed in 2010 after 35 years; 16 years later, its roughly 150-acre Manor Downs site could become a 1 million-sq-ft industrial building as locals ask to save its historyAsian Para Games: Rinku strikes gold as Ajeet takes silver, repeating 2022 podium success | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsMammootty’s first heroine, Anjali Naidu did ‘erotic films’ for survival before vanishing | Malayalam NewsIn 2010, a British anthropologist launched a small Copenhagen beekeeping project to help people facing exclusion from work; today it spans 80 to 100 urban colonies producing up to six tonnes of honey a yearCristiano Ronaldo leads Ballon d’Or of All Time (B.O.A.T.) fan vote by a landslide ahead of Messi and 10 other winners | Football News‘She is a devotee’: Why Yash feels Sai Pallavi is perfect to play Sita in Ramayana | Bollywood NewsA 9-year-old Florida girl worried her wheelchair would get in the way of her Halloween dream; 25 eighth-grade STEM students turned it into an angel throne with wings, lights and her favourite coloursAsian Para Games: Why was Rakshitha Raju disqualified despite a faster time as Ravanni Valasanaini won bronze? | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsScene song Aeroplane: After Aathi Iva Yarraa, Suriya blushes for Nazriya Nazim in new track | Tamil NewsIn 2011, a British couple bought a crumbling 10-storey Victorian water tower for £380,000 and spent about £2 million converting it into a home; after a £2.5 million sale, it is now listed for £2.75 million‘Our captain’: Portugal FA president backs Cristiano Ronaldo’s return for the second time despite suspension and Jorge Jesus fallout | Football NewsAman Gandhi calls Qazi Touqeer ‘Bigg Boss 20 winner’: ‘Everyone else playing for second’ | Television NewsFour Virginia police officers crawled through a smoke-filled house to pull an unconscious man from a burning bedroom; three needed hospital treatment, and all four have received bravery awards‘I wanted to win this gold for my mother’: Rinku Hooda triumphs amid grief at Asian Para Games | Asian Para Games 2026 News‘What is this?’: Vidyut Jammwal calls out fans who stood by during attack on Tiger Shroff | Bollywood NewsEx-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, court filing showsMeet Caden Chau, the 17-year-old Calgary student who started with a $50 second-hand 3D printer; his team has now built over 600 assistive devices, while its free designs have reached 400,000 people worldwideTennis power-couple Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils split: Inside their combined net worth, career earnings and endorsements after five years of marriage | Tennis NewsRamayana producer unveils massive universe plan with spin-offs, games, theme parks | Bollywood NewsVinod Khosla: Khosla ka Ghosla: Silicon Valley superstar is hiring chief of staff, expect no rest in the nestWPL 2027 Auction: 146 players, including 119 Indians, to go under the hammer for 27 slots in Kochi | Cricket News25 years of RHTDM: Madhavan reveals why Maddy ‘is still alive’ inside him | Bollywood NewsMinnesota tribe reduces casino land request by nearly 75% after locals raise concernsIndia-US trade portal attracts 31,000 visitors, registers 2,500 exporters and importers in three monthsIDBI disinvestment opens a door to much-needed banking reformFrench unrest hits football: Olympique de Marseille and Lille stores looted as clubs condemn violence | Football News‘Indian doctors were threatened by me’: Madhuri Dixit’s husband Dr Nene on entrepreneurship | Bollywood NewsBig Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco's $4.99 million ranch is now a refuge for rescued animalsBOJ governor says Japan inflation near 2% target, signals scope for more rate hikesThe vote is every Indian’s right. Don’t tamper with itAsian Para Games Medal Tally: Where does India stand after a bumper 11-medal haul on Day 1? | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsGenZ reacts to Madhavan-Dia Mirza’s RHTDM: Why was stalking, toxic masculinity cool? | Bollywood NewsTwo-Face molecule could help make IBD treatments more effectiveHelen Haines: ‘This wasn’t an accident’: Australian PM Anthony Albanese says MP Helen Haines was hit in ‘deliberate act’, motive unclearChina set to hold lending rates steady for 17th straight month as growth reboundsYou don’t need to be in Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru to be cool any moreAsian Para Games: India win 11 medals on Day 1 as Nishad Kumar, Mona Agarwal lead four-gold haul | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsAhead of Varanasi, SS Rajamouli says no one has done justice to Indian epics: ‘Not satisfied’ | Telugu NewsBeing a good doctor is risky in IndiaBuildings ablaze, petrol bombs hurled at parliament: 10 visuals show chaos of Albania protestsDhirubhai Ambani International School ranks 9th globally, only Indian school in top 10Beyond the pandal, behind the stampede: Durga Puja isn’t a spectacle – it’s about organisationAnother 1-2 for India! Soumya, Radha Venkatesh clinch gold and silver in women’s 1500m T12/T13 at Asian Para Games | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsTiger Shroff once admitted he was ‘insecure’, struggles with anxiety: ‘Is this end of the world?’ | Bollywood News‘Turtle Walker’: Zoya Akhtar-backed documentary pays tribute to Satish Bhaskar’s life and legacyA 1862 diamond tiara gifted for a French royal wedding disappeared after 1957; nearly 69 years later, the jewel that doubles as a necklace heads to Sotheby’s Geneva to be auctioned for up to $1.3 millionGlobal container freight rates surge 130% amid Wes Asia tensionsIndia and ASEAN need to talk moreRanji Trophy: Chinmay Sutar creates history with unbeaten 400, becomes only second Indian to reach the milestone | Cricket NewsDid Mohanlal use body double in Jailer 2 climax? Action director Chethan D’Souza addresses controversyAnalysis reveals fraudulent ‘paper mill’ activity across over 4,000 cancer research articlesIn 2018, scientists GPS-tagged 13 Burmese pythons but found that the devices recorded locations only 18.1% of the time | World NewsIndia-New Zealand FTA to take effect on October 20; Indian exports to get duty-free accessWith the future of aid looking bleak, partnerships have become ever more importantAsian Para Games: Nishad Kumar clinches long jump gold with dominant performance | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsTanisha Mukerji says Bigg Boss makers ‘manipulated’ her into relationship with Armaan Kohli | Bollywood NewsGovernment asks Meta to ensure its recommendation systems do not expose users to limited set of narrativesRussia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov named deputy PM in Putin’s reshuffleForeign outflows, rising yields weigh on Indian markets; earnings to drive recovery: HSBCAsian Para Games: Kapil Parmar bounces back from semifinal defeat to win bronze | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsMS Dhoni’s candid reaction to Anant Ambani’s Jamnagar carnival ride goes viral, watch | Bollywood NewsRadio tags reveal how giant green anacondas hide underwater in the Amazon; researchers spotted them at just 17.7% of tracked locations |Indonesia could lose billions as MSCI threatens index exclusionBlackstone’s $100 billion India bet signals long-term confidenceSalman Ali Agha joins elite list featuring MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh with record ODI feat | Cricket NewsAshneer Grover gives tour of Rs 100 cr DLF Camellias, says should cost more: ‘It doesn’t look like India’Ryan Seacrest’s foundation opened its first bilingual hospital media studio in Miami; young patients can now host broadcasts | World NewsWhy is India seeking nearly $91 million in taxes from Truecaller?Rahul Gandhi’s ECI attack: Congress and the SIR controversyRelease Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from India squad? ‘It’s heartbreaking, but no other way,’ says ex-cricketer | Cricket NewsMika Singh, Shatrughan Sinha alarmed by firing at Tiger Shroff; attackers caught in Rajasthan | Bollywood NewsFirst ‘Survivor’ winner Richard Hatch won $1 million in 2000; now, 26 years later, court orders him to pay $3.29 million in unpaid taxes | World NewsWhat went wrong with France’s economy? Debt, political turmoil and a costly global crisisKolkata Durga Puja tragedy: lessons in crowd safety and preparednessAsian Para Games: Kokila assures India of judo medal, sets up gold-medal clash | Asian Para Games 2026 NewsMother Ayesha Shroff says ‘God is great’ as Tiger Shroff escapes unhurt: ‘They are quite shaken up’ | Bollywood NewsEngland put £25 million into 20 nature projects in 2024; two years later, they had improved 4,800 hectares, planted 127,500 trees and beaten the programme’s habitat target by nearly 30%Manipur violence: Kuki-Zo-Naga clashes expose governance failuresWatch: Kylian Mbappé’s sensational turn, quick touch and brilliant finish for Real Madrid | Football NewsPrahaar box office collection day 3: Rajkummar Rao’s film earns Rs 9.15 cr, Yami Gautam’s Nayyi Navelli ahead with Rs 11.65 cr | Bollywood News
Tue. Oct 20th, 2026

