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Uber wants to put driverless cabs in key West Asian market— with Chinese AI startup's help

Uber is tying up with Pony.ai to bring robotaxis to its platform. Founded in 2016 and backed by Toyota, Pony.ai is one of China’s most well-capitalised autonomous vehicle startups. It holds robotaxi licenses in major Chinese cities

AI as sales manager: JP Morgan says artificial intelligence added wealthy clients despite April market turmoil

April's market rout, which saw record intraday swings and historic single-day trading volumes, pushed investors into panic mode. But JPMorgan says its AI systems, including a tool known as "Coach AI", turned what could have been a chaotic period into an opportunity

Skype to permanently sign off after 21 years as Microsoft retires it, consolidates around Teams

Once-iconic Skype is officially retired today. Microsoft announced its intention to sunset Skype back in February, positioning Teams, its increasingly consumer-facing collaboration suite, as the spiritual successor

A $40-bn opportunity for India as Apple dumps China for iPhone production

With $40 billion in manufacturing, Apple would be able to fulfil 80 percent of its US demand and 100 percent of its domestic demand, which is increasing every quarter

Trump says he’ll extend TikTok deadline again as ByteDance divestiture talks stall over tariffs

Talks of a potential spinout deal, in which TikTok’s US operations would be transferred to a new entity owned and controlled by American investors, have been ongoing. However, momentum reportedly stalled due to Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports

Best phones under Rs 20,000 (May 2025): Nothing Phone (2a), Realme P2 Pro 5G to iQOO Z10x 5G

We have some excellent smartphones with a handful of premium features under Rs 20,000 this month

UltraProlink Boost Unity 100, Boost Blade 67, Juice-up Mag 4: Charging solutions for modern needs

Here are some compact and interesting charging solutions to juice up multiple devices briskly at a go or to boost portability

Apple to 'source' most US iPhones from India; Trump tariffs on China to cost it $900 mn

During the company's second-quarter earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company made quarterly records in several countries, including India

Did Tesla try to replace Elon Musk behind the scenes?

Tesla is denying a bombshell report that its board sought to replace Elon Musk due to his growing political commitments and controversial public image. Despite denials from Chair Robyn Denholm and Musk himself, questions remain amid falling profits, consumer backlash and Musk’s high-profile role in Donald Trump’s administration

DeepSeek’s new math model stirs buzz about its mysterious next-gen LLM, R2

DeepSeek has offered no public timeline for R2. The company has revealed little beyond research papers and model updates, fueling a vacuum of information that has been filled by social media speculation

Nothing launches CMF Phone 2 Pro and three TWS earbuds in India: Specifications, Price and more

Everything you need to know about the CMF Phone 2 Pro, CMF Buds 2, CMF Buds 2 Plus and CMF Buds 2a

China is building a cyber army of hackers: Report

Hackathons are common, but Chinese hacking competitions are different. China has been dominating popular international cybersecurity competitions like Pwn2Own. However, more recently, the country has developed its own hacking contests, essentially withdrawing from international events

US Judge accuses Apple of defying order in App Store case

US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found that Apple "willfully" violated an injunction she issued at trial, with the company instead creating new barriers to competition with the App Store and even lying to the court in the process

7 reasons as govt puts Airtel-Blinkit plan to home deliver SIMs on hold

The Blinkit-Airtel home delivery service has been paused after the Department of Telecommunications raised concerns about compliance with regulations and stipulated norms. Read on for more details

France says Russia carried out cyberattacks, names military intelligence unit GRU for first time

GRU 'has been deploying a cyber-offensive modus operandi called APT28 against France for several years. It has targeted around ten French entities since 2021,' Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said in a message on social media platform X

China's DeepSeek is ready with version 2. What to expect

Chinese media reports claim that DeepSeek R2 will be 97.3 per cent cheaper than OpenAI's GPT-4o model. The new version of the artificial intelligence model will completely rely on Huawei's Ascend 910B GPU cluster, signalling a total independence from American-made AI chips

Qwen AI: Alibaba releases new artificial intelligence model as race for post-DeepSeek leadership

The Qwen3 series features two mixture-of-experts (MoE) models designed to compete with hybrid reasoning systems, recently launched by Anthropic and Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet

Another major sporting body boycotts X, citing its descent into the 'gutter' under Elon Musk

The London Marathon joined the trend of boycotting the Elon Musk-owned X, formerly known as Twitter, following online abuse directed towards British athlete Eilish McColgan in the build-up to Sunday's race in the UK capital.

'Not immune': Trump tariffs hits Nokia as company slips into loss

Nokia maintained its earnings guidance of an operating profit of between 1.9 and 2.4 billion euros in 2025. It posted an operating profit of 2.0 billion in 2024

‘Trying to handicap us:’ Meta, Apple rattled as EU imposes $800 mn antitrust fines

These fines come at a time when the Trump administration is criticising the EU for being tough on American tech firms

‘Russian threat against Europe rising’: Netherlands facing Moscow's hybrid attacks, says Dutch intel agency

Netherlands' Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) said in its annual report that Russian operations against European targets were intensifying and would likely persist including after a possible end to the war against Ukraine

‘Cheat on everything’: Suspended from Columbia for AI cheating tool, 21-year-old now raises $5.3M for startup

A 21-year-old entrepreneur, Chungin “Roy” Lee, has raised $5.3 million for his startup Cluely, an AI tool that secretly helps users during exams, interviews, and calls, according to a TechCrunch report.

Instagram to use AI to catch teens faking their age

Meta has begun using artificial intelligence to determine whether a child has used an inaccurate birth date while signing up. If an account is found suspicious, Instagram will automatically turn it into a teen account

US researcher launches startup to replace all working humans with AI bots

The radical idea quickly drew condemnation from social media, with users saying replacing humans at workplaces will come at a great cost for society

It's humans vs humanoids in China's 21 km half-marathon race. Who won?

21 robots joined thousands of humans to participate in a half marathon in China. This was the first time humans were pitted against humanoids in a sporting event in the country

Lawsuit claims Tesla speeds up odometer to dodge warranty repairs, fueling consumer outrage

Tesla is facing a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of manipulating odometer readings to make vehicles appear to reach their warranty limits faster, allegedly saving on repair costs. The suit, filed by California resident Nyree Hinton, claims his Model Y’s odometer overstated mileage by at least 15%, ending his warranty prematurely.

What US judge’s ruling that Google has illegal advertising monopoly means

A judge in the US has ruled that Google has a monopoly in online advertising technology. This is the second antitrust case that the tech giant has lost in a year, after a judge in a separate case ruled last August that it unlawfully dominated online search. So, how will the latest verdict impact the company?

Google illegally monopolised online ad market, US judge rules in lawsuit against tech giant

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