Credit: CC0 Public Domain Chinese internet giant Baidu plans to launch its driverless cars on ride-hailing app Uber in Asia and the Middle East this year, the two companies said on Tuesday. The multi-year partnership will see “thousands of Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform across multiple global markets,” the companies said…
This year, Beijing’s Tsinghua University is up two spots to be just outside the top 10. Peking University and Zhejiang University have also moved up the list, climbing to 25th and 45th respectively. The rankings are the latest list of the Best Global Universities compiled by American media company US News and World Report, which…
Hong Kong should step up victim protection by outlawing deepfake pornographic content, advocates and lawmakers have said, after a university student was accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate explicit images of his classmates. The Education Bureau weighed in on the case on Sunday, saying publicly funded universities had autonomy in how they managed…
Last month, China’s National University of Defense Technology unveiled a new spy drone designed to look like a mosquito. Showcased on the state-run CCTV-7 military broadcaster, the micro-drone appeared to be roughly the size of a human fingernail and featured tiny, leaf-like wings and thin, wiry legs. While it may not look as impressive as…
Forget fireworks and cookouts: Elon Musk and Sam Altman are spending their Fourth of July sharing their frustrations about US politics. The rival tech billionaires each celebrated Independence Day with social-media posts in which they vented about the state of the 50 states. Musk rekindled his idea of starting a new political party called the…
Cellulose-based textiles present a valuable opportunity to enhance sustainability within the textile sector. Traditionally, cellulose fibers are predominantly derived from wood pulp; however, recent research led by Chalmers University of Technology demonstrates the feasibility of utilizing agricultural residues from wheat and oat as alternative raw materials. The proposed process offers advantages over forest-based cellulose production…
Alta was exactly what Amy Wu Martin was looking for. Last year, Wu Martin, an investor at Menlo Ventures, was searching for a startup that used AI to address the lack of personalisation in online shopping. After being introduced to Jenny Wang and trying out a beta version of her personal styling app Alta —…
Example call graph of a simple Android app. Credit: Future Internet (2025). DOI: 10.3390/fi17050186 Researchers have discovered a modern solution to detect vault applications (apps) on smartphones, which could be a game-changer for law enforcement. The paper is published in the journal Future Internet. The analysis, led by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) and…
In contrast, Chinese internet giants generally adopt a “traffic-driven, closed-loop ecosystem” strategy. ByteDance, for instance, uses short video platforms as the entry point and expands horizontally into areas such as e-commerce (TikTok Shop) and office applications (Feishu/Lark). Tencent builds vertically on its WeChat social network by integrating gaming, payments and enterprise services. Meanwhile, Alibaba revolves…
Aviloo enhances battery diagnostics for used EV market clarity Austrian-based battery diagnostics specialist Aviloo has updated its plug-in vehicle battery diagnostics technology to help dealers independently test the condition of used plug-in vehicles. From 23 June, Aviloo’s improved certificate will be available at no extra cost to existing FLASH Test users, including dealers, leasing firms, fleets…