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Global technology news highlights include the impending return of NASA's Artemis II crew after a record-breaking journey, while Meta Platforms faces a youth addiction lawsuit in Massachusetts. In Europe, Germany's Haus & Grund advocates for heat pumps, and Hamburg pursues CO2 capture for climate goals. Meanwhile, software stocks like Palantir feel pressure amid new developments from competitors such as Anthropic, and a Czech town grapples with the placement of a new mobile transmitter.
🇯🇲 JamaicaPaulwell disappointed with progress of Tablets in Schools Programme
Jamaican lawmaker Phillip Paulwell said he is disappointed with the progress of the Tablets in Schools Programme, which was designed to improve students’ learning conditions. Speaking at a back-to-sch…
ChatGPT suffers outage in the United States as thousands report failures
ChatGPT experienced technical problems in the United States, with more than 22,946 users reporting interruptions, according to DownDetector. The outage-monitoring website said 77% of reports involved …
US backs OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit over AI training
The Trump administration has sided with OpenAI in its copyright battle with The New York Times, arguing that the benefits of training large language models outweigh the newspaper’s claimed competitive…
EU says Meta has not done enough to protect children on social media as talks continue
The European Commission says Meta has still put “nothing satisfactory on the table” that would allow Brussels to close its investigation into child protection on Facebook and Instagram. Commission spo…
EU proposes G20 framework to advance AI as Mexico’s Ebrard meets Lutnick and Jensen Huang
Trade ministers from the Group of 20 have endorsed a framework aimed at expanding the benefits of artificial intelligence, after the United States proposed common policy principles for emerging techno…
Business council and Congress launch National Digital Alliance to improve AI and cybersecurity regulation
Mexico’s business community and Congress have launched a new forum aimed at bringing legislators and technology companies into a permanent conversation about the country’s digital future. The National…
Mexico City officials train to enforce new rules for electric bikes and scooters
Mexico City officials are preparing to enforce a new set of rules for electric scooters and bicycles that can exceed 25 kilometers per hour. Staff from the Mobility Secretariat and the Citizen Securit…
Respite for Google in Digital Advertising Monopoly Case as Judge Orders Business Changes but Rejects Breakup
Google has avoided being broken up in the U.S. government’s digital advertising monopoly case, but a federal judge ordered changes to the system that supports the company’s dominant position. Judge Le…
Dell laptop offered at a steep discount on Amazon Mexico with interest-free installments
Amazon Mexico is promoting a Dell laptop with a 15.6-inch screen and an Intel Core i5 processor at a reduced price. The offer targets shoppers who want to replace a computer without paying the entire …
“This culture of fear is sustained by a whole media ecosystem”
“Someone who watches CNews from morning to night ends up being afraid of everything, in good faith,” says philosopher Guillaume Le Blanc. In his essay *Les passions dangereuses*, he examines how fear …
Up to 20,000 Hasselt residents receive incorrect ID card renewal letters after technical error
A technical error sent identity card replacement letters to between 17,000 and 20,000 residents of Hasselt, including people who had already renewed their cards in recent months. The mistake originate…
Ghent police launch AI chatbot: “Digital inspector helps day and night”
Ghent residents can now ask the local police a virtual “digital inspector” questions at any time of day. The AI chatbot operates through the police website and is also accessible by smartphone, tablet…
Trump administration backs OpenAI in copyright lawsuit
The Trump administration has joined OpenAI’s side in a copyright lawsuit involving The New York Times, backing the company’s argument over the use of protected material to train artificial intelligenc…
Nvidia buys AI platform Hugging Face for nearly $13b. months after OpenAI's rogue agent incident
Nvidia has bought Hugging Face for almost $13 billion, linking the chipmaker’s global infrastructure with one of the best-known platforms for open AI development. Jensen Huang said the acquisition wou…
Blackstone leads investment in Israeli cybersecurity firm fighting AI traffic threat
Israeli cybersecurity startup Huskeys has emerged from stealth with $27 million led by Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager. The company, founded in 2025 by former IDF Unit 8200 m…
Texas Republicans turn against data centers, putting big tech on notice
Texas Republicans are turning against data centers, putting a party once eager to claim the AI boom on a collision course with local voters and President Donald Trump. Less than a year after Governor …
Hundreds of thousands of X users targeted in cyberattack, DOJ investigating
The U.S. Justice Department is working with Elon Musk’s X to identify those behind an attempted password-recovery attack that targeted hundreds of thousands of users this week. Attorney General Todd B…
Israeli startup develops AI communication tool for people with unclear speech
BarVox wants to solve a problem that traditional communication devices often leave unresolved: people who can speak, but whose words strangers cannot understand. The Israeli startup is developing an a…
AI-powered cyberattacks 'already happening' against critical infrastructure, Check Point chief says
Artificial intelligence-powered attacks on critical infrastructure are no longer a warning about the distant future, according to Check Point Chief of Staff Gil Messing. “It is becoming more dangerous…
Aitan announces $41m. raise, along with a new identity and mission for sovereign robotic warfare
Aitan has re-emerged under a new name with a broader ambition: to build robotic warfare systems for allied countries and expand what it calls “robotic sovereignty-as-a-service.” The company, formerly …
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok Hit by Widespread Outage
Several of the biggest artificial intelligence assistants went down on Thursday afternoon, leaving thousands of users unable or struggling to access their services. ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Gemini we…
Why Nvidia Is Spending $13 Billion to Buy Franco-American AI Star Hugging Face
Nvidia is spending $13 billion on Hugging Face, making one of its biggest acquisitions to secure a leading platform for open-source artificial intelligence. The Franco-American startup, founded in 201…
Trump Administration Backs OpenAI Against New York Times Copyright Challenge
The Trump administration has entered the long-running legal fight between OpenAI and The New York Times on the side of the ChatGPT maker. The Times accuses OpenAI of infringing copyright by using its …
Lescure warns Europe cannot rely on Mistral alone for AI sovereignty
“If European AI comes down to Mistral, then we are doomed,” French Economy Minister Roland Lescure told journalists in San Francisco. His blunt warning captured the concern driving his Silicon Valley …
“Regulation must genuinely help”: Palantir chief says France will hurt itself with fake digital sovereignty
Palantir chief Alex Karp says France will “hurt itself” if it mistakes a French intermediary for genuine digital protection. His warning targets Paris’s plan to replace Palantir’s data-analysis softwa…
After an “exchange” with Elon Musk, France authorizes Tesla autonomous-driving road tests
France is preparing to let Tesla test its Full Self-Driving system on public roads, marking a reversal only a month after the transport minister said the country was not ready to authorize it. Transpo…
For Sophie Adenot, three spacewalks mark the high point of her ISS mission
Sophie Adenot described her three spacewalks as the high point of her first mission aboard the International Space Station, even as she admitted that the work had left her physically drained. Speaking…
‘IT incident’ leaves several government websites linked to France’s Environment Ministry inaccessible
Several government websites linked to France’s Ministry for Ecological Transition became inaccessible on Wednesday, with users directed to try again later or told that maintenance was underway. The af…
Sputnik, RT and other banned Russian media remain accessible through AI chatbots, RSF alleges
Most major consumer AI chatbots still open a route to Russian state media sanctioned by the European Union, according to an investigation by Reporters Without Borders. Ask ChatGPT, Claude or Grok for …
Guatemala and Taiwan Deepen Cooperation on Cybersecurity and Transnational Crime
Guatemala and Taiwan are expanding their security partnership through a training program focused on cybercrime and transnational criminal threats. A specialized group of Guatemalan investigators compl…
China-Singapore Cybersecurity Team Claims Breakthrough in Hacking Starlink Terminals
A cybersecurity team based in Singapore and Shanghai says it has crossed a barrier that long limited research into SpaceX’s Starlink system: the latest user terminals can now be compromised. Darknavy,…
Chinese military AI attack systems lag foreign models, researchers say
China’s military AI systems remain more useful for answering questions and generating content than for attacking targets, according to a study by Chinese researchers. The paper says military applicati…
China Launches Its Largest Academic Misconduct Crackdown After Student Geng Scandal
China’s leading basic-research funder has opened investigations into four prominent academics after a blogger’s allegations helped trigger the country’s largest public crackdown on academic misconduct…
China’s 2026 moon laser communication speed is slower than Nasa’s in 2013
