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A viral video featuring Taylor Swift effortlessly speaking Mandarin Chinese on a talk show has sparked widespread discussion about voice synthesis technology. We discuss its boons and banes.

This Japanese beverage company made waves by featuring an AI-generated character in its latest commercial. Beyond the hype, can such creations truly outshine their human counterparts?

For years, the allure of invisibility has fascinated people all around the world. With luck, we’ll make invisibility cloaking technology a reality within the next decade. Here’s how.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has gained FDA approval to conduct human clinical trials of its N1 implant. Why is this move controversial, and what lies ahead for this technology?

In an ideal world, extended reality devices like the Vision Pro should be affordable, portable, and packed with useful features. But Apple and its competitors may need a compromise. Here’s why.

Mobility has newfound meaning as physical and virtual realms converge, with notable implications for the visually impaired. How can we assist our peers without sight in adapting to the digital world?

The latest startup briefs from across the Asia Pacific region.

The world is united in the need to solve the deepfake problem, yet remains divided on the solutions to pursue. How do we harness the benefits of deep synthesis technology while mitigating its dangers?