ZYT plans to present its advanced AI system at the Beijing auto show in April 2026, calling it a “mobility foundation model.”
Unlike traditional autonomous driving systems that build specific modules for detecting obstacles such as cars, pedestrians, and traffic signals, ZYT’s AI takes a different approach.
The system learns from a diverse range of data sources, including road traffic video, drones, robots, motorcycles, and even cameras carried by people.
This broad learning model allows the AI to make flexible driving decisions across various urban environments. The result is an AI that performs seamlessly in complex driving scenarios, even better than its CEO in Shenzhen’s busy streets.
ZYT sees this technology extending beyond autonomous vehicles and has plans to apply it to other robots and machines in the future.
ZYT is positioning itself as a strong competitor in the self‑driving technology race, competing against Chinese companies like Xpeng and international giants such as Tesla.
The company is also targeting the commercial sector, especially in long‑haul trucking. ZYT has formed partnerships with major Chinese truck manufacturers, including XCMG, SHACMAN, and SINOTRUK, to introduce its AI system to the trucking industry. ZYT believes that its AI can help trucking companies reduce operating costs and save on fuel.
FAW Group, a state‑owned Chinese automaker, acquired a significant stake in ZYT (around 35.8%), alleviating concerns about DJI’s control and helping expand ZYT’s reach.
ZYT is also working to make its system compatible with cheaper chips, allowing regular passenger cars to adopt the technology. The first vehicles featuring the AI are expected to be released by 2027.
ZYT has no immediate plans to enter the U.S. market but is testing its AI technology in Europe through collaborations with automaker Volkswagen. ZYT’s global aspirations are evident as it aims to make a lasting impact on the self‑driving industry across multiple sectors.
ZYT’s AI technology is set to revolutionize both the passenger and commercial driving sectors with its ability to handle complex urban environments, positioning itself as a key player in the global race for autonomous technology.
ZYT readies AI that can outdrive its own CEO on Shenzhen streets.
The research, led by Dr. Loretta Dorstyn and senior author Professor Sharad Kumar, reveals that Caspase‑2 plays an important role in protecting the liver against damage.
The team found that without this enzyme, the liver cells of mice began to exhibit an abnormal buildup of genetic material, leading to enlarged liver cells and increased inflammation. Over time, these changes resulted in liver damage and an increased risk of cancer.
The study, which was published in the journal Science Advances, highlighted that while blocking Caspase‑2 may seem like an effective strategy for treating fatty liver disease in the short term, it could contribute to chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and liver cancer as people age.
This new insight is crucial because it shows that inhibiting Caspase‑2 can inadvertently increase susceptibility to these serious conditions.
Dr. Dorstyn explained that liver cells have extra copies of genetic material that help the liver cope with stress. The study showed that without Caspase‑2, these cells are more likely to become damaged.
The researchers observed that the mice lacking this enzyme developed signs of hepatitis‑like disease, including scarring and oxidative damage, and were significantly more likely to develop liver tumors.
The University of Adelaide team warns that while the inhibition of Caspase‑2 was once seen as a promising therapeutic approach, this new evidence suggests the potential risks may outweigh the benefits, especially for long‑term health.
A promising fatty liver treatment may raise cancer risk.
This research involved a type of computing hardware known as neuromorphic computers, which are built to imitate how the human brain processes information.
Scientists have now shown that these machines can successfully solve partial differential equations (PDEs), a class of problems that are foundational to physics simulations, weather forecasting, fluid dynamics, and engineering tasks.
Until now, solving these equations typically required massive supercomputers that use enormous amounts of energy.
In contrast, the brain‑inspired systems demonstrated similar capabilities while using only a fraction of the power, suggesting a path toward far more energy‑efficient computing for scientific research and national security applications.
Researchers Bradley H. Theilman and James B. Aimone developed a new algorithm that allows this neuromorphic hardware to tackle such advanced calculations.
According to the team, the structure of this algorithm reflects how the brain might perform complex computations naturally, offering insight into both computing and brain function.
The study also highlights that these findings could greatly impact efforts to build the next generation of low‑energy computational systems.
If further developed, brain‑inspired computing could provide powerful alternatives to current systems used in high‑performance research, all while reducing electrical power demands.
Brain inspired machines are better at math than expected.
In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, one person was killed, and five more were wounded when drones and missiles hit residential areas. Several apartment buildings, private homes, a shop, and an industrial facility were damaged, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov, who shared photos showing fires and destruction.
“Russia launched a massive combined strike on Zaporizhzhia using drones and missiles,” Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
In the eastern Poltava region, two people died and 11 others were injured in similar attacks that struck homes and a hotel.
