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AI gets practical: What GPT-5 means for everyday business tasks

GPT-5 marks a turning point in business AI, moving beyond novelty to become a practical tool across industries. From automating routine tasks to enabling faster decision-making and personalized customer support, the model is helpi...

Darryl Linington, 08 Aug 2025 08:26

The Unitree A2 Stellar Hunter can not only dance but also carry up to 66 lbs on its back. (Image source: Untitree via YouTube)

A2 Stellar Hunter: Unitree's new robot dog can dance, do somersaults and carry heavy loads – all at impressive speed

Unitree Robotics has unveiled their new robot dog, the A2 Stellar Hunter. It is smarter, stronger and faster than its predecessor. The launch video showcases the A2 both dancing and pulling heavy loads.

Marius Müller, 07 Aug 2025 16:42

Casio’s Moflin can reportedly express 4 million different personality traits and behaviors. (Image source: Casio via YouTube)

Like Furbies with AI – Casio’s robot pet ‘Moflin’ is gaining popularity in Japan

Casio’s Moflin combines artificial intelligence with lifelike emotional responses. This soft, furry companion reacts uniquely to touch, voice and proximity, gradually developing its own personality – much like Furbies did over two...

Marius Müller, 07 Aug 2025 16:34

No backdoors or spyware: Nvidia fiercely rejects US proposal for export chips

Following a three-month-ban, Nvidia got the green light to sell its H20 chips to China last month. But the chipmaker is once again in rough waters as it has come under the scrutiny of the Cyberspace Administration of China, follow...

Chibuike Okpara, 07 Aug 2025 08:35

A decorative image that spells out “AI” (Image source: Neeqolah Creative Works via Unsplash; cropped)

AI is helping cut down on plastic pollution with new 4× tougher polymer, researchers say

In a new development, researchers have used an AI model to discover molecules that make plastics about four times tougher. This discovery holds the potential for longer-lasting materials, which will help reduce plastic waste.

Chibuike Okpara, 07 Aug 2025 01:58

Tesla Cab parked on a wet city street at night, featuring a sleek, futuristic design with covered wheels. (Image source: Tesla)

Tesla’s next FSD model to be 10x larger as legal trouble grows

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company is working on a new version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system with 10 times more parameters and better video compression. The update comes as Tesla faces mounting legal pressure, including ...

Anmol Dubey, 06 Aug 2025 21:44

Google Gemini can now create fully illustrated children's storybooks, albeit with mixed results. (Image source: Generated via Google Gemini)

Google Gemini can now create children's storybooks with illustrations

Google Gemini can now help parents with bedtime. The AI tool can now generate and read illustrated storybooks for children, although they still contain now-expected AI errors like inconsistent pictures and strange sentence structu...

Sam Medley, 06 Aug 2025 20:32

A soldier from one of the factions in Battlefield 6. (Image source: EA)

Battlefield 6 multiplayer will use bots to fill servers

Battlefield 6 will bring back AI bots for multiplayer. If there aren’t enough human players in the server, AI soldiers will be used to backfill the server so matches can start in due time.

Vineet Washington, 06 Aug 2025 16:50

OpenAI's new open-source models can run on your PC

For the first time in six years, OpenAI has released two new models with open weights that can be downloaded, for free, and run locally on your PC or laptop. The last model the company open-sourced was GPT-2 in 2019.

Rohith Bhaskar, 05 Aug 2025 23:21

Amazon announces job cuts. (Image source: RichardsDrawings on Pixabay)

Replacing workers with AI: Amazon announces job cuts

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has announced that generative AI will likely lead to a significant reduction in office jobs in the coming years. The company aims to increase efficiency through automation, though Jassy is yet to provide spec...

Ulrich Mathey, 05 Aug 2025 18:46

Pixel 10 series may come with free Google AI Pro subscription

An APK teardown of the Google app suggests that Pixel 10 buyers may get a free trial of the Google AI Pro plan. While the exact duration isn’t confirmed, past offers for the Pixel 9 series hint at a free subscription lasting anywh...

