Asian technology stocks fell on Thursday as Iran's latest attacks on Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City and a surge in oil prices rattled investor sentiment, amplifying concerns over supply chain disruptions across the semiconductor industry.
SK Telecom said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sweden’s Ericsson to expand cooperation on artificial intelligence-powered mobile network technologies.
South Korean AI startup Upstage said Thursday it has discussed collaboration with US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices to develop next-generation AI models and support Korea’s domestic artificial intelligence ecosystem.
SAN JOSÉ, Calif., March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Robots (UR) this week unveiled the UR AI Trainer at GTC 2026. Developed in collaboration with Scale AI, the AI Trainer marks a shift as robots move from pre-programmed applications to fully AI-driven tasks.
Cha Biotech said Thursday it will transfer 8.95 million shares in Cha Vaccine Institute, worth 23.8 billion won ($15.8 million), to Solux, AriBio Investment Purpose No. 13 and other investors.
HONG KONG, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Battery Show Asia 2026, co-located with Energy Storage Asia and Mobility Tech Asia, successfully wrapped up its three-day event from March 10 to 12 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. The event brought together over 200 exhibitors and showcased more than 1,000 cutting-edge t…
A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in Ukraine in recent weeks, researchers said Wednesday.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A year after the actor's death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in moviemaking.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom thought he had the last laugh. He mocked outgoing Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, calling him “the smallest man who ever lived” and shared a cheeky AI-generated image of the Statue of Liberty firing him.Most headlines focused on the jab, but Bovino wasn’t laughing.
SINGAPORE, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenlayer, the distributed cloud for AI, today announced the launch of its Fabric Port service in Singapore, expanding its platform to simplify how enterprises connect and scale digital infrastructure globally. The Fabric Port serves as a single entry point that enables organ…
New York: A year after Val Kilmer’s death, a generative AI version of the actor will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in movie-making.
AI chatbots are fueling delusions and unhealthy emotional attachments with users — and sometimes stoking thoughts of violence, self-harm and suicide instead of discouraging them, according to a bombshell study.
China is making a big push for widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, and the nation's tech powerhouses are holding public events to help everyday people get OpenClaw, the viral personal digital assistant.
In a span of two days following news that the Tumbler Ridge perpetrator’s ChatGPT account had been flagged prior to the shooting, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Federal AI Minister Evan Solomon and British Colombia Premier David Eby.
AI has been in the forefront of all topics for the past three years. Although the technology is promised to deliver value, the process hasn’t been as straight forward. Its timelines for value creation are extended than initially expected. In such landscape how do future jobs in our region including the Pacific count…
The Big Apple is ending its crackdown on e-bike drivers for blowing stop signs or illegally zipping along city sidewalks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration announced Wednesday.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — About 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals were striking Wednesday in Northern California over concerns that the health care giant is replacing therapists with artificial intelligence.
Val Kilmer has been resurrected using state-of-the-art generative AI nearly one year after his death — all for a new movie titled “As Deep as the Grave.”
Meta Platforms has launched a new monetization initiative aimed at attracting established content creators, as competition intensifies with rivals TikTok and YouTube.
an image of Val Kilmer is seen during the in memoriam during the 32nd Annual Actor Awards on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
It’s weird to call a genre of TV shows “beach reads” but it’s a good way to describe them, given that they’re based on novels that can be given that moniker. They usually feature wealthy people whose envious lives hide secrets. Imperfect Women, the new Apple TV thriller, is in that category, but is a bit different.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton reacts as she takes the stage during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Meta announced Tuesday that it is shutting down Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality social network for Quest VR headsets that was once a key piece of the pivot to the metaverse.
Americans increasingly view artificial intelligence as a threat to their livelihoods and believe the government should prioritize protecting workers over maximizing tech industry profits, polling data published by Blue Rose Research has indicated.
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, who is visiting Switzerland, held phone talks with Swiss President Guy Parmelin on Wednesday to discuss South Korea's bid to host a global hub for artificial intelligence (AI), Kim's office said.
Beijing's three-day robotics exhibition is drawing crowds with its focus on embodied intelligence, uniting industrial and service robots across a 35,000 sq m site with over 600 exhibitors. In Chaoyang Hall, traditional Chinese medicine robots analysing tongue images and pulse data have pulled steady crowds. The even…
South Korea's financial regulator said Wednesday that it will move to ban "split listing" by conglomerates here, which have long been blamed for hurting shareholder value, and create a two-tier system for the tech-laden Kosdaq market.