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In a rapidly evolving social landscape, China has witnessed the rise of a unique industry: dating apps designed not for singles, but for their anxious parents.

In the rapidly evolving world of AI agent systems, Perplexity AI's latest offering, Perplexity Computer, promised a secure sandbox where autonomous AI could browse the web, write code, and handle complex tasks. Launched as a multi-agent environment, it aimed to empower users with advanced capabilities.

In a groundbreaking study, researchers from Alias Robotics, a firm specializing in robotics cybersecurity, have demonstrated how modern large language models (LLMs) can rapidly uncover and exploit vulnerabilities in everyday smart devices.

In a move that could reshape how content creators drive traffic and monetize their presence, Instagram has begun testing the addition of clickable links directly in post captions, including those for carousels.

Topaz Labs has just dropped one of the most practical breakthroughs in consumer AI imaging this year. In close collaboration with NVIDIA, the company introduced Topaz NeuroStream — a proprietary inference optimization technology that dramatically reduces VRAM requirements for large AI models, enabling them to run locally on everyday hardware instead of needing massive GPUs or cloud servers.

Netflix continues to double down on technology as a core driver of its content empire, but instead of acquiring traditional studios or massive libraries, the streaming giant is investing heavily in the tools that transform how films and series are actually made

Google has just dropped what it's calling the most significant update to Google Maps in over ten years. Announced on March 12, 2026, the revamp integrates the latest Gemini AI models deeply into the app, introducing two game-changing features: Ask Maps — a conversational AI assistant right inside navigation — and Immersive Navigation, a complete visual and guidance transformation for driving.

ARK Invest, the innovative investment firm led by Cathie Wood, has released its highly anticipated Big Ideas 2026 report, offering a deep dive into the technological trends set to reshape the global economy.

Crypto Layoff Wave Intensifies in 2026: Exchanges and Projects Cut Hundreds of Jobs as AI Takes Over and Market Pressures Mount

MicroStrategy on Track to Overtake BlackRock in Bitcoin Holdings – Michael Saylor’s Aggressive Treasury Strategy Closes the Gap to Just 23,000 BTC

Xiaomi has officially launched its ambitious MiMo-V2 family of AI models on March 18–19, 2026, marking a bold step into the frontier of agentic and multimodal intelligence.

The enigmatic Hunter Alpha model has burst onto the AI scene, rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about developments in the industry this week.

In the ever-twisty world of tech, few things scream "meme-worthy" like a company flipping the script on its core identity. Enter Cloudflare, the cybersecurity giant that's spent years fortifying websites against sneaky bots and data-scraping crawlers.

In an era where artificial intelligence is reshaping information consumption, the media industry finds itself in a precarious paradox.

In the ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence, where promises of autonomous systems revolutionizing everything from business to governance abound, a new study from ETH Zurich serves as a sobering reality check. Researchers at the prestigious Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) set out to test whether modern AI agents could accomplish what seems like the simplest of tasks: agreeing on a single number between 0 and 50 in a group chat.