Abu Dhabi becomes home to newest Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, focused on Quantum, Robotics, Space Tech and relate AI applications
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advan…
Digital platforms were meant to simplify operations, but companies are spending a lot of time wrestling complexity instead.
The complexity introduced by digital platforms, cloud, and digitised systems, isn’t a sign of failure or lack of…
Sun King today announced the launch of the HomePlus Max solar home system, featuring advanced capabilities and improved battery technology.
The HomePlus Max offers more light, power, faster charging, and more features than any of Sun Ki…
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), a Daimler Truck company, has officially launched the new eCanter, its all-electric light-duty truck, in the United Arab Emirates, marking an important milestone in advancing sustainable …
New platform enables coordinated, autonomous drone operations designed for modern defense environments
SIRBAI today announced the official launch of the Middle East’s first AI-powered autonomous drone swarm technology at UMEX 2026 - a g…
In 2025, consumers spent more money on non-game mobile apps than they did on games for the first time, according to the findings from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower’s annual “State of Mobile” report. While this milest…
As YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram continue to dominate mobile viewing, Netflix is rethinking how its app fits into a social-first video landscape. During its fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, the company announced plans to revamp it…
In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time. In those days, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk had only recently acquired the platform, and he claimed to be on a mission to restructure the so…
India is a country of extremes when it comes to app usage. The country continues to top global app downloads, but doesn’t feature in the top 20 markets in terms of consumer spending, according to a new report by market intelligence firm Se…
Days ahead of a scheduled trial, social media company Snap has settled a lawsuit accusing the platform of causing social media addiction, according to reports from multiple outlets.
According to the New York Times, the settlement was an…
We’re back to start the year off with a very special live interview with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan, which we taped in front of a terrific audience at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas during CES.
Razer is obviously best known for making mi…
The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under 16s in the UK as a part of a series of measures which it says are intended to "protect young people's wellbeing."
The package will also see England's educati…
As the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 unfolded, TECNO, Official Global Partner of the tournament, was actively extending the matchday experience beyond stadiums and screens through a series of Technology Carni…
Social network Bluesky is updating its app to allow anyone to share when they’re livestreaming on Twitch, and adding specialized hashtags, known as cashtags, for discussing publicly traded stocks.
The new features could potentially he…
TikTok has quietly released a new stand-alone short drama app called PineDrama in the U.S. and Brazil. The app offers access to microdramas, which are essentially bite-sized TV shows that can be watched in a series of one-minute episodes. …
A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices. While X still dominates Threads on the web, the Threads mobile app for iOS and Android has …
Adverts will soon appear at the top of the AI tool ChatGPT for some users, the company OpenAI has announced.
The trial will initially take place in the US, and will affect some ChatGPT users on the free service and a new subscription …
As global leaders gather for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting this week to discuss "A Spirit of Dialogue," pioneer and global leader in cyber security solutions Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) has relea…
Out with the old and in with the new. As 2026 dawns, it brings another exciting year of tech releases, with Artificial Intelligence seemingly the biggest area of potential, but it’s still the hardware that brings the most anticipat…
The WeChat channel ???????Documented (or the New York Immigrant Chronicle) is part newsfeed and part public service. The channel, run by the nonprofit newsroom Documented NYC, is filled with local news for Chinese speakers in New York: s…
Technology and Consumer Platforms Drive Global Phishing Trends, Highlighting the Growing Need for Prevention-First, AI-Driven Security
Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (N…
As part of its 25th birthday celebration, the Wikimedia Foundation announced a series of new partnerships with AI tech companies that are now customers of its commercial product, Wikimedia Enterprise. Developed by the foundation, Wikimedia…
The subscription economy helped boost mobile app revenues in 2025, even as app downloads declined for the fifth consecutive year, according to app intelligence firm Appfigures‘ annual report. In 2025, global downloads of all mobile apps …
Microsoft has signed a deal with Indian startup Varaha to buy more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits over the next three years, through 2029, expanding its portfolio of carbon removal projects as the tech giant scales u…
Over the weekend, Neel Somani, who is a software engineer, former quant researcher, and a startup founder, was testing the math skills of OpenAI’s new model when he made an unexpected discovery. After pasting the problem into ChatGPT and l…
The reboot of the early internet online community Digg, a one-time rival to Reddit, is moving forward. The company, which is today back under the ownership of its original founder, Kevin Rose, along with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, i…
Apple is launching a new Creator Studio subscription bundle that offers access to six creative apps as well as premium content in iWork apps, the company announced on Tuesday.
