On a recent trip to Lake Geneva in Switzerland, biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston witnessed the impact of one of the planet’s most potent invasive species, the quagga mussel. In just a decade the mollusc, originally from the Ponto-Caspian region of the Black Sea, has caused irreversible change beneath the surface...
Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says
By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy Females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood, according to a large-scale study. Research led...
Unlicensed weight-loss drugs marketed on social media as ‘prizes’
‘Giveaway’ competitions on WhatsApp and Telegram for retatrutide and other drugs described as ‘extremely dangerous’ Hidden-market promoters of weight-loss drugs are running social media “giveaway” competitions that offer powerful, unlicensed medicines as prizes. The Guardian has been monitoring WhatsApp and Telegram groups promoting substances such as retatrutide – a medicine...
Windows update woes continue, this time slowing down Nvidia GPUs
Microsoft's January 2026 Patch Tuesday update – already notorious for causing serious issues – is now being blamed for slowing down Nvidia graphics cards. While Nvidia has acknowledged the problem, Microsoft has yet to respond to the latest reports. Read Entire Article
Enthusiast makes NVMe SSD work on a Pentium III system through a PCI slot
A Redditor who enjoys experimenting with old hardware and ancient operating systems recently tried a small but clever experiment: installing an NVMe drive in a PCI-based machine. The idea was to force a modern(ish) SSD to operate under the constraints storage devices faced in the 1990s, requiring it to interact......
AI may be ready for the mainstream, the economics aren’t
As 2026 gets underway, it's clear that AI's momentum hasn't stalled in the least. If anything, it's picking up speed, especially with the recent surge of interest in AI-powered agents, often referred to as agentic AI, that are beginning to reshape how the technology is used. Read Entire Article
Overwatch is no longer Overwatch 2, unveils 10 new heroes ahead of Switch 2 launch
Blizzard is officially dropping the "2" from Overwatch 2, signaling a renewed focus on evolving the storyline and enhancing gameplay rather than releasing sequels disconnected from earlier titles. The company believes that introducing a fully connected annual storyline will deepen player engagement over time. Read Entire Article
Intel has a new chief architect working on new GPUs
During the recent Cisco AI Summit, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced that the company has appointed a new "chief GPU architect." Tan did not disclose the executive's name at the event, but subsequent reports confirmed that former Qualcomm executive Eric Demmers will lead the new venture. Read Entire Article
Canon celebrates 30 years of PowerShot with limited-edition G7 X Mark III camera
The original PowerShot 600 arrived in the summer of 1996. The pioneering digital camera featured a 1/3-inch CCD image sensor capable of generating photos with a maximum resolution of 832 x 608 pixels. It was paired with a 50mm, f/2.5 aperture lens and an optical viewfinder. The shooter packed 1MB......
As Google doubles down on AI spending, Gemini delivers a breakout quarter
Alphabet reported quarterly revenue of $113.8 billion, an 18 percent increase from a year earlier, fueled by the performance of its AI systems. Net profit surged 30 percent to $34.5 billion, with Gemini at the center of that growth. Read Entire Article