China has achieved two-way laser communication between Earth and the moon, but its speeds remain well below those recorded by NASA more than a decade ago. Using telescopes in Yunnan province and an ex…
Austria wins top prize in digital government competition
Austria took first place at the 25th eGovernment competition during the Ministerial Congress in Berlin, winning recognition for its Public AI Initiative with Large Language Model as a Service, or LLMa…
Nvidia offers $13 billion for AI software platform Hugging Face
Nvidia is seeking to enter the open-source artificial intelligence business with a proposed acquisition of Hugging Face worth nearly $13 billion. The U.S. chipmaker submitted the offer on Thursday for…
What Credit Agencies May and May Not Do
Buying goods on invoice, signing a mobile-phone contract or applying for a consumer loan can all trigger a credit check. But where may credit agencies get the data behind those assessments, and how ma…
Google avoids breakup in latest US antitrust case
Google has once again avoided the kind of severe action that could have forced a major dismantling of its business. In the latest US antitrust case involving online advertising, a judge rejected regul…
Uber Launches Robotaxi Service in London
Uber has brought its robotaxis to London, making the British capital the second European city where the ride-hailing company operates autonomous vehicles. The service began on Thursday with technology…
Uber launches robotaxi service in London
Uber has started offering rides in London with vehicles that operate without a driver, bringing its robotaxi service to one of Europe’s most demanding traffic environments. The U.S. ride-hailing compa…
Controversial Method: Germany’s Customs Criminal Office Monitors Messenger Accounts
Germany’s Customs Criminal Office has been using a disputed method to monitor messenger accounts in regular operations since August 2025. The procedure can reportedly remain invisible to the people be…
Maria Ulmer named new head of Austria’s Federal Computing Centre
Austria’s Federal Computing Centre will get a new managing director in early November, when Maria Ulmer takes over from Christine Sumper-Billinger. The Finance Ministry announced Ulmer’s appointment o…
OpenAI announces new Astra model after AI-driven cyberattack
OpenAI is preparing a new GPT model called Astra after an uncontrolled cyberattack by one of its AI systems. The company says the model will come with tougher safeguards and will stop working if neces…
“Lake America”: Apple follows Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario
Apple has joined Google in renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” in its Maps app for users in the United States. Searching for Lake Ontario still directs users to the lake on the U.S.-Canada border, bu…
WhatsApp Launches Bill Payments in India for Electricity, Gas and Water Bills
WhatsApp has added bill payments in India, bringing electricity, gas, water and other routine household payments into the messaging app. Users can tap the rupee icon at the top of the home screen, sel…
PlayStation speculation: Consoles vanish from stores as prices soar
Grand Theft Auto 6 will not reach stores until November, yet it is already driving a buying frenzy around PlayStation consoles. PS5 Pro systems have disappeared from the offerings of the biggest U.S. …
GTA 6 Has Not Arrived Yet, but Consoles Are Already Disappearing From Stores
Grand Theft Auto 6 will not reach stores until November, yet the game is already creating a buying frenzy around Sony’s premium console. PS5 Pro units have disappeared from major American retailers, a…
Stopping fraud without stopping customers’ money
A customer who usually pays by card in physical shops may suddenly buy an expensive airline ticket online. For a bank, the challenge is to decide in a fraction of a second whether the purchase is legi…
Free for everyone: Poland’s UKE offers internet connection meters with only an address required
Many people complain that their home internet connection does not reach the speed promised by the provider. Although anyone can run a browser-based test, that result is not always enough to support a …
Poles broadly support robots in stores, but draw a clear line at decision-making
Polish shoppers appear open to seeing humanoid robots in stores, but they want machines to remain assistants rather than decision-makers. The survey found the strongest support for predictable tasks s…
Aleksander Zieliński: AI-Generated Content Should Carry Mandatory Labels
Transparency around AI-generated and manipulated content is no longer only an ethical demand. It has become a firm regulatory and business standard, writes Aleksander Zieliński. A new phase in the imp…
Michał Długosz: The risks of the MYdoctor medical-data leak
The leak of medical data from MYdoctor has opened a much broader set of risks than financial fraud and blackmail alone. The central concern is how criminals could use information taken from patients t…
Nvidia Plans $12.9 Billion Acquisition of French AI Company Hugging Face
Nvidia wants to pay $12.9 billion for Hugging Face, a U.S.-French platform at the center of the open-source artificial intelligence ecosystem. The chipmaker confirmed the planned acquisition after med…
Bodycams on Hanover public transport: What passengers need to know
Passengers on Hanover’s buses and trams may soon encounter security staff wearing cameras on their uniforms. Üstra, the city’s public transport operator, has asked its subsidiary protec to test bodyca…
Astronauts call for greater European independence in space
Europe should stop relying entirely on international partners in space and build its own capabilities, astronaut Matthias Maurer said during a visit to the LUNA lunar simulation facility in Cologne. “…
New Approach to AI: New York Mayor Bans Classroom AI for a Year
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to keep artificial intelligence out of classroom instruction for nearly 600,000 public-school students aged 7 to 14 during the 2026-27 school year. His office descr…
Uber and Wayve launch robotaxi service in London
Londoners can now book a self-driving taxi, but for the moment a human employee remains behind the wheel. Uber and Wayve have begun offering commercial robotaxi rides in the British capital and plan t…
E-scooters are popular among young people: the “car of the young”
E-scooters are more than a passing fad among young people. Current data suggest that the small electric vehicles are becoming an important means of transport, prompting comparisons with a “car of the …
Google wins ruling rejecting breakup of its ad business
Google has secured another important victory in its legal battle over online advertising. A judge on Wednesday rejected competition authorities’ request to force the company to sell AdX, its advertisi…
Fiber-to-the-Home Internet Still Fails to Become a Hit in Germany
Germany is laying fiber-optic cable at an expanding pace, but most households and businesses are not signing up. An analysis by consultancy IW Consult, commissioned by broadband association Breko, put…
How to Preserve Children’s Curiosity in the Age of Instant Answers
“Why is that person called that? Why are there no dinosaurs at the zoo? Why is your T-shirt pink?” Young children can fire off questions every few seconds. Once one answer arrives, the next “But why, …
Editorial: Nearly 40 million TVING accounts exposed, revealing a streaming giant’s lax data security
Nearly every account stored by South Korean streaming service TVING appears to have been exposed. A joint investigation team under the Ministry of Science and ICT said 39.54 million accounts were leak…
A Near-Future Experiment in Romance Between AI and Humans
South Korea’s “My AI Partner: Gian’s Romance” turns an unsettling question into a dating show: can a person fall in love with a machine? In the six-part reality program, Gian84, Jang Do-yeon and Lee Y…
Who says we're old? Seniors ring the AI golden bell with confidence
The classroom at Gwanggyo Senior Welfare Center was already crowded well before a digital-finance class began. The course had space for about 20 people, but demand had created a waiting list. The clas…
Kookmin University opens graduate school to shape the future of architectural education
Kookmin University has opened a new Graduate School of Architecture aimed at preparing professionals for a field reshaped by artificial intelligence. The university held an opening ceremony on Aug. 31…
Sejong University Completes Intensive Webtoon Camp to Build Practical Creative Skills
Sixteen aspiring webtoon creators spent five nights and six days focused on developing their work at Sejong University’s intensive “Cartoon Creation Hell Camp.” The university’s Industry-Academic Coop…
[Tried AI] Could Your Chats Train AI? How to Control Data Use
Generative AI services have moved into ordinary work and daily routines. ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude can draft emails, summarize documents, generate ideas, plan trips, revise writing and even act as co…
Tving Data Breach Exposes 39.54 Million Accounts, Including Names, Passwords and Phone Numbers
Tving’s security failure exposed far more than customer accounts. A government investigation found that hackers obtained personal information from 39.54 million accounts and also stole source code, re…
Tving apologizes for data breach and offers compensation to all affected users
Tving has apologized for a large-scale personal data breach and promised to rebuild its security system from the ground up. At a briefing in Seoul on the 3rd, Tving CEO Choi Joo-hee said the company a…
China’s ‘account attacks’ turn AI content moderation loopholes into a business
On China’s short-video platforms, getting a rival’s video removed or account blocked has become a service that can be bought and sold. The practice, known as “dahao,” or “account attacks,” exploits th…
New York City Public Schools to Ban AI Use for a Year as New Term Begins
