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Rainbow Robotics upgrades its RB-Y1 humanoid with omnidirectional wheels, immersive teleoperation, and a flexible SDK. Debuting at ICRA 2025, the new features target labs, integrators, and Samsung’s automation goals.

Besides the Core 7 Ultra 256V processor with Arc 140V iGPU, highlights for this model include a 14-inch 1920 x 1200 OLED touchscreen, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Thunderbolt 4 port, microSD card reader and Wi-Fi 7 + BT 5.4 wireless connectivity. RAM is limited to 16 GB on-package, yet it features blazing fast LPDDR5X-8533 speeds.

United States President Donald Trump has signed a new law that criminalizes AI-generated Deepfakes, in an effort to stop the spread of non-consensual sexual images and videos online.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed fears of AI chip diversion, noting the new Grace Blackwell racks weigh nearly two tons and ship as integrated units. He said customers and governments closely monitor regulations, even as critics point to a growing gray market and propose geo-tracking.

Lenovo has made significant improvements to its display technology, and the current 2.8K OLED models with 120 Hz and brightness levels of more than 1,000 nits are very good. The Yoga Slim 7 14 G10 is no exception here, but the creaky case is extremely annoying.

Nvidia’s NVLink Fusion brings its low-latency, high-bandwidth NVLink computing fabric off-chip as a tiny chiplet. It delivers up to 14x the bandwidth of a PCIe lane while preserving memory-semantic access between devices.

Gigabyte has included a new dual-mode model as one of its latest gaming monitors during its Leading Edge event at Computex 2025. The expo also introduces new WOLED and up-to-500Hz displays. The OEM has equipped them with its latest AI Tactical Features for potentially enhanced responsiveness, image stability and quality.

Next month, the OpenWebSearch.eu consortium opens its federated Open Web Index pilot, granting researchers and developers access to almost one petabyte of European web data.

MSI has introduced a new and very powerful mini PC. The EdgeXpert MS-C931 supports Nvidia NVLink and might be an alternative to expensive cloud-based AI solutions with questionable privacy. Besides an Nvidia GPU, this system also features an ARM SoC.

Nvidia is envisioning a world where everything that moves would be robotic at some point in the future. The first steps towards this include Nvidia's foundational cloud-to-robot computing platforms for physical AI such as the Isaac Gr00t that facilitates robot training with specialized reasoning / behavior / motor skill models.

A new report from Taiwanese media outlet Ctee says TSMC could increase the cost of its 2 nm wafers even further.

CyberLink has unveiled its latest PowerDirector software for social media creators and business users. Editors can easily turn videos into anime-style videos, generate multilingual videos, and apply creative effects to moving objects using generative AI.

Walmart is building AI-driven shopping agents to handle everything from restocking groceries to curating themed baskets. By using first-party data and machine-readable product pages, it aims to stay connected even as bots automate purchases.

The company had presented the H20 as a less powerful version that could be exported to China, however, it was curbed as well. The company analyses how to move forward.

The U.S. Commerce Department will blacklist ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) alongside subsidiaries of SMIC and YMTC to tighten export controls on advanced chips. Listed firms must secure strict licenses before obtaining U.S. tools.

OpenAI's Codex is an AI-powered coding assistant designed to streamline programming tasks, improve code quality, and enhance developer efficiency. Its answers are not always perfect, and its safeguards are still evolving.

Itel's City 100 is a budget-friendly smartphone packed with DeepSeek AI-powered features, long battery life, and rare perks like an IR remote control, all for under $100 in emerging markets.

No one likes watching ads during their YouTube videos but it looks like Gemini is making ad placement more strategic. This could either be more annoying or convenient depending on how it is implemented.

This is the PHN14-51-79UB model that also features 16 GB LPDDR5X, 1 TB SSD, slim chassis with a quality 14.5-inch IPS 2560 x 1600 display, Thunderbolt 4 connector and microSD card reader.

A new video of Tesla’s Optimus demonstrates its embodied intelligence, as the humanoid robot performs rhythmic movements, including ballet steps, shuffle moves and more. Despite the impressive display, many in the robotics community remain skeptical.

Lenovo has shown off what could be one of the world's first third-party mini-PC to launch with the GB10 'superchip' from Nvidia. It features 128 GB of RAM and will be available for purchase sometime in Q3, 2025.

Under a new clause added to the Budget Reconciliation bill, states and localities would be barred from enforcing any AI regulations for the next decade, invalidating measures from California to New York City.

Pine64 has introduced a new mini PC. This little computer tries to stand out with its AI performance, which means that users don’t need the cloud to run their AI-heavy workloads. The Alpha-One is also passively cooled and therefore completely silent.

