Reading Time : 2 minutesA new AI model is challenging traditional assumptions about intelligence by focusing on autonomous learning, adaptability, and efficiency. Rather than relying on massive datasets, it explores how systems can learn new skills independently and safely. While still early, this approach signals a potential shift toward more general and human-like artificial intelligence.
Reading Time : 2 minutesMoore Threads has unveiled Huagang, a new GPU architecture aimed at unifying gaming and AI workloads under a single platform. Promising major gains in graphics performance, ray tracing, and compute efficiency, Huagang reflects the company’s ambition to compete in both consumer and data-center markets while strengthening a domestic GPU ecosystem.
Reading Time : 3 minutesChina has achieved a historic milestone by developing a working prototype of extreme ultraviolet lithography technology, challenging the global monopoly on advanced chipmaking. This monumental feat of engineering, driven by a massive mobilization of talent and resources, marks a shift toward technological independence. With a bold 2028 target for chip production, this breakthrough signals a more vibrant and competitive future.
Reading Time : 2 minutesDisney’s partnership with OpenAI marks a turning point for generative AI in entertainment. By licensing its characters for AI video creation while challenging unapproved uses elsewhere, Disney is redefining how intellectual property and artificial intelligence can coexist. The move signals a future where collaboration, not confrontation, shapes the role of AI in creative industries.
Reading Time : 2 minutesTencent’s flagship AI brand “Hunyuan” has been renamed to HY to sharpen global appeal without changing the underlying technology. The rebrand accompanies the launch of HY 2.0 models with advanced multimodal capabilities and broader integration across cloud and applications. This move aims to simplify the identity of a powerful generative AI suite as Tencent competes globally.
Reading Time : 2 minutesMachine learning and AI could add up to 15 percentage points to global growth by 2035, but the payoff depends on responsible deployment, new business models, and managing impacts on energy, skills, and equitable access.
Reading Time : 2 minutesAlibaba’s new Qwen Consumer Business Group, led by Wu Jia, accelerates AI adoption through products like the Qwen app and Quark search. Launched in November 2025, it aims for an AI super app integrating with e-commerce. Emphasizing open-source, it competes with Baidu and Tencent, signaling a shift to seamless consumer AI experiences.
Reading Time : 2 minutesThe U.S. has decided to let Nvidia sell its H200 AI chips to selected customers in China, reopening part of a market that was blocked by earlier export controls. Washington will take a share of the revenue, while China gains access to hardware it struggled to replace. The move reshapes commercial, political, and technological dynamics across the Pacific.
Reading Time : 2 minutesRecent rumors suggest NVIDIA is stopping VRAM supplies to partners, forcing independent sourcing amid AI-driven DDR5 demand. This could lead to shortages, higher costs for AIBs, and price hikes for gamers, favoring enterprise over consumers. Unverified but critical, it highlights shifting priorities in tech.
Reading Time : 2 minutesSome experts now argue that AI will not trigger a wave of job losses but instead create a shortage of skilled workers. As automation expands, industries struggle to find people who can manage, supervise, and integrate advanced systems. Rather than eliminating humans, AI seems to be reshaping work toward higher-skill roles, leaving gaps companies can’t easily fill.
Reading Time : 2 minutesDubai’s WOOHOO restaurant debuts the world’s first AI chef, Chef Aiman, who designs innovative menus while human chefs cook and refine dishes. Fusing international flavors and futuristic design, the venue blends technology with gastronomy. Though AI lacks taste and intuition, the collaboration enhances creativity, sustainability, and dining experiences, showcasing a bold step in culinary innovation.
Reading Time : 3 minutesVietnam has signed more than forty million dollars’ worth of 5G contracts with Huawei and ZTE, signalling a shift toward Chinese suppliers after tensions with the United States. The deals mark a strategic recalibration that raises concerns among Western partners while Vietnam accelerates its nationwide 5G rollout and experiments with flexible, open-architecture networks.
Reading Time : 2 minutesJapan’s FAST project is moving fast, completing its conceptual design in just a year and uniting major companies and universities behind a compact tokamak aimed at 50 MW of fusion output. With strong private funding and engineering design underway, the team targets first plasma in 2035, placing Japan as a serious contender in the global fusion push.
Reading Time : 2 minutesAnthropic released a study estimating how much current AI tools could boost economic productivity by analyzing real user conversations with Claude. Their findings suggest meaningful efficiency gains, though based on optimistic assumptions about how saved time is used. The report hints at a future where AI becomes a measurable driver of growth, yet still faces real-world limits.
Reading Time : 2 minutesSiemens CEO Roland Busch will headline CES 2026, unveiling a bold vision for “industrial tech for the AI era.” He’ll spotlight how Siemens plans to scale AI through digital twins, automation, and real‑world deployment—transforming traditional industries and reinforcing its role as a pioneer in connected, intelligent systems.
