Tech

New year, old warnings: what can films set in 2026 teach us?

From Doom and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes to Metropolis, Hollywood hasn’t predicted the most stable of years ahead

Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’

Lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this week as xAI says it is working to improve systems

Baidu’s semiconductor unit Kunlunxin files for Hong Kong listing amid AI chip boom in China

Baidu has announced plans to spin off its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary, Kunlunxin, and list the new firm on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

China’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is building robots and fortune-telling AI apps at the same time

Hangzhou’s AI ecosystem now spans everything from cutting-edge robotics to experimental apps built by solo founders.

China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s top EV seller for the first time

The milestone caps an extraordinary rise for BYD, a company Tesla's Elon Musk once dismissed by laughing at their products.

SpaceX stock debut is the big market event of 2026. Why Musk's venture could be biggest IPO ever

Investors have already thrown their weight behind the company ahead of its planned IPO.