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Air India's midair emergency sparks new alarm over the safety of the Boeing DreamlinerIndia's leading body of pilots has asked the civil aviation regulator to inspect all Boeing 787 Dreamliners operating in the country for electrical issues after one of the planes abruptly deployed an emergency power system midair over the weekend.... Read more
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Google argues a forced sale of Ad Exchange is too riskyAlphabet Inc.'s Google has spent the past week in Virginia federal court seeking to persuade a judge that selling off its advertising exchange is too risky, technologically difficult and would disrupt the market.... Read more
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OpenAI offers more copyright control for Sora 2 videosWhen OpenAI released its new video generation model Sora 2 last week, users delighted in creating hyper-realistic clips inspired by real cartoons and video games, from South Park to Pokemon.... Read more
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AI in an 'industrial bubble' but will benefit society: BezosArtificial intelligence technology is in an "industrial bubble," Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told a tech conference in Italy on Friday, but the benefits to society will be "immense."... Read more
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A bold new blueprint for economically viable solar hydrogenA review reimagines solar-driven water electrolysis not as a mere hydrogen production technology but instead as a relatively versatile platform for sustainable chemical manufacturing, according to Professor Fatwa F. Abdi from the School of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK).... Read more
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Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technologyU.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, agreed Friday to work together on artificial intelligence to deliver smart robots and a variety of other innovations using Nvidia's computer chips.... Read more
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Meta must ease access to non-profiled timeline: Dutch courtA Dutch court Thursday ordered Meta to ensure that Facebook and Instagram users in the Netherlands have "direct and easily available" access to a feed that is not based on algorithmic profiling.... Read more
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Musk reports Tesla sales jump after months of boycotts, but experts suspect more pain is in storeMonths after Elon Musk left the Trump administration to the relief of Tesla investors worried about boycotts, the world's richest man has announced some good news: Sales of Tesla cars are back.... Read more
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DoorDash closes on $3.9 billion buyout of Deliveroo in the UKDoorDash has finalized its acquisition of the U.K. food delivery company Deliveroo, saying Thursday that the boards of both companies approved the nearly $4 billion deal announced earlier this year.... Read more
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What Saudi Arabia's role in the Electronic Arts buyout tells us about image, power and 'game-washing'Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA), one of the biggest video game companies in the world behind games such as The Sims and Battlefield, has been sold to a consortium of buyers for US$55 billion (about A$83 billion). It is potentially the largest-ever buyout funded by private equity firms. Not... Read more
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Deepfake political scam ads surge on Meta platforms, watchdog saysScammers are among the top political ad spenders on Meta's platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians—including President Donald Trump—to promote fake government benefits, a watchdog group said Wednesday.... Read more
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UK renews demand for access to Apple user data: FTThe UK government has renewed its demand for Apple to hand over data uploaded by its users to the cloud, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.... Read more
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Dynamic database addresses vanadium supply flowScientists at PSI have created a dynamic database for vanadium, an important raw material. This metal has enormous potential for the energy transition. Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) can store electricity for longer than the widely used lithium-ion technology.... Read more
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Meta to use AI chats to personalize ads, contentMeta will begin using people's conversations with its artificial intelligence chatbot to tailor the ads and content they see on Facebook and Instagram, the social media giant announced Wednesday.... Read more
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Target leads industry in launching self-checkouts for visually impaired shoppersTarget is rolling out new self-checkout kiosks designed for blind and low-vision shoppers—and the retailer isn't keeping the technology to itself.... Read more