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Apple’s 2026 Product Roadmap: New iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch Are Coming
Apple has already launched several new devices in 2026, but more are coming. Here’s everything Apple has released so far, along with the products still expected this year. The post Apple’s 2026 Product Roadmap: New iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch Are Coming appeared first on TechRepublic.
Scientists built the hardest AI test ever and the results are surprising
As AI systems began acing traditional tests, researchers realized those benchmarks were no longer tough enough. In response, nearly 1,000 experts created Humanity’s Last Exam, a massive 2,500-question challenge covering highly specialized topics across many fields. The exam was engineered so that any question solvable by current AI models was removed. Early results show even the most advanced systems still struggle — revealing a surprisingly large gap between AI performance and true expert-level knowledge.
Can AI help predict which heart-failure patients will worsen within a year?
Researchers at MIT, Mass General Brigham, and Harvard Medical School developed a deep-learning model to forecast a patient’s heart failure prognosis up to a year in advance.
Nuro Tests Zero-Shot Autonomous Vehicles in Tokyo
Nuro’s Tokyo rollout is an early test of whether autonomous driving software can adapt across markets with less location-specific tuning. The post Nuro Tests Zero-Shot Autonomous Vehicles in Tokyo appeared first on TechRepublic.
AI Chatbots Could Be Making Personal Expression Less Personal
A new study warns AI assistants may make writing, perspective, and reasoning more alike, raising concerns about originality and human diversity. The post AI Chatbots Could Be Making Personal Expression Less Personal appeared first on TechRepublic.
Anthropic’s Claude Now Connects Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint Workflows
Anthropic upgraded Claude’s Excel and PowerPoint add-ins with shared context, reusable Skills, and cross-app workflows for business users. The post Anthropic’s Claude Now Connects Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint Workflows appeared first on TechRepublic.
This AI Tool Builds Polished Presentations in Seconds
PowerPresent AI converts topics, prompts, and documents into polished, export-ready presentations in seconds. The post This AI Tool Builds Polished Presentations in Seconds appeared first on TechRepublic.
Elon Musk’s AI Power Plant Approved in Mississippi, Sparking Community Backlash
Mississippi regulators approved xAI’s Southaven power plant permit, despite resident backlash over pollution, public health, and community input. The post Elon Musk’s AI Power Plant Approved in Mississippi, Sparking Community Backlash appeared first on TechRepublic.
Meta’s New AI Chips Reveal a Faster, More Self-Reliant Hardware Strategy
Meta unveils four new AI chips as it expands its in-house hardware push, aiming for more control over AI costs, rollout speed, and infrastructure. The post Meta’s New AI Chips Reveal a Faster, More Self-Reliant Hardware Strategy appeared first on TechRepublic.
3 Questions: On the future of AI and the mathematical and physical sciences
Professor Jesse Thaler describes a vision for a two-way bridge between artificial intelligence and the mathematical and physical sciences — one that promises to advance both.
10 Android Trends That Will Define Smartphones in 2026
Android phones are evolving fast in 2026, with AI-native features, massive batteries, robot-inspired cameras, and creaseless foldables changing mobile tech. The post 10 Android Trends That Will Define Smartphones in 2026 appeared first on TechRepublic.
Salesforce Aims to End the ‘Frankenstein’ Contact Center With Agentforce
Salesforce launches Agentforce Contact Center to unify voice, AI, and CRM data on a single platform, aiming to eliminate fragmented customer support systems. The post Salesforce Aims to End the ‘Frankenstein’ Contact Center With Agentforce appeared first on TechRepublic.
‘Agents of Chaos’: New Study Shows AI Agents Can Leak Data, Be Easily Manipulated
As enterprise AI agent adoption accelerates, a new study exposes a governance gap that leaves most organizations unable to stop their own systems The post ‘Agents of Chaos’: New Study Shows AI Agents Can Leak Data, Be Easily Manipulated appeared first on TechRepublic.
Meta Buys AI Social Network Moltbook as Superintelligence Labs Expands
Meta is acquiring Moltbook, the AI-agent social network, as it ramps up 2026 spending on Llama, smart glasses, and AI infrastructure. The post Meta Buys AI Social Network Moltbook as Superintelligence Labs Expands appeared first on TechRepublic.
New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots
MIT computer science students design AI chatbots to help young users become more social, and socially confident.
Delivery Robots Hit Streets Backed by Niantic’s Pokémon GO-Era Mapping
Coco Robotics’ new Coco 2 delivery bot can leave the sidewalk for streets and bike lanes, using Niantic Spatial’s visual positioning tech to navigate dense city routes more precisely. The post Delivery Robots Hit Streets Backed by Niantic’s Pokémon GO-Era Mapping appeared first on TechRepublic.
Anthropic opens Sydney office to support growing AI demand in APAC
Anthropic is opening a Sydney office to support growing demand for Claude across APAC, with customers including Canva, Quantium and Commonwealth Bank. The post Anthropic opens Sydney office to support growing AI demand in APAC appeared first on TechRepublic.
Singapore and India Are Competing to Become APAC’s AI Hubs
Singapore and India are building competing AI ecosystems with subsidies, talent visas and compute infrastructure. Here’s what enterprise leaders need to know. The post Singapore and India Are Competing to Become APAC’s AI Hubs appeared first on TechRepublic.
A better method for planning complex visual tasks
A new hybrid system could help robots navigate in changing environments or increase the efficiency of multirobot assembly teams.
3 Questions: Building predictive models to characterize tumor progression
Assistant Professor Matthew Jones is working to decode molecular processes on the genetic, epigenetic, and microenvironment levels to anticipate how and when tumors evolve to resist treatment.