New York City is putting a one-year freeze on student use of generative artificial intelligence as its public schools prepare to reopen. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuel announ…
Microsoft reveals Azure revenue for the first time, topping $29 billion in a quarter
Microsoft has disclosed Azure's revenue by quarter for the first time, putting a clear figure on the scale of its cloud business. Azure generated $29.4 billion in the April-to-June quarter, equivalent…
“The Future of Reading Is Not Dark. Its Value Will Be Renewed”
Reading may not disappear in the age of artificial intelligence, but it is likely to change form. That was the central question at Millie’s Library’s 10th-anniversary conference, “The Future of Readin…
Robotaxi Industry Shifts From Technology Tests to a Race for Scale
The U.S. robotaxi market is moving beyond a contest over whether the technology works. Companies are increasingly competing over how many vehicles they can deploy across how many cities, and how quick…
Game Industry Groups Demand Compensation Plan From Google Over App Fees
South Korean groups representing small and midsize game companies called on Google to present a compensation plan for app fees they say were unfairly collected. The Korea Mobile Game Association issue…
Lotte Innovate wins contract to operate Aegis Asset Management’s Ansan data center
Lotte Innovate said it has won a contract to operate the Ansan data center being developed by Aegis Asset Management. The facility will have two underground levels and nine floors above ground, with a…
Trump-Style Communication, Freed from Text, Seen as a Signature Form of Communication in an Age of Declining Reading
A crude composite image posted by Donald Trump became the opening example in a Seoul discussion about the future of reading. The image showed a warship marked with the U.S. flag firing a red laser at …
Naver Selected to Lead South Korea’s Cybersecurity AI Project
Naver Cloud has been chosen to lead South Korea’s effort to build an AI system focused specifically on cybersecurity, with the company already using thousands of high-performance graphics processors t…
Google Avoids Ad-Tech Breakup as U.S. Court Rejects Sale of AdX
Google has avoided a forced sale of its advertising exchange, escaping a breakup threat even after a U.S. court found that it had built an illegal monopoly in the ad-tech market. A federal court in Al…
Science Ministry: Tving Data Breach Exposed 39.54 Million Accounts and 361 Development Projects
A data breach at South Korean streaming service Tving exposed information linked to 39.54 million accounts and 361 internal development projects, according to a joint public-private investigation. The…
Conmarket and Daeil Appraisal sign MOU to enhance real estate price information services
Real estate development platform Conmarket has signed a memorandum of understanding with Daeil Appraisal to develop and improve AI-based services providing property values and market-price information…
In the Age of AI Search, Brands Must Drive Recommendations Through ‘Knowledge Structuring’
As generative AI reshapes search, simply getting a brand mentioned may no longer be enough. A new marketing strategy calls for organizing relationships among data so AI systems can understand and reco…
It Is Not Only an Adult Concern: More Than Half of Japan’s Teenagers Say Social Media Needs Regulation
More than half of Japan’s teenagers believe children’s social media use should face age-based restrictions, according to an interim government survey. Among respondents aged 15 to 19, 53.2% of boys an…
AI training is everywhere, but organizations stay the same. Measure changed work, not course completion
Completing the same AI course does not mean employees will use generative AI in the same way. Even after receiving identical instruction, participants can produce work of sharply different quality, ac…
Lutnick Warns of Targeted Semiconductor Tariffs if Companies Do Not Manufacture in the US
Howard Lutnick has revived the threat of semiconductor tariffs, warning that companies may have to pay for access to the US market if they do not manufacture there. The US commerce secretary said Wash…
Sejong University to run 2026 semiconductor process training program
Students preparing for semiconductor careers will get direct access to manufacturing equipment and processes through a new training program at Sejong University. The university’s University Job Plus C…
Google Releases Another Lightweight AI Model After Three Weeks, but Trails Meta in Evaluation
Google has released another lightweight artificial intelligence model just three weeks after its last one, intensifying the race to update fast. Yet an independent evaluation reported that the new Goo…
Samsung SDS holds RX ART 2026 in the United States to advance robotics cooperation
Samsung SDS held RX ART 2026 in Mountain View, California, bringing together robotics executives and leaders from Samsung affiliates for a two-day event that began on the 31st of last month. The event…
KB Kookmin Bank Trains Executives to Use Generative AI in Daily Work
KB Kookmin Bank is asking its executives to use generative AI themselves before expanding the program across the organization. More than 50 executives, including bank president Lee Hwan-joo, took part…
Same classroom, different pace: Edtech seeks to overcome limits of one-to-many teaching
Students in the same classroom can now follow different lessons according to their own progress under a personalised learning system developed by South Korean edtech company Punchlab. The company said…
Soongsil University and Ene, to Launch Practical AI Transformation Training for Startups
For nearly half of the startups in Soongsil University’s Campus Town, the most urgent use for AI is not experimentation. It is automating repetitive work. Soongsil University and cloud-based AI transf…
“Even 4-Cent Electricity Leaves Nothing”: Why Bitcoin Miners Are Turning to AI
Bitcoin miners are facing a brutal calculation: even electricity costing 4 cents per kilowatt-hour may not leave operators using older equipment with any meaningful margin. As profitability drops, som…
AI-generated recipes head for the factory as ServiFood, SinbiBio and Korea University join forces
An AI system that designs food formulas is moving from the screen toward factory production. Food-tech startup ServiFood has formed a three-way partnership with health-functional-food manufacturer Sin…
CJ Logistics deploys humanoid robots in warehouse operations
CJ Logistics has begun using two humanoid robots in an actual logistics-center operation in South Korea. The robots work at the company’s Yangji Olive Young logistics center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Provin…
US Justice Department backs AI companies in New York Times copyright case
The US Justice Department has backed AI companies in a copyright dispute brought by The New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft. In a filing submitted to the US District Court for the Southern Dis…
Samsung Electronics to Run AI Living Showcase Ahead of IFA 2026 in Germany
Samsung Electronics is taking its AI vision beyond the main IFA venue for the first time since it began participating in the Berlin trade fair in 1991. Ahead of IFA 2026, the company will operate a se…
Nearly Seven in 10 South Koreans Use AI from Travel Planning to Booking, Survey Finds
Artificial intelligence has become part of the travel planning process for nearly seven in 10 South Korean travelers, according to Booking.com’s analysis of its 2026 global travel trends survey. Sixty…
Samsung Heavy Industries and Seoul National University agree to establish global future ship technology center
Samsung Heavy Industries and Seoul National University have agreed to establish a research center focused on future ship technology. The agreement, signed at Seoul National University’s Gwanak campus,…
Government Selects Naver Consortium to Develop Security-Specialized AI
The Naver Cloud consortium has won the South Korean government’s competition to build a cybersecurity-specialized AI foundation model, beating a consortium led by SK Telecom. The Ministry of Science a…
New York City bans AI in elementary and middle-school classrooms for one year
New York City plans to keep generative artificial intelligence out of most elementary and middle-school classrooms for a year, while also cutting recommended screen time for younger students. Mayor Zo…
[On the Ground] Car Window Tinting Does Not Last Forever
Automotive window tinting is often treated as a one-time service included when a new car leaves the dealership. But like sunglasses exposed to years of sunlight and ultraviolet radiation, tinting film…
NDS earns two AWS AI competencies to accelerate support for corporate AI transformation
NDS, a healthcare data platform company, has passed two assessments under Amazon Web Services’ AI Competency program. The company said AWS validated its capabilities in both generative AI consulting a…
Korea SMEs and Startups Agency launches programs to help startups grow
The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency is preparing a series of programs to help companies from its Youth Startup Academy continue growing. The initiative will tailor support to startups’ stages of develo…
Samsung launches Galaxy S26 FE in South Korea at 1.045 million won
Samsung will release the Galaxy S26 FE in South Korea on the 4th, highlighting upgraded artificial intelligence and camera functions. The new phone will be available in one 256GB configuration. Custom…
KT Cloud and LS Electric join forces on AI data center power infrastructure
KT Cloud and LS Electric are joining forces to expand capabilities for building modular AI data centers and reinforce the related power equipment supply chain. KT Cloud said it signed a memorandum of …
Broadcom’s third-quarter revenue tops $29.5 billion as AI chip sales surge
Broadcom’s quarterly revenue has crossed $29 billion as demand for artificial intelligence semiconductors continues to grow. The U.S. chip company said AI chip sales more than tripled from a year earl…