The bundle costs $12.99 per month or $129 per year and inclu…
Although public backlash against data centers has been intense over the past 12 months, all of the tech industry’s biggest companies have promised additional buildouts of AI infrastructure in the coming year. That includes OpenAI partner M…
Dr. Sina Bari, a practicing surgeon and AI healthcare leader at data company iMerit, has seen firsthand how ChatGPT can lead patients astray with faulty medical advice.
“I recently had a patient come in, and when I recommended a medicat…
Collaboration also including Toyota Motor Corporation speeds up design process more than 20x
Toyota Systems Corporation (Toyota Systems) and Fujitsu Limited, in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), today announced the s…
Apple services had a “record-breaking year,” according to a blog post by senior vice president Eddy Cue.
In 2025, Apple had 850 million average weekly App Store users (up from 813 million in 2024), over $100 billion in Apple Pay merchan…
It’s official. Apple has chosen to work with Google, a longtime partner, to power AI features like Siri.
“After careful evaluation, we determined that Google’s technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models…
Amazon offered a bit more insight into how it sees its AI platform competing in the real world at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. Namely, Amazon plans to leverage the extensive footprint its devices already have in th…
Smart rings, smart screens, smart TVs, smart pins, smart … ice cube makers? Sure, why not! AI was everywhere at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where companies large and small were showing off how they’re bringing…
When Meta announced capital expenditure projections last year, the company made it known that it planned to spend big to build out capacity for its AI business. “We expect that developing leading AI infrastructure will be a core advantage …
Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached.
That seemingly contradicts a Friday Bluesky post from antivirus software company Malwarebytes, which shared a scree…
Officials from Indonesia and Malaysia have said they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok.
These are the most aggressive moves so far from government officials responding to a flood of sexualized, AI-gene…
Google today announced a new open standard, called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference.
The standard, developed with companies like Shopify, Etsy, W…
Cyber-enabled fraud has overtaken ransomware as CEOs’ top concern, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest edition of the Global Cybersecurity Outlook.
87% of respondents experienced rising AI-related vulnerabilities last yea…
WhatsApp on Wednesday said it’s rolling out new features to group chats, including member tags, text stickers, and event reminders.
With member tags, you can choose a name that gives others in the group chat more context about who you…
Caterpillar is diving deeper into incorporating AI and automation into its fleet of construction machinery through a partnership with semiconductor giant Nvidia.
The construction equipment giant is piloting an AI assistive system in its…
Google has introduced a new way to grab the attention of students who are avid podcast listeners. Now available in Google Classroom, teachers can use a new Gemini-powered tool that generates podcast-style audio lessons, meant to promote de…
Spotify is adding even more social features as it seeks to keep users from leaving the app to share music. The company on Wednesday said it is introducing a new Messages feature that will let users see what their friends are streaming in r…
Skylight may have started as a digital picture frame, but today, the company is more focused on helping families stay organized with shared calendars, lists, meal planning tools, and more.
At CES 2026, the company debuted its latest p…
Wall Street is once again whispering about a potential Discord IPO. Discord, the popular chat and community platform, filed confidential IPO paperwork with the SEC and has pinned its hopes on a debut in March, sources told Bloomberg. The…
Waymo has spent the past three years refining and testing a minivan-like vehicle made by Chinese automaker Zeekr. And now, before this robotaxi joins Waymo’s official commercial fleet, it’s getting a new name, the company told TechCrunch.
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Google has unveiled a new AI Inbox for Gmail that’s designed to provide a personalized overview of your tasks and keep you informed about important updates. Gmail is also launching AI Overviews in search and a Grammarly-like “Proofread” fe…
OpenAI announced ChatGPT Health on Wednesday, which the company said will offer a dedicated space for users to have conversations with ChatGPT about their health.
People already use ChatGPT to ask about medical issues; OpenAI says tha…
Hyundai Motor Group says it will roll out human-like robots in its factories from 2028, as major companies race to use the new technology.
The South Korean firm showed off Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, at the C…
Threads is exploring games in chats, beginning with a basketball game. A spokesperson for Meta confirmed to TechCrunch that the company is internally prototyping the game and that it’s not available to the public.
The game was first spo…
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