Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that Central Asia's first specialized artificial intelligence university will open this academic year. The initiative is part of Kazakhstan's strategy …
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told Parliament that AI must be integrated into every key economic sector and public administration, as part of building a fully digital country. He highlighted …
Kazakhstan and Georgia are expanding cooperation in artificial intelligence, transport, and investments, following talks between Prime Ministers Olzhas Bektenov and Irakli Kobakhidze in Astana. The le…
Scientists used artificial intelligence to read an entire ancient scroll from Herculaneum that was charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, without physically opening it. The team employed …
South Korea announced a 800 trillion won ($517.9 billion) plan to build a new semiconductor cluster in the Gwangju and Jeolla regions, aiming to ease infrastructure pressure and meet global chip deman…
A new report by Mijente, Just Futures Law and the Surveillance Resistance Lab alleges that U.S. immigration authorities have expanded their use of surveillance technologies from private firms like Pal…
China's 5G connections are projected to exceed 1.7 billion by 2030, according to a GSMA report released ahead of MWC Shanghai. The country currently accounts for over 40% of global 5G connections, wit…
A new study from Stanford University and other institutions found that labeling political messages as AI-generated does not reduce their persuasive impact. Researchers surveyed 1,601 Americans and dis…
Osaka Prefectural Police in Japan have introduced an AI virtual police chief named AIko to raise awareness about fraud schemes, particularly among younger generations. The character delivers crime pre…
Kazakhstan signed the Pax Silica Declaration and AI Opportunity Partnership at the second Pax Silica Summit in Washington, D.C., joining a U.S.-led initiative to develop secure supply chains for the A…
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe commended Kazakhstan's March 15 constitutional referendum as an important stage in institutional transformation and governance modernization. The st…
More than 40 government officials from Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Asia-Pacific gathered in Tbilisi for a UN Public Service Forum workshop on balancing AI efficiency with public interest, discussi…
OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.6, a new AI model family led by the flagship Sol model, on Friday. The model delivers significant gains in coding, scientific research, and cybersecurity while strengthening safe…
China's first AI data center powered entirely by direct green electricity has begun operations in Zhongwei, Ningxia, using wind-powered liquid-cooling to achieve a Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.15. T…
Sony Group Corp. will stop sales of its aibo robot dog in Japan once current stocks are depleted, citing a business review to optimize future services. The company will continue support and repairs, a…
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance warned that frontier AI systems will transform cyber capabilities within months, lowering barriers for malicious actors while strengthening defenses. The joint stat…
A Kapwing study found that 59% of videos on new TikTok accounts' 'For You' feeds are AI-generated, with 57.4% in the Kids category classified as 'AI slop'. The research analyzed over 10,700 videos acr…
Meta launched a new line of AI-powered smart glasses called Meta Glasses, starting at $299, in partnership with EssilorLuxottica. The glasses feature Meta AI powered by Muse Spark, hands-free photo an…
AI-powered law firm Garfield AI won a landmark UK court case, recovering £7,000 in unpaid fees for a freelance HR consultant. The firm's technology handled virtually all pre-trial work, including docu…
East Kazakhstan is deploying an AI-powered early wildfire detection system across nine forestry enterprises, installing 90 antenna-mast complexes with cameras and automated image analysis to automatic…