A Google Search exec said that one of the company’s biggest opportunities in AI lies in its ability to get to know the user better and personalize its responses.
The promise is AI that’s uniquely helpful because it knows you. But the ri…
India has ordered all new smartphones to come pre-loaded with a state-run cybersecurity app, sparking privacy and surveillance concerns.
Under the order - passed last week but made public on Monday - smartphone makers have 90 days to …
Russia's state communications watchdog threatened on Friday to block WhatsApp entirely if it fails to comply with Russian law, news agencies reported.
In August, Russia began limiting some calls on WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms (META.…
China's leading telecommunication firms Huawei and ZTE (000063.SZ), opens new tab have won a string of contracts this year to supply 5G equipment in Vietnam, in another sign of Hanoi's strengthening bonds with Beijing, stirring concern amo…
For the first time, Washington is getting close to deciding how to regulate artificial intelligence. And the fight that’s brewing isn’t about the technology, it’s about who gets to do the regulating.
In the absence of a meaningful fede…
Is it caring or overbearing?
Many parents are turning to their phones to keep tabs on their adult children - but is this OK (if they agree to it) or is it a sign of mums and dads struggling to let go?
Dad-of-two Steven Medway, 53, …
If you were wanting some AI-generated fun this holiday weekend, you’ll need to be efficient. Google and OpenAI have cut generation request limits for Nano Banana Pro and Sora, citing overwhelming demand.
Bill Peebles, who heads So…
There's a new song doing the rounds, and in the immortal words of Kylie Minogue, you just can't get it out of your head.
But what if it was created by a robot, or the artist themself is a product of artificial intelligence (AI)? Do st…
Microsoft is making some changes to the File Explorer in Windows 11 that will make it less cluttered and launch faster. The latest Dev preview builds of Windows 11 include File Explorer preloading “to help improve File Explorer launch pe…
Microsoft is making some changes to the File Explorer in Windows 11 that will make it less cluttered and launch faster. The latest Dev preview builds of Windows 11 include File Explorer preloading “to help improve File Explorer launch pe…
A humanoid robot bubble could be brewing, warned China’s leading economic planning agency on Thursday. The alert comes amid growing fears that a bubble in a related industry — AI — is about to burst.
Speaking at a press briefing, …
Tesla has opened its largest sales and service hub in India even as the EV giant struggles with weak sales in Asia's third-largest economy.
The centre in the northern city of Gurugram combines an experience showroom, charging, and aft…
Chinese tech giant Alibaba entered the AI-powered smart glasses race on Thursday with the release of its Quark headsets in China. Notably, the batteries can be swapped out for all day usage unlike competitors.
Alibaba said the Qua…
For Cyriac Lefort, the idea for his new startup, MyHair AI, came two years ago. The French native was sitting in a hair salon in New York getting a routine haircut when his hairdresser looked at him and said, “You’re starting to lose a bi…
Artificial intelligence startup xAI, founded by Elon Musk, told city and county planners in Memphis last week that it plans to build a solar farm next to its Colossus data center — one of the world’s largest facilities for training AI mode…
A year after launching a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide and partner Uber can finally call that service driverless.
The companies said the commercial robotaxi service, which…
Two police forces in the South are trialing an AI chatbot called Bobbi, to answer frequently asked, non-emergency questions and help ease pressure on call handlers.
Thames Valley Police and the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary s…
When Qualcomm announced its high-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset in November, it mentioned that a non-Elite version was on the way, designed to power a more affordable tier of flagship phones. Now, that chip has finally arrived, wit…
Finding a YouTube video that truly matches our interests can sometimes be a challenge. The video-sharing platform appears to have recognized this issue and is taking steps to address it with its new experimental feature, “Your Custom Fee…
Spotify is planning to raise subscription prices in the U.S. in the first quarter of next year, according to a new report from the Financial Times. The move will mark the streaming service’s first price rise in the U.S. since July 2024. …
Google has partnered with Accel to find and fund India’s earliest-stage AI startups in a first-of-its-kind collaboration for the Google AI Futures Fund, launched earlier this year.
On Tuesday, Accel and Google announced a partnership to…
With holiday shopping on the horizon, OpenAI and Perplexity both announced AI shopping features this week, which integrate into their existing chatbots to help users research potential purchases.
The tools are markedly similar to one an…
This month’s OnePlus 15 arrived to much fanfare about its enormous battery life, but no sign of the cheaper 15R that was expected alongside it. Now we finally know that phone will be revealed on December 17th, alongside the OnePlus Pad G…
Samsung Electronics, a global leader in technology, today announced that its latest lineup of products and services has been recognized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® with multiple CES® 2026 Innovation Awards. This recogniti…
As Australia’s ban on social media use for users under 16 looms, it appears Malaysia now plans to implement a similar system starting next year.
