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World Distance Learning Day 2026 will be observed on 31 August 2026. This day celebrates how education has evolved beyond physical classrooms and recognizes the role of online courses, virtual classrooms, and digital...
Washington DC, May 22 — The chair of the US House Select Committee on China, Representative John Moolenaar, has asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to designate biotechnology as a prohibited technology under the...
A casual selfie between Elon Musk and Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun set off a flurry of attention on Chinese social media, drawing millions of views and widespread comment. A Weibo hashtag roughly translating to “Lei Jun and Musk...
Choosing between Android and iPhone in 2026 still comes down to priorities: customization and choice versus consistency and integration. Both platforms have matured with faster processors, smarter AI features, and...
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has warned about the dangers of AI-driven misinformation after doctored images of her—including one showing her in lingerie—spread widely on social media. She said several images...
At a side event organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) during the UN Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI) Forum in New York on May 6, 2026, India's Deputy Permanent Representative to...
A Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court decision has set a notable precedent for employment law in the age of AI and automation, holding that companies cannot fire workers solely because artificial intelligence can take...
Economist Danny Quah says India is well positioned to become a major architect of the artificial intelligence era by building on its strengths in technology, services and English-language capability. Quah, a professor...
Hong Kong, Apr 27, 2026 — China’s top planning agency has blocked the planned foreign takeover of AI startup Manus and ordered the parties to withdraw from the deal. In a brief statement, the National Development and...
The first experience with AI-generated music often feels like a trick: a complete song appears in moments, a vocal sounds more polished than expected, and the whole thing seems like magic compared with older, slower...
A humanoid robot startled attendees at a university dance in Shaanxi province when it stepped toward a female student and hugged her before staff members pulled it away. Video of the episode went viral and sparked...
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has apologised to the Canadian community of Tumbler Ridge for not notifying police about a banned ChatGPT account tied to Jesse Van Rootselaar, who authorities say killed eight people...
