British Museum hails record-breaking year for archaeological discoveries – thanks largely to metal detectorists A hoard of pennies linked to Harold II and most likely buried on the eve of battle in 1066, a rare Roman vehicle fitting, and a group of early medieval objects are among the archaeological finds...
Australian Open 2026: De Minaur and Andreeva in action, Raducanu crashes out – live
Live updates from all of the action at Melbourne Park Raducanu bounced out of by Potapova | Mail Daniel At 6-1 5-6, Norrie finds himself serving down set point, and a protracted rally doth ensue, featuring fearsome hitting from the back, until a backhand unloaded down the line is good...
UK study to examine effects of restricting social media for children
Trial involving 4,000 children will explore impact on mental health, sleep and time spent with friends and family A pioneering investigation into the impact of restricting social media access for children in the UK has been announced as politicians around the world consider action on the issue. In December, Australia...
Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores?
The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone A solitary figure stands on the shore of Thailand’s Tang Khen Bay. The tide is slowly rising over the expanse of sandy beach,...
Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says
Overuse and pollution must end urgently as no one knows when whole system might collapse, says expert The world has entered an era of “global water bankruptcy” that is harming billions of people, a UN report has declared. The overuse and pollution of water must be tackled urgently, the report’s...
Bungie’s Marathon launches March 5 with modest system requirements
Originally slated to launch last September, Marathon is now confirmed to release on March 5 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC. The game is currently available for pre-order on Steam and the Xbox Store, starting at $39.99 for the Standard Edition, while the Deluxe Edition is priced at $59.99....
Free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads could arrive in the coming weeks
Sources recently told The Verge that Xbox Insiders will soon be able to test a free, ad-supported tier of Microsoft's cloud gaming service. While Microsoft previously confirmed plans for ad-supported cloud gaming, concrete details remain limited. Read Entire Article
Windows 95 had a secret restart trick most people never knew
Raymond Chen recently shared another interesting tidbit about the inner workings of Windows 95. The original 32-bit consumer operating system had a "secret" fast-restart feature, which users could activate by holding the Shift key while restarting through the OS GUI. If everything worked as intended, the system would restore a......
Why Silicon Valley is losing faith in the American dream
In Silicon Valley, the servers are humming again – and so is the unease. Massive data centers packed with Nvidia GPUs are fueling the artificial intelligence boom, generating extraordinary wealth for chipmakers, cloud providers, and startups racing to train large-scale models. But beneath the boomtime exuberance, investors and engineers increasingly......
TCL will take over Sony’s home entertainment division, including Bravia TV line
The new company will operate globally, we are told, and will be responsible for handling everything from product design and development to manufacturing, logistics, sales, and even customer service. The as yet unnamed venture will handle both televisions and home audio equipment, and is expected to carry on the Sony......