Medical data must stay secure, but connect properly when needed
“Strong data protection alone is no longer enough to earn public trust.” Eric Sutherland, a senior health economist at the OECD, says health systems can lose the value of connected data if privacy bec…
Connecting fragmented medical data is the key to unlocking healthcare AI
South Korea’s healthcare challenge is not a shortage of data, but the fact that so much of it remains divided. Hospitals hold vast records, images, test results and health-screening information, yet t…
Space Junk Travels Faster Than Bullets, and Space Needs Cleaners Too
Space debris travels faster than bullets, turning even small fragments into a threat in orbit. That danger has created a need for “cleaners” capable of dealing with debris in space. The feature presen…
“AI can do 80% of an employee’s work,” startup founder says, raising staffing fears
A South Korean startup founder says an AI agent he built himself is performing at roughly 80% of one employee’s level, leaving him questioning how his company should organize its workforce. The founde…
AI tripled paper output but narrowed research topics by 4.63%
Artificial intelligence can make scientists more productive while narrowing the questions science asks. That is the paradox highlighted by two recent studies discussed by Park Jae-hyuk, a professor at…
Sangji University and Korea Tourism Organization launch AI training for workers
Sangji University has opened a new AI training course for working adults in partnership with the Korea Tourism Organization. The program aims to move beyond basic digital instruction and show employee…
Weekly Security Briefing: Data Breach Hits 1.66 Million People, GS Retail Fined 12.8 Billion Won
A credential-stuffing attack exposed the personal information of more than 1.66 million people through GS Retail’s GS SHOP and GS25 websites, prompting South Korea’s privacy regulator to impose a 12.8…
SK chief says joint production with Japan’s Kioxia is ‘one option’
Joint production with Kioxia is “one option,” SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said in an interview with Japan’s Asahi Shimbun, opening the door to a deeper relationship between the two memory-chip comp…
Broadcast University TV marks 30 years with plans to use AI to lower learning barriers
Broadcast University TV, the educational channel of Korea National Open University, marked its 30th anniversary on Sept. 2 with a pledge to use artificial intelligence to make learning more accessible…
Hanmi Semiconductor Unveils 2.5D Packaging Equipment That Combines GPU, CPU and HBM
Hanmi Semiconductor is moving further into AI chip packaging with equipment designed to bring GPUs, CPUs and high-bandwidth memory together in a 2.5D package. The South Korean company will participate…
SK Group chief considers building semiconductor plant in Japan and joint production with Kioxia
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has raised the possibility of building a semiconductor plant in Japan and working with Kioxia on joint memory-chip production. In an interview with Japan’s Asahi Shimbun…
Political Fake News Was Expected, but 70% of KISO Cases Involved Promotional Posts
Political fake news may have been the expected target, but promotional content dominated South Korea’s first wave of misinformation reviews under the amended online communications law. About 70% of th…
CJ Onstyle launches ONTNER platform to connect creators with brands
CJ Onstyle is launching ONTNER, a platform designed to connect video creators with brands and identify combinations that are likely to sell. The company said the service will analyze each creator’s co…
Synergy Selected for Korea’s Global TIPS Program as It Targets Overseas Data Centers
Synergy, a South Korean company developing power-stabilization solutions for AI data centers, has been selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ Global TIPS program. The program identifies techn…
OpenAI Says Astra Has ‘Critical’ Cyber Capabilities, Plans Limited Release
OpenAI says its next artificial intelligence model, Astra, has reached a “critical” level in the company’s cybersecurity capability assessment, a milestone that prompted the company to limit access to…
Software Giants Turn AI Threat Into a New Revenue Stream
The software industry spent much of the year fearing that artificial intelligence would make its products obsolete. Now, some of the world’s biggest software companies are using AI to create new reven…
LG Electronics partners with Marriott to build next-generation smart hotels
LG Electronics is moving beyond hotel televisions through a new strategic partnership with Marriott International aimed at building next-generation smart hotels. The companies signed a memorandum of u…
Humanoid Robots Take Center Stage at IFA 2026 as Samsung and LG Counter With AI, High-Efficiency Appliances
Humanoid robots are set to take over parts of IFA 2026, marking a sharp change at a show long dominated by refrigerators, washing machines and televisions. The European consumer electronics and inform…
SK Broadband’s AI 5 Set-Top Box Wins All Four Major Global Design Awards
SK Broadband’s B tv AI 5 set-top box has completed what the company describes as a “grand slam” of the world’s four major design awards. The product received an IDEA Design Award in the United States,…
South Korea’s three mobile carriers activate AI-backed measures ahead of fireworks festival
South Korea’s three major mobile carriers will activate special measures to manage network traffic during a fireworks festival in Seoul. SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus each announced the measures on the …
[IFA 2026] Rhinos unveils cleaning robot powered by South Korean AI chip, targets Europe
South Korean service-robot company Rhinos will take an autonomous commercial cleaning robot powered by a domestically produced artificial intelligence chip to IFA 2026 in Berlin. The company said on S…
Polar Research Institute Seeks Companies for New Incheon Research Center
The Korea Polar Research Institute is inviting companies and organizations with polar technologies or ideas to apply for space at its commercialization center in Songdo, Incheon. Applications will be …
Wrtn Begins Selecting IPO Lead Managers, Targets Listing From Next Year Onward
Wrtn Technologies has begun formal preparations for an initial public offering, sending requests for proposals to major South Korean securities firms as it looks for IPO lead managers. The AI services…
Alteogen licenses subcutaneous-injection platform to Novartis in deal worth up to 4.4 trillion won
South Korean biotech company Alteogen said it has signed a technology-transfer agreement with Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis. The agreement covers development and commercialization based on Alteo…
SK Group chief weighs joint Kioxia plant, warns investment could end without cooperation
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has put a possible partnership with Japan’s Kioxia on the table, including the construction of a semiconductor plant together. But he also made clear that SK Hynix could…
OpenAI to launch next-generation AI Astra with restricted autonomous hacking capabilities
OpenAI is preparing to release Astra, but it will keep the model’s most advanced cyber capabilities behind strict access controls. The company said on its blog that Astra could, when given the right t…
Hyundai develops child-safe boarding and location-sharing system as Korea’s ‘yellow academy bus’ fleet reaches 25,000
Korea’s kindergartens, academies and schools operate more than 31,000 student transport vehicles, including 17,344 academy buses. Yet even with a national system that provides basic vehicle informatio…
Kakao membership could launch as early as October, bundling taxis, music and shopping
Kakao could launch its own integrated membership service as early as October, bringing together taxi rides, music, shopping and other benefits through KakaoTalk. The company is preparing a beta versio…
Yango Cameroon extends safety partnership with Douala and Yaoundé, confirms new driver training session in September
Yango Ride says it will hold another safety and driver-wellness event in Cameroon in September 2026, extending a partnership that brought the company together with the municipalities of Douala and Yao…
Region's first fully AI-powered vehicle plant opens in Abu Dhabi
Rox has opened what it describes as the Middle East's first fully AI-powered vehicle manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi. Its independent operating lines manufacture vehicles without human interventio…
Hotels race to align with AI
A traveler asking for “a quiet hotel with a west-facing balcony” is forcing the hotel industry to rethink how it gets noticed. As tourists move from conventional search engines to natural-language AI …
India clears a path for AI-powered electronic payments
India is preparing to give artificial intelligence a more direct role in everyday commerce. Under a proposed system, AI agents could make small electronic payments through the Unified Payments Interfa…
New York bans AI use for eighth-graders and younger over fears children will ‘outsource their thinking’
New York City is drawing a hard line on artificial intelligence in its public schools: students will not be allowed to use AI through eighth grade, as officials confront fears that children may hand o…
Give tech startups a sandbox: Without room to test, how can anything new emerge?
A Vietnamese startup developing a self-custody wallet has attracted interest from international venture capital funds, but its biggest obstacle is not technology. The product sits at the intersection …
Nvidia acquires Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion
Nvidia has officially agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, moving beyond its traditional role as a chipmaker and deeper into the infrastructure of artificial intelligence. The deal puts one …
How Many QR Codes Are Possible, and Could They Ever Run Out?
