US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to “begin the process of identifying and releasing” government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life. From a report: Trump made the declaration in a post on Truth Social, after he accused Barack Obama earlier in the day of revealing classified information
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Scientific American: Why does “bouba” sound round and “kiki” sound spiky? This intuition that ties certain sounds to shapes is oddly reliable all over the world, and for at least a century, scientists have considered it a clue to the origin of language, theorizing that maybe our ancestors
Read MoreRegulatory bodies around the globe are asking if Apple has a right to charge for access to the popular platforms built around iPhone. Apple keeps telling them yes — this time in Brazil. Apple charges for access to iPhone NFC for payments The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) in Brazil has been pursuing Apple
Read MoreRegulatory bodies around the globe are asking if Apple has a right to charge for access to the popular platforms built around iPhone. Apple keeps telling them yes — this time in Brazil. Apple charges for access to iPhone NFC for payments The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) in Brazil has been pursuing Apple
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg faced a barrage of questions about his social-media company’s efforts to secure ever more of its users’ time and attention at a landmark trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday. In sworn testimony, Zuckerberg said Meta’s growth targets reflect an
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Foldables aren’t exactly cheap thrills. Most new flagships will set you back the best part of $2,000, and the triple-panel options are north of that mark. The price tags are understandable, even if they’re off-putting, but they also make the idea of picking one up for $560 feel almost
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Foldables aren’t exactly cheap thrills. Most new flagships will set you back the best part of $2,000, and the triple-panel options are north of that mark. The price tags are understandable, even if they’re off-putting, but they also make the idea of picking one up for $560 feel almost
Read MoreYou can play classic computer games from the comfort of your couch by using RetroArch with the Apple TV. Here’s how to get retro gaming on Apple’s streaming box. RetroArch works on the Apple TV Retro gaming on Apple’s ecosystem enjoyed a revival in 2024, as Apple updated its App Store Review Guidelines to allow
Read MoreA Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle is seen in the Manhattan borough of New York City, on December 13, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) dropped her proposal to allow robotaxi companies to launch commercially in cities other than
Read MoreApple’s iPhone satellite capabilities can grow, but physics are remorseless. There’s still a limit on how much satellite internet can do and how fast it can do it — unless Apple produces a case that it has been researching that doubles as a big antenna. When Apple first launched Emergency SOS via Satellite with the
Read MoreUniversity of Galway is the recipient of eight successful research awards, the highest this year. Read more: EPA allocates €6.5m for 24 projects in latest research call
Read MoreUniversity of Galway is the recipient of eight successful research awards, the highest this year. Read more: EPA allocates €6.5m for 24 projects in latest research call
Read MoreGaming accessory company Abxylute has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its upcoming N6 and GameCube-style N9C Switch 2 dock-style controllers. If the ergonomics of Nintendo’s Joy-Cons don’t jibe with you, these aim to be solid alternatives, particularly for people with medium-to-large-size hands. Both of Abxylute’s new controllers have bigger, more comfortable grips than Joy-Cons offer,
Read MoreCredit: Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR A fork of the melonDS emulator for Android now supports offline RetroAchievements in Softcore mode. Users must open a game once with an internet connection to cache achievements, after which they can track progress offline and sync later. Hardcore mode still requires a constant connection, but the update
Read MoreFor engineers building high-concurrency applications in e-commerce, fintech or media, the “200ms limit” is a hard ceiling. It is the psychological threshold where interaction feels instantaneous. If a personalized homepage, search result or “Up Next” queue takes longer than 200 milliseconds to load, user abandonment spikes. There is a famous study from Amazon showing that
Read MoreThe Pixel 10a was launched yesterday, but I wouldn’t recommend buying one. While I tuned in for the launch as a long-time Pixel owner, I was rather unimpressed with the end result. Don’t get me wrong — the Pixel 10a is a great phone overall. It’s among the best phones in its price range, offering
Read MoreFor engineers building high-concurrency applications in e-commerce, fintech or media, the “200ms limit” is a hard ceiling. It is the psychological threshold where interaction feels instantaneous. If a personalized homepage, search result or “Up Next” queue takes longer than 200 milliseconds to load, user abandonment spikes. There is a famous study from Amazon showing that
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a redesigned attachment sheet in Gemini to replace the current four-button layout. The new UI features larger icons for primary tools and a horizontally scrollable second row for others. These changes apply to both the main Gemini app and the overlay interface triggered over other
Read MoreAccording to Lara Trump, Donald Trump has prepared but not yet delivered a speech about extraterrestrial life, though the White House says such a speech would be “news to me.” White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt continued: “I’ll have to check in with our speech writing team. Uh, and that would be of great interest to
Read MoreAccording to Lara Trump, Donald Trump has prepared but not yet delivered a speech about extraterrestrial life, though the White House says such a speech would be “news to me.” White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt continued: “I’ll have to check in with our speech writing team. Uh, and that would be of great interest to
Read MoreMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg entered a downtown Los Angeles courthouse in largely the same way as all the attorneys, reporters, and advocates who’d come to watch his landmark trial testimony, but with one notable difference: he was flanked by an entourage that appeared to be wearing Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses. To get to the courtroom,
Read MoreApple is formally making room for AI agents in the car, adding a new voice-based conversational app category to CarPlay in iOS 26.4. Siri remains the system-level voice assistant in CarPlay Apple’s February 9, 2026 update to the CarPlay Developer Guide introduces a new CarPlay entitlement category for voice-driven conversational apps. The move creates an
Read MoreApple is formally making room for AI agents in the car, adding a new voice-based conversational app category to CarPlay in iOS 26.4. Siri remains the system-level voice assistant in CarPlay Apple’s February 9, 2026 update to the CarPlay Developer Guide introduces a new CarPlay entitlement category for voice-driven conversational apps. The move creates an
Read MoreUber plans to invest $100 million in EV charging infrastructure to support current and future robotaxi fleets in cities like Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and Dallas, “eventually partner[ing] with multiple robotaxi companies on actual robotaxi deployment — WeRide, Waabi, Lucid, Nuro, May Mobility, Momenta, and Waymo of course,” reports CleanTechnica. From the report: “Cities
Read MoreA leaked internal email obtained by 404 Media shows that Ring has bigger plans for its AI-powered neighborhood search capability than just looking for lost dogs. The outlet reports the email, sent last October by founder Jamie Siminoff to all Ring employees, says that with Search Party, “You can now see a future where we
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