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Snappy performance, long battery life, great keyboard and excellent new haptic touchpad make the best of Windows 11 Microsoft’s Surface laptop for consumers is back, faster and with longer battery life and a hefty price increase because of the high cost of memory and chips. The Surface Laptop 8 is a straight replacement for the seventh edition from 2024, which was the first of Microsoft’s new…
The UK is both an epicentre of global creative industries and a budding AI powerhouse. Here’s how it can balance support for creatives while also embracing technological changes What does it mean to be a creator in today’s modern world when artificial intelligence is reshaping relationships between humans and technology? That’s one critical question the UK creative industry has been asking itself…
Disney has settled a lawsuit alleging it forced higher prices for live TV streaming subscriptions.
Premium Bluetooth noise-cancelling cans combine comfort with extensive connectivity and a user-replaceable battery Sennheiser’s latest Momentum Bluetooth headphones build on the German audio specialist’s renowned sound quality with improved noise cancelling, exceptional comfort and a user-replaceable battery to keep pace with rivals. The Momentum 5s cost £330 (€400/$400/A$749) and directly…
Slimmer, longer lasting and much easier to live with, new Oura sets a very high new bar for health-tracking wearables Oura’s new Ring 5 is a massive upgrade for smart rings, dramatically shrinking in size and weight to bring them right into line with standard wedding bands and other jewellery. It is finally a smart ring you can genuinely forget you’re wearing. The Ring 5 is a straight replacement…
Camera, wifi and design updates bring welcome upgrades to Ring’s top model in wired or battery flavour Ring’s recent revamp of its popular video doorbells with a more modern design is led by the top-of-the-line Video Doorbell Pro 3, which gains much-needed upgrades with a 4K camera and better wifi plus new interesting AI features. The new doorbells are sleeker but keep the unmistakable two-tone…
The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur.
Argentinian geologist Eduardo Olivero became the first scientist to find the remains of a dinosaur in Antarctica in 1986.
The only thing cooler than an eclipse or a sunset? When both happen at once.
The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
Nasa astronaut Jessica Meir, part of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, released a timelapse showing the southern lights as seen from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. They appear near the poles because Earth's magnetic field channels charged particles from the sun toward those regions, where they collide with the atmosphere and create shimmering curtains of colour. 'As opposed to the previous aurora I’ve…
Mid-range Android stands out with huge screen, slick software and dot-matrix display, but falls just short of greatness Nothing’s latest quirky smartphone is a huge aluminium Android with three cameras and a big LED matrix screen on the back that challenges the notion mid-range phones can’t be just a bit more fun. The Phone 4a Pro is a bit of a departure from UK-based Nothing’s previous…
The PS5 may not support Bluetooth audio directly, but there are workarounds.
EngadgetThe FDA approved Samsung's Galaxy Buds hearing aid feature, which will soon be available alongside a hearing test.
EngadgetSpecialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
BBC SciencePeople should take precautions while witnessing the "amazing celestial event", an expert says.
BBC SciencePresident Eisenhower inspects the Discoverer 13 capsule after its return to Earth.
Space.comThe Lion Nebula glows gloriously in this new snapshot from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Space.comNew research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive, AI could help increase carbon emissions by up to nearly 5 percent—vastly outpacing the impact of data centers.
WiredMusic streaming platform creates ‘AI persona’ label that will appear on profiles and track listings in crackdown on fake performers Spotify is to label AI artists and exclude them from algorithm re…
The Guardian TechIs Garmin's new option worth $100 more than the Fitbit Air?
EngadgetEarlier this summer, Amazon customers began noticing that emails related to their online orders looked sparse: Order confirmation emails didn't name specific items anymore, and instead listed only …
The VergeAcademic paper says often illicit trade exposes enthusiasts – and postal workers handling items – to serious risks A growing global trade in mummified human remains has been described by academics …
The Guardian SciencePhone and Bluetooth signals could turn roadside cameras into far richer tracking tools.
Ars TechnicaMotorola's Moto Watch looks like a capable and affordable timepiece, but looks are deceiving.
EngadgetA new open world model from LTX shows how open-weights models can be used and customized by anyone.
CNET NewsStamped on artist profiles, it’ll help listeners figure out who’s an AI musician, and who isn’t.
CNET NewsThe company previously teased it would change messaging in May.