Humanity is not going to run out of QR codes. The largest format allowed by the standard uses a 177-by-177 grid, and the theoretical number of possible patterns exceeds 10^9,400. Not every pattern wou…
Google avoids forced sale of AdX advertising platform after U.S. judge’s ruling
Google has avoided the forced sale of AdX, a key part of its digital advertising business, after a federal judge in Virginia rejected the U.S. government’s request to break off the platform. Judge Leo…
European AI Robotics Shows Its Strength Against Chinese and U.S. Competition
Fifteen of the world’s most advanced AI-powered robots gathered at the European Parliament on Wednesday, where Europe’s robotics sector sought to assert itself against competition from China and the U…
A Forgotten Tool Delayed Airbus A330 Deliveries for Months
A forgotten tool inside an Airbus aircraft delayed deliveries of the company’s A330 wide-body jets for several months, according to a source within the manufacturer who spoke to AFP. Airbus recently i…
Icelandic tech company Hefring advances in NATO accelerator
Icelandic high-tech company Hefring has advanced to the final group of NATO’s DIANA technology accelerator, bringing its ship-monitoring solution closer to possible use by the fleets of NATO member st…
Serbia’s BIA Dismisses Spyware Allegations by Students and Opposition as ‘Trivial Sensationalism’
Serbia’s Security Intelligence Agency has dismissed allegations that students and opposition politicians were targeted with spyware as “purely trivial sensationalism.” The BIA said the allegations rev…
New York to Ban AI Use by Students Through Eighth Grade
New York is preparing to bar public-school students from using artificial intelligence through eighth grade, generally covering children up to age 13 or 14. The ban is expected to be announced on Wedn…
How to tell whether your phone has been infected with spyware
Spyware can take over nearly every part of a phone, yet the most sophisticated programs may leave little visible evidence. That question has drawn new attention in Serbia after students involved in th…
FT reports spyware targeting in Serbia: Students’ and activists’ devices infected with Pegasus and NoviSpy
More than 10 students and opposition figures in Serbia have been targeted by spyware since the start of the year, according to reporting by the Financial Times. The cases represent the largest documen…
Titolo Urges Serbian Businesses to Work With the US on Artificial Intelligence
Alexander Titolo told Serbian business leaders that artificial intelligence should become a central area of cooperation between Serbia and the United States, arguing that choosing reliable partners is…
Niš student says spyware attack exposed her private life and contacts
A student from Niš says a spyware attack opened a window onto her entire private life, not just her work in Serbia's student movement. Milica said she received a phone alert in mid-August. At first, s…
SHARE Foundation: Spyware targeting coincided with local election campaign
At least 14 people were targeted with advanced spyware in Serbia in early 2026, according to the SHARE Foundation. The organization said most of those affected were members of a student movement, acti…
BYD prepares battery investment in Indonesia, targets 60% local content by 2027
The opening of BYD’s electric-vehicle plant in Subang is not the end of the Chinese automaker’s investment in Indonesia. The company is preparing further work tied to battery manufacturing as it seeks…
UBSI graduate Heri Heryadi builds technology career at PLN ICON Plus
For Heri Heryadi, a computer engineering degree from Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika’s Fatmawati campus became the starting point for a career in Indonesia’s digital and technology sector. Heryadi…
BYD Opens Indonesia Plant with Capacity to Produce 150,000 Cars a Year
BYD has officially opened its electric vehicle production facility at Subang Smartpolitan Industrial Park in West Java, strengthening Indonesia’s bid to become a regional base for new-energy vehicles.…
The 10 Smartest Cities in the World in 2026
The world’s smartest cities are not necessarily the ones with the most futuristic skylines or the most visible technology. The 2026 IMD Smart City Index focuses instead on how technology, infrastructu…
Sony says PlayStation users do not own the digital games they buy
Buying a digital PlayStation game does not mean owning it, Sony says. Customers receive a license to play the software, according to the company’s response to a class-action lawsuit in a California co…
Crisis communication in the viral era: when seconds matter more than words
Bad news now often reaches people through a family WhatsApp group or a friend’s Instagram story before any official broadcast explains what happened. Train crashes, food recalls and public officials’ …
University Students Between Academic Achievement, Literacy and Responsibility
University students are often described as an intellectual group with a strategic role in society. The label, however, carries responsibility as well as status. In a period of rapid technological and …
Fintech Resilience Is Key to Preserving Trust
Fintech resilience is not simply the ability to survive difficult market conditions. It also determines whether platforms can preserve client trust when volatility rises, according to financial market…
Demographic dividend and AI challenge Indonesia to strengthen workforce development
Indonesia’s demographic dividend will not automatically translate into development gains. With artificial intelligence reshaping the workplace, local governments are being asked to do more to ensure p…
InfraNexia and Lintasarta strengthen Medan-Batam-Padang connectivity with DWDM
InfraNexia and Lintasarta are expanding high-capacity digital links between Sumatra and Batam through Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing, or DWDM. The companies formalized the cooperation by signi…
Is TECNO’s CAMON Slim the future of smartphones?
TECNO is presenting its CAMON Slim smartphone at IFA 2026 in Berlin, promoting a 6.39-millimeter design alongside a range of camera and artificial-intelligence features. The phone has a 3D-curved unib…
After exiting Nigeria, Uber unveils robotaxi service in London
Uber has brought its robotaxi experiment to London, even as the company has just left Nigeria after more than 12 years of ride-hailing operations there. The launch places autonomous vehicles on the ro…
Does AI Know the Truth?
As more job applications move online, artificial intelligence increasingly helps decide which candidates receive attention. The writer suggests applicants may want to identify themselves as regular AI…
Expert: Nigerian banks need AI-native AML, not merely automated systems
Nigerian banks need anti-money-laundering systems that operate inside live transactions, not automated tools that review activity only after the money has moved, according to technology consultant Osa…
AFC and Vision Invest to put $300 million into WIOCC’s African infrastructure expansion
WIOCC Group has secured a combined $300 million investment from Africa Finance Corporation and Vision International Investment Company to expand digital infrastructure across Africa. The investors sig…
Nigeria Telecom Subscriptions Reach 192 Million After a Year of Steady Growth
Nigeria’s telecom industry continued its steady climb, reaching 192,232,120 subscriptions in June and a teledensity of 88.67 percent, according to figures from the Nigerian Communications Commission. …
Business Growth Depends on Workable Payment Solutions, Reeple CEO Says
For African businesses, payment delays and high foreign-exchange costs can mean losing customers, partners and growth opportunities. Reeple CEO Oluwatomisin Kolawole says the company is building infra…
OPay takes legal action over shutdown rumors
OPay says it is taking legal action against those behind viral claims that the fintech would shut down in Nigeria, calling the rumor a deliberate attempt to spread harmful misinformation. Speaking at …
Nigeria Must Invest More in Local Talent to Drive Its AI Revolution, Stakeholders Say
Nigeria cannot afford to remain mainly a consumer of technology as artificial intelligence and cloud computing reshape economies, stakeholders said at a summit in Lagos. Their message was direct: the …
ESUT to Add AI to Curriculum and Expand Experiential Learning, VC Says
Enugu State University of Science and Technology plans to add artificial intelligence courses to its academic programs, Vice-Chancellor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie said. Okolie said the university would …
Federal Government to Expand Telecom Connectivity in Abia Rural Communities After Kalu Secures NUCAP Project
A new telecommunications tower is nearing completion in Bende, Abia State, as Nigeria’s federal government moves to bring rural communities into reliable mobile and broadband coverage. The project for…
SSS and police investigate those behind viral OPay shutdown claim
OPay says it is “going nowhere” after a viral message urged customers to withdraw their money and claimed the fintech would shut down in Nigeria on Sept. 1. The company addressed the message at a pres…
OPay: DSS and police investigate false shutdown rumour
OPay is working with Nigeria’s Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force to investigate a false rumour circulating on social media that the fintech company is shutting down its operati…
Federal government to expand telecom connectivity in rural Abia communities
Nigeria’s federal government is set to improve telecommunications connectivity in rural communities in Abia State through the National Universal Communications Access Programme. The project was secure…
Stop shifting online safety burden to children and parents, Osinbajo says
Yemi Osinbajo says technology companies should stop designing digital products with built-in risks and then leaving children and parents to manage the consequences. The former Nigerian vice-president …
New York City to ban student AI use through eighth grade
New York City plans to bar students through eighth grade from using artificial intelligence in its public schools, after parents and teachers warned about possible effects on children’s mental health …
Rolanda Lipnevičiūtė: When Deciding Whether AI Will Cheapen Your Marketing, Be Like Jessica
Artificial intelligence can send more information through your brand communication than you might expect. That is the warning at the center of Rolanda Lipnevičiūtė’s short column. The temptation is cl…
Lithuanian company enters Finland’s technology distribution market
ACC Distribution, part of Lithuania’s Acme Group, has officially established a new company in Finland as it expands into Northern Europe. The Finnish subsidiary, ACC Distribution Oy, will initially fo…
When children study, parents work and evenings mean movies: how to choose home internet
A phone used for browsing on the move is one thing. A home filled with televisions, computers, game consoles, cameras and other connected devices is another, says Telia network chief Arūnas Strolia. T…
Germans test child car seats: you will not want to put your child in this one
German testers have put 26 newer child car-seat models through their paces, highlighting one seat that parents will not want to choose for their children. The testing comes as the new school year begi…
Huawei unveils next-generation flagships, from smartwatches to tablets and earbuds
Huawei used its European product launch in Munich to put smartwatches at the center of its latest device lineup. The company introduced the Watch GT 7 series with updated designs, outdoor sports tools…
Two devices promise to make daily life easier: one interprets a baby’s cry, the other finds lost items
The Motorola PIP1710 Connect is designed to give parents two ways to monitor a baby: through a separate five-inch Full HD touchscreen or through the Motorola Bebé mobile app. Its camera transmits vide…
What every mushroom hunter should carry: a phone can prevent getting lost and help identify fungi
For mushroom hunters, a phone can be nearly as useful as a good knife or a large basket. It can help users find their way through the forest, mark where they left a car, record places they have visite…
Treatwell unveils AI tool for beauty salons to cut administration and focus on clients
Treatwell is introducing a new artificial intelligence tool designed to ease the daily administrative burden on beauty salons. The AI Receptionist will be piloted in the United Kingdom. Treatwell plan…
Future Trajectory: Lithuania’s high-tech story will be written by unicorns. What comes next?
