In recent years, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, have rapidly transformed from niche gadgets into critical tools across military, commercial, and scientific applications. However, one persistent limitation has remained: energy endurance. Traditional drones rely on batteries or fuel reserves that necessitate frequent landings for recharging or refueling, restricting operational range and efficiency. The emergence of laser-based wireless power transmiss

OpenAI officially announced the retirement of several ChatGPT models, including GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini, with the effective date set for February 13. This decision, while grounded in operational priorities and user metrics, has triggered significant discussion across the AI community, particularly among users who had developed strong emotional ties to GPT-4o. The retirement highlights broader issues in AI adoption, the ethical management of AI compan

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, the dominance of Big Tech in large language models (LLMs) has often been considered a given. Companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, alongside specialized model creators such as OpenAI and Anthropic, have historically defined the cutting edge. However, Arcee AI, a small U.S.-based startup of only 30 employees, has challenged this status quo with the launch of Trinity Large , a 400-billion-parameter open

The AI landscape has entered a transformative era where generating immersive, interactive experiences is no longer confined to traditional 3D modeling or game development pipelines. Google’s Project Genie , a research prototype launched under the umbrella of Google DeepMind, exemplifies this shift by allowing users to create and explore AI-generated worlds from simple text prompts or reference images. Building on the Genie 3 world model, Project Genie integrates advanced AI s

Apple Inc. confirmed its acquisition of Q.ai , an Israeli artificial intelligence startup specializing in advanced audio and facial imaging technologies. Valued at approximately $2 billion, this move marks Apple’s second-largest acquisition in history, trailing only its 2014 Beats purchase, and represents a strategic pivot toward enhancing its AI-driven hardware ecosystem, including Siri, AirPods, and potential future devices such as Apple Vision Pro. The acquisition position

In materials science, progress is often driven not only by discovering new compounds but by reshaping existing ones. The same atoms, when arranged differently, can exhibit radically altered electrical, mechanical, and chemical behavior. Graphene sheets become carbon nanotubes, layered semiconductors become quantum wires, and suddenly new regimes of conductivity, confinement, and transport emerge. MXenes, a family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides, have

The intersection of artificial intelligence and scientific research has reached a pivotal moment with the introduction of OpenAI’s Prism , a free, AI-native workspace designed to streamline, accelerate, and enhance scientific writing and collaboration. Built on the advanced GPT-5.2  model, Prism is not merely a writing tool—it is a unified research environment that integrates drafting, editing, collaboration, and publication preparation into a single, cloud-based, LaTeX-nativ

The web browser has long been treated as a passive gateway, a window through which users search, read, and manually navigate digital information. For more than two decades, browsers evolved incrementally through speed improvements, tab management, security layers, and extension ecosystems. What they did not fundamentally change was the role of the user, humans still had to do the work. That assumption is now breaking. With the rollout of Gemini-powered features and the introd

The evolution of artificial intelligence assistants has reached a decisive inflection point. For more than a decade, digital assistants have promised personalization, autonomy, and context awareness. In practice, most have remained constrained by closed platforms, limited integrations, and rigid product decisions made by large corporations. The emergence of Clawdbot, now renamed Moltbot, signals a meaningful departure from this paradigm and offers a concrete glimpse into what

The AI hardware landscape is undergoing one of its most significant shifts in recent years, driven by the need for specialized, high-efficiency computing platforms capable of supporting next-generation AI workloads. On January 26, 2026, Microsoft unveiled Maia 200 , a breakthrough AI inference accelerator designed to transform cloud-based AI performance, reduce operational costs, and enable reinforcement learning (RL) and synthetic data pipelines at scale. Built on TSMC’s 3-n

In January 2026, Google DeepMind introduced a transformative update to its Gemini AI lineup— Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash —which marks a pivotal evolution in artificial intelligence’s ability to process, reason, and interact with visual data. By integrating a Think, Act, Observe loop  with Python-based code execution, Gemini 3 Flash elevates image understanding from static interpretation to an active, agentic process , fundamentally reshaping how AI approaches complex vis

The astronomical community is entering a transformative era, where artificial intelligence (AI) is not just a computational tool, but a scientific partner, uncovering cosmic phenomena that have eluded human detection for decades. Recent breakthroughs demonstrate the power of AI to comb through astronomical archives at unprecedented speed, yielding discoveries that promise to reshape our understanding of the universe. By leveraging AI for anomaly detection, researchers are now

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos offered a revealing snapshot of where technological power, economic ambition, and global responsibility intersect. Among the most closely watched voices was Elon Musk, whose wide-ranging discussion on artificial intelligence, robotics, energy systems, and space exploration framed technology not merely as an efficiency tool but as a civilizational lever. His argument was direct and provocative, that AI and robotics, if depl

The 21st century has witnessed transformative advances in astrophysics, with researchers delving deeper into the unseen structures of the universe. From mapping the elusive distribution of dark matter to capturing the enigmatic shadows of black holes, modern astronomy leverages advanced computational techniques and observational breakthroughs. Two recent developments exemplify this progress: the use of hierarchical Bayesian inference to constrain dark matter halo shapes via s

The industrial sector is undergoing a profound transformation, as artificial intelligence shifts from a peripheral tool to a core operational engine. CVector, a New York-based startup, is at the forefront of this revolution, leveraging AI to create a digital nervous system for factories, utilities, and chemical plants. Founded in 2024 by industry veterans Richard Zhang and Tyler Ruggles, CVector’s approach integrates operational decisions with real-time economic modeling, pro

Artificial intelligence has spent the past decade learning how to talk. The next phase is about learning how to work. The launch of MCP Apps, the first official extension of the Model Context Protocol, marks a decisive shift away from text-only assistants toward AI systems that function as interactive, visual, and task-oriented environments. Rather than asking an AI to describe or summarize what a tool can do, users can now operate real applications directly inside a conversa

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has captured global attention, reshaping industries, markets, and workforce dynamics. While the potential of AI is undeniably transformative, one of the sector’s most influential voices, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has issued cautionary guidance on investment hype, market valuations, and the socio-economic implications of AI adoption. Speaking at recent forums such as the World Economic Forum in Davos and

Apple Inc., long synonymous with vertical integration and in-house chip design, is reportedly considering a strategic expansion of its silicon supply chain through a renewed partnership with Intel. According to multiple industry reports, including research notes from GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu and insights from Ming-Chi Kuo, Intel may fabricate a portion of Apple’s future iPhone and Mac chips using its upcoming 14A and 18A process nodes. This potential collaboration repres

China has recently achieved a significant milestone in semiconductor technology, developing ultrathin fibre chips that combine unprecedented flexibility with high computing power. These chips, thinner than a human hair, are capable of enduring extreme stress, including being run over by a 15.6-tonne truck, while maintaining full functionality. This innovation represents a potential paradigm shift in electronics, wearables, medical devices, and even smart textiles, bridging th

Apple’s long-anticipated artificial intelligence reset is no longer theoretical. With the integration of Google’s Gemini models into Siri’s next generation, the company is signaling a decisive shift from cautious, incremental AI development toward a more open, partnership-driven strategy. At the same time, Alphabet is positioning its AI stack not merely as a product feature, but as foundational infrastructure for other global technology giants. This convergence between Apple