Scientists have developed a microrobot that can deliver medicine precisely where it is needed, using magnets. This new technology, from ETH Zurich, a Swiss university, could enable doctors to dissolve blockages causing strokes, treat infections with antibiotics, and deliver anti-cancer medication directly to tumours, without side effects elsewhere in the body.

Concerns about artificial intelligence’s growing environmental impact are widespread, yet an hour of Netflix viewing can generate 500 times more carbon dioxide than sending two text prompts to AI models like Gemini or ChatGPT. A new report by TRG Datacenters indicates that many other digital activities contribute significantly more to carbon emissions.

The Jizhi G-X100 chip features a photon-to-photon latency of 9 milliseconds, making it faster than Apple’s Vision Pro, which has a 12-millisecond latency. Credit: HANDOUT GravityXR, a Chinese start-up, developed the chip for powering headsets and artificial intelligence glasses. Its founder previously worked for Apple’s extended reality, or XR, unit. Mr. Wang Chaohao, a Stanford University graduate, founded GravityXR. The company showcased the Jizhi G-X100, described as China

Amazon.com is rolling out a dedicated news tab on its Prime Video streaming service. This feature will become available to all U.S. customers for free by the end of the year.

Major artificial intelligence companies, including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and Meta, have safety practices that fall "far short of emerging global standards," according to a new edition of the Future of Life Institute's AI safety index. An independent panel of experts conducted the safety evaluation. The institute noted that companies were racing to develop superintelligence, yet none possessed a robust strategy for controlling such advanced systems. This evaluation emerges a

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its first multi-folding smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold. This launch aims to strengthen the company's position in a segment of the phone market where competition is expected to intensify. Credit: SAMSUNG The Galaxy Z TriFold costs approximately USD 2,440.17. It unfolds to reveal a 253.1 millimetres display, utilising three panels. This display is nearly 25% larger than Samsung's latest foldable Galaxy Z Fold 7 model. Alex Lim, Samsung Electro

Ant Group's artificial intelligence vibe coding tool, LingGuang, has generated 3.3 million flash applications for users in the two weeks since its launch. The multimodal AI assistant can create simple apps in as little as 30 seconds, responding to users' natural language prompts. Credit: ANT GROUP Launched on November 18, LingGuang also functions as a conventional AI chatbot. Its rapid adoption saw downloads exceed 1 million within four days. Credit: ANT GROUP The app generat

AWS confirmed it will adopt key Nvidia technology in future generations of its artificial intelligence computing chips as part of efforts to attract major AI customers. The cloud computing unit also announced the rollout of new servers and AI models. Credit: AMAZON AWS will incorporate "NVLink Fusion" technology into a future chip called Trainium4. NVLink technology is known for creating speedy connections between different kinds of chips. The announcement occurred during AWS

China's top universities are launching new undergraduate courses in embodied intelligence to cultivate talent for the rapidly expanding robotics industry. This initiative aims to bolster Beijing's ambition to lead the global robotics sector.

Hollywood studios often express concern that artificial intelligence (AI) could threaten prestige films and award-season scripts. However, the initial significant shift is emerging in the fastest-growing category of filmed entertainment: the one-minute vertical soap opera, also known as micro-drama.

Chinese technology organisation ByteDance has announced it is launching an artificial intelligence voice control tool set to debut on a ZTE Corp smartphone. The AI assistant, powered by ByteDance’s popular Doubao large language model, enables users to voice-activate tasks such as finding content and booking tickets.

India's telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone manufacturers to preload a state-owned cyber security app, Sanchar Saathi, on all new devices. The app, which users cannot delete, aims to combat a surge in cyber crime and hacking.