The country’s communications minister, Fahmi Fadzil, reportedly said the administration i…
Facebook Groups are getting more Reddit-like with newly added support for nicknames. The feature, which allows users to post under a custom username instead of their real name, provides an alternative to posting anonymously.…
A computer scientist who revolutionised the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has called for the UK to be "brave" in its pursuit of the technology.
Llion Jones, who was part of the pioneering Google team that unlocked AI's ability t…
You can find many different music playlists for dogs and cats online. Do they actually help animals relax?
When Serenity Strull, a photo editor at the BBC, rescued her dog Margot, she knew right away that the three-year-old pitbull …
The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) may eventually lead to fewer entry-level graduates being hired, the boss of accountancy giant PwC has told the BBC.
However, global chairman Mohamed Kande said AI was not behind recent job cu…
WhatsApp is getting its own version of a status update feature, similar to Instagram Notes.
As on Instagram, the new feature allows users of the Meta-owned messaging app to post a short text update that can be seen by others. In this sp…
X recently began rolling out a new feature that seemingly revealed many right-wing “America First” accounts are actually based outside the United States. Except the data might not be reliable.
While X’s new “About This Account” featur…
WWE is now all set to expand its YouTube universe with a dedicated channel for The Undertaker. He is one of the most iconic stars of WWE, and the new hub for him was launched on November 19. It features the wrestler at the center of the hi…
There's a secret list of words you can't say on social media – at least, that's what everyone seems to think.
Perhaps you've noticed that people avoid certain words on social media. They'll say "unalived" instead of "killed". Guns a…
After YouTube discontinued its private messaging feature in 2019, the platform is now reintroducing this functionality for a select group of users.
Users with access to the test are able to share videos directly on the mobile app, incl…
Cryptocurrency in Africa has evolved rapidly from a fringe financial activity into a major economic force - and cybercriminals are taking notice. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the continent recorded USD $205-billion in on-chain transact…
Google is bringing more AI muscle to India’s fight against digital fraud, rolling out on-device scam detection for Pixel 9 devices and new screen-sharing alerts for financial apps.
Digital fraud continues to rise in India as more people…
Every time you hear a billionaire (or even a millionaire) CEO describe how LLM-based agents are coming for all the human jobs, remember this funny but telling incident about AI’s limitations: Famed AI researcher Andrej Karpathy got one-day…
In a surprising but welcome move, Google has updated Quick Share to work with Apple’s AirDrop, allowing users to more easily transfer files and photos between Android and iPhone devices. The new functionality is first rolling out to the Pi…
The ex-Googler team behind the 3D design app Rooms from Things, Inc. is out with its latest project: a playful AI photo editor called Mixup. The iOS-only app lets anyone create new AI-generated photos using “recipes,” which are like Mad Li…
Just a couple of weeks ago, one of the "godfathers" of artificial intelligence was in St James's Palace being handed an award from King Charles for his work in artificial intelligence (AI).
Professor Yann LeCun was being honoured alon…
TikTok is rolling out new digital well-being features like an affirmation journal and a background sound generator aimed at improving the mental health of its users. The social network said it will also give users badges for controlling th…
New AI solutions empower IP teams to accelerate workflows, automate manual tasks, and unlock strategic insights
Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions and services, tod…
Google Maps is rolling out new features designed to help users save time and feel more prepared, including a Gemini-powered “know before you go” tool. The navigation app is also launching an improved Explore tab and a new EV charger availa…
Earth observation (EO) data, such as satellite images, has the potential to help both people and the planet. But the data is often overwhelming and messy, making it hard to take advantage of information that could support better policy d…
Decentralized social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Threads, announced on Wednesday that it’s making further changes to its moderation process. Specifically, the company said it’s introducing new updates around how it tracks violat…
TikTok, an app that was once just a place for user-generated content, is launching a new setting that lets users choose how much AI-generated content they want to see in their For You feed. The company is also introducing more advanced lab…
Spotify has acquired the community-run database tracking sampled music, WhoSampled, the company announced Wednesday. The streaming service had also shared the news as part of its Wednesday blog post about new song credits features.
Deal…
SAS Viya Essentials rapidly deploys select SAS Viya products using SAS Managed Cloud Services
Thursday, 20 November 2025 - SAS, a global leader in data and AI, is now offering SAS® Viya® Essentials, a standard, secure deployment of sele…
Cyber attacks surge and grow in sophistication across key industry sectors as criminals unleash the power of AI
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today relea…
Venture capital firm Atomico’s annual State of European Tech report is out and it shows investment is trending upwards. But this year’s edition goes beyond the usual assessment of the tech ecosystem; it has become a piece of advocacy that …
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