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AI Drug Discovery Takes a Major Step Toward Big Pharma Scale
Google-backed Isomorphic Labs has raised $2.1 billion to expand its artificial intelligence platform, signaling a new phase in the race to design medicines faster and more cheaply. Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the pharmaceutical industry, as Google-backed Isomorphic Labs…
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India and ASML Move to Build the Country’s First Chip Fab
A new Tata Electronics–ASML partnership gives India’s semiconductor ambitions a major boost as global tech supply chains continue to shift away from overdependence on China. India has taken a major step toward becoming a global semiconductor manufacturing hub after Tata…
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Global EV Sales Rebound as High Fuel Prices Push Drivers Toward Electric Cars
New data shows electric-vehicle demand rising for a second consecutive month, even as China and North America slow and Europe becomes the sector’s strongest growth engine. Global demand for electric vehicles is rising again, signaling that the transition away from…
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Ola Electric Bets on Batteries as India’s EV Race Enters a Tougher Phase
The SoftBank-backed company will invest more than $200 million in electric-vehicle and cell technology units as competition intensifies in one of the world’s most important two-wheeler markets. Ola Electric has approved an investment of 20 billion rupees, or about $208.5…
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The Lens of Controversy: Smart Glasses Sell Thousands Amid Privacy Backlash
As Meta’s Ray-Bans dominate the market, questions mount over covert recording, legal loopholes, and the future of public anonymity SAN FRANCISCO — Seven million pairs of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses have been sold, making them the fastest-growing consumer electronics product in…
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Google Recasts Fitbit as an AI Health Platform in Wearables Push
The new Google Health app and screenless Fitbit Air signal a shift from simple fitness tracking toward subscription-based, AI-guided personal health coaching. Google is turning one of the best-known names in fitness tracking into a broader artificial intelligence health platform,…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Study Pushes Wearables Toward Predictive Healthcare
A Korean clinical trial found that a smartwatch could anticipate fainting episodes up to five minutes in advance, signaling a new phase in the race to turn consumer devices into early-warning health tools. Samsung has reported a major step forward…
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The Race to Connect Smartphones Directly to Satellites Moves From Experiment to Business
A new Space42-Skylo partnership and growing European telecom trials show that satellite-to-phone connectivity is becoming one of the next major frontiers in mobile technology. The idea of a smartphone connecting directly to a satellite is rapidly moving from emergency novelty…
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Tesla’s Self-Driving Ambitions Face a European Reality Check
Dutch approval has opened the door for Tesla’s supervised autonomous-driving system in Europe, but regulators across the EU remain divided over whether the technology is ready for wider use. Tesla’s long-running effort to bring its “Full Self-Driving” technology to Europe…
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Greece Moves to Put Humanity Ahead of Artificial Intelligence
A proposed constitutional reform would make democratic oversight and human welfare central principles in the country’s AI future Greece is moving to place artificial intelligence under constitutional safeguards, in one of Europe’s most ambitious attempts to frame AI governance as…
