In a surprising turn of events, Google has inadvertently unveiled elements of its upcoming Material 3 Expressive UI design, scheduled for an official reveal at the upcoming Google I/O conference. The leak, which surfaced earlier this week, provides a sneak peek into the future of Android design, emphasizing enhanced usability and visual clarity. Developed over a span of three years with insights from over 18,000 users, Material 3 introduces features such as floating toolbars and accent colors to highlight key actions. These enhancements aim to create a more intuitive and engaging user experience across Android devices. The accidental disclosure has...

In a seismic win for neurotechnology, Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, revealed on May 1, 2025, that its speech restoration implant has clinched the FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation. This coveted status, announced via a post on X, fast-tracks development for a device poised to restore communication for those with severe speech impairments caused by conditions like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), stroke, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis. The implant decodes neural signals to enable speech, offering a lifeline to patients who’ve lost their voice. This milestone follows Neuralink’s 2024 breakthrough for its Blindsight vision implant and builds...

In a dramatic turn for the AI industry, Meta's April 2025 release of its Llama 4 models—Scout and Maverick—has been overshadowed by allegations of unethical benchmarking practices. The controversy, erupting just days after the launch, has sparked heated debates across tech communities, casting a shadow over Meta's ambitious push into advanced AI. The saga began with a rumor, first posted on a Chinese social media platform and amplified on X and Reddit, claiming Meta artificially boosted Llama 4’s benchmark scores by training on test sets—a practice widely condemned as cheating in AI research. Further fueling the fire, it emerged that...

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has suspended several opposition accounts in Turkey during widespread protests, raising concerns over digital censorship and the platform’s commitment to free speech. The suspensions, reported this week, coincide with civil unrest triggered by the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a prominent rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The move has drawn criticism from activists and analysts, who question Musk’s “free speech absolutist” stance. The protests, among the largest in Turkey in over a decade, erupted after İmamoğlu’s arrest ahead of his nomination for the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). Demonstrators took to the...

NVIDIA’s bombshell announcement to invest $500 billion in U.S.-based AI supercomputer factories, with two Texas plants set to mass-produce by mid-2026, has sent shockwaves through the tech world. Unveiled yesterday, the plan aims to bring AI chip production stateside, dodging Trump’s new 32% tariffs on Taiwan and 145% on China. X is ablaze with #NVIDIAboom, as investors and techies debate whether this will cement NVIDIA’s AI dominance or ignite a global chip war. CEO Jensen Huang called it a “resilience boost” for AI supply chains, partnering with Foxconn and Wistron to churn out Blackwell AI chips already in production at...