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U.S. Senators Introduce Long-Delayed Bill to Define Cryptocurrency Market Rules

Jan 13, 2026 by The Gignomist

U.S. senators late Monday unveiled draft legislation aimed at creating a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency that could clarify which financial regulators oversee the fast-growing sector, potentially boosting adoption of digital assets. The proposed law would define when crypto tokens are considered securities, commodities, or other asset types, providing the long-sought legal clarity the industry has … Read more

China Takes Lead at CES 2026 With Record Tech Showcases and Innovation Awards

Mar 1, 2026Jan 13, 2026 by Ghulam Rehman

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has long been the global stage for tech breakthroughs, where the future unfolds amid flashing lights and buzzing crowds in Las Vegas. But CES 2026 marked a pivotal shift: China didn’t just show up – it commanded the spotlight. Gone are the days when Chinese firms were seen as mere … Read more

Cast AI Hits Billion-Dollar Milestone with Launch of Revolutionary GPU Marketplace

Jan 12, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

Cast AI, a cloud optimization platform, has reached a valuation exceeding $1 billion with the launch of its new GPU marketplace and a strategic investment from a major Korean conglomerate. The company unveiled OMNI Compute on Monday, a unified control plane that automatically discovers and integrates compute resources, including GPUs, across multiple cloud providers and … Read more

AARP Spotlights Accessibility Tech as Captify Wins AgeTech Award at CES 2026

Mar 1, 2026Jan 12, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

LAS VEGAS — Captify, a startup developing smart glasses that provide real-time captions and translations, won the grand prize in the AgeTech After Dark pitch competition at CES 2026, the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP announced. The victory highlights Captify‘s technology aimed at improving accessibility for people who are deaf or hard of hearing by delivering … Read more

Google Rolls Out AI Upgrades for Gmail to Automate Daily Email Tasks

Feb 5, 2026Jan 11, 2026 by The Gignomist

More artificial intelligence is being embedded into Gmail as Google seeks to evolve the world’s most widely used email service into a versatile personal assistant capable of refining writing, condensing scattered inbox information and generating daily task lists. The enhancements, unveiled Thursday, could mark a significant shift for Gmail, which revolutionized email communication upon its … Read more

ITCN Asia to Host 70,000 Visitors, 850 Exhibitors and 3,000 Global Brands in Lahore This Week

Mar 1, 2026Jan 11, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

ITCN Asia 2026 to Welcome 70,000 Visitors, 850 Exhibitors and 3,000 Global Brands in Lahore

Pakistan’s largest information technology and telecommunications exhibition, the 27th ITCN Asia, is set to open Jan. 17 at the Expo Centre Lahore, bringing together thousands of industry professionals, government officials, startups and international investors amid growing efforts to position the country as a regional digital hub. This year’s edition of ITCN Asia is presented with … Read more

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon Sees Robotics as Next Trillion-Dollar Frontier for AI

Jan 9, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

Cristiano R. Amon, the president and CEO of semiconductor giant Qualcomm Incorporated, said that artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming robotics into a scalable reality, positioning it as the company’s next major frontier for edge AI. In an interview with CNBC’s Jon Fortt, Amon drew parallels between Qualcomm’s success in the automotive sector and its ambitions … Read more

China to Build Space-Based Solar Plant Generating 100 Billion kWh Annually

Jan 9, 2026 by The Gignomist

China Plans Space-Based Solar Power Plant to Generate 100 Billion kWh Annually

China is moving ahead with an ambitious plan to build a solar power station in space capable of transmitting enough electricity to dramatically reduce global reliance on fossil fuels. The proposed plant would sit in geostationary orbit about 36,000 kilometers above the equator and collect sunlight 24 hours a day, avoiding weather disruptions and the … Read more

Goodyear Powers Next-Gen Driving With AI-Enabled Tires and EV Innovations at CES

Jan 8, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

Goodyear showcases Goodyear Tire Intelligence at CES

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. took center stage at the CES 2026 in Las Vegas to showcase its evolution from a century-old tire maker into a cutting-edge mobility and technology innovator, unveiling AI-powered tire intelligence systems, strategic partnerships, and smart EV products that position the 125-year-old company at the forefront of the connected-vehicle ecosystem. Long … Read more

China to Probe Meta’s Acquisition of Manus AI on National Security Grounds

Jan 8, 2026 by The Gignomist

China’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday it will assess and investigate Meta Platforms Inc.’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, marking a rare instance of Chinese scrutiny of a major U.S. tech company’s AI deal amid rising geopolitical tensions. The review, announced by ministry spokesperson He Yadong, will examine whether the transaction complies with … Read more

Strategy Shares Rise as MSCI Reverses Crypto Index Plan

Jan 7, 2026 by The Gignomist

Shares of Strategy Inc., the cryptocurrency-heavy firm led by billionaire Michael Saylor, climbed Wednesday after global index provider MSCI announced that it will not go ahead with earlier plans to remove digital asset treasury companies from its major stock indexes. The decision spurred a rebound in Strategy’s stock, which surged in premarket trading as investors … Read more

NVIDIA Launches New Chips and Supercomputer to Power the Next Generation of AI

Jan 6, 2026 by The Gignomist

NVIDIA Launches New Chips and Rubin Supercomputer to Power the Next Generation of AI

NVIDIA on Monday unveiled its next-generation AI computing platform, Rubin, at the Consumer Electronics Show, introducing a suite of six purpose-built chips designed to power advanced artificial intelligence systems for global data centers. In a press release, NVIDIA said that the Rubin platform integrates the NVIDIA Vera CPU, Rubin GPU and four networking and storage … Read more

Samsung Targets 800 Million AI-Powered Mobile Devices Amid Intensifying Tech Rivalry

Jan 5, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

Samsung Electronics plans to double the number of its mobile devices equipped with artificial intelligence features to about 800 million this year, expanding the reach of its Galaxy AI platform as competition intensifies among global technology companies. The South Korean electronics giant had deployed Galaxy AI capabilities across roughly 400 million smartphones and tablets by … Read more

Gray-Market Chinese Drugs Gain Traction Among Silicon Valley Tech Workers

Jan 4, 2026 by Ghulam Rehman

Silicon Valley’s tech community has seen a surge in the use of unregulated peptide drugs sourced from China, reflecting a growing biohacking trend that blends wellness experimentation with performance enhancement. According to The New York Times, these peptides, which are small chains of amino acids similar to components used in approved treatments for conditions like … Read more

Meta Acquires Singapore AI Startup Manus in $2B-Plus Deal

Jan 4, 2026 by The Gignomist

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

Safety Concerns Grow After Grok AI Creates Sexualized Images of Minors

Feb 16, 2026Jan 3, 2026 by Jasmin Watson

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok generated sexualized images of minors on the social media platform X in response to user prompts, raising strong concerns about the effectiveness of safety guardrails in generative AI tools. The images, which depicted minors in minimal clothing, appeared to violate Grok’s own acceptable use policy that explicitly bans the … Read more

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