2025-04-17
UK unleashes drone-zapping microwave weapon amid defence tech drive
The British Army has successfully neutralised swarms of drones in a trial of the “RapidDestroyer” — a new kind of weapon that uses high-frequency microwaves to disable critical electronic compon [...]
2025-04-17
Instagram now lets you combine your Reels recommendations with friends
Instagram is adding yet another way to liven up your Reels recommendations. The app is rolling out “Blend,” a feature that allows you to create a custom feed within a DM that combines your recomme [...]
2025-04-17
How a space telescope found the ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life beyond our solar system
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope say they have detected the “strongest evidence yet” that life exists outside our solar system. Scientists at the University of Cambridge found [...]
2025-04-17
Paebbl, the startup turning CO2 into building materials, opens first demo plant
Paebbl has opened its first demo plant in Rotterdam as it looks to ramp up its carbon capture technology. When we visited Paebbl’s sprawling facility in June last year, it was a mishmash of prot [...]
2025-04-17
As AI swamps music platforms, Deezer is fighting back — unlike Spotify
Songs generated by AI tools such as Suno and Udio are flooding Deezer — but the French music streaming platform is trying to fight back. Deezer said on Wednesday that users are adding over 20,000 [...]
2025-04-17
Startup challenge seeks sustainable solutions to AI’s energy demands
A new contest is searching for solutions to a defining problem of the AI era: soaring energy consumption. The Energy Innovation for AI Startup Challenge launches amid growing concern over the environm [...]
2025-04-16
iOS 18.4.1 patches two iPhone security flaws used in 'extremely sophisticated' attacks
On Wednesday, Apple pushed updates to most of its platforms: iOS 18.4.1, iPadOS 18.4.1, macOS 15.4.1, tvOS 18.4.1 and visionOS 2.4.1. They contain two security fixes for flaws that may have been used [...]