Lithuania’s high-tech past and future will take shape in a new exhibition opening Sept. 9 at the Lithuanian National Museum’s House of Histories. Called “Future Trajectory: The History of Lithuania’s …
Former Ukrainian minister Fedorov announces defense technology company
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced plans to create a defense technology company, naming Palantir CEO Alex Karp as its first major investor. Fedorov made the announcement …
CUPRA RAVAL earns Euro NCAP’s top five-star safety rating
The CUPRA RAVAL has received Euro NCAP’s top five-star safety rating, giving the brand’s electric city car a strong result under the organization’s new 2026 assessment framework. The updated protocol …
Crash tests show Chinese cars have become safety fortresses
Chinese electric cars are making a stronger showing in European safety testing. Euro NCAP awarded five stars to the Aion UT, Geely E2 and Leapmotor B05 under its 2026 assessment protocols. The results…
The affordable €20,000 electric car is coming
Volkswagen is preparing a small electric car aimed at making electric mobility more affordable, with the ID.1 expected to start at about €20,000. The German company unveiled the ID.Every1 concept to s…
Electric Škoda Peaq Sets 936-Kilometre Range Record
The seven-seat Škoda Peaq 90 travelled 936 kilometres on a single battery charge, setting a new range record for the all-electric model. The journey began in Mladá Boleslav and headed toward the Nethe…
From homemade “childhood” rockets to hunting space debris: The Greek behind Project-S
At 14, Leonidas Askianakis was making improvised rockets with a friend in Arkalochori, Crete. At 22, he is behind Project-S, a European space-technology startup pursuing a solution to one of the probl…
BYD: The cabin feels like a mini-suite
The interior of BYD's upcoming Sealion 08 is designed to feel more like a mini-suite than a conventional car cabin. Zhang Zhuo, general manager of the BYD Ocean Series sales department, shared details…
Russia hacker extradited from Cyprus to the United States
A Russian man accused of helping target about 80,000 users of a major online job platform has been extradited from Cyprus to the United States and placed in federal custody. The defendant, identified …
Will the EU’s new rules make artificial intelligence safer?
Artificial intelligence has moved into everyday life, helping people create text and images, search for information and analyze data. At the same time, it is becoming harder to tell whether content ca…
New OIK? Data-Leak Victims Promised €10,000 Compensation, but What Is Behind the Campaign?
A promise of €10,000 in compensation is circulating among victims of the data breach at Latvia’s Road Traffic Safety Directorate, or CSDD. Social-media posts urge affected people to file claims for mo…
HTC’s VIVE Eagle AI Glasses Target European and U.S. Markets, With Growth Expected Next Year
HTC is betting on AI glasses as smartphone innovation becomes harder to sustain. The Taiwanese company announced an upgraded VIVE Eagle model on Sept. 3 and said it would begin expanding into European…
TSMC’s expansion puts ultra-pure hydrogen peroxide in the spotlight as foreign firms chase new opportunity
TSMC’s drive to expand 3-nanometer production is creating a new opportunity in one of the less visible parts of chipmaking: wafer cleaning. Reuters reported that Belgian chemical company Solvay plans …
Toyota’s Sixth-Generation THS Hybrid System Moves Toward Wider Adoption With Lighter, Lower Design
Toyota’s sixth-generation THS hybrid system is designed to make its gasoline-electric vehicles feel more like electric cars. The company has reworked the electric motors, power electronics, battery an…
Western executives flock to China on costly technology tours
Five-day technology tours of China can cost as much as $15,000, yet foreign investors and corporate executives are paying for access to factories and innovation hubs they believe could reveal the next…
Toyota offers upgraded RAV4 lighting package, bringing advanced technology to entry-level models
Toyota is giving entry-level RAV4 Adventure owners in Japan a way to make their vehicles look more like the range-topping Z model while adding more sophisticated nighttime lighting technology. Toyota …
Nvidia to Invest Nearly $1 Trillion in US AI Infrastructure This Year, Jensen Huang Tells G20
Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang used a G20 technology summit to urge countries to build artificial intelligence infrastructure quickly, warning that hesitation could leave them behind. Huang said …
Intel still has not learned its lesson as Apple puts greater trust in TSMC
Apple’s trust in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has barely wavered, while Intel continues trying to recover from losing Apple’s chip business, according to an analysis cited by Apple Insider. …
Chung-Hua Auto Expands Into Smart Manufacturing as GreenTrans Unveils Taiwan-Built Quadruped Robots
GreenTrans has formally entered Taiwan’s robotics field with two quadruped machines designed to turn the company’s automotive engineering capabilities into industrial applications. The Chung-Hua Auto …
Acer unveils Project DualPlay Mini, a handheld that doubles as a mini laptop
Acer’s Project DualPlay Mini turns a gaming handheld into a compact laptop by adding an eight-inch flip screen and a physical keyboard. In handheld mode, users control games with joysticks and buttons…
Young Liu: AI Is Reshaping Global Supply Chains, and Taiwan Must Shift to “Made with Taiwan”
The artificial intelligence boom is forcing global supply chains to change faster than before, Foxconn Chairman Young Liu said, urging Taiwan to replace “Made in Taiwan” with “Made with Taiwan.” Liu s…
MediaTek CEO: NVLink partnership with Nvidia already has customers, TSMC capacity secured
MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai said the company’s cooperation with Nvidia on NVLink Fusion already has customers, offering an early sign of commercial potential for the partnership. Tsai described Nvidia’s in…
Taiwan Targets Semiconductor Output Above NT$8 Trillion in 2026, Supports 84 Chip and Equipment Firms
Taiwan is aiming to push semiconductor industry output above NT$8 trillion in 2026 as demand for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing continues to grow. The target was outlined by Ch…
AI could make ABF substrate production three to four times more precise, says Pegatron chairman
Pegatron Chairman Tung Tzu-hsien sees long-term potential for Kinsus, the group’s substrate-making subsidiary, partly because the company has not built large factories in China. That gives it what he …
Pegatron ships first T1 batch as chairman predicts AI’s “tenfold growth” harvest
Pegatron has begun shipping the first batch from its T1 project at its Taoyuan plant, marking what the company’s chairman calls the harvest season of AI’s “tenfold growth.” The shipment involves the c…
Another Hit to Consumers’ Wallets: Samsung Raises Galaxy A Series Prices by Up to NT$2,000
Samsung is raising the prices of several Galaxy A series smartphones in Taiwan, with increases of up to NT$2,000. The adjustment, effective Sept. 1, covers models from the entry-level Galaxy A07 and A…
Saudi Arabia races to build 1.5GW of data centers by 2030, opening opportunities for Taiwan’s AI supply chain
Saudi Arabia is moving aggressively to build an AI infrastructure hub, with plans to expand total data-center capacity to 1.5GW by 2030 and to 6.6GW over the following decade. The push is tied to the …
Taiwan’s sovereign AI models break into global top 20, ministry evaluation finds
Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs says locally developed AI models have entered the top 20 in an evaluation designed to test whether artificial intelligence truly understands Taiwan, rather than si…
Focus stock: Getac rallies 7.55% on strong buying and heavy volume
Getac Technology defied a falling broader market on strong buying, briefly hitting the daily limit at NT$45.15. The stock stood at NT$44.15 by 12:14 p.m., up 7.55%, with 4,303 lots changing hands. The…
Jingmei Technology Showcases Three Product Lines as Second-Half Operations Set to Improve Quarter by Quarter
Jingmei Technology is putting three core product lines on display at SEMICON Taiwan, betting that the rising complexity of AI and high-performance computing chips will keep lifting demand for precisio…
Hyundai’s Updated Kona Hybrid Heads to Taiwan to Challenge the Corolla Cross
Hyundai is bringing its updated Kona crossover back to Taiwan with hybrid power, setting up a new challenge in the country’s popular B-SUV market and against models such as the Toyota Corolla Cross. T…
New York City to Restrict Student AI Use Through Eighth Grade
New York City is about to sharply narrow how students use technology in public schools. Starting next week, students will be barred from using artificial intelligence through eighth grade in a system …
Anthropic signs $35 billion computing deal with Nvidia-backed Lambda
Anthropic has agreed to spend $35 billion over six years on cloud computing from Lambda, adding another huge infrastructure commitment as the Claude maker prepares for an expected public offering. Lam…
Saudi Vision 2030 Exhibition at LEAP 2026 Highlights Transformation Journey
Austria wants its longstanding relationship with Saudi Arabia to produce more than diplomatic cooperation. At LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, Austrian State Secretary for Digital Affairs, Constitution and Public…
30 Years On, ‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot Sees Lara Croft Through a ‘Modern Lens’
Aaron Sorkin says his new film about Facebook is not a sequel to “The Social Network,” even though it returns to the same central figure, Mark Zuckerberg. “The Social Reckoning” examines what Facebook…
Saudia Cargo expands AI operations and prepares to double its fleet
Saudia Cargo is moving artificial intelligence from the margins of its business into the daily mechanics of air freight. The Saudi company uses algorithms to forecast demand, manage capacity and optim…
Saudi Interior Ministry Showcases Integrated AI Security Systems at LEAP 2026
Technology, the Saudi Interior Ministry says, should function as an interconnected security system rather than a collection of separate devices. At LEAP 2026, the ministry is presenting an approach th…
Anker Innovations Brings All Five Brands Under One Name
Nearly 15 years after selling its first battery product, Anker Innovations is bringing its five brands together under one name: Anker. The company says the move reflects a technology market in which a…
Could Rimac’s Robotaxi Project Continue With Private Money?