The strikes come shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday warned that intelligence reports showed Russia preparing a new, large‑scale offensive.
Russian drone, missile attack kills three in Ukraine.
“Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” OnlyFans said on Monday, March 23, adding that his family has asked for privacy during this difficult time.
Radvinsky acquired Fenix International Limited, the company that owns and operates OnlyFans, in 2018 and served as its majority shareholder and director. Under his leadership, the subscription‑based platform grew into a globally used site that gave creators a way to earn directly from subscribers, especially during and after the pandemic years.
Before focusing on OnlyFans, Radvinsky built his early career in online businesses and later ran a venture capital fund called Leo, which invested in technology companies. Though he kept a low public profile, his influence on the creator economy and online content distribution was significant, helping shape how digital creators connect with audiences worldwide.
His passing marks the end of an important chapter in the company’s history, and questions remain about the future leadership and direction of OnlyFans without its key figure at the helm.
Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, has died at the age of 43 following a prolonged battle with cancer.
Traditional agricultural robots are designed to identify ripe fruit and then grab it. But these systems often struggle because harvesting fruit like tomatoes requires delicate judgment; some fruit is easy to pick, while other fruit can bruise or be missed.
To address this challenge, researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University trained a robot to do something more advanced: predict how easy each tomato will be to harvest before attempting to pick it.
According to the study’s developers, this smarter approach drastically improves performance. As the research summary explains, the robot “decides how easy a tomato is to pick before trying to dramatically improve its success.” By adapting its strategy in real time, the robot achieved an 81 percent success rate in harvesting tasks much higher than conventional systems.
This improvement comes from giving the robot an ability to think before it acts. Instead of simply locating fruit, the system evaluates factors like position, shape, and accessibility. When it encounters a tougher harvest, it adjusts how it approaches the tomato, including changing its angle or grip. The result: a more adaptable and resilient harvesting machine.
One researcher described the innovation as a major step toward robot‑human collaboration on farms. By better understanding the complexity of harvesting tasks, robots can support human labour rather than replace it outright. This means farm workers could focus on supervision, quality assurance, and other skilled work while robots handle repetitive picking.
Experts say this technology could be especially valuable in regions where labour shortages and rising costs make traditional harvesting difficult. As farms grow and smart agriculture becomes more common, robots like this one may boost efficiency, reduce waste, and help ensure produce reaches markets quickly and in good condition.
The research is still evolving, but the results demonstrate how artificial intelligence and robotics are reshaping agriculture. By teaching machines not just to see but to strategise, scientists are bringing a future of smarter, more sustainable farming closer to reality.
AI‑powered tomato‑harvesting robot learns how to pick smarter.
Today, Autumn is the founder and CEO of KGL FWD, a Kigali-based communications firm that leverages public relations, events, cultural experiences, and capacity building to elevate Rwanda’s story and strengthen connections across the global diaspora.
“We use the power of PR, experiences, events, and capacity building to amplify a more expansive narrative of Rwanda and thereby Africa,” she explained.
Now based in Kigali and approaching eight years of living in the country, Autumn describes Rwanda as home, an identity that has been shaped by both her personal journey and professional evolution.
Autumn Marie Autumn is the founder and CEO of KGL FWD, a Kigali-based communications firm.
A worldview shaped by culture and social justice
Autumn’s roots trace back to the outskirts of Chicago, where she grew up in Bellwood, Illinois, in a diverse, multicultural environment. Her early life was influenced by neighbors from different parts of the world, exposure to international food and culture, and a strong connection to the arts.
She trained in ballet, modern dance, and West African dance, while music also played a central role in her upbringing. With a father and brother who were trumpet players, and growing up during the late 1980s and 1990s hip-hop era, she was immersed in a blend of musical traditions that shaped her creative outlook.
Beyond the arts, Autumn credits social justice movements in both Chicago and New York for deeply influencing her worldview. She highlights the role of elders involved in movements such as the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords Party, who introduced her to ideas of pan-Africanism, internationalism, and community engagement.
“That’s how I really learned about pan-Africanism and about internationalism and how to interact with communities,” she said.
From community organising to communications
Autumn’s entry into communications was not through a traditional academic path. Initially studying philosophy and intending to pursue a career in social justice law, she instead found herself working as a community organiser at Sisters on the Rise in the South Bronx.
There, she focused on reproductive justice for young Black and brown women, managing a range of responsibilities that included campaign strategy, political education, and media engagement.
It was during a campaign opposing the closure of daycare services in public schools for teen mothers that she experienced a turning point.
“Seeing the impact of the media come out to that campaign really set something on fire inside of me,” she recalled. “When media amplifies our stories, people are able to see them in an exponential way.”
