Moravec‘s Paradox

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. — Reuters The United Nations has set up a new advisory body on artificial intelligence (AI), aiming to help countries navigate both the…

The sale of Osaka’s Sharp Sakai LCD factory for a data centre conversion led first-half deals (Image: Sharp) Asia Pacific added nearly 2.3 gigawatts to its data centre pipeline in the first half of 2025 as more operators sought to build facilities equipped to handle artificial intelligence workloads, according to…

According to CCTV Finance, sales of humanoid robots in China are expected to surpass 10,000 units in 2025, marking a 125% year-over-year increase and signaling the industry’s entry into its first year of large-scale commercial adoption. Humanoid robots are moving beyond laboratories into real-world applications, with early deployments in parcel…

After nearly two decades of smartphone dominance in mobile internet, mixed reality (MR) headsets are emerging as the next generation of personal devices. Smartphones still ship over 1.2 billion units annually and remain the most widely adopted digital interface. Yet, MR headsets are gaining traction. According to IDC, global shipments…

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA - FEBRUARY 2: Official groundhog handler Bill Deeley holds Punxsutawney Phil on February 2, 2006 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Every February 2, people gather at Gobbler's Knob, a wooded knoll just outside of Punxsutawney to watch Punxsutawney Phil look for his shadow. If he sees his shadow, it means…

Home World News Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers Sixteen workers were on the bridge in northwest China's Qinghai province when a steel cable snapped about 3 a.m. Friday during a tensioning operation, Xinhua said. Boats, a helicopter and robots were being used in the search for…

Friday 22 August 2025 6:56 pm  |   Updated:  Friday 22 August 2025 6:57 pm OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman emphasised the Stargate project’s significance, stating: “AI can only fulfil its promise if we build the compute to power it. That compute is the key to ensuring everyone can benefit from…

As companies struggle to integrate disconnected AI tools, agent-based SDLC is unlocking productivity gains in industrial environments. The maxim “English is the new programming language” has become a reality in enterprise software. With the rise of natural language processing and artificial intelligence (AI) copilots, what the industry has always known…

Director of Broadcasting Angelina Kwan said on Thursday that students taking part in RTHK’s Solar Project gained a better understanding of the country during their visit to Hangzhou in which they explored the potential of artificial intelligence. About 100 students from 45 schools attended the project’s closing ceremony, taking to…

Image credit: Capcom I loaded up a recent Pragmata demo in blissful ignorance – or, at the very least, regular ignorance – of the depth of feeling surrounding its central hacking system. The need to shut down robotic baddies’ defences before giving them the ol’ semi-auto handshake is, it seems,…