The Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence has introduced OmniGen 2, an open‑source platform that turns text prompts into images with impressive flexibility. Unlike its predecessor, the system uses two separate…
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have pushed the envelope on ultra‐low-power memory devices by engineering ternary alloy films with a higher scandium content. These new (Al,Ga,Sc)N films—crafted using…
Construction sites today demand greater precision, especially when traditional methods like total stations, tape measures, and chalk lines often fall short. If you’ve ever struggled to match paper plans with…
The city of Hefei in China plays host to a cutting-edge robot school, where machines are treated as students learning essential technical skills via hands-on experience. This approach brings a…
This week, I had a rather fun encounter with Google’s Doppl – a smart, AI-powered virtual dressing room that lets you try on outfits using your smartphone. I even got…
Mixed-reality technology has long been hampered by high costs and bulky hardware. Now, Xreal – a forward-thinking Chinese start-up – is changing that narrative with a fresh take on augmented…
OpenAI is ramping up its security approach to better protect its innovations from corporate espionage. Following the release of a competitive model by Chinese startup DeepSeek in January, which allegedly…
Climate change is no longer a distant worry – it’s starting to affect industries we depend on every day. A recent PwC report warns that by 2035, severe droughts could…