That experience sparked her interest in public relations, leading her to her first role at a boutique fashion PR agency. She later expanded her career into the music industry at Digiwaxx, where she worked on influencer marketing, talent booking, and events, collaborating with clients including Nas, Jamie Foxx, and Busta Rhymes.
Her professional journey continued into film and television communications, working with clients, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and diaspora-focused platforms such as Urbanworld Film Festival and ImageNation Film and Music Festival.
A move that became a long-term home
Autumn’s relocation to Africa was not initially planned as a permanent move. In 2017, seeking a change in lifestyle, she left the United States with a desire for a different environment. Her journey first took her to Mauritius, following her partner’s professional path, before eventually leading them to Rwanda when he joined the African Leadership University campus in Kigali.
Autumn Marie Autumn’s journey first took her to Mauritius, following her partner’s professional path.
What started as a relocation linked to career and personal circumstances evolved into a deliberate choice to remain.
“It’s been the intentional decision to choose Rwanda again and again since being here,” she said.
Over time, Rwanda became more than a place to live, it became a place she identifies with personally and professionally.
Building across cultures and perspectives
Through KGL FWD, Autumn works with a diverse team composed of Rwandan and international professionals from countries including Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Nigeria. She notes that this diversity contributes to richer, more well-rounded campaigns that reflect multiple perspectives.
Her work also aligns with her long-standing belief in pan-Africanism—not just as a concept, but as a lived experience. In Rwanda, she says she has been able to translate those ideals into daily practice through collaboration, community engagement, and cross-cultural work.
Through KGL FWD, Autumn works with a diverse team composed of Rwandan and international professionals from countries including Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Nigeria.
Autumn highlights Rwanda’s homegrown solutions and governance systems as key elements that distinguish the country. She points to initiatives such as Umuganda and Umudugudu as examples of community participation embedded in national development.
She describes Rwanda as a country defined by ambition and forward-thinking approaches.
“Rwanda is like the overachiever student,” she said. “The country achieves something and then still says there is more to do. It does not see a glass ceiling.”
For Autumn, this mindset has not only influenced her perspective but has also expanded the scope of her work, pushing her into new sectors such as tourism education, cultural exchange, and international partnerships.
Expanding Rwanda’s global connections
Autumn’s work increasingly focuses on building bridges between Rwanda and the global diaspora. Through cultural exchange initiatives, she has helped facilitate visits from groups such as Nomadness Travel Tribe, as well as delegations from across Africa and beyond.
Her efforts have also contributed to collaborations linking Rwanda-based experiences to international platforms, including exhibitions and artistic exchanges tied to commemorations of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, as well as media placements for artists.
These initiatives, she says, are rooted in a broader goal: ensuring that people experience Rwanda firsthand rather than relying solely on external narratives.
Reflecting on her personal transformation, Autumn contrasts her life in the United States with her experience in Rwanda. She references the work of James Baldwin in describing the emotional and psychological weight often associated with life in the U.S., particularly for Black individuals engaged in social awareness and activism.
For her, relocating to Rwanda offered a different kind of environment, one that allows for clarity, focus, and intentionality.
“Moving to Africa and more so to Rwanda is a break from that,” she said. “You can see things more clearly and work more purposefully.”
In her message to the Rwandan government and people, Autumn emphasised partnership and shared responsibility in telling Rwanda’s story.
“If I could say anything to the government of Rwanda, I would say you are not alone,” she said. “We in the private sector are standing with you.”
She also expressed gratitude for the opportunity to live and work in Rwanda, noting the country’s broader impact beyond its borders.
“Thank you for giving us this example for the world to see, for children to see, so that they can dream bigger… This is real in Rwanda,” she said.
Through KGL FWD, Autumn continues to position storytelling as a powerful tool for connection and change, bridging diasporas, challenging stereotypes, and contributing to a more nuanced understanding of Rwanda and Africa.
The research was led by Professor Karim Jerbi from the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal, with participation from renowned AI expert Yoshua Bengio, postdoctoral researcher Antoine Bellemare‑Pépin (Université de Montréal), and PhD candidate François Lespinasse (Université Concordia).
The study was published in Scientific Reports and represents one of the largest direct comparisons ever made between human and AI creative performance.
To assess creativity fairly across humans and machines, the team employed the Divergent Association Task (DAT), a widely‑used psychological test that measures divergent thinking, or the ability to generate diverse and original ideas from a single prompt. Participants, both human and AI, were asked to produce ten words that were as unrelated as possible, a task designed to reveal creative thought patterns.
The results were striking: some AI models, including versions of GPT‑4, outperformed the average human on certain creativity tasks.