Anmol Dubey, 05 Aug 2025 16:20

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talks about the dangers of advanced AI. (Image source: YouTube/This Past Weekend)

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks out on underestimated risks of ChatGPT 5.0

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently spoke out on the potential consequences of upcoming AI models such as ChatGPT 5.0. He argues that the next generation of generative AI will not only be more powerful, but also more dangerous owing to...

Ulrich Mathey, 05 Aug 2025 12:20

AI-powered interviewers gain ground despite job-seeker pushback (Image source: Dall-E 3)

AI driven hiring surges as applicants mount strong pushback

Thousands of first-round interviews are now handled by AI, automating scheduling, standardized questions, and candidate shortlisting. Yet many jobseekers find the process cold and disrespectful, with some abandoning screenings or ...

Nathan Ali, 04 Aug 2025 22:30

AI, genetic engineering, quantum computing, clean energy and humanoid robotics signal a bright future. (Image source: ChatGPT)

5 trailblazing technologies primed to supercharge humankind by 2035

CheckMag Over the next decade, these five transformative tech fields are poised to reshape human society and AI is at the center of all. The possibilities are staggering and humankind could solve pressing issues related to climate change a...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Aug 2025 21:56

Microsoft Copilot study: AI automation influences knowlege workers more than is commonly assumed. (Image source: Alexandra Koch on Pixabay)

Microsoft Copilot study: Knowledge-based jobs more affected by AI automation than expected

Generative AI isn't really replacing simple, manual tasks. Instead, AI automation is primarily affecting traditional knowledge-based jobs, according to a nine-month analysis of real-world user interactions with Bing Copilot.

Ulrich Mathey, 04 Aug 2025 20:35

Google signs first deals to reduce AI energy use in high-demand hours

To help ease pressure on the U.S. power grid, Google will begin cutting back electricity use at its AI data centers during times of high demand. The company has signed its first agreements with utility providers to temporarily slo...

Anmol Dubey, 04 Aug 2025 20:00

Anthropic revokes OpenAI developer access to Claude models for contract breach (Image source: Anthropic)

Anthropic cuts OpenAI’s Claude API access over alleged terms-of-service breach

Anthropic has suspended OpenAI’s developer-level access to its Claude family of LLMs, alleging a breach of commercial terms after OpenAI engineers used Claude tools ahead of the GPT-5 launch.

Nathan Ali, 04 Aug 2025 18:02

Figure founder Brett Adock shows the 02 loading the washing machine. (Image source: Brett Adcock via X / formerly Twitter)

Humanoid robot that helps around the house: Figure 02 demonstrates laundry skills

When it comes to the mundane tasks humanoid robots might handle for us soon, the possibilities are broad. Doing laundry is probably high on many people's wish lists. Figure 02 shows a glimpse of how this could look in a video shar...

Marius Müller, 04 Aug 2025 15:59

Cyber extortion powered by AI: New ransomware uses chatbots to autonomously negotiate with victims (Image source: Mohamed Hassan on Pixabay)

AI-powered cyber extortion: New ransomware uses chatbots to negotiate with victims

The Global Group, an emerging ransomware platform, employs AI chatbots to automate extortion negotiations with targeted companies, marking a new era in AI-driven cybercrime. The spotlight is now on the rise of AI chatbot ransomwar...

Ulrich Mathey, 04 Aug 2025 15:59

Apple quietly builds its own generative-AI search engine

Apple has formed the Answers, Knowledge and Information (AKI) team to build a proprietary conversational search engine that crawls the web and delivers chat-based results.

Nathan Ali, 04 Aug 2025 15:54

Tencent has open-sourced its Hunyuan AI model, releasing four compact open-source language models (Image source: Tencent)

Tencent unveils four compact open-source Hunyuan models with 0.5B, 1.8B, 4B and 7B parameters

Tencent has open-sourced its Hunyuan AI model, releasing four compact language models with 0.5 billion, 1.8 billion, 4 billion, and 7 billion parameters that can run on a single consumer GPU.

