Apple Inc's Chinese supplier Luxshare Precision Industry is producing three models of iPhone 15 series this year, and the business has doubled in a year, Luxshare's chairwoman said on Thursday.[link]

The family of a US man who drowned after driving off a collapsed bridge are claiming that he died because Google failed to update its maps.Philip Paxson's family are suing the company over his death, alleging that Google negligently failed to show the bridge had fallen nine years earlier.[link]

 A Huawei Technologies unit is shipping new Chinese-made chips for surveillance cameras in a fresh sign the Chinese tech giant is finding ways around four years of U.S. export controls, two sources briefed on the unit's efforts said.[link]

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Wednesday unveiled a slate of new and refreshed devices and updated its Alexa voice assistant with generative artificial intelligence to attract users to the unprofitable product as competition grows from chatbots like Google's Bard.[link]

A new Intel (INTC.O) chip due in December will be able to run a generative artificial intelligence chatbot on a laptop rather than having to tap into cloud data centers for computing power, the company said on Tuesday.[link]

The collaboration will focus on key areas, including ICT policy and regulation, joint research, inclusive infrastructure, digital capacity-building, girls and youth empowerment, and digital practice-sharing.[link]

According to a recent study by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the future of work, generative AI is poised to bring about significant changes by enhancing creativity and automating routine jobs. The white paper suggests that Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to greatly benefit professions that require critical thinking, complex problem-solving, and creativity, such as engineering, mathematics, and scientific analysis.[link]

Traffic cameras equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) could be introduced in Lincolnshire as a way of reducing fatal crashes.[link]

Investors snapped up shares of UK chip designer Arm Holdings as it returned to the stock market, sending its market value to more than $60bn (￡48.3bn).The shares ended trade on Thursday worth more than $63 each, after rising by almost 25 from the $51 apiece that Arm received from the sale.[link]

A group of senior U.S. House Republicans on Thursday urged the Biden administration to crack down on Huawei [RIC:RIC:HWT.UL] and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC)after reports suggested Huawei has developed an advanced smartphone capable of supporting 5G.[link]

Shares in SoftBank's Arm Holdings (ARM.O) soared almost 25 above their Nasdaq debut price on Thursday, rekindling investor hopes for a turnaround in the moribund market for initial public offerings (IPO).[link]

 After months of testing, Adobe on Wednesday opened up access to a range of generative artificial intelligence features across its software, with plans to raise prices but also to pay the contributors whose work helps make the features possible.[link]

 The White House said on Wednesday it is watching apparent bans on some Chinese government official use of Apple's iPhones with "concern," adding it appeared to be aggressive and inappropriate retaliation.[link]

Apple launched a new series of iPhones that included a new titanium shell, a faster chip and improved video game playing abilities.[link]

Nvidia's (NVDA.O) supremacy in building computer chips for artificial intelligence has chilled venture funding for would-be rivals, investors said, with the number of U.S. deals this quarter falling 80 from a year ago.[link]

Qualcomm (QCOM.O) said on Monday it had signed a deal with Apple (AAPL.O) to supply 5G chips until at least 2026, at a time when the iPhone maker faces increased challenges in China and looks to reinforce its supply chains elsewhere.[link]

Social media firms must remove animal cruelty content from their platforms or face fines of up to ￡18m.The latest change to the Online Safety Bill comes following a BBC Eye investigation.[link]

Shares in Apple have fallen for a second day in a row after reports that Chinese government workers have been banned from using iPhones.The firm's stock market valuation has fallen by more than 6, or almost $200bn (￡160bn), in the past two days.China is the technology giant's third-largest market, accounting for 18 of its total revenue last year.[link]

TikTok has opened its first European data centre to alleviate fears over Chinese state surveillance.[link]

Infertility affects 7 of the male population. Now artificial intelligence (AI) may be about to help solve the problem.[link]