SAN FRANCISCO: California start-up OpenAI has released a chatbot capable of answering a variety of questions, but its impressive performance has reopened the debate on the risks linked to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Mobile phones used to have battery capacities that lasted for days. But as smartphones took over on the evolutionary ladder, battery life has whittled down to a day’s use – sometimes even shorter.

PARIS: The new brand Zeekr, launched by the Chinese company Geely, is partnering with Waymo for its next generation of robotaxis.

China has “solved” the issue of youth video game addiction, a report co-written by the country’s top gaming industry body has said, a year after the government limited the number of hours young people could play a day.

NEW YORK: After another chaotic week of mass staff departures and policy reversals, Twitter’s future seems highly uncertain, with users — and everybody else — increasingly asking one question: What would a world without the so-called bird app even look like?.

SAN FRANCISCO: Whether you want to leave Twitter or simply have access to your private data, bear in mind that it's possible to easily download an archive of your data on the social network, containing the history of your tweets and all your personal information.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google has announced that it is making it possible for Maps users to see nearby establishments and services in AR on their smartphone screen when in the app. This new feature is being rolled out for half a dozen cities, including Los Angeles and Tokyo.

PARIS: Waymo’s autonomous cabs in San Francisco are now acting as mobile weather stations, capable of measuring the intensity of rain or fog.

Kuala Lumpur: Over the years it’s been runners who have had the most to say about the Apple Watch.

PARIS: Will future advertising campaigns promoting meat-free alternatives or soy milk be written by artificial intelligence?.