Verne, the company behind the Rimac robotaxi project, says it is ready to return all funding it received from European funds if an evaluation finds that it failed to fulfill its contractual obligation…
Young Children Do Not Need AI Teachers, New York Mayor Says
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has decided to suspend AI-based teaching methods for younger children in the state’s public primary and junior secondary schools for one year. The decision will limit the…
25,000 Romanians await validation for e-SănătateaMea as government prepares alternative
Romania’s new e-SănătateaMea health platform has accumulated about 25,000 pending identity-validation requests just two days after its launch, prompting the government to prepare emergency measures an…
Rassvet, Russia’s Starlink That Has Yet to Rise
Russia’s second batch of Rassvet satellites appears to have missed its operational targets. None of the 16 spacecraft launched on July 19 had reached the planned altitude of 550 kilometers by Aug. 31.…
OpenAI chief says AI’s economic growth and human benefits are too great to ignore
Sam Altman says artificial intelligence will become as unavoidable as electricity, arguing that its potential economic value and benefits for people are too large to ignore. Speaking at a G20 meeting …
The aircraft changing long-haul rules: more space, 19-inch screens and even a snack bar
Bigger is not always better, and the Airbus A321XLR is built around that idea. The single-aisle aircraft carries fewer passengers than traditional long-haul planes, but an adapted fuselage and additio…
How Moscow is trying to replace Starlink with Rassvet, and why its satellites are falling from orbit
Russia's effort to build a low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation capable of compensating for the loss of Starlink on the battlefield is not going according to plan. Despite more than $5 billion in p…
Uber cuts 10% of global workforce to prepare for robotaxis and drones
Uber is cutting one in 10 jobs as it prepares for an autonomous future built around robotaxis, drones and automated delivery. Chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi announced the layoffs in an email to the…
Kazakhstan to protect crops with drones carrying beneficial insects
Kazakh scientists have developed a way to send beneficial insects over crop fields by drone, replacing the slow, manual release of natural pest enemies with an automated system. The BioDrop technology…
Central Asian Companies Adopt AI at Twice the Global Rate
Companies across Central Asia and the Caucasus are putting artificial intelligence into production at more than twice the global rate, according to KPMG’s 2026 technology report, cited by Euronews. Th…
Central Asia is adopting artificial intelligence twice as fast as the global average
Companies in Central Asia and the Caucasus are putting artificial intelligence into production at more than twice the global rate, according to figures cited from KPMG’s 2026 technology report. The re…
Many Bishkek architecture services now available online
Many services from Bishkek’s Main Department of Urban Planning and Architecture can now be handled online, allowing applicants to avoid visiting the institution in person. The Ministry of Construction…
EPA investigating noise complaints at Dublin data centre
Residents near a new data centre in Clondalkin say a persistent low-frequency hum has disrupted their sleep, prompting an investigation by Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency. Aaron Jeffrey, who…
US Government Backs OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Case
The Trump administration has entered the growing copyright battle over artificial intelligence, urging a Manhattan federal court to reject arguments that training large language models on copyrighted …
New York bans AI in elementary and middle schools
New York is banning artificial intelligence in all public schools through eighth grade, putting the policy on track to affect about 600,000 students. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said children need teachers a…
Several Norwegian universities hit by cyberattacks, VG reports
Several Norwegian universities and colleges are being hit by a DDoS attack, according to the University of Oslo and a report by VG. The pro-Russian hacker group Server Killers has claimed responsibili…
SCIENCE MINUTES “THE CLEAR PICTURE” | Why shaking a soda bottle makes it fizz over
Shaking a soda bottle does not create a large increase in pressure. It creates something else: countless places where carbon dioxide bubbles can form. When the bottle is opened, those bubbles expand s…
Australian young people turn from television news to AI amid social media ban
Australian young people are showing less interest in news and are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence for information, according to a recent survey. AI is becoming an additional source of …
Costa Rican scientist takes seeds and purple guaria orchid on microgravity flight in France
Costa Rican biotechnologist Fiorella Arias took native seeds, agricultural products and a purple guaria orchid on a microgravity flight in France. Arias participated in the parabolic flight through an…
At Least 14 Serbians Targeted With Mercenary Spyware Ahead of Local Elections, Rights Group Says
At least 14 people from Serbia’s civil society were targeted with advanced spyware before local elections in March, in what the SHARE Foundation called the country’s largest documented wave of such in…
Scammed by an AI Recruiter
Sweden’s election campaign may not seem to focus heavily on artificial intelligence, but most parliamentary parties have proposals on the issue. Svenska Dagbladet’s “SvD Tech brief” podcast reviews th…
The end is only the beginning for Europe’s long-distance space traveler
After eight years in space, BepiColombo is approaching the most demanding stage of its journey to Mercury. On Thursday, Sept. 3, the spacecraft’s two probes are due to separate from their transport mo…
NUS brings safeguarded internet access to more than 11,000 Fijians
More than 11,000 Fijians now have internet access with safeguards against harmful online content through Fiji’s National Universal Service. The new connections serve people in Kadavu, Tailevu, Lau, Lo…
National ID could simplify access to services
Fiji’s proposed National ID system could change how people access banking and government services. Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica said a single national identification document could reduce th…
Foreign Interest in China Tech Tours Surges as AI Hardware Boom Gathers Pace
China’s factory floors are becoming destinations for foreign investors and technology executives. Humanoid robots, electric vehicles and artificial-intelligence systems are drawing visitors who want t…
US Justice Department Pursues Hackers Behind Attack on X Users
The U.S. Justice Department is working with Elon Musk’s X to track down hackers who targeted hundreds of thousands of users through the platform’s password-recovery system. Attorney General Todd Blanc…
Broadcom forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates
Broadcom forecast fourth-quarter revenue below Wall Street expectations, signaling that competition could weigh on growth from its custom processors. The company expects revenue of about $34.8 billion…
Snowflake raises annual product-revenue forecast, sending shares soaring
Snowflake raised its full-year product-revenue forecast and sent its shares more than 20% higher in extended trading, as demand for cloud data services and artificial-intelligence tools continues to s…
Mamdani imposes one-year ban on AI for most NYC students
New York City is imposing what officials describe as the most restrictive school AI policy in the United States, halting student use of about 40 educational tools in public elementary and middle schoo…
EU court rejects Opera challenge over Microsoft Edge’s DMA exemption
The European Union’s second-highest court has rejected Opera’s challenge against the decision to exempt Microsoft Edge from the bloc’s strictest Big Tech rules. The Norwegian browser maker had challen…
HKFP joins the SPUR Coalition to defend original reporting against unpaid use by AI
Hong Kong Free Press has joined the SPUR Coalition as an associate member, seeking a fair, rules-based relationship with AI firms that have benefited from its newsroom’s journalism without paying for …
Do not become a slave to social media algorithms
Have you ever opened Threads just to look at a few posts, only to spend tens of minutes scrolling without noticing? It may begin with one shared post. Then a viral restaurant, a holiday destination, a…
Law enforcement must master AI before criminals do, Saifuddin says
Law enforcement agencies must learn to use generative AI before criminals gain the upper hand, Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said in Bangi. Speaking after opening the sixth Cyberse…
MapQuest surges in popularity after defying Trump over Lake Ontario name change
MapQuest has turned a refusal to follow Donald Trump’s Lake Ontario renaming order into a surge in popularity. The mapping app became the top navigation application in the United States after publicly…
Is the Nokia 1100 Coming Back? HMD Develops a Basic Phone Inspired by the Best-Selling Classic
The Nokia 1100 is not returning, but its basic-phone formula lives on in HMD’s new Nokia 300 Charge. The Nokia 1100 holds the Guinness World Records title for the best-selling mobile phone in history,…
PSV sector cashless bus pilot in three weeks
A digital payment pilot for public service vehicles in Barbados is scheduled to begin within the next two to three weeks. Transport operators hope the cashless system will eliminate paper tickets and …
Moreno Baldivieso opens debate on legal leadership challenges in the age of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is changing how organizations make decisions, manage risk and define the role of their legal teams. That shift was the focus of the fourth MB Legal Summit 2026, organized by Mo…
Here Is Our AI Plan to Reach 2.5 Million Rwandan Farmers
For farmers making decisions about what to plant, when to sow and how much fertilizer to use, information often arrives too late or not at all. Rwanda’s ICT and Innovation Minister Paula Ingabire says…
