Technology News for Friday 4th April 2025

1. 2026 Toyota GR Supra

The GR Supra 3.0's fuel efficiency ratings are reasonably decent for a performance vehicle, landing at 22 mpg city and 29 highway with the automatic transmission, and 19 and 26 mpg for the manual. On ...

2. Toyota Brightens the City Streets with New GR86 Yuzu Edition

Company Announces GR86 Yuzu Edition for 2026 · GR86 Yuzu Edition Features Exclusive Yuzu Yellow Exterior Color, Black Wheels and a Performance Package · 2.4-Liter, 4-Cylinder Boxer Engine Generates 228 Horsepower and 184 lb.-ft. of Torque ...

3. 2026 Toyota GR Supra

Born on the track, the GR Supra is a testament to Toyota's commitment to motorsports-bred vehicle development, blending engineering excellence, innovation, and lessons learned from the most demanding conditions that only racing can provide.

4. New wearable tech creates realistic touch

Engineers have created a new wearable technology which mimics a range of complex sensations. They say the haptic technology, which creates the experience of touch goes beyond previous technologies which are limited to vibrations.

5. Meet Awesome Intelligence: A New Gateway to Fun and Accessible Mobile AI

Samsung Electronics is taking another step in democratizing AI with Awesome Intelligence — now available on the latest Galaxy A series[1] lineup. This platform introduces a range of AI-powered features designed to make mobile experiences more ...

6. Toyota Brightens the City Streets with New GR86 Yuzu Special Edition

2026 GR86 Yuzu Special Edition Features Exclusive Yuzu Yellow Exterior Colour, Black Wheels and a Performance Package; Cat-Back Exhaust and Unique Body Kit are Standard in Canada; 2.4-Litre, 4-Cylinder Boxer Engine Generates 228 Horsepower and 184 lb.

7. Voyager to Buy LEOcloud

“The future of cloud computing extends beyond Earth,” said Voyager CEO Dylan Taylor. “LEOcloud supports the growing market for edge computing in space, evolving next-gen cloud services for commercial, government and defense applications.” ...

8. Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots

Artificial intelligence is already driving cars, writing essays and even writing computer code. Now, humanoids, machines built to look like humans and powered by A.I., are poised to move into our homes so they can help with the daily chores. Mr. Børnich is ...

9. Microsoft turns 50: A look back at everything from the Altair to the Zune

It all started with two kids who shared a geeky hobby. Growing up in Seattle, childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen were obsessed with an emerging industry called computing. As teenagers, they haunted the University of Washington's computer lab, ...

10. Meet Awesome Intelligence: A New Gateway to Fun and Accessible Mobile AI

Samsung Electronics is taking another step in democratising AI with Awesome Intelligence — now available on the Galaxy A series1. This platform introduces a range of AI-powered features designed to make mobile experiences more accessible, creative and ...

11. Tracy McGrady headlines NBA 2K25 Season 6

2K Games has unveiled the latest content update for NBA 2K25, which features Tracy McGrady as its headliner. Drafted in 1997 by the Toronto Raptors, his offensive prowess eventually made him a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ...

12. Zwift Goes Big On Fitness With Major Garmin-Inspired Redesign

Zwift Companion screenshots. Zwift Companion screenshot. Zwift. Zwift has announced its latest raft of updates for the next chunk of the virtual cycling season, and they include ...

13. A $2300 Apple iPhone? Trump tariffs could make that happen.

April 3 (Reuters) - Your favorite iPhone could soon become much pricier, thanks to tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a series of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world that could drastically alter the landscape of global trade, ...

14. Sweetener saccharin revives old antibiotics by breaking bacterial defences

In the present study, researchers demonstrated that saccharin could cause cell lysis and alter DNA replication dynamics in bacteria. First, they observed Escherichia coli treated with 1.4% saccharin using time-lapse microscopy and noted an ...

15. This AI Speedrunner Taught Itself to Play Minecraft

An artificial intelligence (AI) system has for the first time figured out how to collect diamonds in the hugely popular video game Minecraft—a difficult task requiring multiple steps—without being shown how to play.

16. Microsoft Wants Consumers to Make Friends With its Copilot AI 'Companion'

Microsoft's significant investments in artificial intelligence to date include the Copilot software suite, first introduced in 2023. On Friday, the tech giant unveiled a wide range of upgrades and new features. The goal is to encourage ...

17. Nintendo Delays Preorders for the Switch 2, Citing Tariffs

The new video game console will still be released in June, the Japanese company said. Its price was unveiled as $450 this week.

18. Is TikTok getting banned tomorrow? What we know as of Friday

The fate of TikTok in the U.S. once again hangs in the balance in a déjà vu moment for fans of the social media platform. After briefly going dark following a ban in January, President Donald Trump extended the deadline for Chinese parent company ...

19. Ai2 and Google Cloud join Cancer AI Alliance with a total of $20M in commitments

Google Cloud is also committing $10 million in resources to the effort, planning to provide computing infrastructure and tools to help process large volumes of cancer data. They say the goal is to create a novel AI ...

20. Trump extends deadline to keep TikTok running in US

US President Donald Trump has granted TikTok a second 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires the hugely popular video app to either sell its US operation or face a ban in the country. "We do not want TikTok to 'go dark'," Trump wrote on ...

21. Trump Extends Deadline for a TikTok Deal

President Trump on Friday granted TikTok another reprieve by announcing that he would extend the deadline for when the popular app had to make a deal to be separated from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or face a ban in the United States.