Technology News for Wednesday 25th June 2025

1. Bad News for Movie Studios: Authors Just Lost on a Key Issue In a Major AI Lawsuit

The ruling in a case involving Amazon-backed Anthropic lends credibility to the notion that AI video generators that could one day compete with studios are doing something transformative. By Winston Cho. Plus Icon ...

2. Google DeepMind unveils on-device robotics model

Google DeepMind has unveiled a Gemini Robotics on-device Vision Language Action (VLA) model that can run locally on robotic devices. The AI model is built for general purpose tasks and can run without the internet. This is Google's first VLA model that ...

3. A chance discovery of a 350 million-year-old fossil reveals a new type of ray-finned fish

In 2015, two members of the Blue Beach Fossil Museum in Nova Scotia found a long, curved fossil jaw, bristling with teeth. Sonja Wood, the museum's owner, and Chris Mansky, the museum's curator, found the fossil in a creek after Wood had a hunch.

4. Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9 With AI-Powered QD-OLED Display

Flagship M9 model introduces immersive QD-OLED technology to Smart Monitors, updated M8 and M7 offer AI-powered discovery tools. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its latest Smart Monitor lineup, featuring the flagship Smart Monitor M9 ...

5. DeepMind launches AlphaGenome, aiming to predict gene regulation from DNA sequence

By taking in long DNA sequences, AlphaGenome can capture most of the nearby information embedded in the vast non-coding portions of the genome that regulates the transcription of a gene, said DeepMind research scientist Žiga Avsec, first author on the ...

6. Amazon's Ring launches AI-generated security alerts

Amazon-owned Ring is rolling out AI-generated summaries of footage captured by its doorbells and cameras. The tool uses artificial intelligence to generate text summaries of motion activity captured by Ring doorbells and cameras, which are then ...

7. Google launches Gemini Robotics model capable of running locally on robots

This model allows robots to function independently, even without internet. It's designed for quick responses and use in areas with limited connectivity. The model has been tested on various robots, including the Apollo humanoid. Developers ...

8. Novel Targeted Therapy Shows Promise in PSMA-Positive Prostate Cancer

The use of 225Ac-LNC1011 targeted ? therapy (TAT) demonstrated favorable efficacy and an acceptable toxicity profile in a small cohort of patients with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)–positive prostate cancer, according to results from a ...

9. 2027 Mercedes-AMG GT EV

These motors also use an axial-flux design, as opposed to most electric motors' radial-flux setup. The benefit of an axial motor is its power density; in other words, they can make more power in a smaller and lighter package. AMG says extensive cooling ...

10. Ring debuts Video Descriptions, Gen AI-powered updates on what's happening at home

Be it introducing the world's first video doorbell, the Floodlight Camera, the Neighbors app, or our many other inventions, each has come from a mixture of evolving tech and good old-fashioned creativity. I have always focused my invention on delivering ...

11. Yeast cell division 'pacemaker' found inside nucleus, not outside as once believed

Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) is the master regulator of the cell cycle—the process by which a cell copies its contents and then divides to form two daughter cells. CDK is only active when bound ...

12. More refunds on the way to Fortnite players from Epic Games' FTC settlement

Fortnite players and their parents could start receiving close to a million refund payments this week, more than two years after the Federal Trade Commission fined Cary video game maker Epic Games a record sum for deploying deceptive payment tactics in ...

13. New Mercedes-AMG XX revealed: the 1360hp electric car with speakers in the headlights

It's a concept car which features loads of cutting edge motor and battery technology, most of which will end up in an all-electric replacement for the current Mercedes-AMG GT Four Door. Latest ...

14. 1341-HP Mercedes-AMG GT XX EV Is a Direct Shot at the Porsche Taycan

The current era of Mercedes's electric vehicles is defined by the blob-shaped lineup of EQ-badged cars, but the next phase promises to be more exciting. This new concept car, called the AMG GT XX, is a clear indicator that the brand's new electric ...

15. Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9 With AI-Powered QD-OLED Display

Flagship M9 model introduces immersive QD-OLED technology to Smart Monitors, updated M8 and M7 offer AI-powered discovery tools. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced its latest Smart Monitor lineup, featuring the flagship Smart Monitor M9 (M90SF ...

16. Quantum Partnership Yields Scalable Control For Future Computers

Diraq and Emergence Quantum have demonstrated cryo-CMOS control electronics that operate at near-absolute zero without degrading silicon qubit performance, enabling more compact and scalable quantum processors. The breakthrough, published in Nature, ...

17. Ben Adams named winner of 2024-25 AHL's Ken McKenzie Award

Additionally, the Cleveland Monsters are proud to announce the team's front office received multiple awards at the 2025 American Hockey League Team Business Meetings, including Marketing Campaign of the Year and Ticket Sales Department of the Year.