Amazon is planning a second wave of job cuts, targeting a total reduction of approximately 30,000 corporate workers. This follows an earlier round where the organisation eliminated about 14,000 white-collar positions.

Baidu has unveiled Ernie 5.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model, capable of processing text, images, audio, and video. The Beijing-based company’s AI-powered assistant now serves 200 million monthly active users, marking significant growth. Credit: BAIDU Ernie 5.0 is a multimodal model featuring 2.4 trillion parameters. It was first previewed in Nov. and has since climbed global rankings for text performance. A leaderboard recently published by LMArena showed Er

Shanda Group subsidiary MiroMind has asked some staff in Shanghai to relocate to Singapore, focusing its artificial general intelligence research exclusively in the city-state. This move follows a reorganisation announcement by Shanda and Singapore-based MiroMind. Credit: UNSPLASH The reorganisation states MiroMind will concentrate on artificial general intelligence, or AGI, and fundamental technology breakthroughs in Singapore. AGI refers to a machine's hypothetical ability

Shanghai will permit consumer drones to fly in designated airspace without prior declaration under new regulations designed to support the country’s low-altitude economy. The municipal government’s new guidelines allow micro, light, and small registered unmanned aerial vehicles to operate freely in certain suitable airspace.

New Google research suggests powerful artificial intelligence models mimic human collective intelligence. The study found reasoning models generate internal multi-agent debates, which researchers termed "societies of thought." Credit: GOOGLE The findings indicated that perspective diversity, not just computational scale, contributes to increasing AI model intelligence. The research also highlighted the growing importance of Chinese open models for interdisciplinary research i

Apple plans to transform its digital assistant Siri into the company's first artificial intelligence chatbot later this year. The revamp aims to embed the new chatbot deeply into Apple's core operating systems for iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices.

Intel shareholders anticipate improved company results, suggesting a turnaround led by Chief Executive Officer Lip-Bu Tan is progressing. Increased demand for traditional server chips, driven by rapid data centre build-outs, is also contributing to optimism.

A new study details a hybrid robot that combines the wind-driven mobility of tumbleweeds with active quadcopter control, offering a new paradigm for energy-efficient terrestrial exploration. This innovation addresses the current lack of wind-exploiting systems in terrestrial exploration and the complexity of large, drag-driven robots. The study was published in *Nature Communications*.

Global demand for hydrogen reached almost 100 Global demand for hydrogen reached almost 100 million tonnes in 2024, representing a two percent increase from 2023, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global million tonnes in 2024, representing a two percent increase from 2023, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global Hydrogen Review 2025. The majority of this demand was met by hydrogen produced from fossil fuels without carbon capture, primarily driven

The British government is considering an Australia-style ban on social media for children under 16. Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated children risk being "pulled into a world of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison." Starmer indicated the government is prepared to take robust action. This follows a recent announcement to examine whether features like infinite scrolling and the age at which children can access platforms should be restricted. He noted the issue is "hugely