Unitree Robotics has introduced a developer platform named the Unitree Robotics Developer Platform, which they have described as the "world’s first humanoid robot app store". This centralised program is designed to integrate embodied intelligence into everyday routines by allowing users to access and control the robots through their smartphones. The platform provides specific functionalities for humanoids, including datasets and remote control programs.

Walt Disney has announced a three year partnership with OpenAI, committing to a $1 billion investment while simultaneously licensing its globally recognised characters for use in the startup’s Sora AI video generator. This deal, unveiled on December 11th, allows the AI tools to utilise characters from major franchises including Star Wars, Pixar, and Marvel, marking a pivotal moment in Hollywood’s reluctant yet necessary embrace of generative artificial intelligence.

Chinese augmented reality startup Xreal has formed a partnership with Google on Project Aura, a new venture aiming to launch AI glasses next year. Project Aura will be powered by the Android XR operating system and the Gemini AI model. Google initially announced Project Aura, which physically resembles a pair of thick sunglasses, at its annual I/O developer conference in May.

South Korea is moving to address the surge of deceptive promotions created using artificial intelligence.

YouTube TV is poised to expand its influence in the American pay TV market with the planned rollout of new genre-based subscription packages

Chinese social media and gaming company Tencent Holdings has withdrawn as a financing partner from Paramount Skydance's USD 108 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery. This decision follows concerns about heightened scrutiny of foreign investment in the United States. Credit: TENCENT Warner Bros had expressed concern that Tencent's involvement as a non-US equity financer might prompt a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Paramount

Paramount Skydance has launched a hostile bid valued at USD 108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery. The move is a last-ditch effort to outbid Netflix and create a media powerhouse. It aims to challenge the dominance of the streaming giant.

The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has taken Courts and Prism+ to task over unfair practices. The consumer watchdog stated the electronics and home appliance retailers used misleading website design features. Credit: Courts Singapore (left), Facebook/Prism+ (right) CCS found that Courts automatically added unsolicited items to consumer shopping carts. Separately, Prism+ used fake countdown timers and misleading stock indicators to pressure consumers into purchases.

A pale-grey, nearly one-metre-tall, four-legged robot drew crowds at Tokyo’s International Robot Exhibition, lowering itself down some steps before lifting its right foreleg as if to greet onlookers, and then rolled around one of the exhibition halls on wheels while avoiding obstacles. The quadruped, dubbed the D5, is the latest model unveiled on Wednesday by Chinese robot maker Pudu Robotics at IREX. IREX is a biennial industry showcase held at Tokyo Big Sight from Dec. 3 to

Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros Discovery's television, film studios, and streaming division for USD 72 billion. This significant deal grants the streaming pioneer control of one of Hollywood's most prized and established assets. Credit: NETFLIX The agreement marks a dramatic turn for Netflix, which previously redefined how consumers watch movies and television shows. The company, known for disrupting the industry, will now operate as a mainstream studio itself. Net

Taiwan's Interior Ministry will suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu for one year, citing security risks and its alleged involvement in over 1,700 fraud cases since 2024. The Instagram-like app, known in English as Rednote, has been linked to over 1,700 alleged fraud cases since 2024. Credit: GOOGLE The fraud cases on the app, which has 3 million users in Taiwan, have resulted in losses totalling TWD 247.68 million, or USD 7.91 million, since last y

Artificial intelligence (AI) represents the most significant technological upheaval to the world economy since the internet's rise a quarter-century ago. Panellists at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York focused on AI's transformative effects and its potential to disrupt work and job growth.