Xiaomi packs new Note 15 series with enhanced battery life and durability; priced from RM799
The company in a presentation today (Jan 15) said it took note of customers' feedback to enhance the Note 15 series models with improved battery performance for all-day use.
Opinion: AI chatbots want to be friends – or more – with your kid
A report last year from Common Sense Media found that about 72% of teens have used an AI companion, akin to an automated version of an imaginary friend. Teens are conversing with chatbots to seek their advice, flirt and to find overall companionship.
The AI boom needs electricity, but Western grids are strained. Is power China’s power?
China's energy buildout means cheap, green and reliable electricity fuels its manufacturing and tech industries, giving it an edge over rivals.
DeepSeek stays mum on next AI model release as technical papers show frontier innovation
Hangzhou-based start-up's technical papers bode well for potential advances in its next major AI models.
Musk's Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash
Elon Musk's platform X on Jan 14 announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualised photos of women and children.
Google Gemini can proactively analyse users’ Gmail, photos, searches
Alphabet Inc's Google said its Gemini artificial intelligence assistant can now proactively tap into users' data across Gmail, Search, Photos and YouTube, an attempt to make its consumer-facing AI product more personalised.
How AI 'deepfakes' became Elon Musk's latest scandal
Elon Musk's company xAI has faced global backlash in recent days over sexualised "deepfake" images of women and children created by its Grok chatbot.
Amazon AI tool blindsides merchants by offering products without their knowledge
Sometime around Christmas, Sarah Burzio noticed that the holiday sales bump for her stationery business included some mysterious new customers: a flurry of orders from anonymous email addresses associated with Amazon.com Inc.
MCMC to take legal action against X over explicit AI photos involving women and minors
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) says it is pursuing legal action against X (formerly Twitter) over the social media platform's failure to address user safety concerns regarding the Grok Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot.
UK regulator opens probe into X over sexualised AI imagery
UK media regulator Ofcom on Jan 12 launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X over its AI chatbot Grok's image-creation feature that has been used to produce sexualised deepfakes.
