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The Trump administration has removed thousands of energy conservation web pages from the Department of Energy’s website as a historic heatwave blankets the eastern United States, a move that follows political backlash over standard energy-saving recommendations. The deletions, first spotted by journalist Jim Lokay and reported by Mediaite, include longstanding guidance pages on air conditioning, […]

Regulatory filings in China have confirmed the battery capacities of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, providing the most concrete specification details yet for the devices expected to launch this September. The 3C (China Compulsory Certification) listings, reported by Gizmochina, show the iPhone 18 Pro carrying a battery rated at 4,056 […]

NHS England will launch a “marathon a month” walking challenge early next year, offering discounts and vouchers to people who walk for around 30 minutes a day, in what could become the largest mass-participation walking programme in the country’s history. The scheme, developed with former Olympic medallist Sir Brendan Foster, founder of the Great North […]

Jeppesen ForeFlight, the Colorado-based aviation technology company, has introduced ForeFlight Airflow, an artificial intelligence engine designed specifically for aviation safety that aims to reduce flight plan data errors without replacing human pilots. Unlike general-purpose generative AI, ForeFlight Airflow combines AI with flight-planning data, operational records, and aviation regulations. The system evaluates operational context before generating […]

The CAPTCHA, that ubiquitous checkbox asking “I’m not a robot”, has been a fixture of the web for two decades. But a growing body of evidence suggests it is no longer fit for purpose. In 2024, researchers at ETH Zurich achieved 100 percent accuracy on Google’s reCAPTCHA v2 using a modified YOLOv8 model. In 2026, […]

The blistering memory price increases of the past year are showing signs of moderating, but analysts caution that DRAM and NAND prices will keep climbing through the third quarter of 2026 as AI infrastructure demand continues to consume available supply. According to Tom’s Hardware, the rate of price growth is slowing as consumer buyers reach […]

Researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science have demonstrated an airborne imaging system that can detect hidden underwater explosives with 100 percent accuracy, using a combination of drone technology and two NASA-developed optical systems. The system, described in a study published in Frontiers in Marine Science, combines Fluid […]

Intel has confirmed price increases on select consumer and server processors, with some Xeon server chips now more than US$1,000 (approximately £785) more expensive than before. The hikes, reported by Tom’s Hardware on July 3, affect the Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop lineup and Xeon 6 server processors. The company cited market dynamics, rising manufacturing […]

Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone, expected to launch this September under the iPhone Ultra branding, could push the price of foldable smartphones nearly 20 percent above the current market leader, and according to analysts, Samsung is not overly concerned. The iPhone Ultra is expected to start at approximately US$1,999-2,500 (approximately £1,570-1,965), depending on storage configuration. Leaked […]

Negotiations between Google DeepMind and its London-based employees over the prospect of unionization stumbled this week, with staff voicing frustration at what they described as an unwillingness among senior executives to engage meaningfully with the issue. The talks, held Wednesday, represent the first formal bargaining session since DeepMind workers voted 98 percent in favor of […]