MediaTek asserts that its latest chipset for fixed wireless access (FWA) or mobile broadband equipment can support upload speeds of up to 2.8 gigabits per second (Gb/s) over sub-6GHz 5G it does connect with. The T930 also boasts multiple "world-first" technologies such as 8Rx for up to 40% stronger signals compared to the previous generation, and might be compatible with Wi-Fi 8 devices as well as those with Wi-Fi 7.

The new ECS ultraportables to be showcased at Computex in a few weeks include the UP42AR with Intel Arrow Lake Core Ultra 2 series CPUs, the UP42KP equipped with AMD Krackan Point APUs and the UP42PW packing Snapdragon X Plus SoCs. All models support up to 64 GB DDR5-5600 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD storage and come standard with USB4 / TB4 connectors, fingerprint sensor and microSD card reader.

Google is replacing the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button with a new AI mode for select users in the US. The niche feature is estimated to be used by only 1% of users, and takes you directly to the webpage of the first result.

Lenovo has introduced new smart glasses, the Lecoo Fighter G1. They are powered by the Snapdragon AR1, which makes the wearable sport on-glass AI features. The pre-sale price in China is CNY 1,999, around $277.

Sharp has launched eight OLED and five miniLED 4K HDTVs in Japan with AI image and sound processing, eyesight checker, and ESET anti-malware software.

Nvidia will deliver 18,000 Grace Blackwell GB300 GPUs to power a 500-megawatt AI facility under Saudi Arabia’s new $10 billion infrastructure program.

Princeton researchers expose a “memory poisoning” flaw in LLM agents: malicious context injections buried in vector stores can override guardrails and hijack crypto wallets.

ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek and other AI models can be a helpful support in some cases, depending on the job or usage scenario. However, if others know that you use AI at work, you can expect to be labelled with stigmas such as laziness, lack of competence and lack of diligence, according to a new study.

Beyond All Reason is redefining large-scale RTS with its open-source Recoil engine, capable of supporting 100-player matches and 10,000-unit battles. With a Steam launch and multilingual localisation underway, it is setting new standards for community-driven strategy games.

The Honor 400 series will officially debut on May 22, 2025. Ahead of the unveiling, the company teased an AI-powered feature that the upcoming smartphones will come with. It's powered by Google Cloud and can convert images to videos.

Kaiju No. 8: The Game hits 100,000 sign-ups as its cross-platform RPG gears up for launch, featuring cinematic, anime-style combat and voice acting by the original anime cast's lead characters.

Nintendo is adamant that Mario Kart World tracks do not use AI images. A Treehouse presentation caused speculation with distorted billboard images. Nintendo has been cautious about introducing generative AI to game development.

An Arizona court has, for the first time, accepted an AI-generated victim statement from a deceased individual during sentencing.

Reolink has launched the upgraded E1 Pro 5 MP indoor security camera, featuring AI crying baby detection, infrared night vision, 360-degree tracking, voice control, and motion alerts for enhanced home monitoring.

Apple’s Eddy Cue says AI is causing a drop in Safari search traffic for the first time in 22 years. Apple plans to add AI search options as a response, threatening Google’s dominance and the iPhone’s traditional role.

A humanoid robot of the Unitree H1 type suddenly went wild in a Chinese test facility. Although no one was injured, the incident sparks concerns about safety and the future of robotics.

Meizu has enlisted a humanoid robot to conduct drop tests on its next new smartphone. The Note 16 Pro is rated for IP66 and IP68 water- and dust-resistance, and has been shown to withstand a bath even in hot water. The handset has a fairly standard design - unlike its upcoming flagship counterpart, according to the latest rumors.

Qalzy is a new smart kitchen scale with a built-in AI camera that tracks calories and macros automatically. It weighs, scans, and logs food data to an app in one tap, with no manual input needed.

In Shenzhen, China, a humanoid robot was deployed for the first time to patrol public areas, help locate missing children and assist tourists. However, public reactions to the robotic patrol have been largely critical.

Researchers at the University of Bern have made a major breakthrough in the search for habitable worlds. Using a new AI model with a reported 99% accuracy rate, they have identified 44 planetary systems that could potentially host an Earth-like planet.

Google is rolling out some improvements to its Gemini assistant, making it capable of editing images using generative AI. It's also getting a Material 3 widget and reaching kids' accounts.

Microsoft engineers are gearing up to host Elon Musk’s Grok on Azure AI Foundry to let software developers make extensive use of the AI, claims report. Microsoft has now tapped multiple models including the most recent big success story, DeepSeek's R1.

The NotebookLM app for mobile devices is on the horizon, and ahead of its release later this month, Google has opened pre-registrations on the App Store and Play Store. The app will have several of the features of the web version including the ability to upload a variety of sources.