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JBL has launched its Cove whole-home Wi-Fi speaker range in Singapore, introducing three connected speakers that can work independently, as stereo pairs or together as a multi-room audio system. The range consists of the compact JBL Cove M1, portable Cove P1 and larger Cove X1. All three connect through the JBL One app and support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth alongside AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Qobuz Connect and Roon Ready. Music that follows you around t

POWERCHINA's Gonghe project in Qinghai, comprising 900 megawatt of photovoltaic and a 100 megawatt molten salt tower plant with 10,310 heliostats, is now connected to the grid. This development completes China's first three tower solar thermal base.

French artificial intelligence firm Mistral recently announced a new AI model, concluding an approximately five-month interval between its significant releases. The company, established three years ago, stated this model outperforms several competing open-weight systems available in the market.

Dario Amodei, Chief Executive Officer of Claude AI developer Anthropic, received USD 18 million in compensation last year, according to the company's initial public offering filing. This figure places him within the middle range of top executives at prominent technology firms regarding their annual pay.

Nvidia-backed Reflection AI has launched Beam, its first open-weight artificial intelligence model, as the startup looks to compete with increasingly capable Chinese models from companies including Z.ai, Alibaba, DeepSeek and Moonshot AI. Image: AI Generated Beam is designed primarily for coding, reasoning and agentic AI workloads, where AI systems can plan and carry out tasks with greater autonomy. Reflection says the model is competitive with Z.ai’s GLM-5.2 and is approachi

Singapore wants humanoid robots working beside its Home Team officers by 2028, and the agency behind the plan has opened a centre to train them for the job. The Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre, known as H2RC, was launched by HTX, the Home Team Science and Technology Agency that develops technology for the Ministry of Home Affairs. The first tasks under study are the ones that put people in harm's way.

A novel lightweight robot, designed for insect like flight, has demonstrated independent takeoff capabilities and significant resistance to physical impact. Developed by Wenzhong Yan, an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis, with collaboration from UCLA and MIT, this micro aerial vehicle marks a departure from earlier fragile designs. Its robustness indicates potential for practical deployment outside laboratory environments.

Tianjin University's Haihe Laboratory of Brain Computer Interaction and Human Machine Integration has unveiled a new non invasive brain computer interface, or BCI, system. This device is cube shaped and fully integrated, reportedly weighing approximately 3 grams and occupying roughly 2 cubic centimetres. The university describes it as the smallest and lightest non invasive BCI system developed to date.

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has stated that the advantages offered by artificial intelligence justify accepting certain associated risks. He argued that the technology should remain extensively available to the public. According to Reuters, Mr Altman believes the world should tolerate some negative outcomes for the overall benefits of this technology, ensuring human agency.

OnZero, a data centre developer, and Helen, Helsinki's energy company, formalised an agreement to construct an AI Heat Factory. Scheduled for operation by 2027, the facility projects up to 525,000 megawatt-hours of heat annually, sufficient for approximately 70,000 apartments. Liquid-cooled servers will capture heat; industrial heat pumps raise it to 95 degrees Celsius for Helsinki's district heating network.

Unitree has listed the Dex5‑S dexterous hand at a price from USD 6,350, a five fingered part with 22 powered degrees of freedom that the company presents as a step closer to a true human hand.

Xiaomi’s Vision Gran Turismo concept is heading to Gran Turismo 7 this October, arriving with the game’s major Spec IV update. New footage of the electric hypercar was shown during the Gran Turismo World Series 2026 Round 3 in Singapore on 3 October. Image: Xiaomi The project extends a collaboration between Xiaomi and Gran Turismo first announced in June 2025. A full-scale version of the concept was later unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March 2026, giving th