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Schools, libraries and organizations across Canada are offering lessons and resources to help people of different ages understand AI; MediaSmarts and the Toronto Public Library are among groups developing programming and materials.

Reuters reports customer testing of Huawei's 950PR AI chip went well and that ByteDance and Alibaba plan to place orders, while Huawei aims to ship about 750,000 units this year.

CEO Stephan Winkelmann reportedly said Lamborghini is evaluating a two‑door grand tourer to fill a gap in its lineup, and the project is reported to be in early development with no technical details confirmed.

Hartford HealthCare and K Health launched PatientGPT, a generative AI chatbot embedded in MyChart that integrates with Epic and can escalate patient inquiries to providers 24/7; a KFF poll found 41 percent of users have uploaded personal medical information into AI chatbots despite 77 percent expressing privacy concerns.

The White House hosted Figure AI's humanoid robot Figure 3 alongside First Lady Melania Trump at the Fostering the Future Together summit, where the robot greeted attendees in multiple languages and was presented as a U.S.-built humanoid.

Juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico found platforms including Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children, and the companies say they disagree and are exploring legal options, including appeals.

Zhang Xuefeng, a prominent Chinese education influencer, died at 41 of cardiac arrest, and his sudden death has prompted widespread online mourning and discussion about education pressure and work culture.

Meta is launching Meta Small Business, an initiative offering AI tools to about 250 million small and medium businesses that use Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and it will be led by Dina Powell McCormick and Naomi Gleit.

A new study published in Current Psychology developed a four-factor scale to measure post-game depression and found role-playing games were associated with stronger post-game depression in data from 373 participants.

Researchers report a 600-year-old grape seed recovered from a 15th-century hospital toilet in Valenciennes is genetically identical to grapes used for pinot noir today, based on a study in Nature Communications that sequenced 54 ancient seeds.

Chapter 232, titled "Thank You, Chainsaw Man," was released on Shonen Jump and includes a "The End" card; publisher Viz Media confirmed the chapter's release.

The article reports Tesla's electric vehicle registrations in greater Europe rose to 17,664 units in February, an 11.8% year-over-year increase, reversing prior monthly declines; total EV registrations in the region also rose 15.8% in February.

Elon Musk announced that the Terafab semiconductor project will be built in Austin and run jointly by Tesla and SpaceX, with an initial 'advanced technology fab' to make and test chips. He outlined large-scale computing targets for AI, robotics and space but did not provide timelines for construction or output.

A proposal to allow rent control in Massachusetts could go before voters, and landlords in Boston and elsewhere are raising rents now in anticipation; advocates and industry groups disagree on the likely effects.

IBM and the Masters unveiled watsonx-powered features for Masters digital platforms, including an interactive Masters Vault Search and enhanced AI-powered Hole Insights; the 90th Masters Tournament will be held April 9–12, 2026 at Augusta National Golf Club.

Bungie says it has collected player feedback on Marathon's new Cryo Archive after the mode's first weekend and is examining issues including weekend-only scheduling, solo access, and subroutine drop consistency.

Three San Francisco AI startup founders told Business Insider they use AI daily for tasks such as vibe coding, cloud diagnostics, contract analysis, and drafting quick proposals.

Some U.S. buyers say they want lower-priced electric cars made in China, but high U.S. tariffs and concerns about data security and jobs have kept those models largely unavailable.

Spotify has added a ChatGPT integration and a Prompted Playlists feature to expand AI-driven personalization, and company leaders say AI improvements are central to keeping users engaged.

Tim Cook told the China Development Forum that Apple values Chinese developers and manufacturing partners and shares goals with China on green development; his remarks came days after the state-run People's Daily criticized Apple's App Store rules and urged further easing of restrictions.

Officials say six people were killed in Russian attacks across four Ukrainian regions, and Ukrainian and US teams are holding talks in Florida that are due to resume on Sunday.

On March 18 Stripe and Tempo launched the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), an open standard that lets AI agents pay for services autonomously; Visa, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mastercard, and Shopify integrated before launch and several businesses are already live on the protocol.

Google has moved Android feature rollouts to Canary builds and the latest Canary 2603 is live with interface changes such as separate Wi‑Fi and mobile data buttons; these builds are available for Pixel 6 and newer but remain unstable.

Atlanta airport general manager says high TSA callouts and a partial government shutdown have contributed to two-hour security waits, and he is meeting with policymakers in Washington.

Mark Cuban said humanoid robots may have a roughly five- to ten-year useful lifespan and argued that a better approach is to co-design robots and homes so machines take optimal shapes for tasks.

DoorDash launched a standalone Tasks app that lets U.S. couriers record everyday chores and spoken content to earn pay while supplying data to train AI and robotics models.

OpenAI plans to combine ChatGPT, the Codex coding platform and its browser into a desktop "superapp" to simplify its product lineup and focus on engineering and business customers.

Amazon is introducing a subscriber-only version called Alexa+ in the UK that uses a more conversational, British-styled personality and can manage tasks like calendars, emails and remembering preferences.

Industry reporting and a Google Cloud research program say AI now writes a large share of code, and engineers are moving from hands-on coding toward design, management and overseeing AI tools while companies provide training and embedded support.

Charles H. Bennett, an IBM research scientist and IBM Fellow, is co-recipient of the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award for foundational contributions to quantum information science, an honor he shares with Gilles Brassard.