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Qualcomm strikes AI chip deal with TikTok owner ByteDance: Report

The Chinese tech giant is poised to become one of Qualcomms first major customers for the AI-focused application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)

27 May 2026 12:20 pm
China's MiniMax loses bid to end Disney copyright lawsuit over AI system

The studios sued MiniMax last year, alleging it trained Hailuo on their copyrighted material, and used their characters to market Hailuo as a Hollywood studio in your pocket.

27 May 2026 12:13 pm
Spotify launches 'narrated articles' from publications like The Atlantic, Vogue

The Swedish streaming giant will offer more than 650 long-form magazine articles in the English language

27 May 2026 10:59 am
Drones to monitor traffic, track suspects and power aerial surveillance in Hyderabads Malkajgiri

Five to six AI-enabled drones, facial recognition systems and predictive analytics proposed to detect congestion, identify repeat offenders and support real-time policing across the north-eastern corridor.

27 May 2026 10:12 am
Apple, Google push for judicial oversight in Canada online safety bill

Bill C-22 was proposed by Canadas ruling Liberal Party and is being debated in the House of Commons

27 May 2026 9:33 am
OpenAI's Altman says AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse'

Im delighted to be wrong about this, I thought there would have been more impact on entry-level white-collar jobs being eliminated by now than has actually happened, Sam Altman told CBA Chief Executive Matt Comyn

26 May 2026 1:27 pm
Tech firms rethink global capability centers hiring in India as AI shifts skill demand

The shift towards niche skills has upended early-career hiring, with executives saying that traditional entry-level roles could shrink as AI takes over routine tasks

26 May 2026 10:22 am
Drone games put Ukraine's best military pilots to the test

Ukraine has promoted the gamification of the war

25 May 2026 11:36 am
Nvidia says its forecast for $200 billion CPU market includes China

Central processing units have taken centre stage as companies and businesses gravitate towards agentic AI, systems that perform autonomous functions

25 May 2026 9:31 am
Long-awaited anti-COVID drug is also a milestone against future viruses

Betacoronaviruses have now caused three major outbreaks in recent memory. Drugs like Ensitrelvir provide scientists with a valuable starting point against this entire sub-family of viruses, possibly allowing humankind to respond more quickly when the next virus will inevitably emerge

25 May 2026 9:25 am