Soumith Chintala has been appointed CTO of Thinking Machines Lab, the company co-founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati. Murati announced that Barret Zoph has stepped down from his position as chief technology officer of Thinking Machines Lab and would be replaced by Chintala, who had joined the company in November. Soumith Chintala has been […]
After weeks of allowing X users to virtually undress women, often children, using the social media platform’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok, Elon Musk’s X and Elon Musk’s X AI claims they’ll stop Grok from responding to user requests to generate images of human subjects in “revealing clothing such as bikinis”. Earlier today, X Safety […]
With its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Siri progression expected to leap forward in the coming months, Apple’s confident they can make a dent in what were traditionally Adobe and Canva’s strong markets. The announcement of the Apple Creator Studio makes a case for a creative open market, alongside new AI features and premium content in […]
With an eye on genuine generational shifts, tech companies at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) appear to be refocusing on a simple idea: making personal technology useful again. After years of CES being dominated by concept devices and prototypes that rarely shipped, there is a noticeable pivot towards products with clearer purpose and nearer-term […]
Time and tech wait for no one and, in 2026, what has been a somewhat relentless pace looks set to intensify. Rivian’s homegrown chip, the Rivian Autonomy Processor or RAP 1, is beating chipmakers such as Nvidia at their own game. Expect the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) to shift towards pragmatism. We are now […]
Things moved fast in 2025. From artificial intelligence (AI) companies insisting – albeit, fallaciously – that AI agents can replace humans in the workplace, to a true arrival of ultra-slim yet powerful smartphones, significant photography performance evolutions, the adoption of an advanced silicon carbide battery composition for phones and tablets, to your earphones delivering live […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming an integral part of modern life, and the financial sector, both globally and in India, is undergoing a significant transformation as a result. Advances in computing power, data availability, and machine learning techniques have enabled AI systems to support, and in some cases automate, complex investment decisions. From algorithmic […]
Rear-view mirror 2025 and reality check 2026. Let’s just say both film and music industries have wrapped up a year of a very uncomfortable but evolving companionship. The year started with loud screams of ‘oh no, AI will kill creativity and filmmaking as we know it’ and ended with The Walt Disney Company making a […]
If you have a mental sticky note to upgrade your smartphone or laptop in 2026 because your battery is dying, or perhaps that version of Windows 10 is nagging you about its end-of-life, there’s bad news. And you might want to rethink that plan. A Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone on display during a media […]
Even by the standards of the past few turbulent years, 2025 was a taxing time for chief executives. The return of Donald Trump to the White House brought trade war and plenty of chaotic policymaking besides. The battle for technological supremacy between China and the West became fiercer. At the same time, the task of […]
