Baidu robotaxi outage in Wuhan caused by ‘system failure’, police say

A driverless car by Apollo Go, Baidu’s robotaxi service, drives past another Apollo Go robotaxi parked on the side of a road, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China July 19, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS A “system failure” caused a robotaxi outage involving multiple vehicles operated by Baidu’s Apollo Go in central China’s Wuhan, local police ​said on … Read more

AI helps solve Aamir Awan murder within 24 hours: Islamabad IGP

Talal Chaudhry terms killing ‘tragic incident’, says Naqvi has made key decisions to strengthen security in capital Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry and Inspector General Islamabad Police Syed Nasir Rizvi during press conderance. SCREENGRAB Islamabad police chief Syed Nasir Rizvi said on Tuesday that AI technology was used to crack the murder case of businessman … Read more

Big Tech’s $635b AI spending faces energy shock test, S&P Global says

Euphoria over AI ‌had ⁠carried global stock indexes beyond the highs of 2025, but has lost steam since A view of data center servers. PHOTO:PIXABAY Massive investments in artificial intelligence that underpinned record runs in equities face a major hurdle as the Middle East ​crisis clouds prospects for growth and energy costs, said Melissa ‌Otto, … Read more

Australia readies social media court action citing teen ban breaches

ESafety Commissioner probes Meta, Google, Snapchat, TikTok over suspected breaches of world-first ban The move comes as Meta, ByteDance’s TikTok and YouTube face hundreds of lawsuits filed on behalf of children and school districts about the addictive nature of social media. PHOTO: PEXELS Australia threatened on Tuesday to sue social media giants for allegedly flouting … Read more