Technology

The mysterious demise of Homo floresiensis, the tiny human species often dubbed hobbits, may be tied to a long-lasting decline in rainfall that reshaped life on the Indonesian island of Flores around 50,000 years ago. According to new research, the drying climate likely reduced the availability of prey, pushing the hobbits into areas where they … Read more

Microsoft has announced that it plans to spend $17.5 billion to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and cloud computing capacity in India over the next four years. The investment, its largest in Asia, is on top of the $3 billion announced by the tech giant earlier this year, with Microsoft clarifying that it is … Read more

A sweeping new genetic analysis suggests that humans living in southern Africa spent roughly 100,000 years in isolation, long enough for their DNA to drift far beyond the range of genetic diversity seen in people today. The study strengthens the idea that “modern” Homo sapiens are not defined by one fixed genetic blueprint, but by … Read more

With tech companies racing to ship AI browser agents and other agentic AI-powered tools, security researchers have warned that these products could open the door to a new class of vulnerabilities and cyber attacks. But Google has suggested a unique way to address these risks: use another AI model to monitor what the AI agents … Read more

The 55-inch TV mounted on my wall is already smart and works well overall. However, it has one major downside: the voice interface is broken and barely works. I have been using this 4K TV since the pandemic, but I have no intention of replacing it, at least not now, since I have budgeted for … Read more

A new scientific review suggests that garlic extract could rival one of dentistry’s most trusted antimicrobial mouthwashes, delivering germ-fighting results surprisingly close to chlorhexidine. The findings by researchers at the University of Sharjah were published in the Journal of Herbal Medicine on September 25. According to the ‘Clinical Antimicrobial Efficacy of Garlic Extract (Allium sativum) Compared to … Read more

Widely viewed as a consumer-first company, OpenAI has released new data that indicates the ChatGPT maker’s enterprise offerings are gaining steady traction in an increasingly crowded market with tech giants like Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, and others. In the past year, the volume of weekly messages in ChatGPT Enterprise increased by eight per cent year-over-year (YoY), … Read more

Google Gemini, the AI chatbot pre-installed on most Android devices, recently saw its global monthly active user base grow by 30 per cent. The AI chatbot’s popularity reportedly caused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to declare a company-wide code red and work on a new LLM codenamed “Garlic”. Owing to Gemini’s increasing popularity, a recent AdWeek … Read more

The United States will allow Nvidia’s H200 processors, its second-best artificial intelligence chips, to be exported to China and collect a 25% fee on such sales, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday. The decision appears to settle a U.S. debate about whether Nvidia and rivals should maintain their global lead in AI chips by … Read more

Google’s long-teased Project Aura, the AI smart glasses developed in partnership with Xreal, is finally taking clearer shape, and it might redefine how Android approaches extended reality. First shown briefly at Google I/O, the device is officially described as wired extended reality (XR) glasses and is set to become the second Android XR product after Samsung’s Galaxy … Read more