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Gates Pulls Out of India AI Summit After Epstein Files Surface

Bill Gates has withdrawn from delivering a keynote at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, reports AFP, after being named in newly released US Justice Department documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. The decision, according to the Gates Foundation, was made “after careful consideration” to ensure the summit’s focus remained

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Sam Altman Calls for Urgent Global AI Regulation as India Surges

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has never been shy about the scale of artificial intelligence. But in New Delhi this week, his tone sharpened. Speaking at the AI Impact Summit, Altman said the world “urgently” needs coordinated AI regulation and floated the idea of a global body modelled on the International

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Airbnb Says AI Chatbot Traffic Is Converting Better Than Google

For years, digital marketing strategy revolved around one assumption: if you win Google search, you win discovery. That assumption is now being quietly rewritten. Airbnb’s latest earnings commentary signals a structural shift in how consumers begin their purchase journeys. According to CEO Brian Chesky, traffic arriving from AI chatbot platforms

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Reddit Is Quietly Becoming Malaysia’s Most Influential “Human Internet”

In Malaysia’s crowded social-media ecosystem — dominated by TikTok videos, Instagram reels, and algorithmic feeds — an unlikely platform is gaining strategic importance among digitally savvy consumers and marketers alike: Reddit. Once perceived as a niche forum for tech enthusiasts, Reddit has steadily evolved into a significant discovery and discussion

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Ogilvy and Scentify Turn CNY Scent into Social Entertainment

Chinese New Year campaigns are often built around familiar festive tropes — reunion dinners, nostalgic journeys home, or the symbolism of prosperity. This year, however, Ogilvy Malaysia and Scentify took a markedly different route: turning fragrance into episodic entertainment designed for the social-first generation. Their latest campaign, Fabric Scented, Fortune

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