Last week, a UN report declared that the world has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ with many human water systems past the point at which they can be restored to former levels. To find out what this could look like, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s diplomatic editor,...
Australian Open 2026: Ben Shelton v Jannik Sinner – live
Quarter-finals updates from day 11 at Melbourne Park Djokovic through to semi-finals | Email Daniel here G’day and welcome to the Australian Open 2026 – day 11! This time yesterday we watched Alex de Minaur play brilliantly for a set a bit, as well as he can play, while knowing...
Novak Djokovic survives at Australian Open as Lorenzo Musetti retires hurt while two sets up
No 4 seed moves into semi-final despite struggles against Italian Djokovic to meet Ben Shelton or Jannik Sinner for place in final Novak Djokovic said he will double his prayers on Wednesday night after receiving a massive slice of luck in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open as the Serb...
Intel XeSS 3 multi frame generation now rolling out to Arc GPUs
Included in driver package version 32.0.101.8425/32.0.101.8362 WHQL, XeSS 3 is Intel's new multi-frame generation (MFG) approach to upscaling. The idea is not new (nor are we convinced we like it) but it does remain ambitious: insert up to three AI-generated frames after every traditionally rendered frame, smoothing out animation without......
Stop Killing Games surpasses 1 million verified signatures, EU to take action
The team behind Stop Killing Games recently announced a major milestone. The Stop Destroying Videogames initiative has surpassed 1.29 million verified signatures, prompting the European Union's highest authorities to formally consider the petition, which seeks to ban disposable game-as-a-service products. Read Entire Article
A new chemical trick could extend lithium-ion battery life without redesigning cells
The work, led by Chunsheng Wang at the University of Maryland, offers a relatively simple way to make lithium-ion batteries more durable using standard materials and manufacturing methods already familiar to manufacturers. Read Entire Article
Intel Panther Lake review roundup: Graphics and battery life take center stage
The Verge recently got their hands on a brand new Asus Zenbook Duo powered by Intel's Core Ultra X9 388H Panther Lake CPU. This flagship model features 16 total cores, runs at a max Turbo frequency of 5.1 GHz, and is paired with a healthy 18 MB of L3 cache.......
Microsoft built a 750W AI chip to challenge Nvidia’s dominance, claims 3x performance gains over Amazon
Microsoft recently announced Maia 200, a new AI accelerator specifically designed for inference workloads. According to Redmond, Maia 200 can deliver "dramatic" improvements for AI applications and is already deployed in select US data centers on the Azure platform. Read Entire Article
Big Tech is finally on trial for how it built its algorithms
Update (Jan 27, 4pm ET):Â After this story went live, TikTok announced it had settled the lawsuit. The original reporting follows below. Read Entire Article
Meta is testing paid subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp
Meta plans to experiment with several subscription models tailored to each app, rather than pursuing a single paid package. Their goal is to offer users access to "unique features" without changing the free versions that billions already use. Read Entire Article