BYD continues to expand its presence in the electric vehicle segment, particularly in China, with the introduction of a new model that highlights the company’s technological ambition and design evolution. The manufacturer is preparing to launch another fully electric sedan: the BYD Seal 07 EV, classified as a mid-size model and aimed at consumers seeking…
ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok, is entering the smartphone intelligent assistant market. Unlike competitors such as Google and Apple, the company does not plan to launch its own smartphone. Instead, ByteDance aims to integrate its artificial intelligence technology directly into devices from major manufacturers through strategic partnerships. This approach marks the debut of…
Apple is preparing a significant change to the iPhone’s voice assistant options with iOS 26.2, but the feature will be limited to users in Japan. In the third beta of iOS 26.2, developers found new code indicating that Apple is working on allowing the Side Button—normally used to activate Siri—to instead trigger a third-party voice…
A recent breakthrough in battery technology suggests that body heat could one day replace traditional chargers for smartwatches and other wearables. Researchers from a university in South Korea, led by Professor Jang Sung-yeon, have developed a new ionic thermoelectric material capable of generating energy from the temperature difference between human skin and the surrounding environment….
What if your brain could write its own captions, quietly, automatically, without a single muscle moving? That is the provocative promise behind “mind-captioning,” a new technique from Tomoyasu Horikawa at NTT Communication Science Laboratories in Japan (published paper). It is not telepathy, not science fiction, and definitely not ready to decode your inner monologue, but…
At CEATEC 2025, NEC unveiled an excellent example of how generative AI can improve real-world safety. Its AI Driving Diagnosis system, demonstrated inside the company’s booth, turns ordinary dashcam footage into an intelligent conversation about how we drive—and how we could drive better. The concept might sound like another driver-monitoring gadget, but NEC’s approach is…
AgiBot has just achieved what many in robotics research have been chasing for years: the first real-world deployment of reinforcement learning (RL) in industrial robotics. In collaboration with Longcheer Technology, the company’s new Real-World Reinforcement Learning (RW-RL) system has moved from lab demonstrations to a functioning pilot line — and that could completely change how…
Xiaomi is taking a major step toward merging the worlds of mobile and PC gaming. The company’s latest innovation allows users to play full-fledged PC titles directly on their smartphones—no internet streaming required. According to Sun Cun, product manager at Redmi, the newly released Redmi K90 and Redmi K90 Pro Max come equipped with a…
OnePlus has officially unveiled two new flagship smartphones — the OnePlus 15 and OnePlus Ace 6 — for the Asian market. Both models feature cutting-edge Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, 165 Hz LTPO AMOLED displays, and large silicon-carbon batteries exceeding 7,000 mAh. The announcement confirms major upgrades in design, performance, and charging technology compared to their predecessors….
Daegu’s integrated technology exhibition brings together four major events—DIFA, ROBEX, ITCE, and the Start-Up Arena—to explore how AI is reshaping mobility, robotics, ICT, and entrepreneurship across South Korea. This October, the city of Daegu will host FIX 2025, a technology exhibition combining four distinct trade events—mobility, robotics, ICT, and startup innovation—under the shared theme “The…
