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Apple iPad mini OLED Review: The iPod Touch of 2026, and Perhaps the Best iPad for Most Users
Apple iPad mini OLED review: With an 8.5-inch OLED display, A20 Pro chip and compact design, Apple's latest tablet brings back the spirit of the iPod Touch. But with the iPhone Duo offering a foldable screen, does the Rs 82,900 iPad mini still make sense? We review its display, performance, battery life and everyday usability to find out why it could be the most practical iPad for many users.
Meet Lukas Biewald, who lost his CEO role at his first startup; how an unpaid internship at OpenAI helped him build an AI company behind a karate studio that sold for $1.7 billion
After reportedly leaving the CEO role, Lukas Biewald felt that he needed to strengthen his technical knowledge as deep learning advanced. He then spent time building robots, experimenting with TensorFlow in a Raspberry Pi and studying neural networks. He taught introductory deep-learning classes to thousands of engineers, which helped him understand the problems developers faced when building AI models.
Starkey launched its new AI-powered hearing aid in 2026; it can last 51 hours, will alert your family if you fall; here's how it works
Starkey is a US-based hearing technology business founded by Bill Austin in 1967. It develops hearing aids and related technologies. On October 1, 2026, Starkey announced Omega AI+, the successor to its Omega AI hearing aid platform launched in 2025. It uses four deep neural networks working simultaneously to analyse speech, background noise and other sounds.
AMD CEO Lisa Su courts Korean AI chipmakers as it takes on Nvidia
AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su put Korean AI chips at the center of partnership talks in Seoul on Wednesday, exploring how they could work alongside AMD processors in systems built for global markets, reported The Korea Herald.
Ben Affleck's life beyond Hollywood: Python coding, working with GPUs, AI and neural networks for years. Actor even got access to Google, OpenAI's labs
Ben Affleck’s career has taken a fascinating turn as he explores the world of artificial intelligence in the film industry. By founding InterPositive, he aims to equip filmmakers with innovative AI tools, ensuring artists remain in charge of their narratives. Netflix’s acquisition of InterPositive for roughly $587 million illustrates the rise of technology in storytelling.
SiMa AI raises $150 million in funding to advance physical AI technology and robotics
The round was co-led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Amplify, with participation from Alter Venture Partners, Dell Technologies Capital and StepStone Group, founder and chief executive Krishna Rangasayee told ET. AllianceBernstein, Baron Capital and JPMorgan joined the round as new investors.
Politics, paranoia & AI kill switch: AI can be switched off. But what if it learns to fight back?
US lawmakers have introduced an AI Kill Switch Act to regulate advanced artificial intelligence systems. This bill grants the government power to halt or suspend AI models exhibiting catastrophic risks. Concerns arise from AI safety theories and the potential for systems to bypass shutdown protocols. Companies are developing safety frameworks and internal mechanisms to prevent AI malfunctions.
Meet Sophie Zeng, the 17-year-old California student who built an app to identify invasive plants after learning they can become overlooked wildfire fuel
Project ARISE expanded its work by organizing invasive-plant removal drives, habitat restoration efforts and environmental workshops in collaboration with park rangers and conservation groups. The organization also introduced projects to support native pollinators, including the distribution of mason bee houses.
The rise of an FDE signals a new era for engineering talent
As AI reshapes entry-level engineering jobs, employers are looking beyond degrees for talent that can turn models into measurable business outcomes.
iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max Vs Galaxy S26 Ultra: Complete comparison of price, display, camera, performance and AI features
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max go up against Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra in the premium flagship segment. Here’s how the three phones compare on price, display, processor, cameras, battery, charging, AI features, storage and other key specifications, and which model offers the biggest advantages in each area.
Mastercard’s AI Garage is building products for the world in India: Nitendra Rajput
Mastercard's AI Garage in India builds global payment network products. It uses machine learning and data science to secure payment networks. The company develops large tabular models for transaction data analysis. Mastercard also explores agentic commerce and establishes AI governance frameworks.
In 1998, NASA flew crickets on Neurolab to study how spaceflight affects developing nervous systems; across the 16-day mission, they joined about 2,000 animals in space
During the Neurolab mission, the space shuttle Columbia hosted 2,000 animals, crickets being one of them, to examine spaceflight's impacts on brain and nervous system development. By focusing on the crickets' fundamental gravity-sensing mechanisms, scientists identified key alterations in cellular processes. These discoveries on neuropeptide and interneuron dynamics are vital to comprehending how space travel affects human balance and the challenges faced by astronauts.
Beyond advice: The rise of AI that gets work done
As enterprises layer copilots, RPA, and workflow tools onto already complex systems, the promise of automation often stops at assistance rather than execution.
Meta share price down in pre-market by over 1%, Facebook, Instagram owner chief AI scientist plans to leave company, claim reports
Owner of Facebook and Instagram has significantly increased its investments in artificial intelligence, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg reorganizing the company's AI initiatives under Superintelligence Labs.
Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to exit to launch startup, FT reports
Meta's chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun is planning to leave the social media company to set up his own startup, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
How deep learning works and how it's used to create personalised recommendations
Deep learning is a subset of AI used to train artificial neural networks for complex data processing. Personalized recommendations are being enhanced by the efficiency of deep learning models, using data collection and preprocessing, building and training deep learning models, generating recommendations, and evaluating and refining the system.
Why AI fails to reproduce human vision
While computers may be able to spot a familiar face or an oncoming vehicle faster than the human brain, their accuracy is questionable.
Microsoft introduces Hindi, Indian English to Neural Text-to- Speech service
Neural TTS is a part of the Azure Cognitive Services and converts text to lifelike speech for a more natural interface. The service also provides customizable voices, fine-tuned auto control, and flexible deployment from cloud to edge, it said.
Arya.ai launches AI tool to build intelligence quickly into systems
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Artificial Intelligence start-up Arya.ai announced on Monday the global launch of 'Braid, an open Source tool to build intelligence quickly into systems.
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