Mobile apps

New app helps patients, families navigate Alzheimer’s in the US

The app, developed in partnership with those living with early stage Alzheimer's, caters to the idea that everyone navigating the disease has different preferences in accessing services and support.

AI

Opinion: Google’s chess master is working on AI's killer app

Imagine wearing glasses that remember where you left your keys, understand what you're looking at in three dimensions and predict what might happen next in your environment.

Technology

Samsung Electronics says customers praised competitiveness of HBM4 chip

SEOUL, ‌Jan 2 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics customers have praised the differentiated competitiveness of its next-generation high-bandwidth ‌memory (HBM) chips, or HBM4, saying "Samsung is back", co-CEO and chip chief Jun Young-hyun said ‌in a New Year address.

Technology

Starlink plans to lower satellite orbit to enhance safety in 2026

Jan 1 (Reuters) - Starlink will ‌begin a reconfiguration of its satellite constellation by lowering ‌all of its satellites orbiting at around 550 km (342 miles) ‌to 480 km over the course of 2026, Michael Nicolls, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering, said on Thursday.

Technology

Bye, bye standby: Simple steps to stop hidden power guzzlers at home

Your phone charger isn't charging a phone, so it's not using electricity, right? Unfortunately, that's not the case, and even unused chargers tend to draw power even when no device is connected, like all electrical kit on the grid.

TECH

Modern car safety assistance systems: How do they make driving safer?

When it comes to buying a new car, safety is the most important factor to consider.

Technology

10 pieces of tech jargon that confused us in 2025

The obvious culprit is the artificial intelligence boom that has upended the tech industry, birthing a fresh glossary of lingo.

Technology

Neuralink plans 'high-volume' brain implant production by 2026, Musk says

BENGALURU, Dec 31 (Reuters) - ‌Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink ‌will start "high-volume production" of brain-computer interface ‌devices and move to an entirely automated surgical procedure in 2026, Musk said in a post on the ‍social media platform X on ‍Wednesday.

Smartphones

Samsung’s first trifold phone is expensive and half-baked

Samsung designed the TriFold to be folded up like a wallet, with creases splitting it into three sections when you're holding the device in tablet mode.

Technology

Bitcoin set for first yearly loss since 2022 as macro trends weigh on crypto

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Bitcoin is on ‌track to post its first annual loss since 2022, as macroeconomic pressures and fading momentum weighed on the ‌world's largest cryptocurrency. 

Technology

Trump Media unveils plan to distribute new cryptocurrency to shareholders

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Trump ‌Media and Technology Group said on Wednesday it will distribute a ‌new digital token to its shareholders, deepening its push into digital ‌assets as policy support for cryptocurrencies builds in Washington.

Technology

Brookfield to start cloud business amid AI frenzy, The Information reports

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Brookfield is ‌starting its own cloud business to lease chips inside ‌data centers directly to artificial intelligence developers, The Information reported ‌on Wednesday, in a bid to gain end-to-end control of the AI value chain.

e-Hailing

Flagged for sexual misconduct, many Uber drivers stay on the road

The company monitors passenger feedback for risky driver behavior. Some accused of serious sexual assault had prior records of complaints.

Technology

The most shocking innovation failures of 2025

This year we saw robots face planting, creepy wearable tech, interface changes nobody asked for, and advertising schemes straight out of a dystopian movie.

AI

Opinion: In 2026, AI systems will be less reliable than forecasted

If 2025 was the year artificial intelligence became unavoidable, 2026 will be the year everyone starts talking seriously about AI agents.

Technology

Tiny tech, big AI power: what are 2-nanometre chips?

The new chip technology will help speed up laptops, reduce data centres' carbon footprint and allow self-driving cars to spot objects quicker, according to US computing giant IBM.

AI

Inside Meta’s big bet on new AI technology

Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has agreed to buy a fast-growing artificial intelligence company called Manus. The deal is reported to be worth more than US$2bil (RM8.1bil), making it one of Meta's bigger purchases ever.

Technology

TSMC says started mass production of 'most advanced' 2nm chips

TSMC is the world's largest contract maker of chips, used in everything from smartphones to missiles, and counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients.

AI

How a US startup is using AI to stop human trafficking

Human trafficking networks are complex. But for more than a decade, artificial intelligence has helped one Pittsburgh startup unravel the complexity to spot trends that can help rescue victims and even prosecute those responsible for their exploitation.

AI

Opinion: Despite fears, AI could reduce work week and better people’s quality of life

Consider this recent MSN headline: "Why is Amazon spending billions of dollars to expand but slashing 14,000 jobs?" According to the story, the company plans to invest US$20bil (RM80.9bil) in a new artificial intelligence campus and data centers while reducing the human workforce.