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28 May 2026

Xiaomi 17T Series brings Leica 5x telephoto zoom and massive batteries to Android phones

Xiaomi has unveiled its 17T Series smartphones, both featuring Leica-engineered cameras with 5x telephoto capabilities and 120x AI zoom—a first for the T lineup. The Xiaomi 17T Pro packs a 7000mAh battery, claimed to be the largest in an international Xiaomi flagship, while the standard model includes 6500mAh. Both devices support fast-charging and run Android 16 with Google Gemini integration.

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Intel Arc G-Series chips target gaming handhelds with XeSS 3 AI upscaling and ray tracing power

Intel unveiled Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme processors at Computex 2026, bringing XeSS 3 AI upscaling and real-time ray tracing to gaming handhelds. The chips will appear in devices from Acer, MSI, and OneXPlayer starting June 2026. Built on Panther Lake architecture with Arc B390 GPUs, the processors promise improved power efficiency and performance that could challenge AMD's long-standing dominance in the handheld gaming market.

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Tesla's AI trainers who build Full Self-Driving won't trust it to drive them, Reuters finds

A Reuters investigation exposes serious flaws in Tesla's Full Self-Driving safety claims. Seven of nine AI trainers who build the system say they wouldn't ride in it. The report reveals Tesla inflated FSD safety statistics by a factor of three through misleading comparisons, while internal footage shows the technology routinely speeding and failing at basic driving tasks.

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Major firms halt AI rollouts as hidden data surfaces, exposing critical governance gaps

Companies like Fidelity and EY temporarily stopped AI implementations after decades-old data surfaced through AI prompts, revealing massive governance gaps. The incidents highlight how AI's powerful search capabilities can expose forgotten information faster than organizations can secure it, forcing executives to rebuild data ownership structures from scratch.

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Google launches AI Threat Defence to challenge OpenAI and Anthropic in cybersecurity race

Google has unveiled AI Threat Defence, a new cybersecurity platform that scans systems and codebases to detect and fix vulnerabilities in real time. The launch puts Google in direct competition with OpenAI's Daybreak and Anthropic's Mythos as AI-powered security tools gain traction among enterprises facing increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff declares AI agents will redefine enterprise software, not end it

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff envisions a future where AI agents work alongside humans, handling customer service, lead qualification, and workflows autonomously. The company's Agentforce platform has already grown into an $800 million business, processing 28.6 trillion AI tokens last quarter. Benioff predicts that within two years, more AI agents will use Slack than people, signaling a shift from traditional SaaS to what he calls the Agentic Enterprise era.

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Qualcomm promises $300 Windows laptops with new Snapdragon C platform for budget buyers

Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon C platform, targeting budget laptops priced at $300 and up. The new chips use Kryo architecture instead of premium Oryon cores, bringing Windows on Arm to entry-level devices. Acer, HP, and Lenovo will launch systems this year, with the Acer Aspire Go 15 featuring 8GB RAM and 512GB storage.

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Japanese robotics developers face Chinese rivals at Humanoids Summit Tokyo as competition heats up

The Humanoids Summit Tokyo showcased the shifting landscape of humanoid robotics, with Chinese robotics companies like Booster Robotics and LimX Dynamics demonstrating cost-effective solutions that challenge Japan's legacy in the field. Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro's robot clone offered a philosophical take: robots will coexist with people as mirrors of humanity, even as experts warn Japan risks falling behind in commercializing innovations.

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IBM and Red Hat bet $5 billion and 20,000 engineers on Project Lightwell to fix open-source security

IBM and Red Hat unveiled Project Lightwell, committing $5 billion and 20,000 engineers to create an AI-powered clearinghouse for open-source security. The initiative addresses the surge in vulnerabilities discovered by AI tools, with early adopters including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Visa. The subscription-based service launches commercially within 30 days.

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TCS becomes first Global Systems Integrator for Mistral Forge to build custom AI models

Tata Consultancy Services has partnered with French AI startup Mistral to co-build custom AI models for enterprises. TCS becomes the first Global Systems Integrator partner for Mistral Forge, focusing on banking, manufacturing, healthcare, and public sectors where organizations need greater control and regulatory compliance in AI deployments.

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Mistral AI secures Airbus and BMW partnerships for physics-aware industrial engineering platform

French AI startup Mistral AI launched its industrial engineering platform at its first Paris conference, securing partnerships with Airbus, BMW, and EDF. The physics-aware AI stack targets aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors, positioning European AI as an alternative to US tech giants in heavy industry applications.

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Oura Ring 5 debuts as world's smallest smart ring with AI health coach and preventive monitoring

Finnish health tech company Oura unveils the Ring 5, a smart ring that's 40% smaller than its predecessor while adding AI-powered health insights through Oura Advisor. The $399 device introduces Health Radar for proactive monitoring of blood pressure and breathing patterns, marking a shift from passive tracking to preventive health management.

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MediaTek unveils edge-to-cloud AI innovations for Agentic AI era at COMPUTEX 2026

MediaTek is set to showcase its comprehensive edge-to-cloud AI technologies at COMPUTEX 2026 under the theme "AI Without Limits." The lineup includes NVIDIA DGX Spark built on the GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip with 1-PetaFLOP GPU, the Dimensity AX C-X1 flagship smart cockpit platform for automotive AI integration, and advanced data center solutions featuring Co-Packaged Optics reaching 400Gbps per fiber. The showcase demonstrates MediaTek's push for ubiquitous AI adoption across devices, vehicles, and cloud infrastructure.

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Salesforce Headless 360 processes 4.5 million MCP calls as customers access data through AI tools

Salesforce's Headless 360 has processed 4.5 million MCP calls and nearly a trillion API calls since launching in April. The platform allows customers to access Salesforce data through Claude, ChatGPT, Slack, and other AI tools without the traditional user interface. Anthropic's Sales Cloud usage increased fivefold as employees started accessing it through Claude Cowork and Slack, though some confusion emerged about whether the offering eliminates Salesforce's UI entirely.

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Trust and Identity Gaps Threaten Agentic Commerce as AI Agents Face Infrastructure Barriers

Consumer appetite for AI shopping agents is outpacing merchant readiness, with nearly one in three willing to trust agents with purchases up to $500. But the infrastructure to verify identity, track authorization, and resolve disputes for machine-initiated transactions doesn't exist yet, threatening billions in lost revenue and exposing critical weaknesses in the payments landscape.

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