Nathan Ali, 04 Aug 2025 14:41

FollowFit: Motorised handcart with AI capability (Image source: FollowFit)

Experience a piece of Death Stranding with this affordable motorised AI handcart with camera

In a way, the FollowFit turns a fragment of Death Stranding into reality – minus the horror elements, thankfully. The AI-powered handcart can track users and help them haul heavier loads.

Silvio Werner, 03 Aug 2025 15:39

China questions Nvidia H20 AI GPU security; firm denies backdoor. Pictured: Nvidia's H100 GPU (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia rejects China’s H20 GPU security concerns amid renewed US export controls

China’s cyberspace regulator has asked Nvidia to clarify whether its H20 accelerator contains hidden tracking or “backdoor” functions. Nvidia insists no such mechanism exists.

Nathan Ali, 03 Aug 2025 06:42

A decorative image that spells out "AI" (Image source: Steve Johnson via Unsplash; cropped)

AI upgrade: New algorithm could lead to cheaper, more accurate and light-weight AI models

Researchers at MIT say they have created the first provably efficient algorithm for training AI to understand symmetry in data, a breakthrough that could lead to more powerful and accurate models for scientific discovery.

Chibuike Okpara, 02 Aug 2025 23:44

Samsung warns of softer HBM3E pricing as supply races ahead of demand (Image source: Samsung)

Samsung’s HBM3E ramp outpaces demand, pressuring prices and margins

Samsung cautioned investors that its rapid expansion of fifth-generation HBM3E production is outstripping end-market demand, likely putting downward pressure on prices.

Nathan Ali, 02 Aug 2025 11:22

Alpon X5: Raspberry Pi-based mini PC with powerful performance. (Image source: Sixfab)

Alpon X5: Raspberry Pi-based edge PC promises high AI performance

The Alpon X5 is an edge AI mini PC designed to be an all-in-one computer that combines connectivity, durability and versatility. Intended for use in industrial contexts, it aims to make advanced machine learning accessible to ever...

Silvio Werner, 01 Aug 2025 18:38

Rising sales have resulted in a record quarter for Apple. (Image source: Apple)

Apple iPhone selling like hot cakes thanks to Trump

Whatever you think of the tariff policies of incumbent US President Donald Trump, they're currently helping Apple CEO Tim Cook achieve new record sales figures. iPhone sales have increased by over 13% year-on-year.

Matthias Zellmer, 01 Aug 2025 18:35

KI-Welt: Welt TV launches first fully AI-produced news show in Germany (Image source: Welt TV)

TV channel launches Germany's first completely AI-generated news programme

Welt TV, a German television channel launches the country’s first completely AI-generated news show. The project automates every step of the production process, from topic research and script writing to presentation, featuring a d...

Ulrich Mathey, 01 Aug 2025 12:50

Image from the South Park series. (Image source: COMEDY CENTRAL)

You'll soon be able to create your own series with Amazon and AI

With the help of artificial intelligence and Amazon, you'll soon be able to create a series directly inspired by your imagination. But this could present a few problems, not least ethical ones.

Alexis Stegmann, 01 Aug 2025 11:10

Meta refocuses on personal superintelligence with new labs and custom silicon. Pictured: Meta's Richland Parish data center (Image source: Meta)

Meta bets big on “personal superintelligence” — and the silicon to power it

Meta is shifting from metaverse ambitions to “personal superintelligence,” positioning AI as a context-aware extension of individual creativity and goals, not just mass automation.

Nathan Ali, 31 Jul 2025 18:54

Zhaoxin showcases KaiXian KX-7000N AI-PC chip and 96-core Kaisheng KH-50000 server CPU at WAIC 2025 (Image source: Zhaoxin)

Zhaoxin unveils first NPU-equipped CPU and 96-core server chip at WAIC 2025

At WAIC 2025 in Shanghai, Zhaoxin introduced the KaiXian KX-7000N client CPU with an integrated NPU for offline AI workloads and the Kaisheng KH-50000 server chip delivering 96 cores, PCIe 5.0 lanes, and 384 MB L3 cache. Together,...

