Category: Technology

RIYADH — A series of undersea cable disruptions near the Red Sea have significantly impacted internet connectivity across India, Pakistan, Kuwait, and several Gulf nations. The incident, which occurred in waters off the coast of Saudi Arabia, has slowed data traffic and raised concerns about the resilience of global communications infrastructure. Telecom experts report that […]

Deepfakes are forgeries of people’s faces, voices and likeness generated through artificial intelligence (AI). They create a serious digital deception. Deepfakes undermine constitutional rights, reduce trust in media and distort fairness in elections. While many countries have laws that address the risks caused by deepfakes, enforcement remains a challenge. Deepfakes began to be widely created […]

apple2499 Drinking more than you intended may be something that many humans do, but now research is showing that a taste for alcohol is surprisingly common among animals. In fact a new study has found that chimpanzees may ingest the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks a day from eating fermented fruit. In the last ten […]

Buried deep in Greenland’s ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate. A sharp spike in platinum concentrations, discovered in an ice core (a cylinder of ice drilled out of ice sheets and glaciers) and dated to around 12,800 years ago, has provided support for a hypothesis that the Earth […]

18 September 2025 — SoftBank Corp has taken another step toward realizing its vision of delivering 5G via High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS). The company recently conducted a field trial to test a payload designed to provide stable, wide-area connectivity from the stratosphere. The trial demonstrated the potential of HAPS technology to extend mobile coverage […]

18 September 2025 — Speaking at Unwrapped Digital Industries, NATO’s Antonio Calderon highlighted a multinational initiative aimed at integrating 5G technology into military and civilian communications infrastructure. The effort seeks to establish interoperable systems that enhance operational efficiency and cross-border coordination. Calderon emphasized that 5G’s low latency and high bandwidth capabilities offer strategic advantages for […]

Jorm Sangsorn/Shutterstock Why do we dream? Vishnu, aged nine, Kerala That’s a really interesting question, and people have been asking it for thousands of years. But it’s difficult to answer because dreams are difficult to study scientifically. Think about it: how easy do you find it to remember your dreams every night? Not everyone can […]

Alfred Wilson-Spencer, CC BY-SA The iron-rich core at the centre of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth’s evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, it also influences plate tectonics which have continually reshaped the continents. But despite its importance, many of […]

Chizhevskaya Ekaterina/Shutterstock Insulation is designed to make heating our homes more efficient, but if it isn’t installed properly it can sometimes lead to condensation, damp and mould. Recently UK government ministers revealed the scale of the issue and reported that thousands of homes may have had botched insulation fitted since 2022 under a government scheme […]

Our understanding of female-male power relationships in animals has changed over time. Evolutionary biologists once thought that male mammals held clear-cut power over females. Later, species with pronounced female power over males were presented as exceptions in a landscape of strict male power. Spotted hyenas and certain primates, including bonobos and most lemurs, were examples […]