“Our study shows that some AI systems based on large language models can now outperform average human creativity on well‑defined tasks,” explained Professor Jerbi. However, the team also found that the top creative humans still had a clear advantage, especially among the most creative 10 percent of participants, whose scores surpassed every AI model tested.
In addition to simple word association, the researchers evaluated performance on more complex creative tasks, including poetry (haiku), plot summaries, and short stories. Here, the AI systems sometimes matched or exceeded average human performance, but the gap between AI and the most imaginative humans widened further, reinforcing the idea that AI excels at structured creativity but does not yet replicate the depth and originality of human expression.
The study also explored how creativity in AI can vary based on technological settings. For example, adjusting parameters like temperature (which affects how predictable or adventurous the AI’s responses are) influenced the diversity of its output. This finding suggests that AI creativity is not fixed and can be guided by human input and design choices.
Researchers emphasise that while AI systems are now powerful tools for idea generation and exploration, they are more likely to augment human creativity rather than replace it. “Generative AI has, above all, become an extremely powerful tool in the service of human creativity,” stated Professor Jerbi.
AI now matches or beats average human creativity, but top creative minds remain unmatched.
The event, Soundz of Neptune, is set for Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Atelier du Vin. Upon arrival, DJ Neptune urged fans to get their tickets, promising an unforgettable music experience.
“Soundz of Neptune is raving the city of Kigali this weekend, and our selektas are itching to see you on the dance floor,” he wrote on Instagram.
The concert will feature DJ Neptune alongside renowned DJs including DJ Marnaud, DJ Ira, DJ Inno, DJ Lou, and others, bringing together some of Rwanda’s leading talent.
DJ Neptune, whose real name is Patrick Imohiosen, is one of Africa’s most prominent DJs and last performed in Rwanda in 2022. He began his music career at age 11 and is now celebrating 25 years in the industry, marking a journey that started in 2001.
He has collaborated with Rwandan artists such as Kenny Sol on “No One” and Bruce Melodie on “Forever”, which also featured Bayani. His extensive catalogue of African hits includes “So Nice” with Davido and Del B, “Baddest” with Olamide and Stonebwoy, “Marry” with Mr Eazi, “Wait” with Kizz Daniel, and “Demo” with Davido.
Fans in Kigali are eagerly anticipating the concert, which promises a night of high-energy music and unforgettable performances.
As millions of people increasingly turn to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots for mental health support, new research shows these systems often violate core ethical standards required in professional therapy.
The study, led by Zainab Iftikhar, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at Brown University, highlights significant ethical risks when AI is used in therapy‑style conversations, even when instructed to mimic trained mental health professionals.
Researchers from Brown University’s Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign, in collaboration with experienced mental health professionals, evaluated how large language models (LLMs) behave when prompted to act like therapists. They found that AI chatbots repeatedly failed to meet ethical guidelines set by organizations such as the American Psychological Association.
According to the Brown team, AI systems, including versions of OpenAI’s GPT series, Anthropic’s Claude, and Meta’s Llama showed problematic behavior in simulated counseling sessions. In these tests, the chatbots were evaluated using real counseling transcripts and reviewed by licensed clinical psychologists. The analysis identified 15 distinct ethical risks, grouped into five major categories: lack of contextual adaptation, poor therapeutic collaboration, deceptive empathy, unfair discrimination, and inadequate crisis management.
“In this work, we present a practitioner‑informed framework of 15 ethical risks to demonstrate how LLM counselors violate ethical standards in mental health practice,” the researchers wrote in their study. They emphasized the need for ethical, educational, and legal standards for AI‑based counseling systems that match the quality and rigor required for human‑led psychotherapy.
One of the core problems is that AI chatbots can use language that suggests understanding or empathy, such as saying “I see you” or “I understand”, without truly comprehending the user’s emotional state. This “deceptive empathy” can mislead users into feeling supported when the system lacks genuine insight. Additionally, the models sometimes failed to recognize sensitive situations and did not provide appropriate responses, especially in crisis scenarios.
Iftikhar noted that while human therapists also make mistakes, they operate within established frameworks of accountability and professional oversight, unlike AI chatbots. “For human therapists, there are governing boards and mechanisms for providers to be held professionally liable for mistreatment and malpractice,” she said, adding that no similar regulatory structures exist for AI counselors.
The researchers believe AI could still play a role in improving access to mental health resources, especially where professional care is scarce or costly. However, the study underscores that meaningful safeguards and responsible oversight are essential before AI is widely trusted for high‑stakes mental health support.
Chatgpt and AI therapy chatbots raise serious ethical concerns in mental health care.
