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Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to acquire Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup Manus, a key player in autonomous AI agent technology, in a transaction valued at more than $2 billion. The deal marks one of Meta’s most significant AI purchases and underscores the company’s continued push to expand its artificial intelligence offerings across its suite of … Read more
The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is on track to post its first annual loss since 2022, as macroeconomic pressures, trade tensions and weakening momentum weighed on the digital asset. Despite reaching a record high earlier last year, bitcoin has struggled to regain traction since October. The digital asset suffered its steepest monthly decline since mid-2021 … Read more
Japanese multinational investment holding company, SoftBank has agreed to buy the U.S based global digital infrastructure investment firm DigitalBridge for $4 billion as part of its artificial intelligence push. The deal, which has been unanimously approved by a special committee of DigitalBridge’s board of directors, will see SoftBank acquire all the outstanding common stock of DigitalBridge for … Read more
China’s cyberspace regulator has released draft rules for public comment that would impose stricter oversight on artificial intelligence services designed to simulate human personalities and engage users in emotional interactions. The proposed regulations, issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China, target consumer-facing AI products and services available to the public that display simulated human personality … Read more
Jennifer Lewis, a Harvard University materials scientist and alumna of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, delivered the 2025 Mildred S. Dresselhaus Lecture, outlining groundbreaking advances in 3-D printing that could reshape fields from soft robotics to human tissue engineering. Lewis, the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of … Read more
New York Times investigative reporter John Carreyrou, best known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in California federal court alongside five other writers against Elon Musk’s xAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Perplexity. According to a Reuters report, Carreyrou, who is also the author of … Read more
Michaela Benthaus, a German engineer currently working at the European Space Agency has become the world’s first wheelchair user to travel to space, marking a historic moment for accessibility and private spaceflight. Michaela, who sustained a spinal cord injury in a mountain biking accident seven years ago, flew aboard a Blue Origin suborbital mission on … Read more
Tru Image, a leader in automotive imaging and vehicle cloning technology, has reached a major milestone with the successful cloning of its three millionth vehicle, underscoring the company’s rapid growth and expanding role in digital automotive retail. The achievement reflects the scale of Tru Image’s technology and its growing adoption by automotive dealers and partners … Read more
TikTok Shop has launched a new digital gift card feature, enabling users to purchase and send customizable credits that can be used to buy from the platform’s vast inventory of products. The rollout comes at a critical time during the holiday shopping season, when consumer spending on e-commerce reaches peak levels. This addition allows TikTok … Read more
New York Governor, Kathy Hochul has signed landmark legislation imposing new safety and transparency requirements on powerful artificial intelligence (AI) systems, marking a major step in state-level oversight of emerging technology. The law, known as the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act, or RAISE Act, took effect immediately and places New York alongside California at … Read more
OpenAI has rolled out a major update to its image generation tools, sharpening precision and consistency as enterprises increasingly rely on AI-generated visuals for design and branding. The update, branded GPT Image 1.5, is available to all ChatGPT users and through OpenAI’s API. The company said the model is powered by GPT-5.2, which early users … Read more
A cybersecurity incident at 700Credit LLC, a provider of credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships, compromised the personal information of approximately 5.6 million individuals, the company has confirmed. The breach, involved unauthorized access to data collected from dealerships between May and October 2025. Affected information includes names, addresses, dates of birth and … Read more
OpenAI launched its latest artificial intelligence model, GPT-5.2, on Thursday, touting advances in reasoning, coding and long-context processing as the Microsoft-backed startup races to reclaim ground lost to Google’s Gemini 3 in the escalating battle for AI supremacy. The release comes weeks after CEO Sam Altman declared an internal “code red” in early December, halting … Read more
Australia has become the first country to ban social media access for children under 16, ordering major platforms to block young users under a landmark law aimed at reducing online harm. The restrictions cover TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and other large platforms. Under the new rules, 10 major companies were directed to prevent access by … Read more
The Carmageddon franchise is officially returning, with developer 34BigThings unveiling a new entry in the long-running vehicular-combat series during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted. The game, titled Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, marks a roguelite reimagining of the cult classic action franchise. Set for release in early 2026, Rogue Shift will launch on all major platforms. … Read more
Look AI, a new design tool developed by a China based technology firm, is using advanced algorithms to streamline the fashion design process and give designers real-time creative capabilities. Fashion design traditionally requires hours of sketching, fabric selection and pattern adjustments before concepts can be fully realized. Look AI aims to simplify that process by … Read more