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Daniel R. Whitfield · · 6m

Budget Phones Face Extinction as Memory Costs Quadruple

Component shortages have pushed the material cost of a sub-$100 handset to $70, forcing manufacturers to rethink the entry-level smartphone …

Arjun S. Mehta · · 4m

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Snake Robots Crawl Through Disaster Rubble in Venezuela's Deadliest Quake

Carnegie Mellon's serpentine search machines squeezed into spaces human rescuers couldn't reach after twin earthquakes killed thousands…

Daniel R. Whitfield · · 5m

Facebook Tests Full-Screen Video Feed in Latest Platform Overhaul

Meta's flagship social network is experimenting with an immersive video-first interface in select markets, signaling a strategic pivot towar…

Meta Bets Facial Recognition Can Separate Real Users From AI Slop

A free verification badge for Facebook users now relies on the same biometric tech the company once paid $650 million to settle lawsuits ove…

Priya Nair · · 5m

FPT Bets on Thailand as AI Appetite Grows in Southeast Asia

Vietnam's largest tech firm is forging partnerships with Thai manufacturers and universities to supply production-grade artificial intellige…

Mei-Lin Tan · · 5m

OpenAI Opens Health Feature Nationwide as Liability Questions Mount

The company's health-query tool now reaches all US adult users, even as a lawsuit highlights the gap between AI utility and medical accounta…

Kimi K3 Lags Behind Western Models in Cybersecurity Benchmarks

Joint UK-US research reveals Moonshot AI's flagship model trails American counterparts in offensive security capabilities, complicating Wash…

Wei Zhang · · 5m

Government Equity Stakes in AI Companies Create More Problems Than They Solve

As Washington debates buying into OpenAI and others, the regulatory conflicts and precedents from China suggest a different path forward for…

Priya Nair · · 6m

ChatGPT Desktop Gets Voice Control That Actually Does Something

OpenAI's latest update lets users command AI agents and automate multi-step workflows on their computers using natural speech, marking a shi…

Arjun S. Mehta · · 4m

Brussels Tells TikTok Default Privacy for Teen Accounts Must Be Mandatory

New preliminary findings under the Digital Services Act challenge the platform's approach to protecting minors through voluntary settings ra…

Mei-Lin Tan · · 5m

Huawei Founder Pins Survival on New Chip-Design Philosophy

Ren Zhengfei positions the company's Tau Scaling Law as a strategic pivot to navigate export restrictions and silicon scarcity.…

Wei Zhang · · 4m

Google Opens Gemini Spark to Paid Tiers, Free Users Still Locked Out

The agentic assistant now reaches AI Pro subscribers globally, but the $20-a-month paywall remains firmly in place.…

Arjun S. Mehta · · 4m

EPA Eyes Permitting Shortcut That Could Fast-Track Data Center Power Plants

A proposed federal rule change would let states decide how much public input is required before new air pollution sources can be built - at …

Marcus Halloran · · 6m

Thailand Attracts $43.6 Billion in Investment Applications as Data Center Demand Surges

First-half investment applications climbed 37% year-on-year, driven by digital infrastructure build-out, though questions remain about broad…

ByteDance Reshuffles Pico Leadership as Mixed Reality Push Continues

Li Xiaokai takes the helm of ByteDance's XR unit while founder Zhou exits, with the company signaling continuity on hardware and product str…

Wei Zhang · · 4m

Ford Taps Apple Maps for EV Platform as Detroit Bets on Software Integration

The automaker's Universal Electric Vehicle architecture will embed MapKit for Automotive, signaling a shift from third-party infotainment to…

Arjun S. Mehta · · 6m

Frontier AI Safety Limits Are Blocking Security Researchers Who Defend Networks

Anthropic and OpenAI vetted-access programs have created friction for offensive security experts who test systems for flaws before attackers…

K-12 Platform Imagi Secures $4.5M to Bring AI-Assisted Coding Into Classrooms

The edtech startup partners with Lovable to teach students prompt-driven development, backed by OpenAI credits and compliance guardrails des…

Priya Nair · · 5m

Daniel R. Whitfield · · 6m

Tesla's Robotaxi Fleet Contracts as Data Collection Strategy Shifts

Second-quarter paid miles fell 36% from Q1, while executives reveal a surprising dependency on purpose-built Cybercab testing to scale auton…

Samsung Extends Wear OS Support to Five Years for Latest Galaxy Watches

The Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 will receive operating system updates through 2031, setting a new benchmark for wearable longevity in an indu…

Microsoft Brings Ad-Supported Streaming to Xbox Cloud Gaming

The one-hour free sessions mirror NVIDIA's model, arriving as the console maker chases profitability through restructuring and price adjustm…

Marcus Halloran · · 5m

Meta Exits Major Renewable Energy Initiative Amid Fossil Fuel Expansion

The tech giant has quietly left RE100 after a decade, just as it funds more than ten natural gas plants to power AI infrastructure across th…

Montreal Game Workers File Complaint Over Sudden Bethesda Cuts

OneBSG alleges the studio reversed severance promises and delivered minimum payouts within days, raising questions about Xbox's labor practi…

Marcus Halloran · · 4m

Industrial Control Systems Under Siege as Iranian Hackers Target US Critical Infrastructure

Federal agencies warn that state-backed actors are manipulating PLCs at water and energy facilities, disabling safety systems and causing op…