A widespread technical failure affecting Baidu's autonomous taxi fleet brought parts of Wuhan, China, to a standstill this week — stranding passengers inside stationary driverless vehicles and triggering traffic collisions on major roads. The incident has reignited a serious conversation about the safety and reliability of self-driving technology at scale.
Google is reportedly helping build a $5 billion Texas data center for Anthropic, and that tells you a lot about where AI is headed right now: bigger models, heavier infrastructure, and far more money flowing into the companies that can keep the lights on. The project is said to be part of Anthropic’s broader partnership
Meta’s TRIBE v2 is a new AI model that tries to predict how the human brain reacts to media. It looks at images, sounds, and speech, then estimates which parts of the brain will respond and how strongly. That makes it more than a clever tech demo. It could become a practical tool for neuroscience
Sony is raising the PS5 price again, and the change will affect players in several major markets starting April 2, 2026. The standard PS5 will move to $649.99 in the United States, the Digital Edition will cost $599.99, and the PS5 Pro will rise to $899.99. The PlayStation Portal is also getting a price bump.
Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro, ending a 20-year chapter for one of its most famous desktop computers and leaving the Mac Studio as the main high-end option for most professional users. The move was confirmed after the Mac Pro disappeared from Apple’s website, and reports say Apple does not plan to bring out another
Ultrahuman is trying to get back on its feet in the U.S. smart ring market, and the Ring Pro is the company’s new weapon. The move comes after U.S. Customs and Border Protection cleared the device, letting the Bengaluru startup reenter a market where Oura has grown much stronger during Ultrahuman’s absence.
UiPath and Microsoft have joined forces to bring security automation closer to the business workflows that companies already use every day. The new capability is built to help enterprises detect threats, enrich alerts with context, and speed up response without slowing down operations. In simple terms, it is meant to make security feel less like
The FCC has moved to stop new foreign-made consumer routers from entering the U.S. market, saying they create unacceptable national security and cybersecurity risks. In simple terms, the government is treating home routers as a critical part of digital infrastructure, not just another box that sits near your modem.
M-PESA Ethiopia has taken another big step in its growth story by partnering with the Amhara National Regional State Revenue Bureau to support digital tax payments. In simple terms, taxpayers in Amhara can now use M-PESA on their phones to pay taxes more easily, without depending so much on in-person visits to revenue offices. It
Safaricom is rolling out a new M-Pesa privacy update that hides part of a sender’s phone number in transaction messages, starting on March 24, 2026. The idea is simple: give customers more privacy while still keeping payments easy to verify. In practice, recipients will still see the sender’s name and transaction details, but the full