Could powerful lasers unlock cheap fusion power?
Damien Jemison Deep under the Nevada desert in the 1980s the US conducted secret nuclear weapons research. Among the experiments
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Apple banks on AI to boost sales of new iPhone 16
Getty Images With business slumping, Apple has been under pressure to show what it will offer buyers to jumpstart a
Read moreApple banks on AI to boost sales of its new iPhone
Getty Images With business slumping, Apple has been under pressure to show what it will offer buyers to jumpstart a
Read moreGoogle’s lucrative ad tech business goes on trial
The US government is taking aim at the engine of Google’s immense wealth – its extremely lucrative ad tech business.
Read moreThieves snatched his phone in London – it was in China a month later
Akara Etteh Early on a Saturday morning in April, Akara Etteh was checking his phone as he came out of
Read moreAstro Bot: Could the old-school hit reshape PS5’s future?
Sony It’s just a few hours before reviews of one of the year’s biggest PlayStation 5 releases arrive, and its
Read moreGoogle abusing ad tech dominance, UK competition watchdog finds
Google uses anti-competitive practices to dominate the market for online advertising technology, a UK watchdog has found. The potentially unlawful
Read moreMan accused of using bots and AI to earn streaming revenue
Getty Images A musician in the US has been accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools and thousands of bots
Read moreTelegram CEO Durov says his arrest ‘misguided’
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has hit out at French authorities, calling his arrest last week in relation to
Read moreCrash dummies and robot arms: How airline seats are tested
Chris Baraniuk In a warehouse building in a quiet town in Northern Ireland, a robot arm is opening and closing
Read moreTrump says Musk could head ‘government efficiency’ force
Donald Trump said he would enlist Elon Musk to run a “government efficiency commission” if he wins a second term
Read moreYouTube restricts teenager access to fitness videos
YouTube is to limit recommendations of certain health and fitness videos to teenagers, including those which “idealise” certain body types.
Read moreVolvo gives up plan to sell only EVs by 2030
Car company Volvo has announced it has abandoned its target to produce only fully electric cars by 2030, saying it
Read moreAI’s solution to the ‘cocktail party problem’ used in court
Getty Images It’s the perennial “cocktail party problem” – standing in a room full of people, drink in hand, trying
Read moreNvidia plunges almost 10% as global markets fall
UK shares dropped on Wednesday morning following falls in Asian and US markets as concerns grow about the world’s largest
Read moreMarkets slide as Nvidia shares plunge almost 10%
Financial markets in Asia and the US have tumbled on fears that the world’s largest economy could be headed to
Read morePhone companies asked to help tackle rise in thefts
Getty Images Phone companies are to be called into the Home Office to discuss measures to tackle crime after snatch
Read moreTop Brazil court upholds ban of Musk’s X
Brazil’s Supreme Court has upheld a ban on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The judges voted unanimously
Read moreInside the deepfake porn crisis engulfing Korean schools
BBC Last Saturday, a Telegram message popped up on Heejin’s phone from an anonymous sender. “Your pictures and personal information
Read moreYoung workers drive South Africa’s video games industry
Devlyn van der Walt As a child Devlyn van der Walt dreamed of one day being a video game developer.
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