Wednesday, 29 Jul, 2026

These are the Top 10 emerging technologies of 2026

The World Economic Forum’s annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies report showcases the hope technology offers amid global uncertainty. This year’s report, launched at the Forum’s “Summer Davos” event in Dalian, China, underlines that technology is at the heart of the unprecedented change the world is undergoing – but can also offer solutions to some of the most […]

UN report says policymakers are struggling to keep up with pace of AI development

Artificial intelligence development has been progressing at such a rapid pace that current governance systems are unable to keep up, the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence says in its preliminary report. The panel, consisting of members from around the world, will provide the information needed to stage the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance. […]

Google will now count all Android backup data toward your storage cap

all data in your Android backups will count toward the storage limit on your Google account. Under the company’s previous approach to backups, only media uploaded to Google Photos and photos or videos within MMS data were counted against that storage cap. This rule will apply right away to new Android users, while current users […]

China’s DeepSeek developing its own AI chip

July 7 (Reuters) – Chinese startup DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip, according to three people familiar with the matter, a ​push that could reduce its reliance on Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab and Huawei chips, which it has depended on to train and run its globally popular models. The chip is designed ‌for inference — […]

AI law startup Norm raises $120M, hits unicorn valuation

AI law startup Norm on Tuesday said it has raised $120 million in a Series C funding round led by Khosla Ventures, valuing the almost three-year-old startup at $1.2 billion.  Norm has built an AI-native law firm, called Norm Law, that uses the company’s own AI agents, employs human attorneys to supervise them, and offers legal services […]