Kering, the owner of Gucci, aims to launch luxury smart glasses under the Gucci brand. This initiative will be a partnership with Google, targeting a launch in 2027.

OpenAI on Thursday introduced GPT-Rosalind, an artificial intelligence model designed to enhance biology knowledge and scientific research capabilities. This launch deepens the organisation’s push into the life sciences field. Credit OpenAI The GPT-Rosalind model is named after 20th-century British scientist Rosalind Franklin. It aims to support research across biochemistry, drug discovery, and translational medicine. Demand for AI-powered tools to accelerate drug discovery a

Microsoft has achieved significant advancements in its glass-based data-storage technology. This breakthrough allows ordinary glassware, such as that used in cookware and oven doors, to store terabytes of data for 10,000 years. Credit: MICROSOFT Improvements to data writing and reading techniques, alongside a new storage method, make this technology more accessible than before. Scientists outlined these latest innovations in the journal Nature. The technology has been under d

Netflix will emphasise content spending and growth in its advertising business when it reports quarterly earnings, following its unsuccessful attempt to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Investors are looking to these areas as key performance drivers.

Snap will lay off about 1,000 employees, representing 16% of its full-time staff, the company said. This move marks the latest instance of a technology firm shifting towards leaner teams as it increases artificial intelligence adoption to streamline operations. The reductions also include closing more than 300 open roles.

The European Commission intends to order Meta Platforms to reinstate rival artificial intelligence assistants on its WhatsApp messaging service. This comes after the U.S. tech giant imposed an access fee for these assistants. Credit: UNSPLASH The Commission notified Meta that its revised policy appears to breach EU competition rules. It believes the policy still excludes third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp. Interim measures will remain in place until the investigation con

The European Union’s age verification application for online platforms is ready and will soon be available for use. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that the app will help address concerns about children’s access to social media. Member states are actively pursuing plans to limit minors’ social media engagement.

Chinese robotics companies are increasingly focusing on quadruped robots as a primary revenue driver. This trend is highlighted by AgiBot’s recent decision to establish a new subsidiary, AgiQuad, and Amap’s forthcoming launch of a quadruped model.

Amazon's cloud unit on Tuesday launched Amazon Bio Discovery, an artificial intelligence application designed to accelerate early-stage drug discovery. It allows scientists to execute complex computational workflows without needing to write code.

OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5.4-Cyber, a variant of its latest flagship model fine-tuned specifically for defensive cybersecurity work. This follows rival Anthropic's announcement of its frontier artificial intelligence model Mythos a week prior.