Future Pro iPhone models are expected to feature a significant screen redesign, with reports indicating a major visual overhaul for the display. This change could include the flood illuminator, a component essential for Face ID, being hidden beneath the screen. Such a development would account for a smaller or shrunken Dynamic Island.

The European Union has launched an investigation into X following public outcry regarding the spread of manipulated sexualised images by its artificial intelligence Grok chatbot. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm, will investigate whether X protected consumers by properly assessing and mitigating risks related to Grok's functionalities.

Analysts state a new wave of products and services addresses the safety, social, and mental health needs of China’s rapidly growing solo-living population. The number of people living alone in the country is skyrocketing.

President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to fast-track legislation banning social media for children under 15. The French government aims for this ban to enter into force in Sept. with the start of the new school year.

Amazon is planning a second wave of job cuts, targeting a total reduction of approximately 30,000 corporate workers. This follows an earlier round where the organisation eliminated about 14,000 white-collar positions.

Baidu has unveiled Ernie 5.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model, capable of processing text, images, audio, and video. The Beijing-based company’s AI-powered assistant now serves 200 million monthly active users, marking significant growth. Credit: BAIDU Ernie 5.0 is a multimodal model featuring 2.4 trillion parameters. It was first previewed in Nov. and has since climbed global rankings for text performance. A leaderboard recently published by LMArena showed Er

Shanda Group subsidiary MiroMind has asked some staff in Shanghai to relocate to Singapore, focusing its artificial general intelligence research exclusively in the city-state. This move follows a reorganisation announcement by Shanda and Singapore-based MiroMind. Credit: UNSPLASH The reorganisation states MiroMind will concentrate on artificial general intelligence, or AGI, and fundamental technology breakthroughs in Singapore. AGI refers to a machine's hypothetical ability

Shanghai will permit consumer drones to fly in designated airspace without prior declaration under new regulations designed to support the country’s low-altitude economy. The municipal government’s new guidelines allow micro, light, and small registered unmanned aerial vehicles to operate freely in certain suitable airspace.

New Google research suggests powerful artificial intelligence models mimic human collective intelligence. The study found reasoning models generate internal multi-agent debates, which researchers termed "societies of thought." Credit: GOOGLE The findings indicated that perspective diversity, not just computational scale, contributes to increasing AI model intelligence. The research also highlighted the growing importance of Chinese open models for interdisciplinary research i

Apple plans to transform its digital assistant Siri into the company's first artificial intelligence chatbot later this year. The revamp aims to embed the new chatbot deeply into Apple's core operating systems for iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices.

Intel shareholders anticipate improved company results, suggesting a turnaround led by Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan is progressing. Increased demand for traditional server chips, driven by rapid data centre build-outs, is also contributing to optimism.

A new study details a hybrid robot that combines the wind-driven mobility of tumbleweeds with active quadcopter control, offering a new paradigm for energy-efficient terrestrial exploration. This innovation addresses the current lack of wind-exploiting systems in terrestrial exploration and the complexity of large, drag-driven robots. The study was published in *Nature Communications*.