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New details about the true successor to Huawei’s Mate XT Ultimate Edition tri-fold smartphone have surfaced online. The device is said to be called the Mate XT2 and is expected to bring several upgrades over the Mate XT from 2024, as well as the more recently launched Mate XTs. According to a tipster on Weibo, Huawei is expected to unveil the Mate XT2 in October this year alongside the Mate 90 series. The device is said to be powered by the Kirin 9050 Pro chipset. For context, the Mate XTs featured the Kirin 9020, while the original Mate XT was…

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 China has blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup ManusRegulators cited national security grounds. (WSJ $)+ Beijing called the deal a “conspiratorial” attempt to hollow out its tech base. (FT $)+ The country is tightening its grip on AI firms that try to leave. (TechCrunch)+ The decision escalates China’s AI rivalry with the US. (Bloomberg $)+ But there will be no winners in their competition. (MIT Technology Review)2 Google is investing up to $40 billion in AnthropicIn a deal valuing the AI firm…

Through this achievement, Omniconn reinforces its commitment to responsible AI adoption while contributing to the development of a smart, secure, and sustainable digital ecosystem that supports the UAE’s economic future. Omniconn,  a UAE-based pioneer of AI-powered IoT solutions, has become the first company in the GCC to achieve UL 3115 certification, a new international standard introduced by UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science. The certification recognizes the safe, secure, and ethical deployment of artificial intelligence in safety-critical environments. The certification was awarded following an evaluation of Omniconn’s Platform 4.0, a centralized solution that integrates IoT devices, building…

Summarize This Article:ChatGPTPerplexityGrokGoogle AIGoogle’s Pixel lineup of devices is one of the best when it comes to the UI. You have a simple yet clean stock Android UI that is perfect, without any additional fluff or frills. But what if you own a Samsung smartphone and want to make it feel like you are enjoying the Pixel UI experience? It’s quite easy to replicate it.The beauty of Android lies in the customization aspect – a feature that a lot of users take for granted. Pairing customization with the numerous apps that can be used to give your Android smartphone the…

The collaboration expands FrontierZero’s regional footprint and addresses the growing demand for continuous visibility, identity intelligence, and third-party risk protection across the Middle East and Africa. AmiViz,  the Middle East’s leading cybersecurity and AI-focused value-added distributor, has announced a strategic distribution partnership with FrontierZero,  the SaaS security platform helping organizations secure their SaaS and AI ecosystems. The collaboration expands FrontierZero’s regional footprint and addresses the growing demand for continuous visibility, identity intelligence, and third-party risk protection across the Middle East and Africa. Across the region, organizations are rapidly embracing SaaS and AI-driven tools, often purchased directly by business units without…

The Xiaomi 17T could debut as early as next month, according to a recent rumor. While several details about the device have already surfaced in recent weeks, it has now appeared on the Geekbench benchmarking platform. A Xiaomi phone with the model number 2602DPT53G, which is said to be the Xiaomi 17T, has been listed on the Geekbench AI website. Xiaomi 15T According to the listing, the phone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 chipset, in line with an earlier leak. It is shown running Android 16 and equipped with 12GB of RAM. In Geekbench AI tests, the device…

This renewed agreement reflects the Bank’s ongoing efforts to enhance service quality, improve digital accessibility, and respond proactively to the evolving expectations of customers across all segments. As part of its continued commitment to placing customers at the heart of its operations and delivering banking solutions designed to be secure, convenient, and innovative, Gulf Bank  has announced the renewal of its long-term strategic collaboration with Mastercard.  This renewed agreement reflects the Bank’s ongoing efforts to enhance service quality, improve digital accessibility, and respond proactively to the evolving expectations of customers across all segments. The renewal reinforces Gulf Bank’s customer-first strategy,…

vivo is reportedly working on the successor to its X300 series, with a launch expected later this year. A new leak has now revealed more details about the upcoming X500 lineup. According to a tipster, the vivo X500 series could include a Pro Max variant this time. The lineup is said to feature models with 6.4-inch and 6.9-inch display sizes. vivo X300 Pro The Pro Max model is tipped to sport a 50MP primary camera using a LOFIC sensor, alongside a 200MP periscope telephoto camera. It is also expected to include a multispectral sensor. A separate leak from last week…

Websites for some of the world’s most prestigious universities are serving explicit porn and malicious content after scammers exploited the shoddy record-keeping of the site administrators, a researcher found recently. The sites included berkeley.edu, columbia.edu, and washu.edu, the official domains for the University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, and Washington University in St. Louis. Subdomains such as hXXps://causal.stat.berkeley.edu/ymy/video/xxx-porn-girl-and-boy-ej5210.html, hXXps://conversion-dev.svc.cul.columbia[.]edu/brazzers-gym-porn, and hXXps://provost.washu.edu/app/uploads/formidable/6/dmkcsex-10.pdf. All deliver explicit pornography and, in at least one case, a scam site falsely claiming a visitor’s computer is infected and advising the visitor to pay a fee for the non-existent malware to be removed. In all, researcher Alex…

The Samsung Galaxy S26 series started off with strong pre-orders in late March and held its prices for a while, but now the flagship trio has settled at a new normal. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is by far the most popular model of the three, in part due to having the unique Privacy Display, but also because of the inherent advantage of the Ultra model. Earlier this week, we published an S26 Ultra vs. S26+ comparison article. We have also compared the new Ultra with the S25 Ultra and pitted it against the iPhone 17 Pro Max. …