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Apple’s ‘Carbon Neutral’

Apple’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Scandal: The Truth Behind Their Claims

How did Apple sell this “carbon neutral” idea?

AI-Generated Fake News

AI-Generated Fake News Is Now Impossible to Detect—What Now?

AI can mass-produce fake news—and it’s getting better at making it look real.

AI Copyright War

The AI Copyright War: Artists vs Algorithms

AI-generated works keep going viral, one unavoidable question has come to the forefront: Who owns the copyright to AI-generated works?

Laptops for Creators

Review Roundup: Best Laptops for Creators

If you're a graphic designer, illustrator, photo editor, 3D modeler, video editor, or anyone whose work involves “creating,” you know better than anyone: your laptop is your most essential tool.

Meta’s AI Scandal

Meta’s AI Scandal: What Went Wrong with Explicit Chatbots?

In recent years, Meta has been racing full speed into the AI space, aiming to make its chatbot—Meta AI—a handy personal assistant for all users.

MiniMax-M1

Chinese AI Model MiniMax-M1: Can It Really Beat Gemini 2.5 Pro at ¼ the Cost?

The name “MiniMax” suddenly shot to the center of discussion after the company announced the open-sourcing of its latest large language model—MiniMax-M1.

IonQ’s Oxford Ionics Buyout

IonQ’s Oxford Ionics Buyout: What It Means for Quantum’s Future

Many in the industry see this as an important sign of the sector’s steady march toward maturity.

Crystal Land

Crystal Land: Inside SoftBank’s $1 Trillion Robotics Hub in Arizona

Before the buzz even faded, there were fresh reports about an even more audacious plan in the works.

vivo X Fold5

vivo X Fold5: The Ultimate ‘Android Sidekick’ for iPhone Users

As a result, many Android manufacturers have been brainstorming: what if they could integrate better with the iPhone ecosystem, even manage Apple devices together?

Foldable phones

Xiaomi MIX Flip 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6: Which Foldable Wins?

Foldable phones have been getting hotter every year—especially the clamshell (vertical flip) style.

Trump’s T1 Phone

Trump’s T1 Phone Scandal: Why ‘Made in USA’ Claims Disappeared

In early June, the Trump Organization made a big show of announcing its entry into the smartphone market, launching the “Trump Mobile” virtual carrier and its first flagship phone, the “T1.”

FTC vs. Meta

The FTC vs. Meta: Will WhatsApp and Instagram Be Forced to Split?

The judge is expected to rule later this year on whether Meta has illegally monopolized the “personal social networking” market.

Apple & Perplexity AI

Apple’s Secret AI Play: Why Perplexity AI Could Be Its Next Big Acquisition

Facing the reality that its own AI development is lagging behind competitors, Apple may be planning to quickly catch up through “buying its way” forward.

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AI-Powered ‘Digital Immortality‘

AI-Powered ‘Digital Immortality’: Would You Upload Your Mind?

Movies have been playing with this idea for years. In Source Code, for example, the protagonist’s consciousness is uploaded into an 8-minute time loop, repeating endlessly to solve a mystery.

Google’s ‘Project Starline’

Google’s ‘Project Starline’: The End of Smartphones?

Remember back at the 2021 Google I/O conference, when Google showed off a project that felt straight out of science fiction—Project Starline?

Physical Keyboards

The Return of Physical Keyboards: BlackBerry’s Surprising Comeback

Remember that era when your phone went tap-tap-tap like crazy? Back then, whipping out a BlackBerry with a full keyboard practically made you strut down the street.

Tesla’s Ambitious Robot Plan

Optimus in Crisis: What’s Next for Tesla’s Ambitious Robot Plan?

If Elon Musk is known for his grandiose, boundary-pushing ambitions, then the humanoid robot “Optimus” is surely one of his boldest bets.

OpenAI’s GPT-5 Leaks

OpenAI’s GPT-5 Leaks: What We Know (And What’s Just Hype)

Some think it’s an internal draft; others call it pure vaporware PowerPoint. Either way, it reflects one truth: the AI race is now in a white-hot phase.

AI Training Lawsuit

Microsoft’s AI Training Lawsuit: What It Means for Developers

Artificial intelligence has developed at lightning speed in recent years—especially generative AI systems like ChatGPT, which are transforming how we get information, write, and process data.

AI-Generated Films & Oscars

Should AI-Generated Films Compete for Oscars? The Debate Heats Up

Films that use AI or other digital technologies are officially allowed to compete for all major awards, including Best Picture.

AI Companions' Dark Side

The Dark Side of AI Companions: New Research on Loneliness & Dependency

Forming real relationships typically involves opening up about our thoughts and emotions.

AI-Generated Code

AI-Generated Code Now Passes Turing Tests—Should Developers Worry?

A new study from UC San Diego has drawn significant attention for presenting what it calls the first solid, real-world evidence that an AI system can successfully navigate a classic three-person Turing test.

Azure AI

Azure AI Foundry + LlamaIndex: The Future of AI Coordination

At the 2024 Ignite conference, Microsoft officially launched Azure AI Foundry, a major strategic upgrade in their AI approach.

WhatsApp

Why WhatsApp’s AI Summaries Don’t Break End-to-End Encryption

Many people use WhatsApp precisely because of its end-to-end encryption. Simply put, this encryption method ensures that messages are readable only by you and the person you’re chatting with.

Ukrainian Developers

How Ukrainian Developers Are Shaping Global Tech (WhatsApp, GitLab, Grammarly)

Ukraine has been steadily turning its IT industry into one of the pillars of its economy.

Microsoft vs. OpenAI

Microsoft vs. OpenAI: The AGI Divide Explained

Once “as close as brothers,” Microsoft and OpenAI are now locked in a bitter dispute over the definition of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the terms of their contract.

Dumb Phones

The Rise of ‘Dumb Phones’: Is the Smartphone Era Ending?

In an age when almost everyone has a smartphone, who would have thought that “dumb phones” would make a comeback?

Meta’s Oakley HSTN Glasses

Meta’s Oakley HSTN Glasses: The AR Wearable Athletes Need

Recording, taking photos, calling on AI for help—it suddenly made wearables stylish and truly useful.

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