Nathan Ali, 31 Jul 2025 18:01

Generative AI is already reshaping white-collar work (Image source: Dall-E 3)

AI's workforce impact: Study reveals which jobs are most likely to be replaced

A new analysis mapping 200,000 Microsoft Copilot chats to O*NET work activities computes an AI applicability score, revealing which occupations are most susceptible to being replaced by AI.

Nathan Ali, 31 Jul 2025 15:57

OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, is backing Helion Energy’s efforts to bring commercial nuclear fusion to life—linking AI innovation with sustainable energy infrastructure. (Image Source: OpenAI)

Helion begins work on world’s first fusion power plant backed by Microsoft and Sam Altman

Sam Altman-backed Helion begins construction work on a commercial fusion plant in Washington, USA, aiming to provide clean power to Microsoft by 2028. Here is why this is a big deal.

Darryl Linington, 31 Jul 2025 14:57

A new AMD Strix Halo laptop has surfaced online (image source: Emdoor)

Emdoor shows off AMD Strix Halo laptop with hefty chassis

Emdoor, a Chinese ODM, has shown off its Strix Halo laptop. It comes with a 16-inch LCD screen, two NVMe SSD slots and up to 128 GB of RAM while tipping the scales at 2.4 kg (5.29 pounds).

Anil Ganti, 31 Jul 2025 12:22

Samsung's Texas foundry will be making Tesla AI6 chips. (Image source: Samsung)

Tesla AI6 chip on Samsung 2nm process may first go to Optimus and Dojo, not cars

Tesla is planning unified AI processing for its vehicles, Optimus, and Dojo supercomputer, starting with the AI6 chip generation. Tesla AI6 will be built in the US on Samsung's 2nm foundry node, with mass production slated for 202...

Daniel Zlatev, 30 Jul 2025 22:56

Micron expands its G9-NAND portfolio with record PCIe 6.0 performance and 245 TB capacities (Image source: Micron)

Micron's 9th gen NAND series debuts with world's first PCIe Gen 6 SSD

Micron’s new G9-NAND SSD portfolio combines the ultra-high bandwidth 9650 PCIe Gen 6 NVMe flagship, the capacity-focused 6600 ION series with up to 122.88 TB on PCIe 5.0, and the latency-optimized 7600 PCIe Gen 5 drive.

Nathan Ali, 30 Jul 2025 19:24

Tallgrass and Crusoe plan 10 GW AI data center near Cheyenne, Wyoming (Image source: Crusoe)

Wyoming’s upcoming AI campus could draw five times more power than its homes

Tallgrass and Crusoe propose a 1.8 GW AI data center campus just south of Cheyenne that could expand to 10 GW—surpassing the combined electricity use of every home in Wyoming.

Nathan Ali, 30 Jul 2025 14:43

China forms two AI alliances to localize chips and models. Pictured: Huawei's Atlas 900 AI cluster (Image source: Huawei)

The WAIC sees the launch of two strategic AI alliances to strengthen China’s chip-to-model ecosystem

At WAIC Shanghai, China’s AI sector unveiled two strategic alliances — the Model-Chip Ecosystem Innovation Alliance and the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce AI Committee — to bridge GPU designers, LLM specialists, and industri...

Nathan Ali, 30 Jul 2025 11:17

An image showing a lake in Yellowstone National Park. (Image source : National Parks Exploration Series: Yellowstone - Amazon Prime Video)

AI reveals a significant number of earthquakes beneath Yellowstone

Artificial intelligence provides numerous aids in various fields of activity. Recently, researchers have discovered intense seismic activity in Yellowstone National Park with the help of this technology.

