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NASA's ultimate mission to discover if life exists on Mars has been effectively cancelled. A new US spending bill released this week backs the White House’s move to end the costly programme, which has been on life support for months.
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Former F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg is once again accelerating forward – this time not on the track, but in the venture capital world. His firm, Rosberg Ventures, has announced the close of its third fund at €86 million (£75 million), pushing total assets under management to approximately €172 million (£150 million). In recent years, ... Read more ›
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Ubisoft announced Wednesday it will close its studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia — two weeks after 74% of its staff voted to unionize. This means laying off the 71 people at the studio, reports the gaming news site Aftermath: [Communications Workers of America's Canadian affiliate, CWA Canada] said in a statement to Aftermath the union will "pursue every legal recourse to ensure that the rights of these workers are respected... Read more ›
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The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), launched from Sriharikota today (January 12), has failed in the third stage. This is the second launch in a row where a PSLV rocket has failed. But what went wrong? Read more ›
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167 software engineers responded to Business Insider's vibe-coding survey. Over 45% reported "keeping up" with AI tools. Almost 17% feel behind. Read more ›
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Michael Burry, the investor from "The Big Short," said return on invested capital is the "measure to beat all measures" when looking at AI companies. Read more ›
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Powell described the move as a part of a broader effort to pressure the central bank on monetary policy. Read more ›
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Samsung's Galaxy S phones are launching later than usual, and a new leak has revealed when you can actually buy them. Read more ›
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LinkedIn is supposed to be a place to find a job. But people are using the social media app to look up exes and screen potential romantic interests. Read more ›
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DIY DDR5 is no longer just a concept, but a reality, as modder VIK-on has built his first 32GB stick from scavenged parts. The memory chips came from laptop SODIMMs, while a new PCB and cooler were acquired from China. After flashing custom firmware enabling 6400 MT/s XMP, the entire build put together cost $218. Read more ›
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Don't care about foldables? Well, OnePlus might cancel another unique smartphone. Read more ›
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"Life is finite. There is no fighting that — as much as people like to put themselves into ice, hoping that they might wake up in 50 years," Helen Mirren said. Read more ›
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Conversation Focus is now available in Early Access on Meta smart glasses, using directional audio to improve speech clarity without amplifying surrounding noise. Read more ›
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President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Cuba would no longer receive oil or money from Venezuela. Read more ›
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Billy Woods has one of the highest batting averages in the game. Between his solo records like Hiding Places and Maps, and his collaborative albums with Elucid as Armand Hammer, the man has multiple stone-cold classics under his belt. And, while no one would ever claim that Woods' albums were light-hearted fare (these are not […] Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shared this report from CNET: Finland-based IXI Eyewear has raised more than $40 million from investors, including Amazon, to build glasses with adaptive lenses that could dynamically autofocus based on where the person wearing them is looking. In late 2025, the company said it had developed a glasses prototype that weighs just 22 grams. It includes embedded sensors aimed at the wearer's eyes and liquid crystal lenses... Read more ›
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Lower your hopes for the Galaxy S26 Ultra, though! Read more ›
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The unexpected surprise is pulled directly from another dimension. Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI’s tool Grok has sparked global outrage after it rolled out an 'edit image' button in December, allowing users to digitally alter pictures by putting specific prompts. Users have since used the AI tool to generate nonconsensual images of undressed women and children. Has the billionaire’s company taken any action amid the backlash? Read more ›
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Volkswagen is reinstating physical buttons and a volume dial in its new ID Polo compact car, reversing the touchscreen trend after a decade of driver complaints about distraction risks. Research shows touch controls slow reactions significantly, prompting Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and regulators to push back toward tactile interfaces for better safety. Read more ›
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An US teen was found dead of drug overdose after he sought drug related guidance from ChatGPT for months, as claimed by his mother. The 18-year-old, used the AI bot to get counselling into different aspects and occasions into answering his query after it refused to assist him about questions related to illicit drug use. Read more ›
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xAI has generated $20 billion in its latest funding round, the startup announced on Tuesday. Some of the companies that featured in xAI’s Series E funding round include Nvidia and Fidelity Management and Resource Company Read more ›
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the company’s next-generation AI chips will deliver up to five times more computing power, debuting earlier than expected. Nvidia pushes deeper into chatbots, agentic AI, self-driving technology and long-context applications. Read more ›
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Lego has introduced its most significant evolution in 50 years: ‘smart bricks’ that light up. The line will be introduced from March 1, 2026, beginning with the popular Lego Star Wars toys. But not everyone is happy with the change. Here is why Read more ›
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Google’s AI overview has triggered fresh criticism after wrongly stating the current year, relieving concerns over repeated AI inaccuracies. When a user asked about the next year it responded saying ‘2026 is next year.’ Read more ›
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said robots are “AI immigrants” that can ease global labour shortages, arguing automation will create jobs rather than replace workers. Read more ›
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China is tightening scrutiny of US-linked AI technology as it pushes towards self-reliance, reviewing Meta’s Manus deal and restricting Nvidia’s H200 chips, despite US export approvals, while prioritising domestic alternatives like Huawei to protect national security Read more ›
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Robot stole CES 2026 spotlight as a robotics race split by geography: China leads humanoid hardware and scale, Europe dominates drones, while the US controls software brains and platforms, signalling divergent paths as humanoid move from labs to markets globally. Read more ›
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