Belt and Road Green Innovation Conference 2026 opens in Hong Kong
Oct 27, 2026
WARNING: This story contains graphic images of wildlife. Wildlife photographer Peter Mather said he was “shocked” to find a pair of bull caribou with antlers locked together, one of them dead, in the mountains south of Whitehorse earlier this month. He captured what happened as other wildlife fed off the carcass, still attached to the other bull.
Germany’s Neura is one of the companies at the forefront of efforts to use artificial intelligence in robotics, and crucial to whether Europe can close the gap with China.
Microsoft said on Monday that it is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or more than a quarter of its global workforce, as the technology giant looks to contain costs and help fund its massive AI investments.
Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) could reduce the time banks spend on know-your-customer (KYC) processes by 30 to 70 per cent, improving efficiency in financial-crime prevention, but high human oversight costs and challenges related to governance and accuracy continue to hinder its wider adoption, according to a report by McKinsey & Company.
Where there are floating docks, there are often communities of colorful marine organisms just below — and a community of curious people just above.
Electronics, high-tech manufacturing drive China's industrial profits
Days after launching its first folding iPhone, Apple acknowledged on Monday that some of the devices exhibit display problems and said it will replace them.
Apple has acknowledged an inner-display issue affecting a small number of iPhone Duo units after users reported cracks along the fold within hours or days of use. The company has advised affected customers to contact AppleCare for a replacement.
US AI company Anthropic publicly filed its prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO) on Monday, which could become the largest stock market debut in history.
Oct 26, 2026
We broke down the A.I. company’s key figures, which give insight into the health of its business, its future plans and who’s in charge.
About a quarter of the tech giant’s employees were eligible for the packages, although the company cautioned it did not expect many employees to sign on.
