As big tech firms in the U.S. race to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on artificial intelligence, away from Silicon Valley, startups and researchers who cannot access the most advanced chips are adopting a more frugal approach — building smaller AI models on open-weight systems with fewer tokens — to meet the needs of […]

As war raged across the Persian Gulf in the first week of March, delivery driver Saeed Ahmed continued making deliveries in Dubai. Navigating down Al Asayel street, the 32-year-old driver for Lulu Hypermarket followed the blue navigation line on his phone as it guided him to a customer. Then, without warning, the route on his […]

In 2016, the future looked bright for tech companies outside of Silicon Valley. American investors were suddenly waking up to opportunities overseas, and allocating money accordingly. Venture firms that had once focused almost exclusively on Silicon Valley were now chasing deals in Beijing, Bengaluru, Jakarta, and São Paolo — kicking off a nearly decade-long golden […]

Rarely has so much been written about the future of work — and so little asked of the people living it. Last year, Indian software services firm Tata Consultancy Services cut more than 12,000 jobs, citing market unpredictability and disruptions from artificial intelligence. Its rivals Infosys and Wipro followed with hiring freezes and reduced intake. […]

It might be a while before humanoid robots hit market shelves. But the world’s largest humanoid robot maker is all set to hit the stock market. Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics, which became the world’s top humanoid robot seller last year, filed for an initial public offering to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on March 20. […]

Bahrain’s Alba, one of the world’s largest aluminum smelters, has declared force majeure on deliveries and cut output by 19%, citing its inability to ship through the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar’s Qatalum halted production entirely after Iranian strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure forced QatarEnergy to stop gas output on March 2. Toyota has cut production […]

Vivian, a university student in Hebei province, loves her Rokid AI glasses. When she heads out on a scooter, she puts them on for navigation. When she shops for clothes, she quietly takes photos of the price tags with the glasses — so she can check if they are cheaper online.  Sometimes, she cheats in […]

new video loaded: Why the Verdict Against Meta and YouTube Could Change Social Media In a landmark case, a jury found Meta and YouTube guilty of creating products that were addictive. Ryan Mac explains the outcome and what it could mean for tech companies going forward. By Ryan Mac, Christina Thornell, Nikolay Nikolov and Edward […]

Attacks from Iran have slowed business activity in Dubai, but the expat tech community in the city remains resilient. Over the past month, the United Arab Emirates has been the target of Iran’s attacks, primarily due to its strategic alliance with the U.S. Several high-profile sites in the UAE’s business hub, Dubai, including its airport […]

After days of deliberation, a jury in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday said that Meta and YouTube were negligent in a landmark trial where a 20-year-old woman said that her use of social media in her teens addicted her to the platforms and made her depression worse.  Meta and YouTube were ordered to pay […]