US dominance wanes as Beijing’s benchmarks surge

The US might still be top of the AI table, but China is legging it fast, closing the gap in quality and influence, according to Stanford’s latest Artificial Intelligence Index.

Ryzen Z2 Extreme gets a neural power-up

AMD is about to crank out a slightly rehashed version of its Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU for handhelds—but this time, it's flipping on the AI switch.

Scout, Maverick and a monster called Behemoth

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled four new Llama models, describing it as a “milestone for Meta AI and open source” in a slick video posted to Instagram and Facebook this weekend. 

“True AI TV “

Samsung has unveiled its 2025 TV lineup in South Korea, marking the beginning of what it calls the "True AI TV" era.

Gartner says GenAI hits a “Trough of Disillusionment”

Despite a slew of gimmicky flops and creeping consumer scepticism, the generative AI bandwagon is still rolling along.

Leans into defence and climate

UK’s AI flagship the Alan Turing Institute is binning nearly a quarter of its projects and staring down job cuts as it tries to morph into something vaguely resembling relevance amid criticism and seismic shifts in AI.

Voice assistant flounders while rivals sprint into the future

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s 13-year-old digital dunce Siri is proving more useless than ever, infuriating users while other tech firms surge ahead with bleeding-edge AI chatbots.

Chipmaker banks on AI boom 

Memory vendor Micron has confirmed what punters feared—memory is getting dearer, and it’s not stopping anytime soon.

Bespoke appliances now come with screens, sensors, and a heap of gimmickry

Samsung's AI-powered fridge now recognises your leftovers and plays TikTok while you grab a Coke — all for the price of a decent used car.

Getting more from it than ChatGPT

The Software King of the World, Microsoft, has been playing with DeepSeek’s R1, and it appears to be impressed.