In mid-January, a top United States materials company announced that it had started to manufacture rare earth magnets. It was important news—there are no large U.S. makers of the neodymium magnets that underpin huge and vitally important commercial and defense industries, including electric vehicles. But it created barely a ripple during a particularly loud and … Read more
Brian Wheeler Senior political reporter Reuters Keir Starmer is pinning his growth hopes on cutting edge tools powered by AI Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to make the UK a “world leader” in Artificial Intelligence (AI) could put already stretched supplies of drinking water under strain, industry sources have told the BBC. The giant data centres … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI is now showing more details of the reasoning process of o3-mini, its latest reasoning model. The change was announced on OpenAI’s X account and comes as the AI lab is under increased pressure by DeepSeek-R1, … Read more
ZDNET’s key takeaways The $799 Samsung Galaxy S25 is for users who want a flagship experience in a smaller form factor. This year’s hardware upgrades are fairly limited, but a Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy does improve the battery and camera quality. The camera still suffers from shutter lag, making it less ideal for capturing … Read more
As soon as late February, a lunar lander will depart from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on its way to the moon carrying instruments that could investigate what’s just beneath the surface. Barely two months into the year, it’ll be the third mission to have set out on a journey toward the moon so far in … Read more
Talking about bowel movements can be embarrassing. If you think something is “off” with your routine, you may not feel comfortable comparing your schedule for number two with friends. Yet, how often we poop, how long it takes to do it and what our stool looks like can actually reveal a lot about our health. … Read more
The Super Bowl LIX live stream can be accessed for free, even abroad. That’s great news for sports fans who’d like to see a fierce clash between the Eagles and the Chiefs. The Super Bowl LIX live stream will be available on February 9th on Tubi. Tubi will broadcast Eagles vs Chiefs for free, with … Read more
The establishment of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) relied on a recruitment campaign carried out, in part, by young software engineers fanning out across online chat groups and Discord servers, according to three sources and chat logs reviewed by WIRED. Some of the engineers are associated with data analytics firm Palantir or … Read more
TL;DR: Live stream Scotland vs. Ireland in the 2025 Six Nations for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Scotland and Ireland started their 2025 Six Nations campaigns with victories, but those 100% records are at risk when the two sides come together at Murrayfield Stadium … Read more
President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the company formerly known as Twitter appears to be over. Trump sued the social media platform for banning him in the aftermath of January 6, 2021, when Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. While a federal judge dismissed the suit in 2022, the then-former president’s lawyers continued to appeal. Soon … Read more