OpenAI Partners with War Department, Apple's Budget iPad Gets AI Boost

The War Department is partnering with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into GenAI.mil, making advanced AI models available to 3 million personnel (via an official press release).

Apple's upcoming 11th-generation entry-level iPad is expected to feature a laminated display and A17 Pro chip, enabling Apple Intelligence support that shrinks the gap with pricier models while maintaining its budget-friendly positioning (according to MacRumors).

At MWC 2025 in Barcelona, the mobile industry's biggest bets were on AI integration, foldable innovation, satellite connectivity, and next-generation chipsets, signaling a pivotal shift in how smartphones and networks will evolve this decade (reports VentureBeat).

SSG-supported AI training in Singapore drew in more than 105,000 people in 2025, with the government planning to further support upskilling through subsidies and SkillsFuture credits, says Channel News Asia.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, a report in the Sydney Morning Herald warns of AI-enabled romance scams, transforming into an industrial-scale threat that extracts millions from Australian victims annually through deepfakes and AI chatbots.

VR and AI are being used to enhance veterinary education, though specifics on adoption rates were not immediately available, per VetTech Journal.

Sources:

• Hardwarezone

• Webpronews

• Headtopics

• Webpronews

• New Straits Times

• Medianet News Hub Archive