Scientists may have got human evolution WRONG: 3-million-year-old fossil reveals our ancient family tree is far more complicated than we thought

India ranked an 'AI Rising Contender' by BCG, built on talent rather than compute

The Tamil Nadu government has ordered an internal audit of library collections across the state.

FINTECH-CRYPTO-CRYPTO-CYBERSECURITY:Analysis-Binance hack reveals crypto's uphill battle against hackers

KAZAKHSTAN-CYBER/AI (PIX):Kazakhstan-linked hackers used AI to steal Tajik government documents, researchers say

Google has rolled out its November 2026 Pixel Drop, bringing Gemini Intelligence, improved Gboard voice typing, AI-powered custom widgets and Hindi conversation summaries to eligible Pixel devices. 

Portuguese authorities strongly advised organisers of the Web Summit to cancel events this Wednesday because of risks of tidal flooding and severe disruption to public transport. Storm Charles is expected to be at its most dangerous on Wednesday afternoon, with winds reaching up to 120 km/h and potentially very dangerous wind gusts as well.

Alibaba Group Holding’s planned Hong Kong listing of its semiconductor design arm, T-Head, is poised to reshape China’s artificial intelligence hardware arena while unlocking billions of dollars in trapped valuation for the tech titan, according to analysts. The proposed spin-off serves as a test of whether the sum of Alibaba’s parts is worth significantly more than its current market valuation. Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed shares slipped about 1 per cent to HK$100.60 on Wednesday, the day...

Letters filled with anthrax spores exposed flaws in the United States’ biosecurity systems. Experts say many of those issues still exist.

UN chief issues warning about raging climate crisis at COP31 summitUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres just took centre stage at the COP31 summit in Turkey, alongside world leaders this Wednesday and his warning comes as a ticking timebomb.In his exact words the world is heading on ‘a path to...

Hong Kong is expanding clinical trials of histotripsy, a non-invasive treatment that uses focused ultrasound to destroy tumours, as the city seeks to establish a role in developing the technology for kidney cancer. The CUHK Medical Centre, Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong and Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital would begin trials involving 30 patients targeting kidney cancer, the Li Ka Shing Foundation said on Wednesday. The trials mark the latest development in Hong Kong business tycoon Li Ka-shing’s...

Alibaba has applied to list chip-design unit T-Head in Hong Kong, as the Chinese tech giant braves a cooling initial public offering (IPO) market to raise funds for artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions. The Hong Kong stock exchange has approved the proposed separation and a confidential listing application was filed in September, Alibaba said in a statement on Tuesday. T-Head, which provides full-stack data centre chips, will remain a unit of the company. Alibaba also owns the South China...

Regional uncertainty and the push for profitable growth top the commercial agenda for hotels in the Middle East and Africa, say industry leaders ahead of the HSMAI Commercial Strategy Conference MEA 2026, taking place at Conrad Dubai on17-18 November. How guests use AI to choose hotels, how to grow revenue when demand is uncertain and how to get teams using new tools are among the pressing topics at the HSMAI Commercial Strategy Conference MEA 2026 (CSC MEA 2026), held under the theme “Resilience. Agility. Results. The spirit that defines MEA”.