Misleading AI Content Distorts Travel Information

An Australian travel company’s use of artificial intelligence to generate online content inadvertently directed tourists to a hot spring destination in Tasmania that does not exist, illustrating emerging challenges at the intersection of technology and tourism information reliability. The incident, widely reported by CNN

AI Shopping Tools Drive $263bn Holiday Surge

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how consumers discover and buy products during the holiday season, with new data pointing to a material impact on global retail sales. AI-powered shopping tools are expected

Rare Wonder Material Powers Global Imaging Breakthroughs

A little-known semiconductor material is beginning to transform advanced imaging technologies, with implications across healthcare, security and scientific research. Cadmium zinc telluride, known as CZT, is gaining prominence as hospitals, airports and research facilities adopt scanners that rely on its

Quantum tools begin reshaping financial modelling

Quantum computing is moving from research labs into early financial-sector trials, offering institutions a new approach to modelling problems that have long strained the limits of classical computing. Banks and asset managers are testing quantum techniques to improve the precision and speed of risk

Global chip shortage fuels memory-price surge

A severe global shortage of memory chips is rippling through the tech industry as demand from AI data-centres and consumer-electronics makers outpaces supply. Memory-critical components such as DRAM and flash modules have become scarce, forcing manufacturers and retailers alike to compete for limited inventory

Arizona manufacturing boom strengthens tech ambitions

Arizona’s manufacturing sector has expanded rapidly in recent years, positioning the state as a significant player in advanced technology production. What was once a region associated largely with mining and traditional industries has evolved into a hub for high-value manufacturing, supported by a combination

Samsung TriFold Launch Intensifies Foldable Competition

Samsung Electronics has introduced its first multi folding smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, signalling a renewed push to strengthen its position in a market that is drawing increasing interest from global rivals. The announcement highlights the company’s intention to broaden its premium device strategy

Nvidia Shift Deepens Chip Strains For Tech Makers

A global shortage of memory chips is intensifying as rapid investment in artificial-intelligence infrastructure diverts supply away from mainstream electronics, raising the risk of higher prices across smartphones, laptops and other consumer

Alibaba launches Quark AI-glasses

Alibaba Group has formally entered the global wearables market with the launch of its Quark AI glasses in China, signalling a push into everyday AI-powered hardware. Priced from 1,899 yuan (about US

AI unlocks 1,000-year-old manuscripts’ secrets

A long-baffling archive of more than 400,000 medieval manuscripts – written in Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic and Yiddish – is now being brought into the digital age by a project using advanced artificial

User data powering AI-model training raises concern

Major tech firms are increasingly tapping into personal data to train artificial intelligence models, creating uncertainty among users about how much of their private information is involved. As companies race to develop

High-tech implant and glasses restore sight

A combination of a wireless eye implant and high-tech glasses has enabled people with severe vision loss to read again, marking a significant milestone in the field of assistive visual technology. According

AI-powered robot dazzles Putin in Moscow

At a showcase hosted by Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, President Vladimir Putin witnessed a humanoid robot identified as “Green” introduce itself as the country’s first AI-embedded robot and promptly break into a

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