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Recent reporting that ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) routinely invent or mis‑attribute sources is not clickbait: a peer‑reviewed study and an international audit both show troubling failure modes that should reshape how researchers, journalists, educators and everyday users treat...

Android phones quietly run a constellation of AI services every day — from autocomplete and face unlock to route planning — and in 2025 a small set of free Android apps now make that intelligence easily accessible to anyone with a smartphone. This feature distills a TechCabal roundup into a...

Singapore has again taken center stage in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race with Microsoft’s announcement of its first Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) lab in Southeast Asia—an ambitious initiative designed to fuse deep research, cross-sector innovation, and talent cultivation, all from...

AI is fundamentally transforming the way scientific discovery unfolds, shaping research paths and unlocking answers to questions once considered out of reach. Today, as generative AI models mature and their influence stretches from laboratory benches to forests and deep oceans, their potential...

Recent research, rigorously documented in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, reveals a fascinating psychological phenomenon now known as the “monitoring frequency effect”—a quantifiable distortion in how individuals perceive progress when they monitor a process more often. The...

The MacRobert Award stands not just as a symbol of British engineering distinction but as a crucible for innovation with transformative, real-world impact. As anticipation builds toward the announcement of the 2025 winner, the three finalists—Microsoft Azure Fibre, OrganOx’s normothermic organ...

The rapid convergence of artificial intelligence and scientific research is revolutionizing the laboratory, transforming long-standing rules and processes in the world of discovery. In the last few years, the introduction of highly capable, agent-driven platforms such as Microsoft’s Discovery...

Microsoft’s annual Build developer conference has always been a bellwether for the company’s technical ambitions and the direction it sets for developers across the globe. This year, Build 2025 made it abundantly clear: Microsoft is betting the house on artificial intelligence, signaling a...

Microsoft's annual Build conference has long been a bellwether for the direction of Windows, cloud computing, and developer-centric innovation. In 2025, as Google's I/O event captured headlines with new AI product launches, Microsoft responded with its own sweeping vision anchored in agentic AI...

The world of scientific research is in the midst of a revolution—a transformation driven not just by breakthroughs at the laboratory bench, but by the unprecedented power of cloud computing, AI, and data analytics. At the heart of this revolution stands Microsoft Azure Discovery, unveiled with...

Microsoft’s latest move to incorporate xAI’s Grok 3 and Grok 3 Mini into its Azure platform marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of enterprise AI—one that signals both a rapid acceleration in large language model (LLM) capabilities and a sharpening focus on real-world healthcare and...

Microsoft’s much-anticipated unveiling of its Discovery platform at Build 2025 signals a pivotal moment in the ongoing reinvention of research and development for science and engineering. Over the past decade, R&D has been touched by artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and...

If you believed language wars belonged solely to fantasy novels and the odd Tolkien symposium, think again—Malaysia’s ongoing tug-of-war over the primacy of English versus the national language, Malay, is alive, multilingual, and kicking up controversy. As debates swirl from government chambers...

The University of Florida’s latest study challenges the notion of artificial intelligence as the new research scientist. In a meticulously executed experiment, researchers tested prominent AI models—including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot, and Google’s Gemini—across six distinct stages...

The debate over whether artificial intelligence can truly replace human ingenuity in academia took a new twist this week after University of Florida researchers released a study revealing that today's popular AI models, while impressive assistants, still fall short as stand-alone research...

Microsoft has set the stage for a new era in work automation by unveiling two “reasoning agents” designed specifically to assist researchers and analysts. These AI-driven tools, aptly named Researcher and Analyst, signal a significant evolution in how Microsoft's Copilot enhancements could...

Microsoft 365 Copilot is getting even smarter. In a move that promises to transform daily workflows, Microsoft has unveiled two new AI agents designed to tackle research and data analysis with a depth and speed previously unseen in the productivity suite. Whether you're piecing together a...

Microsoft has just raised the bar in the realm of quantum computing with the unveiling of Majorana 1—the world’s first quantum processor powered by topological qubits. This breakthrough, announced on February 19, 2025, not only marks a transformative step toward scalable and fault-tolerant...

Microsoft is making waves in the tech community—and particularly among Windows users—with a groundbreaking announcement: the unveiling of its first quantum computing chip, Majorana 1. Brimming with potential, this chip is not just a step forward in quantum technology but a hint at the...

Microsoft reaffirms its leadership in advancing computing systems by proudly sponsoring the 30th Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP 2024). This sponsorship underscores Microsoft's unwavering commitment to fostering innovation and excellence in the realm of operating systems...