Technology

Qualcomm, a longtime kingpin in chips for smartphones, has largely missed out as demand has surged for chips used in data centers for artificial intelligence. Now it may finally be joining the party. The San Diego company announced a new line of AI chips Monday, sold in complete systems or as add-in cards for other … Read more

Even as the tech industry continues to reel under unprecedented layoffs, e-commerce giant Amazon seems unfettered announcing its largest layoffs in company history. The tech giant will likely begin a fresh round of layoffs starting Tuesday and it is reportedly the largest cut to its corporate workforce. Back in 2022, the company announced similar job … Read more

As America’s tech titans report earnings this week, one question looms large: is the artificial intelligence boom that has inflated valuations headed for the next big bubble? Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta are poised to report that revenue rose at a brisk pace in the July-September quarter, according to LSEG data. The companies themselves are … Read more

The world’s first universal legislative framework to combat cybercrime has moved a step closer to become legally binding after at least 72 countries signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Saturday, October 25. The 41 page-long UN cybercrime treaty proposes a legislative framework to boost international cooperation among law enforcement agencies … Read more

As AI chatbots make their way into classrooms worldwide, OpenAI on Monday, October 27, announced a new education-focused initiative that looks to make it easier for college students in India to use ChatGPT to study. ‘Chats for Students in India’ is a webpage comprising more than 50 real-world use cases of how students in top … Read more

China’s state-owned defense giant Norinco in February unveiled a military vehicle capable of autonomously conducting combat-support operations at 50 kilometres per hour. It was powered by DeepSeek, the company whose artificial intelligence model is the pride of China’s tech sector. The Norinco P60’s release was touted by Communist Party officials in press statements as an … Read more

Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of Perplexity, has weighed in on an ongoing debate about whether Google’s ecosystem of products can be disrupted. The Indian-origin AI startup founder has said that while it is possible to challenge Google’s dominance in some areas, there are certain products that are deeply entrenched and near-impossible to compete with. “YouTube … Read more

Australia’s competition regulator on Monday sued Microsoft, accusing it of misleading millions of customers into paying higher prices for its Microsoft 365 software after bundling it with artificial intelligence tool Copilot. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged that from October 2024, the technology giant misled about 2.7 million customers by suggesting they had … Read more

Amid growing fears that the AI boom is turning into a bubble, a widely respected scientist and pioneer of deep learning has now warned of another bubble taking place: the humanoid robot race. Yann LeCun, the chief AI scientist at Meta, has warned that most robotics companies do not know how to develop the intelligence … Read more

Google has introduced new foundational AI models that can be used to provide real-time geospatial data, helping organisations respond to disasters faster and more efficiently. The three new Earth AI models (Imagery, Population, and Environment models) let users instantly find objects and discover patterns from satellite imagery. These models are being used to upgrade Google … Read more