Category: Technology

The X-59 undertakes its first flight from Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works in California. Lockheed Martin An experimental supersonic aircraft called the X-59 took to the skies for the first time in October. The plane lifted off from Skunk Works, the famed research and development facility in California owned by aerospace giant Lockheed Martin. It cruised […]

Aircraft are not going to become electric. Ersin Ergin Imagine powering long-haul aircraft and heavy ships with fuels derived from just air, water and renewable electricity. This is moving from science fiction to the verge of reality, thanks to the falling price of renewables like wind and solar. Whereas burning today’s fuels releases carbon into […]

The Netherlands announced on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, that it had suspended its proposed takeover of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia, describing the move as a sign of “good will.” The decision was welcomed by Beijing as a positive “first step” in repairing strained relations between the two countries Al Jazeera Silicon Republic Euractiv France 24. Background […]

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to make today’s artificial intelligence (AI) systems work at the scale required to keep advancing. They require enormous amounts of memory to ensure all their processing chips can quickly share all the data they generate in order to work as a unit. The chips that have mostly been powering the deep-learning […]

The European Commission has proposed delaying enforcement of several “high-risk” provisions in its landmark AI Act, following sustained lobbying from big tech companies, U.S. officials, and industry groups. The move, unveiled as part of a wider Digital Omnibus package, reflects growing concerns that Europe’s strict regulatory stance could undermine competitiveness against the U.S. and China. […]

France is set to host one of Europe’s largest next-generation computing hubs after EDF and OpCore confirmed plans to build a $4.3 billion (€4 billion) high-power data center near Paris. The project, unveiled on November 17, 2025, is designed to dramatically expand the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) capacity and accelerate its digital transformation strategy. Strategic […]

Phonlamai Photo/Shutterstock The global investment frenzy around AI has seen companies valued at trillions of dollars and eye-watering projections of how it will boost economic productivity. But in recent weeks the mood has begun to shift. Investors and CEOs are now openly questioning whether the enormous costs of building and running AI systems can really […]

Please note his piece contains spoilers for Ex Machina. In the more than a decade since its release in 2015, the film Ex Machina – written and directed by Alex Garland – has proved to be an insightful forerunner to contemporary concerns surrounding the social and cultural impact of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and what […]

Violations of national airspace by drones are on the rise in Europe. When European leaders discussed these events at a meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2025, they responded by announcing plans for a defensive “drone wall”. So what is a drone wall? Put simply, it is a network of sensors, electronic warfare equipment and […]

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking medical technology: microscopic robots capable of swimming through blood vessels, delivering drugs directly to targeted sites, and then safely dissolving inside the body. The innovation, developed by researchers at ETH Zurich and published in Science this month, could transform treatments for strokes, brain tumors, and other hard-to-reach conditions Nature Anadolu […]