China’s tech giants report huge gains from Spring Festival marketing blitz

China’s tech giants report huge gains from Spring Festival marketing blitz


China’s “big tech” giants – including Alibaba Group Holding, ByteDance and Tencent Holdings – released preliminary figures showing impressive gains for their new flagship artificial intelligence offerings during this year’s Spring Festival Gala marketing blitz.

While red packet giveaways and extensive advertising campaigns have been a fixture of past Lunar New Year holidays, this year’s multi-billion-yuan competition surrounding a crop of new artificial intelligence products was so intense that China’s top market regulator stepped in to warn against “cutthroat competition”, or neijuan.

TikTok-owner ByteDance was one of the first to report its gains, after its cloud computing unit Volcano Engine and consumer AI app Doubao were featured continuously during Monday’s Spring Festival Gala staged by state broadcaster China Central Television.

According to ByteDance, there were 1.9 billion interactions across its AI services on the day, with Doubao seeing 63.3 billion tokens processed per minute at its peak on the night.

Tokens are the fundamental units of data read or generated by AI models, equivalent to small chunks of text or pixels in an image. In comparison, ChatGPT developer OpenAI said in October that it processed 6 billion tokens per minute through its application programming interface, or API.

Alibaba gave out 3 billion yuan in consumption vouchers for users of its new consumer AI app Qwen. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Alibaba gave out 3 billion yuan in consumption vouchers for users of its new consumer AI app Qwen. Photo: Shutterstock Images

ByteDance’s viral video generation model Seedance 2.0 was also closely integrated with the gala’s programming that night, with several pre-recorded segments generated by the model.

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