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Google announced major changes to its Android app store, expanding billing options, and reducing developer fees. This move resolved a long-running dispute with Epic Games and led to Fortnite's return to the Google Play Store in the U.S. in December, following the lawsuit settlement. Google also announced policy changes that would enable Fortnite's worldwide return.

Apple has unveiled the MacBook Neo, a new lower-priced laptop starting at USD 599, aiming to broaden its reach in the price-sensitive personal computer market. This launch comes as rival companies face tighter supplies of memory chips.

The Information Technology Industry Council, a technology industry group, has expressed concern over the U.S. Defense Department's decision to declare artificial intelligence company Anthropic a supply-chain risk. The council's members include major Anthropic backers Amazon and Nvidia. Other investors are working to contain the fallout from Anthropic’s ongoing dispute with the U.S. Defense Department, which the Trump administration renamed the Department of War.

Tech organisation Xiaomi has tested self-developed humanoid robots in its car production facility. The company plans to deploy a significant number of these robots in its own factories over the next five years. Xiaomi founder Lei Jun, who is also the company's CEO and chairman, shared an article detailing the trial operations.

The U.S. financial services industry is on heightened alert for potential cyberattacks amid the unfolding U.S. war in Iran, with firms stepping up monitoring for threats. Executives and analysts state that such threats often rise during periods of geopolitical conflict.

Chinese autonomous driving firm WeRide has suspended its robotaxi fleet in Dubai. This suspension comes as the escalating U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran affects key Middle Eastern hubs.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday for a summit during a state visit to the city-state. The leaders aimed to expand cooperation in fields including artificial intelligence and nuclear energy.

China will outline its next phase in the technology race with the West, converting recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, space, and robotics into industrial scale and capital market momentum. The country's leadership will publish its annual government work report and budget plans.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a dispute regarding copyrights for art generated by artificial intelligence, turning away a case involving a computer scientist. This decision upholds lower court rulings that AI-created visual art is ineligible for copyright protection without a human creator.

German defence technology startup SWARM Biotactics has deployed programmable cyborg insect swarms for reconnaissance, providing them to paying NATO customers, including German military forces. This move takes a seemingly fictional concept from experiments to operational field use. Credit: Linkedin/SWARM Biotactics In a statement dated February 25, Chief Executive Officer Stefan Wilhelm confirmed the company’s systems have undergone field-testing and validation in both Europea

Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, has unveiled an AI robot phone and its first humanoid assistant. These introductions, made ahead of MWC Barcelona, signal an aggressive move into artificial intelligence-powered hardware.

Australia’s internet regulator is considering action against search engines and app stores that provide access to artificial intelligence services failing to verify user ages. This move comes as more than half of surveyed AI services have not publicly outlined compliance steps ahead of an upcoming deadline. Credit: UNSPLASH The warning signals one of the most assertive global efforts to regulate AI companies, which are facing increasing lawsuits for failures to prevent or eve