A Chinese tech media outlet has exposed what it calls systematic manipulation of performance data by major smartphone brands, triggering controversy and subsequent censorship across Chinese platforms. On February 15th, Geekerwan released a video titled “Mobile Gaming Performance Mega Test: Manufacturers Are Like Crazy,” revealing that Chinese phone makers provide specially selected and tuned devices … Read more
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company founded on a promise to build the world’s most powerful and safest AI, faces a critical moment as its core identity crumbles under pressure from the Pentagon. With less than 48 hours until a Friday deadline, the company must decide whether it can maintain its ethical red lines when confronted … Read more
Ring’s Search Party feature, initially marketed as a helpful tool for finding lost pets, has sparked new privacy concerns after leaked internal emails revealed the company’s surveillance ambitions. The documents suggest Ring intends to expand the technology far beyond its wholesome public messaging about reuniting families with their dogs. Search Party, launched in September, networks … Read more
Following the viral success of Yang Mun, an entirely AI-generated Chinese healing monk who amassed 2.4 million followers in three months, a new wave of AI personas has emerged. This time they are targeting lonely hearts through algorithmically optimized attractiveness. These male AI influencers fall into three troubling categories. The first includes accounts like Nick, … Read more
Almaty residents glancing skyward these days may notice an unusual sight: police drones hovering overhead, ready to call out anyone who litters or causes a disturbance on the street. The aerial patrols, launched this week, mark Kazakhstan’s latest experiment in law enforcement technology. According to Polisia.kz, the flying devices now cruise through pedestrian zones, courtyards, … Read more
New research from OpenAI has revealed a transformation in how people interact with ChatGPT. Between July 2024 and December 2025, work-focused conversations on the consumer version of the platform steadily declined, while personal inquiries surged. The company analyzed 100,000 anonymized conversations from both free and paid consumer accounts to identify these broad usage patterns. This … Read more
When James Smith of London-based Palliser Capital penned a letter to the board of Toto Ltd., he wasn’t writing to praise the company’s famous heated bidets or revolutionary Washlet technology. Instead, he called the Japanese manufacturer “the most undervalued and overlooked AI memory beneficiary” currently trading on public markets. It’s a provocative claim about a … Read more
Former NPR host David Greene never expected to hear his own voice come back to him through a machine. When a colleague emailed asking if he had licensed his voice to Google, Greene’s response was immediate: “I was like completely freaked out.” Sources state that Greene described the discovery as unsettling. “It’s this eerie moment … Read more
This year, Unitree’s humanoid machines stole the spotlight during the Monday night’s Spring Festival Gala on CCTV as they performed fully autonomous kung fu routines, launched themselves off trampolines, and sprinted at high speeds. Chief executive Wang Xingxing revealed to domestic tech outlet 36Kr that Unitree plans to ship between 10,000 and 20,000 humanoid robots … Read more
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis have revealed that modern artificial intelligence systems are developing capabilities their creators never explicitly programmed. During an interview, Hassabis explained how contemporary AI systems learn independently from vast amounts of data, much like humans do. “We have theories about what kinds of capabilities these systems will … Read more