New York City shuts down AI use in public schools
New York City is imposing the most restrictive school AI measure in the United States, barring students through eighth grade from using artificial intelligence in public schools for one year. Mayor Zo…
Another music-rights group sues AI company Suno over alleged song theft
Canada's largest music-rights organization has taken the same legal route as Denmark's Koda, suing AI music service Suno for allegedly using artists' songs without permission. Socan represents 200,000…
You do not need to look to the US or China: Europe’s AI winners are here
Europe may not have its own NVIDIA or OpenAI, but that does not mean the continent has been left out of the AI boom. A less visible group of European companies performs work that the industry cannot d…
Apple Changes Lake Ontario’s Name in U.S. Maps After Trump Order
Apple is changing the name of Lake Ontario in its U.S. Maps app after an order from President Donald Trump. Users in the United States will see the lake labeled “America Lake.” Apple users in Canada w…
Kinshasa subscribers weigh internet volume against package validity
For Kinshasa’s internet users, the choice is becoming less about how much data they buy and more about how quickly they must use it. A 1-gigabyte package that previously remained valid for 24 hours no…
Titanium, Sapphire, Ceramic and Strong Battery Life: The Discounted Price Is 9,000
Huawei has presented a new generation of GT watches in Munich, highlighting battery life as the series’ traditional strength. The new models add sports modes and a measurement feature designed to asse…
The World-Famous Pair’s Final Landing: The L-39C Albatros Retires
The Czech L-39C Albatros has left the skies for good. On Wednesday, September 2, the training aircraft made its final landing at Prague-Kbely Airport, marking the end of its service with LOM PRAHA’s F…
Interbank Launches ‘Street Mode’ to Protect Customers From Cellphone Theft
Interbank has introduced a mobile banking feature designed for a daily fear faced by thousands of Peruvians: cellphone theft. Called “Street Mode,” it lets customers decide which account remains visib…
Chilean video games conquer Germany through local creative talent
Chile’s video game industry is making its presence felt in Germany, where local developers are showcasing independent projects at Gamescom. Felipe Méndez, CEO of DeadlyCrow Games, described the sector…
Rare Working Apple I Computer to Go Under the Hammer
Another piece of Apple history is heading to auction, and this one still works. Bonhams plans to offer the Apple I online from New York between Oct. 4 and 14, with an estimated value of $500,000 to $8…
Huawei announces Watch 6 and Watch 6 Pro series
Huawei has unveiled its next-generation Watch 6 and Watch 6 Pro smartwatches, offering different case sizes, brighter displays and expanded health and gesture features. The standard Watch 6 comes in 4…
Game Pass games leaving the service by September 15 announced
Xbox has revealed the games scheduled to leave Game Pass during the first half of September. Ten titles will be removed from the subscription service by September 15. They include Cyberpunk: 2077, Dea…
U.S. Defense Secretary's driver's license offered for sale on the dark web
A digital copy of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's driver's license reportedly appeared for sale on the dark web as part of a massive identity-data scandal in the United States. KrebsOnSecurity r…
TRUMY App prepares to bring real user experiences to the digital world
A new Turkish platform called TRUMY App is preparing to enter a digital marketplace crowded with sponsored content, hidden advertising, paid recommendations, bot accounts and AI-generated reviews. Its…
When do applications open for TÜBİTAK’s 660 jobs, and how can candidates apply?
TÜBİTAK plans to recruit 660 employees for positions across its different units. The openings include research and development personnel, specialists and assistant specialists, assistant specialists f…
‘Keep human culture alive’: Halifax music venue bans AI-generated event posters
Gus’ Pub has drawn a line around the artwork on its walls: event posters created by artificial intelligence will no longer be welcome at the Halifax music venue. The pub’s north-end walls have long ca…
US giant Blackstone invests $27m in Israeli cyber startup tackling malicious AI web traffic
Blackstone has invested $27 million in Huskeys, a Tel Aviv-based Israeli cybersecurity startup working on the risks created by AI agents operating online. Huskeys is building technology to manage and …
Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order
Apple Maps now displays “Lake America” for users in the United States, following Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Great Lake amid his trade dispute with Canada. The lake sits along the bor…
Fake 10 Downing Street Listing Exposes Booking.com Security Failures
A fake one-bedroom apartment listing for 10 Downing Street appeared on Booking.com, and consumer watchdog Which? says its researchers were able to make a payment for the property. The listing describe…
Wednesday briefing: What is behind the global backlash against datacentres?
Datacentres have become targets of resistance across the world this summer, as communities push back against facilities they feel have been forced upon them. From Scotland to India, campaigners warn t…
Architect of UK Government’s AI Strategy Joins Anthropic
Matt Clifford, who helped shape the UK government’s artificial intelligence strategy, has joined US startup Anthropic in a senior role, a year after leaving his position in Downing Street. Clifford dr…
AI agents are hacking systems without human input. How did we get here?
It sounds like science fiction, but an AI-powered attack recently targeted the technology company Hugging Face. The attacker stole data and carried out other unauthorized activity over several days, p…
Meta says privacy fix stops AI glasses users from secretly recording others
Meta has tightened the privacy controls on its AI glasses after reports that people were using them to film others without consent. The glasses include an LED light designed to alert bystanders when r…
Uber lays off 3,300 employees in its biggest cuts since the pandemic
Uber is eliminating 3,300 jobs, or about 10 percent of its workforce, in its largest headcount reduction since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi told employees that the co…
The GTA VI extended look has me wanting to play the game right this minute
The extended first look at Grand Theft Auto VI has left the writer wanting to play Rockstar Games’ new blockbuster immediately. Released early Friday morning on Netflix, the presentation offered the f…
John Ternus takes over as Apple enters the AI and foldable-phone era
John Ternus has taken over Apple with barely a week to settle into the job before the company’s annual iPhone event on September 9. Apple is expected to unveil its first foldable handset at the event,…
IT minister showcases digital transformation in Riyadh
Pakistan’s information technology minister used the LEAP 2026 conference in Riyadh to present the country as an emerging digital investment destination, arguing that a national digital stack and a you…
AI-generated text now carries an invisible watermark. What is it good for?
AI companies must now add watermarks to text and images generated by their models under a European requirement introduced last month. The aim is to counter misinformation and manipulation, but the wat…
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Kazakhstanis report mobile and internet outages as operators deny widespread failures
Complaints about mobile and internet services have been arriving from across Kazakhstan, with users reporting lost signals, sluggish connections and problems even in major city centers. Beeline drew p…
Quantum batteries challenge what we know about how devices charge
A new kind of battery could turn a familiar rule upside down: the larger it becomes, the faster it charges. James Quach, a quantum science researcher at Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, is w…
This university built an AI curriculum before ChatGPT. Now it wants to help other schools do the same
Ethan Pecora has 15 specialized artificial intelligence agents helping him manage his calendar, work on a mental wellness app and complete his university assignments. The setup sounds like a technolog…
Oman Chairs Arab Research Councils Federation Meeting
Oman chaired the semi-annual meeting of the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils for 2026, taking the lead through the Research and Innovation Authority in its role as chair of the federati…
‘Sky Bridge’ initiative enters second phase with drone medical deliveries
A cargo drone carrying medical supplies has begun a new test flight between Salalah and Oman’s Al Halaniyat Islands, as the Sky Bridge initiative moves into its second phase. The mission uses the Sahm…
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Launched as CSA Urges Broader Cooperation Against Cybercrime
Ghana’s Cyber Security Authority has called for a united effort to protect the country’s rapidly expanding digital finance system, warning that government agencies cannot defeat cybercrime alone. CSA …
EU seeks information from more than 30 artificial intelligence companies
The European Commission has opened its first enforcement actions under the AI Act by sending information requests to more than 30 artificial intelligence companies. Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier…
Americans’ Growing Opposition to Data Centers Is Spilling Into the Midterm Elections
Data centers built to support artificial-intelligence services have quickly become a heated issue in the United States’ November midterm elections. Opposition is growing nationwide and across party li…
Survey for Children: What Would You Like a Robot to Do for You?
Robots can already run, lift weights, play football and handle everyday tasks. Helsingin Sanomat is asking children what they would like robots to learn to do for them. The survey is intended for chil…
