Month: May 2025
Huawei Cloud Infrastructure in the Middle East
Countries and businesses all over the world see AI as a core engine for growth and transformation, and they see cloud as a key to driving this transformation. Huawei Cloud offers full-stack AI capabilities covering compute, data, AI models, and applications. It stands ready to help enterprises accelerate digital and AI transformation and the deep
Regeneron to acquire 23andMe
23andMe, which launched in 2006, was famously lead and co-founded by Anne Wojcicki ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The company had tried for 10 years to create a robust business segment pairing its DNA data bank with drug discovery hoping to make it a more efficient process as the industry turned to more personalized
Xiaomi reveals a flagship phone chip to rival the Apple A18 Pro
Right now, the biggest names in smartphone chipsets are Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek, and these are the only three firms that have so far made smartphone chipsets using a 3nm (nanometer) process. But now Xiaomi is about to announce a 3nm chipset of its own this week.As a general rule, the smaller the number there,
Ban minors from social media inTexas
Two years ago, the American Federation of Teachers and the American Psychological Association, among other national organizations, called out social media platforms for undermining classroom learning, increasing costs for school systems, and being a “root cause” of the nationwide youth mental health crisis. The Texas Legislature is poised to impose sweeping restrictions on how minors
France welcomes displaced scientists from US
Amid a wave of layoffs and major federal research funding cuts under the Trump administration, many US-based scientists are reevaluating their careers and considering relocation. In this context, and with the launch of the Choose France for Science initiative on May 5, how is France preparing to welcome American researchers? Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France, and
Codex for Software Engineering
AI tools for software engineers have surged in popularity in recent months. Most IT companies have been claiming that writing code may become an archaic profession with AI taking over the role. The CEOs of tech behemoths such as Google and Microsoft have already claimed that roughly 30 per cent of their companies’ code was
The F-35’s advanced stealth just hard to kill
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, a top US stealth fighter, has been flying combat missions against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. During an intense two-month bombing campaign,both US Air Force F-35As and Navy F-35Cs were in the Middle East.The incident is notable because the F-35, a fifth-generation fighter jet with
Microsoft’s AI Helped Israeli Military in Gaza
Microsoft recently disclosed its involvement in providing advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the conflict in Gaza. According to the company, these services were used to aid in efforts to locate and rescue Israeli hostages.Microsoft’s involvement in the conflict has raised concerns among human rights groups, who worry that
Apple blocks Fortnite on iOS globally
The developer of Fortnite said Apple blocked the popular game from the App Store in the U.S. and the European Union Friday, just weeks after a federal judge handed Epic Games a major victory over the iPhone maker in court.Apple initially removed Fortnite from the App Store in 2020 after Epic Games tried to skirt
Russia’s deadly Shahed drones
The Iranian-designed Shaheds that Russia now manufactures itself have been an ever-present force in Russian air assaults on Ukraine since the fall of 2022. Long-range, high-flying, and cheap — flocks of Shaheds have become a default deep-strike weapon for Moscow. Inbound Shahed swarms have become increasingly unpredictable and deadly in recent months, Oleksiy, the commander