Chinese scientists find heat shrinks lithium-battery material, reversing aging

On April 16, researchers Liu Zhaoping and Qiu Bao, along with their team from the Power Lithium Battery Engineering Laboratory at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, published a groundbreaking study titled “Negative-thermal expansion and oxygen-redox electrochemistry” in the prestigious scientific journal Nature. The team discovered an unusual phenomenon […]

Apple Patches Two Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in iOS with Latest Update

Apple has released urgent updates across its devices to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that may have been actively exploited in targeted attacks on iOS users. The bugs were previously unknown to Apple and were being used to hack specific individuals. Though Apple hasn’t disclosed the number of affected users or the identity of the attackers, the company acknowledged that one […]

Apple Adds iPhone 6s and 2018 Mac mini to Vintage Products List

Yesterday, Apple updated its vintage products list, adding the 2018 Mac mini and the iPhone 6s to the roster. As these devices are now considered vintage, they will receive more limited service and repairs moving forward. The iPhone 6s, which initially launched in 2015, was sold until 2018 as a low-cost model, which is why it has only now been added to the vintage list. […]

OpenAI Launches GPT-4.1 Family with Advanced Coding Capabilities

On Monday, OpenAI launched a new family of models, the GPT-4.1 series, which includes GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano. These models are designed to excel in coding and instruction-following, featuring a 1-million-token context window, which allows them to process about 750,000 words in a single pass. However, the models are available only through OpenAI’s […]

Oppo Unveils Agentic AI Initiative at Google Cloud Next Conference 2025

Google recently hosted its three-day Google Cloud Next Conference 2025 in Las Vegas, where Oppo unveiled its Agentic AI Initiative and outlined its strategy to lead in AI-driven experiences through in-house innovation and collaboration with Google. At the event, Oppo also demonstrated AI Search, an advanced system-level AI tool powered by Google Cloud. This tool enables users […]

Apple Watch to Get a Taste of AI with watchOS 12, But It’s Not What You Think

Apple’s upcoming watchOS 12 update is set to introduce a new buzzword: “Powered by Apple Intelligence.” At least, that’s how the company is marketing it. According to Mark Gurman, the update will bring a collection of features branded with this AI-driven moniker, but the reality is a bit more complicated. Unlike the iPhone or iPad, the Apple Watch lacks the processing power to run advanced AI […]