India has kicked off a pilot to let consumers shop and pay directly through AI chatbots, with OpenAI’s ChatGPT leading the rollout and integrations with Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude in development, as the South Asian nation becomes the next major market for global AI companies.
On Thursday, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the federal body behind the…
Google on Thursday launched a comprehensive AI platform for businesses called Gemini Enterprise, the latest effort by the Alphabet-owned company to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI in the fast-growing market for workplace AI tools.
As part of the launch, Google announced…
OpenAI is rapidly expanding its affordable ChatGPT Go plan, which costs under $5, to 16 new countries across Asia. The subscription tier is now available in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the…
The 'Oscars of photography': Winners of 40th AOP Awards reveal the very best of modern photography
October 10, 2025
The 40th AOP Photography Award winners have been announced, marking four decades of recognising the very best in photography.
This year’s ceremony, held in London on 9 October 2025, showcased a diverse mix of still and moving imagery, highlighting both technical talent and creative storytelling across commissioned, personal, and emerging work.
In a modern world where AI-generated images are…
"I was injured twice, kidnapped, and tortured." Conflict photographer Jonathan Alpeyrie discusses his approach to capturing life in warzones
October 10, 2025
Veteran photojournalist Jonathan Alpeyrie has spent over two decades documenting conflict zones around the world, from Syria and Ukraine to Gaza and the international drug trade. He has been wounded twice, kidnapped, and tortured, and continues to put himself on the…
Nissan reveals new lower-priced LEAF B5 in Japan
October 10, 2025
The new Nissan LEAF is among the most affordable electric vehicles in the US, with a starting price under $30,000. Overseas, it’s a different story. To keep pace with BYD, Hyundai, and others, Nissan revealed a new, lower-priced LEAF B5 model in Japan.
Meet the new Nissan…
Toyota is doubling down on the “holy grail” of EV tech — all-solid-state batteries. Its first EV could arrive as soon as 2027, promising longer driving range, faster charging times, and more.
Toyota to launch its first all-solid-state battery EV in 2027
After announcing a new partnership with Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. to mass produce cathode materials for the new battery tech on Wednesday…
A recent tragic incident in Portland, Oregon, one of countless similar occurrences, is putting a spotlight on a less-discussed but very real threat to micromobility riders: the condition of our roads.
Earlier this month, a Portland husband and father tragically lost his…
The U.S. Air Force plans to create independent squadrons for its future fleet of collaborative combat aircraft instead of adding the drone wingmen to already-existing squadrons of manned fighters.
Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the nominee to be the service’s next chief of staff…
PARIS — India agreed to buy multi-role missiles manufactured by Thales in the United Kingdom in a deal worth £350 million ($468 million), the U.K. government said on Thursday.
The deal to deliver the Lightweight Multirole Missile to the Indian Army was signed during U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s two-day visit to Mumbai, paving the way for a broader partnership in complex weapons that the…
