The US considers raising tariffs to 20% on Taiwanese exports, with discussions of TSMC acquiring shares in Intel to boost America’s chip dominance, raising concerns over monopoly and Taiwan’s industrial security.
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OpenAI’s GPT-OSS is a groundbreaking open-source AI model available publicly with 120B and 20B parameters, offering high performance on standard hardware and boosting open-source AI development.
Apple is forming the AKI team to build an AI search engine like ChatGPT, aiming to reduce reliance on Google and enhance device integration with new web search capabilities.
Under Tim Cook’s leadership, Apple has reached new heights with a $3 trillion market value in 2022 and strategic acquisitions like Beats and Shazam, marking a significant milestone in its history.
Tesla has expanded its Robotaxi service to the Bay Area, covering 65 miles from San Francisco to San Jose, requiring human supervision due to California’s strict regulations, highlighting ongoing autonomous driving challenges.
Google DeepMind’s AlphaEarth Foundations is a powerful multimodal AI model utilizing over 14,000 variables, integrating satellite imagery and climate data to revolutionize environmental monitoring and prediction.
Apple plans to launch its first foldable iPhone in September 2026, part of the iPhone 18 series, with a crease-free 7.8-inch display, titanium body, and advanced hinge technology, projected to reshape the smartphone market.
Australia enforces the world’s first social media ban for children under 16, including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Snapchat, with fines up to 50 million AUD for non-compliance.
Tesla secures a $16.5 billion chip supply agreement with Samsung, including a $40 billion investment in a Texas factory for next-gen AI6 chips, boosting autonomous driving and AI technology.
Swarm Biotactics from Germany has created an AI-controlled spy cockroach equipped with cameras sensors and communication modules to gather real-time intelligence in hostile environments revolutionizing modern warfare.
Discover how NVIDIA has become a $4 trillion global semiconductor leader driven by Jensen Huang’s vision, innovative corporate culture, and small agile AI research teams achieving rapid breakthroughs.
Discover how the University of Maryland’s new artificial blood, created from hemoglobin in freeze-dried powder form, can be stored at room temperature and used in just one minute for emergency treatment and military applications.
Swiss engineer Ken Pillonel unveils the Obsolescence case that adds USB-C to older iPhones without modifications, supporting fast charging and CarPlay for models like iPhone XS and XR, priced at $45-$55.
Google’s collaboration with Energy Dome introduces innovative CO2 battery tech capable of 8 to 24 hours energy storage, supporting renewable integration and grid stability worldwide aiming for 24/7 clean energy by 2030.
Apple introduces three new age categories 13 16 and 18 plus replacing 12 and 17 to give more precise control and regional adaptability for app ratings. Developers must update ratings by January 31 2026.
Experience the ultimate British motorsport simulator featuring a carbon fiber chassis, 49-inch curved monitor, racing-grade steering wheel, custom leather interiors by Connolly, and showcased at Harrods starting this week.
42-year-old Przemysław Psyho Dębiak from Poland wins the 2025 AWTF in Tokyo, surpassing AI with innovative strategies in a challenging 30×30 grid problem, earning 500000 yen and making industry history.
Discover how AWS’s new AI agent framework, with four core principles and innovative tools, empowers enterprises like AstraZeneca and Yahoo Finance to lead in digital transformation and scalable AI deployment.
Discover how President Trump signed the GENIUS Act at the White House, creating new standards for stablecoins and transforming the U.S. cryptocurrency landscape with support from key lawmakers and industry leaders.
OpenAI’s latest reasoning model scored 35 points at IMO solving 5 out of 6 problems, marking a key breakthrough in AI’s general reasoning capabilities amid ongoing evaluation debates.