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A photo illustration taken in Beijing on March 11, 2025 shows a mobile phone displaying an introduction screen for the AI assistant tool Manus, released by Chinese startup Butterfly Effect. — AFP pic

What to know about Manus, China’s latest AI assistant

The TikTok logo is seen in this illustration taken January 8, 2025.  — Reuters pic

Parents can now set TikTok time limits for teens as app faces scrutiny over mental health, screen addiction

Criticism included those saying Manus stumbles on simple tasks such as booking a flight, or that they ran into error messages or endless loops. — Screengrab from YouTube/Monica AI

‘Mind-blowing’ or ‘disappointing’? China’s Manus AI divides tech world

Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says 'Tech Support' as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. — AFP pic

Cyberwar or mismanagement? Musk blames attack as X suffers widespread outages

A smartphone connected to satellite is pictured on Skylo stand at the MWC (Mobile World Congress), the world's biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona. — AFP pic

Space: The new frontier for smartphones at trade show

Google has added a new, experimental “embedding” model for text, Gemini Embedding, to its Gemini developer API, the company announced yesterday. — Reuters pic

Google introduces Gemini Embedding model: Experimental AI for text processing

The latest episode in the long-running series, 'Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown' came out on top at the Pegases (Pegasus) awards for French games in Paris. — AFP pic

‘Prince of Persia’ creator ‘never imagined’ game would be his magic carpet

Realme has developed a smartphone that changes colour as the outside temperature shifts. — AFP pic

Chameleon phones and smart contact lenses: The gadgets of MWC 2025

Monica claimed the Manus AI agent can be applied to diverse tasks, including trip planning and stock analysis. — Screengrab from YouTube/Monica AI

The next DeepSeek moment? Chinese start-up Monica unveils ‘Manus’, claiming world’s first AI that can think like humans (VIDEO)

TikTok was told to explain how offensive content is able to bypass its content moderation mechanisms. — Reuters pic

Kenya orders TikTok to remove sexual content involving minors after BBC exposé on livestreams by teens

TikTok’s huge global success has been partly built on the appeal of its 'challenges' that go viral. — Reuters pic

Citing concerns about youth safety, Albania moves to ban TikTok for a year after teen killing

A screen capture shows the home page of Digg.com

Feeling old yet? Kevin Rose to relaunch Digg with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian (VIDEO)

Silhouettes of mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of YouTube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. — Reuters pic

Facebook, TikTok whinge as Australia bends social media ban rules for YouTube

The annual gathering for smartphone makers, telecom operators and other connected-services providers is set to draw around 100,000 attendees to the Spanish Mediterranean port city, the day before fresh American tariffs come into force on Chinese goods. — File pic via AFP

AI hype and US-China trade tensions take centre stage at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress 2025         

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was used in a deepfake video as part of a fraudulent deepfake scam uncovered by police last month that has swindled Indonesians across 20 provinces. — File pic by AFP

Indonesians swindled by scams using President Prabowo deepfakes

This still image taken from a February 24, 2025 video released by Firefly Aerospace shows Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander on its third lunar orbit, showing the far side of the Moon and a top-down view of Blue Ghost.  – Pic by AFP

Private US spaceship hours from Moon landing attempt