Weather service research concludes that less accurate probability-based predictions are still considered helpful The Met Office is to lean into one of Britain’s favourite pastimes – talking about the weather – by launching a new two-week forecast. At present, the publicly funded weather and climate service offers a seven-day forecast...
SpaceX reportedly mulling Tesla merger or tie-up with Elon Musk’s xAI firm
Rocket company examining feasibility of both options before potential $1.5tn stock market flotation, report says Business live – latest updates SpaceX is reportedly considering a potential merger with the electric carmaker Tesla, or a tie-up with artificial intelligence firm xAI, as Elon Musk looks at options to consolidate his global...
Aryna Sabalenka v Elena Rybakina: Australian Open 2026 final – live
Women’s singles final in Melbourne, 8.30am GMT start Rybakina poses threat | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Katy Meanwhile, I’ve just eaten far too many overnight oats for breakfast (I thought I better fuel up in case this goes the distance – I was underprepared for Djokovic v Sinner...
NASA’s new Athena supercomputer delivers 20 petaflops while cutting energy consumption
Athena, NASA's latest supercomputer, went online in January following a beta testing period. The US space agency says the new high-performance computing system can deliver more than 20 petaflops of peak performance while significantly reducing the energy required to run the extreme workloads needed to support its mission. Read Entire...
OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) can manage your entire digital life, but it might leak your credentials
OpenClaw, previously named Moltbot and before that, Clawdbot, is an open-source AI agent that runs locally on users' machines and autonomously interacts with websites, reads and writes files, and accesses email accounts. Fans of the assistant have used it to manage schedules, book flights, perform research, reorganize email inboxes, and......
AI browsers are about to eat the internet
OK, I'll admit it: I was a skeptic at first. Read Entire Article
Android phones are getting smarter about detecting when they’ve been stolen
Google recently announced a new suite of anti-theft measures for modern Android devices. The company aims to protect users before, during, and even after an attempted theft. After all, a stolen smartphone not only threatens personal data security but can also lead to further financial scams. Read Entire Article
Apple’s iPhone business just set an all-time record with $85 billion in sales
Net income climbed to $42.1 billion with earnings per share of $2.84, which is up 19 percent year-over-year. Shareholders will also be happy to learn that Apple declared a cash dividend of $0.26 per share of common stock that will be payable on February 12. Read Entire Article
Google expands access to Project Genie, its AI tool that turns photos and text into explorable worlds
Under the hood, Project Genie evolves from Genie 3, a world model first demonstrated by Google DeepMind last year. Unlike fully 3D game engines, world models don't construct continuous 3D geometry. Instead, they generate video sequences that appear interactive, adjusting what's shown in response to input commands. That gives the......
Microsoft’s Maia AI chip ambitions might include an exclusive SK Hynix HBM3e memory deal
According to reports from Korean sources, Microsoft and SK Hynix have recently entered an exclusive partnership in the memory business. The South Korean giant, one of the world's leading makers of DRAM and NAND Flash, is allegedly poised to become the sole supplier of high-bandwidth memory for Microsoft's next generation......