Australia's prime minister has stated his intention to strengthen the nation's social media prohibition for young people, as a recent study indicates limited effect on teen usage. The measure, now six months old and the first of its kind globally, has seen a significant portion of its target demographic continuing to access platforms. This development follows concerns regarding youth mental and physical health, prompting international observation of Australia's approach.

The United States administration is forcing Polestar to stop selling vehicles in the country beginning with the 2027 model year. This action follows a decision by the Commerce Department to deny the electric-vehicle manufacturer authorization under the Connected Vehicles Rule.

ByteDance has officially launched its flagship large language model, Doubao-Seed-2.1 Pro, which now facilitates 180 trillion daily token calls. This figure represents a 1,500-fold increase since the initial launch of the model.

IBM has unveiled the first technology capable of producing chips smaller than 1 nanometer. This development aims to meet the demands of advanced artificial intelligence workloads.

Lukas Sjoman has published a comprehensive guide for building a solar-powered yacht. His vessel, known as Helios 11, was designed to operate indefinitely using solar energy without requiring fuel or marinas.

A new critique in the scientific journal Nature is raising fresh questions about Microsoft’s claimed quantum computing breakthrough, which underpinned the company’s announcement of a working quantum system by 2029. Quantum computers have the potential to solve scientific and cybersecurity problems beyond the reach of conventional machines.

OpenAI has showcased its first custom artificial intelligence chip, dubbed "Jalapeño," designed in conjunction with Broadcom. The development aims to accelerate OpenAI's infrastructure and address the increasing demand for computing power in AI labs.

SK Hynix plans to raise up to USD 29.4 billion through a United States stock market listing. The South Korean memory chipmaker aims to capitalise on strong investor appetite for artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Credit: SK Hynix This potential listing would be among the biggest globally. If completed at the top end, it would be the second-largest share sale after SpaceX's record USD 85.7 billion initial public offering, surpassing Saudi Aramco’s USD 25.6 billion IPO in 201

Agility Robotics, a leading humanoid robot maker, plans to go public via a USD 2.5 billion special purpose acquisition vehicle. This move is expected to deliver more than USD 620 million in gross proceeds, funding product development, expansion, and research and development. The company also announced its fifth-generation Digit, a humanoid robot for which it has secured more than USD 300 million of multi-year orders, subject to the realization of certain contractual milestone

ByteDance's Volcano Engine has announced its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model lineup at the FORCE conference, featuring the Doubao 2.1 Pro model. The company states Doubao 2.1 Pro has crossed the "production-level capability threshold." Credit: BYTEDANCE The Doubao 2.1 Pro model shows significant advancements across coding, agent capabilities, and visual language understanding. It achieved top-tier results in benchmark evaluations for code generation on Terminal Benc

On Tuesday, Anthropic introduced an AI agent within the Slack application of Salesforce, allowing it to collaborate with employees in group conversations and reinforcing its commitment to the enterprise sector, which has become a crucial arena for AI startups. Credit: Anthropic Users can summon Claude Tag into a Slack thread by typing "@Claude." This tool reads conversations, breaks down tasks, and proactively flags relevant updates across an organisation without direct promp

Meta Platforms and EssilorLuxottica announced a new range of AI smart glasses, building on their Ray-Ban wearable devices. The new Meta Glasses start at USD 299, offering a lower price compared to the Ray-Ban Display glasses, which launched last year at USD 800.