Alexis Stegmann, 30 Jul 2025 11:09

An image of an ASIMO robot developed by Honda (Image source: Possessed Photography via Unsplash; cropped)

MIT's AI-powered 'autonomous lab' could lead to better batteries and solar panels

An autonomous AI and robotics platform developed at MIT can invent and test 700 new materials a day, a process that could dramatically accelerate the creation of improved battery electrolytes, safer drug-delivery systems, solar pa...

Chibuike Okpara, 30 Jul 2025 05:55

EU plots $34.6 billion drive for gigawatt-scale AI data centers (Image source: Telenor)

The EU’s $34.6 billion AI factory plan aims to double compute capacity with 13 regional hubs and future gigafactories

Europe’s $34.6 billion AI factory program moves from blueprint to reality, with 13 regional hubs funded and plans for gigawatt-scale sites housing 100,000 GPUs. Power supply and private investment emerge as critical challenges to ...

Nathan Ali, 30 Jul 2025 04:28

OpenAI Study Mode presents step-by-step methods for solving problems to help students learn. (Image source: AI-generated, Dall-E 3)

OpenAI adds Study Mode to ChatGPT's abilities

OpenAI has rolled out Study Mode for ChatGPT, guiding students through answers with tailored quizzes, hints, and step-by-step logic. This mode adapts to student skill levels and encourages active learning through thoughtful questi...

David Chien, 30 Jul 2025 02:43

Adobe Photoshop gains AI features such as Harmonize, which automatically matches the look of inserted objects to the existing image. (Image source: Adobe)

Adobe adds more AI features to Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop beta has gained AI tools like Harmonize, Generative Upscale, and improved object removal to simplify photo compositing and editing. The AI features are powered by the company's Firefly generative image models.

David Chien, 29 Jul 2025 21:30

Corsair has shown off a new mini-PC powered by AMD's Strix Halo CPUs (image source: Corsair)

Corsair AI Workstation 300 mini-PC announced with AMD Strix Halo and liquid cooling

Corsair has shown off a new mini-PC powered by AMD's Ryzen AI Max Strix Halo CPUs. It lets users pick between two CPUs and comes with a liquid cooler for the CPU and GPU.

Anil Ganti, 29 Jul 2025 20:17

Copilot Mode is an AI integrated into Microsoft Edge that can be enabled today to allow the AI to independently search the web and navigate sites to complete tasks and find answers. (Image source: Microsoft)

Microsoft Edge browser gains Copilot Mode: All-seeing AI that researches, assists, and soon shops for you

Microsoft has introduced Copilot Mode in Edge, an AI that can see all open tabs while answering prompts. Experimental Action mode lets the AI work autonomously, raising questions about accountability, while recorded screenshots ra...

David Chien, 29 Jul 2025 06:55

Underground repair shops keep Nvidia’s banned AI GPUs alive in China. Pictured: Nvidia H100 NVL GPU (Image source: Nvidia)

Gray-market repairs for banned Nvidia H100 and A100 GPUs surge in China

Shenzhen workshops are quietly repairing gray-market Nvidia H100 and A100 accelerators banned under Washington’s export restrictions. With GPUs running flat-out in AI clusters and failure rates climbing, repair jobs fetching up to...

Nathan Ali, 28 Jul 2025 14:20

A SpaceX satellite orbiting Earth. (Image source: SpaceX - Pexels)

A satellite used AI to carry out a mission in space autonomously, without human intervention

Recently, a satellite successfully completed a mission autonomously in just 90 seconds, without human assistance. This is a major breakthrough thanks to artificial intelligence, which could help scientists in the near future.

Alexis Stegmann, 28 Jul 2025 14:06

Sam Altman (Image Source: Final Round AI)

Your private ChatGPT chats could be used as legal evidence

According to Sam Altman, conversations with AI lack the legal protection you get with a doctor or lawyer, and your data could be handed over in legal proceedings.

