Tesla plans six-seat Model Y, production slated for 2025 in China, sources say
SHANGHAI - Tesla plans to produce a six-seat variant of its Model Y car in China from late 2025, two people with direct knowledge of the...
EXPLAINER | What is the issue with Cathay Pacific’s A350 Rolls-Royce engines?
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday it was inspecting all 48 of its Airbus A350 widebody jets after the in-flight failure of a component in...
Apple set for music, TV streaming fight in India after Airtel deal
NEW DELHI - Apple's partnership with India's second-biggest telecoms firm will give the iPhone maker a sorely needed boost in a content market where it lags...
Sydney’s $15 billion new train line is modern, fast and big on TikTok
SYDNEY - Australia's largest public transport project has achieved something few urban planners expect: social media fame.
The A$21.6 billion ($15 billion) Sydney Metro line along a...
Elon Musk’s X braces for shutdown in Brazil as spat with judge intensifies
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO - Social media giant X said on Thursday it expects Brazil's top court to order it to shut down, as a pitched legal battle plays out over compliance...
PHL AI guardrails must be in line with regional standards, focused on data
SINGAPORE — The Philippines should draw up governance and ethics guidelines or guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) that are aligned with those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and prioritize data privacy amid a booming digital economy, industry experts said.
Shifting towards smarter search technology on websites
By Genie Yuan
VECTOR search understands the context and meaning behind queries, allowing it to retrieve more relevant results for users’ vague searches.
This growth reflects the growing...
Xiaomi launches new smart TVs in the Philippines
TECHNOLOGY brand Xiaomi has launched its Xiaomi Smart TV 2025 models in the Philippines, it said on Wednesday.
The company’s new smart television models are...
Chinese entities turn to Amazon cloud and its rivals to access high-end US chips,...
BEIJING/SINGAPORE/NEW YORK - State-linked Chinese entities are using cloud services provided by Amazon or its rivals to access advanced US chips and artificial intelligence capabilities that...
China trials cargo drone with biggest payload capacity yet
BEIJING - Chinese aviation logged a new milestone with a test flight of an unmanned civilian drone capable of carrying up to 3.2 metric tons of...
Germany seizes almost 250,000 euros in cash in crypto ATM sting
BERLIN - German authorities have seized almost 250,000 euros ($279,000) in cash in a nationwide operation targeting cryptocurrency ATMs, the country's financial regulator BaFin said in...
Chinese EV maker BYD eyes state incentives for Mexico plant
MEXICO CITY - Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has narrowed its list of finalists for the location of a manufacturing plant in Mexico down to three states...