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Singapore will invest SGD15 million (US$11.6 million) to expand the use of AI and other emerging technologies in social services, aiming to improve support for vulnerable families and strengthen frontline work. View of Singapore's skyline featuring the famous Merlion fountain The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) announced partnerships with local technology companies NCS and ST Engineering on Thursday to develop AI-powered solutions for social services. Speaking

Thirty seconds before kick-off, humanoid robot footballers in red and blue jerseys await the referee's signal in the South Korean port city of Incheon. Robots take part in a football match at RoboCup 2026, a robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) competition in Incheon on July 3, 2026 The match setting is RoboCup, branded as the world's largest robotics competition, where engineers are betting on a fully autonomous robot team that can one day defeat the FIFA World Cup cham

Singapore will allocate SGD12 million (about US$9.4 million) to develop water-saving and water reuse solutions for the two water-intensive industries semiconductor manufacturing and data centers. A data center in Singapore The initiative was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong at the opening of the Singapore International Water Week on Tuesday.For the semiconductor industry, the funding will support the development of cost-effec

Indonesia is positioning Batam as a global-scale hub for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, as the island industrial zone accelerates efforts to attract investment inflows for a major data center from international technology firms, according to the Batam Indonesia Free Zone Authority (BP Batam). A view of a Nvidia logo at their headquarters in Taipei, May 31, 2023 A flagship project driving this ambition is Indonesia's first AI data center initiative led by Austral

Reliance Industries, controlled by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, said Wednesday that it will build India’s first AI-driven data center designed for Facebook parent Meta Platforms. Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, arrives to address the company's annual general meeting in Mumbai, India July 5, 2018 Under the agreement, Reliance will develop a 168-megawatt data center that will be leased to Meta once it is completed in two years, the Mum

Hong Kong will soon open its first 24-hour convenience store operated by a humanoid robot capable of serving customers in multiple languages. Galbot's humanoid robot stocks retail goods Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said Sunday that the 24-hour store, located on the waterfront in Hung Hom, will feature a humanoid robot developed by a mainland Chinese company that can assist both residents and tourists, the South China Morning Post reported. Chan said the outlet will be

Apple is preparing to enter the global eyewear market—a sector nearly as massive as smartphones—deploying a strategy similar to the one it used to disrupt traditional giants Swatch and Fossil. Apple targets the smart glasses market When the iPhone manufacturer rolled out the Apple Watch in 2015, the smartwatch segment was still nascent and highly fragmented. Within just a few years, the tech titan transformed into the world's largest watchmaker by volume. The impact on tradit

Despite posting double-digit growth in its first six weeks driven by the highly sought-after Ultra variant, Samsung's Galaxy S26 series is already showing signs of a swift slowdown. The Galaxy S26 series recorded double-digit growth in the US and South Korea, but declined in China and Japan Latest data from market research firm Counterpoint Research indicates that Samsung's premium Galaxy S26 smartphone lineup initially achieved highly favorable commercial results. During the

Micron has surpassed the $1 trillion market capitalization milestone for the first time, as the rise of agentic AI transforms HBM and DRAM memory chips into critical new pillars of the AI race. Micron, one of the world's largest memory chipmakers, breached the $1 trillion market cap threshold for the first time on May 26. The company's stock skyrocketed 19%, propelled by insatiable AI-driven demand that shows no signs of cooling down for its core memory product lines, includi

Huawei has announced an entirely new direction in semiconductor development that operates independently of advanced Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machinery. Huawei announces new direction for chip development and production At a press conference on May 25, He Tingbo, President of Huawei's Science Advisory Committee and head of its semiconductor division, presented the Tau (‭$\tau$‬) Scaling Law. Huawei describes this new principle as a framework guiding "the co-evolut

After years of satellite connectivity being viewed strictly as an emergency feature, Apple is reportedly preparing to transform the technology into a core component of the daily iPhone user experience. Apple is said to be developing a new generation of satellite connection technology for the high-end iPhone line According to multiple industry sources, Apple is currently developing a next-generation "C2" modem tailored for its premium 2026 iPhone lineup, which is highly antici

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com plans to hold the world’s first humanoid robot auction during China’s annual 618 shopping festival in June. A crowd watches humanoid robots fight at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China The company announced the plan Monday at the launch event for its 2026 618 campaign, saying the auction would be part of a broader lineup of promotional and technology-focused events throughout the shopping season. The 618 shopping festival, which u

While previous iterations of AI have largely functioned as conversational assistants, Google has engineered Gemini 3.5 to serve as a high-functioning collaborator. The most significant advancement in this version is its "agentic" nature, which allows the artificial intelligence to independently perform actions to solve real-world problems. Google has inaugurated this series with the 3.5 Flash model, precision-tuned to achieve a synergy of superior intelligence and rapid proce

China’s Jiuzhang 4.0 quantum computer solved a problem in microseconds that would take the world’s most powerful supercomputer developed by the U.S. longer than the age of the universe to solve. The Jiuzhang 4.0 quantum computer developed by scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) said their Jiuzhang 4.0 quantum computer solved a Gaussian boson sampling problem more than 10 to the 5

Elon Musk's SpaceX is projected to invest a minimum of $55 billion in Texas to establish a semiconductor manufacturing plant, aiming to supply hardware across his entire corporate ecosystem. Elon Musk CEO of Spacex According to The New York Times, the sheer scale of billionaire Elon Musk's ambitious plan to construct a massive computer chip factory in Texas is gradually coming to light. This information was disclosed in a public hearing notice filed on May 7 in Grimes County,

With the introduction of the budget-friendly MacBook Neo line, Apple is projected to surpass Dell to become the world's third-largest laptop manufacturer in 2026. Apple is making a bold strategic move to expand its footprint in the global laptop market. Rather than focusing exclusively on its traditional high-end segment, the tech giant is making an aggressive push into the mainstream market with its latest MacBook Neo lineup. According to a report from market research firm S

Apple is preparing to launch a touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro integrated with Dynamic Island, marking a major turning point for the Mac lineup. According to analyst Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple is preparing to launch a new MacBook Pro lineup with an OLED touchscreen this fall. Notably, this device will be equipped with the Dynamic Island feature, which previously only appeared on the iPhone, marking a major shift in the interface direction of the laptop line. The Macbook Pro

US startup Agility Robotics’ humanoid robot Digit deadlifted 29 kilograms in a recent lab test, demonstrating coordinated full-body control and improved stability for industrial tasks. The Oregon-based company said engineers conducted the test to evaluate Digit’s actuator strength, joint durability, and real-time control systems. Deadlifts were selected because they require synchronized movement across the entire body. The task forces continuous adjustments in the arms, legs,

Chinese scientists say they have developed a method to grow ultra-thin two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials some 1,000 times faster than existing techniques, a breakthrough that could support next-generation AI chips. Rising demand for high-performance, energy-efficient chips, driven by AI and large language models, is pushing existing semiconductor technology close to its limits. As transistors, the tiny switches that power chips, shrink to near-atomic sizes, enginee

Apple’s first foldable iPhone remains on track for a September launch alongside its next flagship models, despite earlier reports of delays linked to engineering challenges, Bloomberg reported. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the device is scheduled to debut with the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max during Apple’s annual launch event. A design concept of the iPhone Fold The update contrasts with an earlier report by Nikkei Asia, which cited an insider saying th