Antony Muchiri, 28 Jul 2025 13:39

Keenon XMAN-F1 unveiled as potentially versatile humanoid robot

A new addition to the growing truly bipedal robot has been introduced at an AI conference in Shanghai. The XMAN-F1 by Keenon is touted to deliver convincingly humanoid mobility and dexterity. It is backed to be of service in certa...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 27 Jul 2025 14:24

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AI gets practical: What GPT-5 means for everyday business tasks

A2 Stellar Hunter: Unitree's new robot dog can dance, do somersaults and carry heavy loads – all at impressive speed

Like Furbies with AI – Casio’s robot pet ‘Moflin’ is gaining popularity in Japan

No backdoors or spyware: Nvidia fiercely rejects US proposal for export chips

AI is helping cut down on plastic pollution with new 4× tougher polymer, researchers say

Tesla’s next FSD model to be 10x larger as legal trouble grows

Google Gemini can now create children's storybooks with illustrations

Battlefield 6 multiplayer will use bots to fill servers

OpenAI's new open-source models can run on your PC

Replacing workers with AI: Amazon announces job cuts

Pixel 10 series may come with free Google AI Pro subscription

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks out on underestimated risks of ChatGPT 5.0

AI driven hiring surges as applicants mount strong pushback

5 trailblazing technologies primed to supercharge humankind by 2035

Microsoft Copilot study: Knowledge-based jobs more affected by AI automation than expected

Google signs first deals to reduce AI energy use in high-demand hours

Anthropic cuts OpenAI’s Claude API access over alleged terms-of-service breach

Humanoid robot that helps around the house: Figure 02 demonstrates laundry skills

AI-powered cyber extortion: New ransomware uses chatbots to negotiate with victims

Apple quietly builds its own generative-AI search engine

Tencent unveils four compact open-source Hunyuan models with 0.5B, 1.8B, 4B and 7B parameters

Experience a piece of Death Stranding with this affordable motorised AI handcart with camera

Nvidia rejects China’s H20 GPU security concerns amid renewed US export controls

AI upgrade: New algorithm could lead to cheaper, more accurate and light-weight AI models

Samsung’s HBM3E ramp outpaces demand, pressuring prices and margins

Alpon X5: Raspberry Pi-based edge PC promises high AI performance

Apple iPhone selling like hot cakes thanks to Trump

TV channel launches Germany's first completely AI-generated news programme

You'll soon be able to create your own series with Amazon and AI

Meta bets big on “personal superintelligence” — and the silicon to power it

Zhaoxin unveils first NPU-equipped CPU and 96-core server chip at WAIC 2025

AI's workforce impact: Study reveals which jobs are most likely to be replaced

Helion begins work on world’s first fusion power plant backed by Microsoft and Sam Altman

Emdoor shows off AMD Strix Halo laptop with hefty chassis

Tesla AI6 chip on Samsung 2nm process may first go to Optimus and Dojo, not cars

Micron's 9th gen NAND series debuts with world's first PCIe Gen 6 SSD

Wyoming’s upcoming AI campus could draw five times more power than its homes

The WAIC sees the launch of two strategic AI alliances to strengthen China’s chip-to-model ecosystem

AI reveals a significant number of earthquakes beneath Yellowstone

MIT's AI-powered 'autonomous lab' could lead to better batteries and solar panels

The EU’s $34.6 billion AI factory plan aims to double compute capacity with 13 regional hubs and future gigafactories

OpenAI adds Study Mode to ChatGPT's abilities

Adobe adds more AI features to Photoshop

Corsair AI Workstation 300 mini-PC announced with AMD Strix Halo and liquid cooling

Microsoft Edge browser gains Copilot Mode: All-seeing AI that researches, assists, and soon shops for you

Gray-market repairs for banned Nvidia H100 and A100 GPUs surge in China

A satellite used AI to carry out a mission in space autonomously, without human intervention

Your private ChatGPT chats could be used as legal evidence

79% HP Z2 Mini G1a with AMD Strix Halo review – Compact workstation with Ryzen AI Max+ and Radeon RX 8060S

Keenon XMAN-F1 unveiled as potentially versatile humanoid robot

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