Technology

AWS, Aumovio expand AI-driven development of self-driving vehicles

LAS VEGAS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Amazon's cloud unit has partnered with German automotive hardware ‌supplier Aumovio to support the commercial rollout of self-driving vehicles, starting with ‌Aurora's autonomous trucks, the companies said on Tuesday.

Technology

Meta delays global rollout of Ray-Ban Display glasses on strong US demand, supply squeeze

Jan 6 (Reuters) - ‌Meta said on Tuesday it has decided to pause international ‌expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses due to short supply ‌and strong demand in the United States.

Technology

Morgan Stanley files for bitcoin, solana ETFs in digital assets push

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is seeking regulatory approval to launch exchange-traded ‌funds tied to the price of cryptocurrency tokens, according to filings ‌with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, the first such move by a big U.S. bank.

Robotics

Former Apple engineers launch 'visual brain' to help robots see

Top members of the team behind Apple Inc's Face ID are launching a startup to develop technology to help robots see better and move more safely in the world around them.

Gadgets

Lego unveils interactive building brick

The Danish toy maker Lego on Jan 5 unveiled a new interactive building brick at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, describing it as one of the most important developments of the Lego system in decades.

Driverless vehicle

Uber shows off its robotaxi heading for San Francisco

Uber on Jan 5 unveiled a custom robotaxi it is adding to its global ride-share platform, starting on the San Francisco home turf it shares with rival Waymo, owned by Google.

Robotics

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES 2026

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Jan 5 at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots that look like people and do things that people do.

Gadgets

TV makers tout AI upgrades at CES, as smartphone threat looms

A century after Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrated the first mechanical television system, TVs face mounting competition from a much more recent invention: smartphones.

Wearables

Smart rings poised to go mainstream after a blockbuster 2025

Smart rings are finally going mainstream. It only took a decade.

Smartphones

Oppo debuts the Reno15 Series smartphones priced from RM1,499; pre-orders available until Jan 16

Oppo has launched its new Reno15 Series of smartphones in Malaysia today, with the base model Reno15 and Reno15 Pro now available for pre-order until Jan 16.

Technology

Sony Honda Mobility unveils new prototype EV at CES in Las Vegas

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Social media

'Remove her clothes': Global backlash over Grok sexualised images

her in a bikini" or "remove her clothes." The digital undressing spree, which follows growing concerns among tech campaigners over proliferating AI "nudify" apps, prompted swift probes or calls for remedial action from countries including France, India and Malaysia.

Technology

AMD shows off new higher performing AI chip at CES event

Jan ‌5 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su showed off a number of the company's AI chips on ‌Monday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas, including its advanced MI455 AI processors, which are ‌components in the data center server racks that the company is selling to firms like ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

Gadgets

Smart scale pioneer debuts US$600 model that tracks hypertension risk

Withings, the French company that pioneered the category of WiFi bathroom scales, unveiled a new top-of-the-line model that monitors signs of hypertension, the latest in a wave of consumer health gadgets attempting to help manage high blood pressure.

Technology

Samsung likely to flag 160% jump in Q4 profit as AI boom stokes chip prices

SEOUL, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics is expected to ‌flag a 160% jump in its fourth-quarter operating profit spurred by a severe chip shortage that has sharply driven up memory prices as customers scramble to ‌meet booming demand for artificial intelligence.

Technology

Dell revives XPS brand with new laptops to boost PC market share

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Dell ‌has brought back its popular XPS laptop lineup a year after retiring ‌the premium brand, as it looks to drum up demand in a ‌sagging personal computer market.

Technology

Lucid, Nuro, Uber debut robotaxi ahead of launch this year

LAS VEGAS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Lucid ‌Group, Nuro and Uber on Monday unveiled a production-intent robotaxi, marking ‌a key step toward commercial deployment for the autonomous vehicle partnership.

Technology

Amazon must face price gouging lawsuit, US judge rules

Jan 5 (Reuters) - ‌A U.S. judge on Monday rejected Amazon.com's bid to dismiss ‌a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the online retailer of ‌price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Technology

Hyundai Motor Group plans to deploy humanoid robots at US factory from 2028

LAS ‌VEGAS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Group plans to deploy humanoid robots at its U.S. manufacturing plant ‌in Georgia starting in 2028, marking a step toward automating higher-risk and repetitive manufacturing tasks, ‌the South Korean company said.

Technology

Intel launches next-gen PC chip at CES in Las Vegas

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Intel launched ‌Panther Lake, its new AI chip for laptops, on Monday at the CES trade show in ‌Las Vegas, as the company seeks to reassure investors about the first product made using ‌its next-generation manufacturing process called 18A.