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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) drafted a new set of rules to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) companies and systems last week. The main focus of these rules is to outline the activities that chatbots and AI tools cannot participate in, as well as the practices these machines should implement to align with the country’s laws.

For all its promise of a billion-people market, the discretionary spending boom in the world’s most populous nation has been powered by “India 1,” only about 150 million affluent, English-speaking Indians in a handful of major cities. Now, with India’s economy headed toward becoming the world’s fourth largest, a new race is on to court the next billion: A va...

Apple launched the iPhone 17 series at its Fall event in September. The lineup, especially the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, have seen strong demand and their sales numbers have exceeded initial expectations. In recent months, however, users of both models have been reporting an unusual static-like noise or hissing sound from the speaker during certain scenario...

Realme 16 Pro series, which will include the Realme 16 Pro+ 5G and Realme 16 Pro 5G, is scheduled to arrive in India on January 6, 2026, alongside the Realme Pad 3 5G. The new smartphone lineup will be equipped with a 7,000mAh Titan Battery, the tech firm recently confirmed, while teasing more specifications and features of the two handsets. Now, a tipster has shared ...

Celestis, a Texas-based pioneer of space memorial services, is preparing its next deep-space mission, Infinite Flight, scheduled for late 2026. Launched aboard Stoke Space’s fully reusable Nova rocket from Cape Canaveral, the mission will carry cremated remains and DNA samples beyond the Moon into a permanent solar orbit. Part of Celestis’s Voyager programme, the ...