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Feng is among a small cohort of savvy early adopters making serious cash from China’s OpenClaw craze. As users with little technical background want in, a cottage industry of installation services and preconfigured hardware has sprung up. The rise of these tinkerers shows just how eager the general public in China is to adopt cutting-edge AI—despite huge security risks. Read the full story.  —Caiwei Chen  Brutal times for the US battery industry  Another battery business has fallen: 24M Technologies, once worth over $1 billion, is reportedly shutting down.  Just a few years ago, the industry was hot, hot, hot. Countless companies were popping up, with shiny new chemistries and huge…

To address the growing demand for digitalization and intelligence across Africa, both parties will leverage AI as the core driving force to upgrade network planning, deployment, and operations capabilities. During MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei  and MTN Group  signed a 2026 Strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two parties will deepen cooperation around AI-driven intelligent network evolution, digital inclusion, home broadband development, data monetization, digital infrastructure, and ESG initiatives. With Autonomous Networks (AN) L4 as a shared evolution target, the partnership aims to accelerate Africa’s digital and intelligent transformation into a new phase. The MoU signing ceremony, referenced as 260305-10, formalized…

Sonos Play offers big sound and all-day battery HomeGift Ideas $200–$400Sonos Play Portable Speaker Gadget Flow Editors It plays big sound, wherever you go.Editor’s QuoteSonos Play Portable SpeakerSonos Play is a portable speaker for the home and outdoors. It packs big stereo sound, deep bass, and a carry-friendly shape for everyday listening.Big stereo sound: Two angled tweeters and a midwoofer deliver clear vocals and wider separation, so music stays full even outside.24-hour battery life: A 35Wh battery plays up to a full day, and you can swap the battery later to extend the speaker’s life.WiFi plus Bluetooth 5.3: Use WiFi…

Summarize This Article:ChatGPTPerplexityGrokGoogle AIAfter releasing One UI 8.5 Beta 7 for the Galaxy S25 series earlier today, Samsung has now expanded the One UI 8.5 Beta program to the Galaxy Z Fold 7. The first One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is now live in Korea and India, and it may expand to other regions soon.This is the second Samsung device to receive the One UI 8.5 Beta. As rumored, a few other Galaxy devices may also join the beta program soon. However, the beta is expected to be limited to only a small number of…

Siemens to Help Build AI-Ready Scientific Infrastructure as Part of DOE’s Genesis Mission WASHINGTON, March 11, 2026 — Siemens today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support the Genesis Mission, a federal initiative to modernize America’s scientific infrastructure and strengthen the translation of research into real-world deployment through advanced AI, computing, and interoperable digital systems. The Genesis Mission seeks to accelerate discovery, strengthen lab-to-industry translation, and reinforce technological leadership across critical domains. As a global industrial technology leader, Siemens brings decades of experience in digital engineering, high-fidelity simulation,…

In the optical transmission domain, Huawei has released Next Generation OTN products for OTN backbone, OTN optical layer, and OTN metro networks, helping operators build Agentic UBB networks. At the Huawei  product and solution launch event during MWC Barcelona 2026, Bob Chen, President of Huawei Optical Business Product Line, unveiled Next Generation Optical Network products and solutions to foster synergy between AI and networks, accelerating the evolution toward AI-centric All-Optical Network. Upgrading optical networks for the AI era is the right move. The ITU-T has officially released the ION-2030 vision, defining key capabilities, application scenarios, and standardization roadmap for next-generation…

In 2025, the tablet market in India contracted by 21.7% compared to 2024, managing 4.4 million shipments, and the only brands growing were Lenovo and Xiaomi, according to a new report by IDC. Samsung took the crown with 37.2% of the pie in 2025 and 1.6 million shipments, followed by Lenovo with 666,000 shipments. Lenovo grew the most year-on-year at 28.9%. Third-place Xiaomi grew by 12.1% to reach a 12.8% market share with 576,000 shipments, and it was followed by Apple with 540,000 shipments and a 12% market share. Apple’s sales were down 14% year-on-year, though. Acer is fifth with…

There’s a new button in Google Maps: “Ask Maps.” Google started rolling out this new generative AI feature today, a conversational, in-app tool that combines data from Maps with a user experience similar to the company’s Gemini chatbot. It’s designed to answer questions about locations and schedule routes in the navigation app.This is part of Google’s overall strategy of adding Gemini to all its products. (Like that Portlandia sketch where the duo visits a boutique and puts bird decals on everything in sight.) Earlier this week, Google added Gemini-powered tools to its Workspace suite, including Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.…

The company reported record gross revenues of EGP 5.6 billion, up 71% Year-over-Year (Y-o-Y), while net income reached EGP 764 million, up 81% from the prior year. Valu,  Egypt’s leading universal financial technology powerhouse, announced its first full-year results as a listed company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, underscoring the strength, scalability, and increasing diversification of its platform. The company reported record gross revenues of EGP 5.6 billion, up 71% Year-over-Year (Y-o-Y), while net income reached EGP 764 million, up 81% from the prior year. Gross merchandise value (GMV) expanded 50% Y-o-Y to EGP 24.5 billion, supported…

iQOO has officially announced its new Z-series smartphone in India. The iQOO Z11x 5G succeeds last year’s Z10x 5G and brings an upgraded chipset along with a larger battery and other improvements. The handset offers a 6.76-inch LCD panel that offers a Full-HD+ resolution, up to 1,200 nits in high brightness mode, and a refresh rate of 120Hz. It is powered by the octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Turbo chipset, which can be configured with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. As for the cameras, the iQOO Z11x features a dual-rear camera setup…