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Alienware has officially launched its most powerful and design-forward gaming laptops to date, the new Alienware Area-51 series. First announced at CES 2025, the Area-51 laptops mark a return of the brand’s most iconic platform, reimagined with next-generation technology and a striking new design language inspired by extraterrestrial phenomena. Available in 16- and 18-inch models, […]
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Surbhi Madan, a senior software engineer at Google, says her life and career in the US feel temporary because of her visa. Read more ›
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14 months ago a jury ruled against Boeing, awarding $81 million in damages to failed electric airplane startup Zunum. "Zunum alleged that Boeing, while ostensibly investing seed money to get the startup off the ground, stole Zunum's technology and actively undermined its attempts to build a business," the Seattle Times reported at the time. But two months later that verdict was overturned, Reuters reports, with U.S. district judge James Robart... Read more ›
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David Sacks, the White House AI czar, doesn't believe "AI psychosis" is real. But he does believe there's a mental health crisis in the country. Read more ›
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Today marks 43 years since the first commercial compact disc (CD) pressing. Polygram in Germany is credited with pressing the first copies of Abba's The Visitors on this date, back in 1982. Read more ›
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In addition to 'Superman,' Terence Stamp could also be seen (or heard) in 'Haunted Mansion,' 'Halo 3,' and 'Elder Scrolls IV.' Read more ›
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"AI itself is going to be gone by the time you finish a Ph.D.," Jad Tarifi, the founder of Google's first generative AI team, said. Read more ›
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The first-ever World Humanoid Robot Games have come to a close with some new world records, but don't expect them to beat humans in a 100-meter dash any time soon. The three-day robotics event in Beijing, China that saw humanoid robots compete in everything from boxing to cleaning concluded this weekend. According to the World Humanoid Robot Games, more than 280 teams from 16 countries, including the US, Germany, Brazil... Read more ›
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James Webb Space Telescope data suggests Earendel, the farthest and earliest star ever detected, may in fact be a star cluster, a collection of many stars. Read more ›
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A large new submarine drone, dubbed Excalibur, can be controlled while it is 'submerged on the other side of the world.' Read more ›
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Terrence Rohan, managing director of the Otherwise Fund, was one of Figma's first backers. He spoke to BI about the traits he looks for in a founder. Read more ›
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Crypto loans are back near bull-market highs, but last week’s $1B liquidation shows leverage is cutting both ways. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump’s administration is scrutinizing higher education. Last week, the White House issued a memorandum requiring all universities receiving federal funds to submit admissions data on all applicants to the Department of Education. The goal is to enforce the 2023 Supreme Court decision that ended race-based affirmative action. Days before the memo was released, […] Read more ›
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Uber users in Atlanta are dropping rides with human drivers to maximize their chances of getting a self-driving Waymo taxi. Read more ›
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Valve’s Steam Beta is testing an overlay that tracks GPU usage more accurately than Windows Task Manager, including multi-process games. Early rollout is inconsistent, but once stable, it could give gamers real-time, reliable performance stats without extra apps, rivaling tools like MSI Afterburner. Read more ›
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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 18, No. 799. Read more ›
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Last week, Apple released and then pulled a software tool that accidentally contained identifiers for many unreleased devices and chips, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. His findings included new models of the Studio Display, Apple TV, Apple Watches, Apple Vision Pro, iPad mini, HomePod mini, and more. Here is what was uncovered in the file, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris:A new HomePod mini with an S9 chip or... Read more ›
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I spent six days exploring three cities in Italy — Venice, Rome, and Milan. It was my first time visiting the country, and I left with some regrets. Read more ›
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Anthropic's latest feature for two of its Claude AI models could be the beginning of the end for the AI jailbreaking community. The company announced in a post on its website that the Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 models now have the power to end a conversation with users. According to Anthropic, this feature will only be used in "rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions." To... Read more ›
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EV sales are up 27% for the first seven months of 2025 — for the world. But in America "For the first half of 2025, EV registrations rose 7% to 620,642, with market share inching up just 0.1 percentage point to 7.5 percent," reports Automotive News. America's new EV registrations were up 4.6% in June (compared to June of 2024), "But EV market share fell for the month and stayed... Read more ›
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Quantum computing doesn’t feel urgent. Not until you picture what it actually breaks. Not just secrets. Not just banks or classified files. But the quiet, daily trust we place in everything digital. And I mean everything. My daughter Justice is five. She plays games on a old iPhone. We send her school forms through […] Read more ›
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By David Stephen An indicator of superintelligence, for AI, would be the solution to a major scientific problem. To achieve this, what may be necessary would be scientific data, a new memory architecture, and extensive math models. Already, large language models [LLMs] can answer several scientific questions. But they remain limited in theorizing fundamentals answers. How […] Read more ›
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The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today published details on the 11,910 home energy upgrades supported through government-funded grant schemes in the first three months of 2025. This represents an increase of 2% on the number of upgrades for the same period last year. Government expenditure across all schemes reached €76 million, up 4% […] Read more ›
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Esri Ireland, the market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), has announced a new partnership with surveying and data acquisition specialist, Murphy Geospatial (a Woolpert Company). This strategic collaboration will combine advanced location intelligence and geospatial data capabilities to accelerate the delivery of large-scale infrastructure, urban planning, and environmental projects across the island of Ireland. […] Read more ›
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Just under a third of electricity came from renewables in July, the first month of a new coal-free era for Ireland’s power system. Provisional data from electricity grid operator EirGrid shows that 32% of electricity came from wind, grid-scale solar and other renewable sources last month. Wind energy met 24% of total demand, with 6% […] Read more ›
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The Local Enterprise Offices have announced they will partner with Google as part of the Local Enterprise Village at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, which takes place in Screggan, Tullamore, County Offaly from the 16th to 18th September. This will be the first time that Google has had a presence at the Ploughing Championships and […] Read more ›
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OSSM, an Oracle NetSuite Solution Provider, has announced that IN2 Engineering, an Irish-headquartered building services and environmental engineering consultancy, is using NetSuite to support its mission to expand across Europe. With NetSuite and OSSM, IN2 Engineering has been able to increase efficiency, centralise operational data, and lay the groundwork for its ambitious five-year growth plan. […] Read more ›
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SD Worx Ireland, a leading payroll and HR solutions provider, today announces new survey results which show that almost a quarter (24%) of employees in Ireland took leave for their mental health last year. This is higher than the European average of 18%. The survey found that some 29% of employees admit that working in […] Read more ›
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Ukraine’s largest tech event, IT Arena, will return to Lviv for the twelfth time, gathering top tech experts, startup founders, investors, and entrepreneurs. From September 26 to 28, Lviv will once again become a hub where innovative ideas are born, impactful partnerships are forged, and the leaders shaping the future of technology, business, and Ukraine’s […] Read more ›
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Guest post By Emma Clark, CEO and Co-founder of Orivium, with an interesting look at leasing metals From smartphones to servers, electric vehicles and AI chips, the engines of modern innovation rely on a relentless flow of rare earths and critical minerals. However, shockingly, these precious resources and most geopolitically fraught materials are still being […] Read more ›
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