Interactive avatar models are evolving beyond fidelity toward real-time responsiveness. A three-level framework, from talking to listening to seeing, maps the path from one-way generation to full ...

Oxmiq Labs has raised a $35m Series A to scale OxCore, a licensable GPU architecture meant to cut the cost of building custom AI silicon.

The US is negotiating voluntary standards for releasing advanced AI models, the FT reports, building on Trump's June executive order.

BYD gained 9% and Xiaomi 5% in Hong Kong after June figures. BYD sold 403,472 units. Xiaomi hit its third straight month above 30,000 deliveries.

UNICEF says 20 million children across 10 countries have used AI, adopting it over three times faster than adults, and warns child safety rules aren't keeping up.

Microsoft has joined Lightstorm, Tata, Singtel and NEC to build the 3,600km I-2SEA subsea cable linking India to Singapore and Malaysia by 2029.

The Court of Justice of the EU has dismissed Google's final appeal against a €4.1 billion Android antitrust fine, closing an eight-year case.

India's IT ministry has ordered WhatsApp to hold its usernames feature and explain within three days why it won't fuel fraud, a letter shows.

Nvidia is offering AI clouds a revenue-sharing and credit-support model, opening its GPUs to startups that could not previously afford them.

Trondheim's Alva Industries has raised €16m led by Nysnø, Sandwater and Emerald Technology Ventures to scale its FiberPrinting motor technology.

SK Hynix will spend $51.46bn on a new NAND fab in Cheongju by 2029, part of a $64bn package as AI-driven memory demand strains supply.

Samsung has detailed a 140 trillion won ($90bn) investment across displays, HBM chips, batteries and packaging in South Korea's Chungcheong provinces.