EngadgetThe streaming service has faced an onslaught of AI-generated music.
EngadgetOperating a million or more data centers in space would mean a massive increase in air pollution from rocket launches and concentrations of toxic ash from reentering satellites.
Space.comGuliKit announced its first wireless controller to use an improved version of the anti-drift tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) thumbsticks featured in its budget-friendly ES Pro that debuted nearly…
The VergeBumble was famously built around exclusively giving women the power to initiate messages in heterosexual matches when it first launched in 2014 - but now the times they are a-changin' for the datin…
The VergeSpotify will soon label AI artists and remove their music from your recommendations. The change, which will start rolling out in mid-September, means you'll see an "AI Persona" badge on an artist's…
The VergeResearchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.
WiredSome parts of England could see up to 96 per cent of the moon covering the sun on 12 August.
BBC ScienceAnthropic has pledged to start marking Claude-generated text and images with machine-readable data, in an effort to comply with European rules for AI transparency. "Generated text will carry embedd…
The VergeGlasses to watch the eclipse have become a rare commodity in Cornwall.
BBC ScienceThis is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. These startups are chasing the next big thing in LLMs Nine …
MIT Technology ReviewAlso: Google executives jump ship in race for AI dominance Hello, TechScape readers! Danielle Abril, editor of the Guardian’s Reworked series on AI and the future of work, filling in for Blake Mont…
The Guardian TechThis luminous flare radiating from the blackness is the corona of the Sun - superheated jets of gas thrown thousands of miles out into space.
BBC Science"If anyone does see one, they had better go play the lottery asap!"
Space.comJoby Aviation announced it was acquiring Dayton, Ohio-based defense firm Resonant Sciences in a $500 million deal, in a bid by the electric aircraft company to expand further into the military indu…
The VergeNASA successfully executed a plan to extend the life of Voyager 2's scientific instruments.
EngadgetI tried the red-light therapy masks flooding my feed and consulted with professionals to find out which ones are worth the splurge.
WiredWhy passkey apps treat Windows differently than other operating systems.
Ars TechnicaUp to 95% of the Sun will slowly disappear behind the Moon in the most dramatic eclipse visible from the UK since August 1999.
BBC ScienceIf you care about good air, it’s time for a dehumidifier. These are the best ones we’ve tested for everything from basements to drying laundry.
WiredOn August 12, the moon will pass in front of the sun, completely obscuring it in a solar eclipse. According to Nasa, parts of Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia and Portugal will experience a total …
The Guardian ScienceMathematician James Maynard has spent a lot of time this past year "soul searching." A professor at the University of Oxford and winner of the prestigious Fields Medal, Maynard told The Verge he's …
The VergeResearchers devised a way to extract “reasoning traces” from Claude, GPT, and Gemini. What they found, they say, indicates that some Chinese AI may be trained on leading US models.
WiredBeyond Elon Musk’s interpretation of The Odyssey, Silicon Valley leaders have often misunderstood classic books like Foundation and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s evident in their tech.
WiredExclusive: Court service says anyone trying to enter buildings with glasses will have them confiscated and returned when they leave Courts in England and Wales have joined a number of restaurants, …
The Guardian TechMini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks.
WiredStartups and Big Ag are using Crispr gene editing to create crops that taste better and grow on a hotter planet. But will they find a market?
WiredOpenAI's Daybreak program now has two tiers, with the higher one giving partners access to a more advanced cybersecurity model.
EngadgetDon’t fly to Turkey just yet. Our WIRED testers saw visible hair regrowth with these red-light therapy devices.
WiredModelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid AI-driven productivity gains enable more planet-heating pollution from …
The Guardian TechWhether you’re commuting, training or riding for fun, we asked specialists to break down what to know before you buy – from specs and safety to price • The best bike locks for every budget For me, …
The Guardian TechWhat do you do when you return to your home town, with your dead mother in your car boot, to find the inhabitants have been turned into robots? In the boot of her car, Pratelle carries the corpse o…
The Guardian TechRecent findings provide one of the most detailed pictures to date of the genetic architecture of schizophrenia, opening up new avenues for research into the disorder.
WiredMoon is due to pass directly between Earth and sun on Wednesday 12 August. Here’s all you need to know On Wednesday evening, millions of Europeans will experience a celestial treat: a solar eclipse…
The Guardian ScienceHere's how to watch the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse live online for free.
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