Category: Technology

An illustration of two black holes orbiting each other. Eventually they will merge, producing gravitational waves. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images Galaxies, planets, black holes: to most people, everything about our Universe sounds and feels enormous. But while it’s true that much of what happens millions of light years away is large, there are also […]

True Touch Lifestyle/Shutterstock Absolute pitch has long been viewed as a kind of musical superpower. It refers to the ability to identify or produce a tone, like an A or a C-sharp, without any provided reference point. With only 12 possible answers, naming the pitch of a tone may seem easy. However, it is somehow […]

From supporting the NHS to mapping accessible routes for people with disabilities, these pioneering companies are set to discover how 5G can transform industries and deliver real societal benefits. Funded by a £2.2 million investment from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the 5G Ecosystem brings investment into the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Daresbury […]

xAI, Elon Musk’s AI venture, has launched its highly anticipated Grok 3, promising significant advancements over previous AI models. According to the company, Grok 3 outperforms major competitors, including Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek’s V3, Anthropic’s Claude, and OpenAI’s GPT-4, particularly in the areas of math, science, and coding. During a live-streamed presentation on Monday, Musk, alongside […]

Google has entered a strategic partnership with Poland to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the country’s energy, cybersecurity, and broader sectors. This collaboration, formalized through a memorandum signed on Thursday, aims to bolster Poland’s technological infrastructure and economic resilience, especially as the country faces growing cybersecurity threats and evolving challenges in energy security. Poland, which […]

In a major operation, Dutch police have seized 127 servers associated with the controversial Zservers (also known as XHost) bulletproof hosting service. This action comes just days after the US, UK, and Australia imposed sanctions on the Russia-based company for its role in facilitating cybercrime activities. Zservers, notorious for offering its services to cybercriminals, had […]

Militaries that have taken power in Africa’s Sahel region – notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – have put pressure on western mining firms for a fairer distribution of revenue from the lucrative mining sector. Gold is one of the resources at the heart of these tensions. West Africa has been a renowned gold mining […]

The global market for Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity is poised for explosive growth, with a new study from Juniper Research forecasting a rise in protected IoT devices from 14 billion in 2024 to 28 billion by 2028—an increase of more than 100%. This surge is driven by mounting security challenges as IoT networks become […]

Meta Platforms is diving into a groundbreaking new domain: AI-powered humanoid robots. Following its ventures into augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI), the tech giant is making a strategic investment in robotics, focusing on creating robots that can perform household tasks like folding clothes and carrying glasses of water. As part of this initiative, […]

Dell Technologies is nearing a substantial agreement worth over $5 billion to supply servers optimized for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads to Elon Musk’s AI venture, xAI. Sources familiar with the deal revealed that the servers, equipped with Nvidia’s powerful GB200 semiconductors, are expected to be delivered later this year. This move comes amid surging demand […]