LAS VEGAS: With big, expressive eyes, elfin ears and adorable cooing, Miroka and Miroki could be an apparition from your favourite cartoon. But behind their cute facade, these robots are all sensors and engineering, and designed to perform the drudgery of logistical support in hospitals or hotels. “Why live with ugly machines,” says Jerome Monceaux, head of Paris-based...
Honda Motor Co is considering building an electric vehicle plant in Canada in a near ¥2 trillion (US$13.83 billion) project that could possibly include in-house production of batteries, Japan's Nikkei news group reported on Sunday (Jan 7). The project could be one of Honda's largest investments, the report said. The Japanese automaker is looking at multiple potential...
(Reuters) - Microsoft said it is adding a button to its Windows keyboard that would pull up the tech giant's Copilot service, in the first change for the device in nearly three decades. The "Copilot key", announced on Thursday, marks the latest effort by the company, which is investing billions in AI, to incorporate the technology...
(Reuters) - Fitness equipment maker Peloton Interactive will bring its workout content to short-form video platform TikTok in an exclusive partnership, the companies said on Thursday. The partnership comes as Peloton, shares of which extended gains to jump 9.5% in premarket trading, is pivoting from hardware and transforming into a software-focused company, leaning on its exclusive...
(Reuters) - Perplexity AI has raised $73.6 million in its latest funding round from a group of investors including U.S. chip designer Nvidia and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in a deal valuing the artificial intelligence startup at $520 million. The round was led by Institutional Venture Partners, the San Francisco, California-based company said on Thursday. Perplexity AI,...
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's plan to end support for Windows 10 operating system could result in about 240 million personal computers (PCs) being disposed, potentially adding to landfill waste, Canalys Research said. The electronic waste from these PCs could weigh an estimated 480 million kilograms, equivalent to 320,000 cars. While many PCs could remain functional for years...
U Mobile has announced that the company will be expanding its U Home Fibre home broadband catering to users in high-rise buildings on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The company said that the U Home Fibre will be made available to over one million homes through a partnership with Time by leveraging on its fibre...
SAN FRANCISCO: Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the iPhone’s red “end call” button might soon be vacating its centre position to take up residence one column to the right, it looks like it might have been mostly a false alarm. The initial shock followed the release of last...
WhatsApp has announced that a new screen sharing feature will be added to the messaging platform. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared the update via Facebook on Aug 8: “We’re adding the ability to share your screen during video calls on WhatsApp.” The feature will be available on WhatsApp desktop and mobile. The company in a release today (Aug...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government's move to introduce cheaper internet prices through the Mandatory Standard on Access Pricing (MSAP) is set to benefit everyone according to their respective needs. For students and traders in particular, having Internet access was considered crucial. Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student and Alumni Affairs) Prof Dr Ahmad Martadha Mohamed described the...
