Industrial Technology
Xiaomi 18 Pro Max opens Singapore pre-registration with a S$300 coupon *updated*
If true, that would be the first time Xiaomi brings its rear-display phone model to Singapore.
Hoyoverse’s Petit Planet launches on 4 December, with a Switch 2 version coming in 2027
The free-to-play life simulation game arrives first on PC and mobile, where players can build a planet, meet its residents and explore the Starsea.
China’s ‘Lipstick King’ hawks tokens as AI gets mass-market Singles’ Day push
China’s “Lipstick King” has traded make-up swatches for artificial intelligence. Top live-streamer Li Jiaqi on Monday evening teamed up with an executive from Alibaba Group Holding to pitch AI subscriptions, selling nearly 100,000 monthly packages in just 30 minutes, according to data provided by the e-commerce giant. The broadcast on Taobao and Tmall – Alibaba’s largest domestic online marketplace – marked the first time generative AI products have taken centre stage during the annual Singles’...
Apple could launch up to three new iPads in the first half of 2027
Readers looking to get a new tablet could be spoilt for choice next year.
Garmin’s new fenix 9 and 9 Pro command a high price fit for premium smartwatches
But surprisingly, they’re cheaper than their predecessors at launch.
Venture builder NeoSci Ventures raises S$70 million for inaugural biotech fund
The plan is to back up to 12 biotech companies, combining investment with hands-on support
‘Lies and forgeries’: Forbes 30 under 30 star jailed over $10 million fraud
Gökçe Güven has joined an infamous club, following in the footsteps of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes.
Inside the 24-7 ‘robogym’ where machines train to be more like humans
At a facility near Munich Airport, as many as 100 humanoids and other robots are on a mission.
Anthropic’s quarterly loss shrinks, revenue jumps ahead of blockbuster IPO
Revenue is up more than 40% from Q2, at almost US$17 billion
China’s EDA champion buys start-up to address weak link, support Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law
Empyrean Technology, China’s top provider of electronic design automation (EDA) tools, plans to acquire a majority stake in a domestic start-up, reinforcing Beijing’s drive for tech self-sufficiency and bolstering support for Huawei Technologies’ semiconductor ambitions. The Beijing-based firm said in a Shenzhen Stock Exchange filing on Sunday that it would acquire a 50.38 per cent stake in Easy-Logic Technology for 218.8 million yuan (US$33 million). Once completed, the start-up would be...