Technology & Innovation

Xiaomi is bringing its FX Mini LED TV lineup to India on June 4, featuring Full-Array QD-Mini LED technology and Amazon Fire TV integration.

Google launches its first dedicated Gemini-powered smart speaker, moving away from rigid voice commands toward natural conversation and a new $10/month premium tier.

VP JD Vance heads to Switzerland for critical talks with Iran as tensions peak over the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

AlphaFold co-creator and Nobel laureate John Jumper is joining Anthropic, marking a significant talent shift from Google DeepMind to its AI rivals.

Founders Fund is backing Shinkei Systems to disrupt the seafood supply chain by automating the Japanese art of ike jime using computer vision and robotics.

Former OpenAI designers launch In the Weights, a tool that measures how deeply a person is embedded in the training data of the world's leading AI models.

Signal President Meredith Whittaker challenges the narrative of AI companionship, warning that pervasive integration of assistants like Copilot creates systemic privacy backdoors.

Tim Cook suggests Apple may no longer be able to absorb rising component costs as AI-driven demand triggers a global memory chip shortage.

Capcom breathes new life into the Onimusha series with Way of the Sword, featuring the likeness of Toshiro Mifune and a dark fantasy reimagining of Kyoto.

President Volodymyr Zelensky returns Poland's highest state honor following a dispute over the naming of a Ukrainian military unit after the controversial UPA.

A landmark legal challenge in India seeks to overturn a century-old rule that excludes children of Parsi women who marry outside the faith, amidst a severe demographic decline.

Abelardo de la Espriella is leveraging AI-generated content and social media spectacle to lead Colombia's presidential runoff, signaling a shift in digital political warfare.

Insta360 unveils the Luna Ultra, featuring Leica Summicron glass, a three-axis gimbal, and a unique detachable screen to target professional content creators.

Mastodon 4.6 introduces email newsletters, allowing creators to reach audiences without requiring accounts, addressing the platform's critical growth challenges.

Brazilian authorities are investigating a security breach in the National Civil Defense warning platform after hackers sent an 'extreme alert' to phones in São Paulo, Rio, and Paraná.

Beatbot is attempting to disrupt pool maintenance with its high-performance AquaSense X and solar-powered iSkim. We break down the tech and the pricing.

An analysis of how Chinese drone manufacturers are utilizing real-world combat data from the Iran-led conflicts to refine AI and autonomous flight systems.

Analysis of how Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon are jeopardizing a fragile 14-point ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran.

The FCC's proposed Know-Your-Customer rules would require government IDs for all mobile phone activations, effectively ending anonymous phone service in the US.

Google introduces the Googlebook, a new category of AI laptops moving beyond ChromeOS to a Gemini-centric intelligence system. Hardware coming from Acer, Asus, Dell, and more.