Category: Technology

AgiBot, a pioneering humanoid robot startup, operates a sprawling warehouse in a Shanghai suburb, where robots perform repetitive tasks like folding T-shirts and making sandwiches for 17 hours a day. The goal is to amass data to train robots for future integration into daily life. This initiative has gained significant attention from the Chinese government, particularly as the nation grapples with trade tensions with the United States, an ageing population, and an economic slowdown. “Just imagine that one day in our own robot factory, our robots are assembling themselves,” said…

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OpenAI and Microsoft are rewriting terms of their multibillion-dollar partnership in a negotiation designed to allow the ChatGPT maker to launch a future IPO, while protecting the software giant’s access to cutting-edge AI models, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. A critical issue is how much equity in OpenAI’s new for-profit business Microsoft will receive in exchange for the more than $13 billion it has invested in the company to date, the report said. It said Microsoft is offering to give up some of its equity stake in exchange for access to…

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ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued a high-priority advisory warning of an uptick in cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns amid rising tensions between Pakistan and India. Malicious actors are exploiting the climate of uncertainty to launch sophisticated cyber operations targeting critical national networks, according to the advisory which also highlighted tactics such as phishing schemes, fake news, and misleading messages disseminated via social media and messaging platforms. These cyberattacks aim to create confusion, steal sensitive information, and destabilise key systems. “The adversaries are spreading disinformation using fraudulent messages,…

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A significant restructuring plan has been dialled back by OpenAI with its nonprofit parent retaining control in a move that is likely to limit CEO Sam Altman’s power over the pioneering maker of ChatGPT. A storm of criticism and legal challenges, including a high-profile lawsuit filed by rival and co-founder Elon Musk, who has accused OpenAI of straying from its founding mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity, was followed by the announcement. “OpenAI was founded as a non-profit, is today a non-profit that oversees and controls…

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WASHINGTON: Budget proposal by US President Donald Trump seeks to axe key parts of Nasa’s moon programme with a $6 billion cut for the space agency’s 2026 budget, but provides a boost to the Mars-focused agenda pushed by billionaire SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Released on Friday, the outline of Trump’s proposed 2026 budget would cancel Nasa’s over-budget Space Launch System (SLS), a gigantic rocket built by Boeing and Northrop Grumman, and its Lockheed Martin-built Orion crew capsule after their third mission in 2027 under the agency’s Artemis programme. Cutting 24%…

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WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will limit the number of broadcast messages users can send per month to curb spam and promote more thoughtful use of the broadcast feature. The new feature is currently available for beta testers via the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.14.15 update, which is available on the Google Play Store, WABetaInfo reported. This new broadcast messaging update introduces a dedicated “broadcast management” section within the app’s settings, providing users with a centralised overview of their broadcast lists, and offering details on usage, including the number…

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NEW YORK: The creative team behind the popular Grand Theft Auto videogame series postponed the launch of the latest installment by several months to May 2026, hitting shares of parent Take-Two Interactive. Grand Theft Auto VI was originally due to be released later this year, with a trailer having shown that it would be set in Miami-like Vice City and would feature a playable female protagonist for the first time. “We are very sorry that this is later than you expected,” publisher Rockstar Games said in a statement. “With every…

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WASHINGTON: The core of human existence is consciousness, which includes the senses of sight, hearing, dreaming, imagining, feeling pain or pleasure, fear, love, and more. But exactly where in the brain is this located? Scientists and medical professionals have long been perplexed by that question. A recent study is providing new information in this domain. Neuroscientists examined blood flow, electrical activity, and magnetic activity in the brains of 256 volunteers in 12 labs in the US, Europe, and China as they looked at different images in an effort to pinpoint…

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President Xi Jinping has laid out an ambitious plan for China to strengthen its artificial intelligence capabilities, describing AI as a key strategic frontier in the country’s broader effort to achieve technological independence, Reuters reported. At a Politburo study session, Xi said China must accelerate its drive to develop homegrown solutions across the AI value chain. “Strengthening basic research, mastering high-end chips and basic software, and building an independent, controllable AI system are essential to our national development,” Xi said, according to state broadcaster Xinhua. The renewed focus on AI comes amid…

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Social media company Meta has announced the launching of its first standalone artificial intelligence (AI) assistant application aimed at further improving the user experience — a move also set to take on rival AI platforms such as ChatGPT and others. Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg took to social media on Tuesday and shared a post on his Instagram account saying that the AI application could be accessed via voice conversations with the interactions personalised to the individual user. With the ever-evolving and dynamic field of AI bringing various changes to…

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