Technology
Facebook Reportedly Testing New Reels-First Experience in India Putting Video Front and Centre
Facebook is said to be testing a new Reels-first experience in India. According to a report, selected Facebook users are now being taken directly to a full-screen video experience when they open Facebook. The move reportedly aims to change how users interact with the social media platform. The report mentions that the classic Feed, which users traditionally see when t...
HMD Slate Tab 5G Design Leaks Again, Could Feature Huge 15.6-Inch Display, POGO Pins, and More
HMD Slate Tab 5G could be gearing up for a return with a much larger design than previously reported. New renders reportedly show a 15.6-inch LCD panel, colourful finishes and POGO contacts that could support a keyboard or other accessory. Earlier leaks described a 10.6-inch 2K tablet with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset, 8GB of RAM and a 9,250mAh battery. The conflicti...
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Price Details Leaked Ahead of Launch; Specifications Tipped Alongside
Tipster Roland Quandt on Bluesky suggests Microsoft will launch the new Surface Laptop Ultra at its event later today. The company is tipped to launch two RTX Spark-based configurations. He states that pricing will start "from under ~3K to over ~7K for high-end configurations". The tipster claims the Surface Laptop Ultra will be the only new Surface hardware to launch...
Puffin island on cusp of closure as it runs out of water
Lundy is in "real jeopardy" and could be evacuated if supplies run out, bosses say.
Amazon Great Indian Festival Smartphone Deals: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, iPhone 16 Get Big Discounts
Amazon is all set to kick off its Great Indian Festival sale tomorrow. It is the e-commerce giant’s biggest festive sale event of the year, bringing a range of smartphone deals across price segments. Customers can avail of price cuts, bank discounts, exchange bonus options, and no-cost EMI benefits during the sale. If upgrading to a new smartphone is on your wishlis...
Smart glasses privacy concerns grow: Norway, Australia, UK and US curb Meta Ray-Ban use
Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses are raising privacy concerns because they make it easier to capture photos, videos and audio without others knowing. Norway, Australia, the UK and the US are considering or enforcing restrictions on camera-equipped smart glasses in public and sensitive spaces.
Finland halts Google data center work over environmental assessment
A Finnish supervisory authority on Tuesday ordered environmentally significant preparatory work at two planned Google data center sites in northern Finland to be halted until legally required environmental impact assessments are completed.
Sony’s Next PlayStation Portal May Get an OLED Screen, New Listings Suggest
Sony could be preparing a significant refresh of its PlayStation Portal with an OLED display among the upgrades. Newly surfaced information suggests that the Japanese tech conglomerate is developing two versions of its video game streaming device. Launched in 2023, the PlayStation Portal lets users stream games from a PlayStation 5. While it is not a fully standalone ...
Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams
Anthropic is expanding a program that allows vetted cybersecurity professionals to test its most powerful AI models with fewer safeguards, after its Project Glasswing initiative helped uncover more than 100,000 software vulnerabilities this year.
China’s ‘city of the future’, Xiongan, hunting high-value tech firms: sources
China’s Xiongan New Area is accelerating its hunt for technology firms as the city, designed partly to house state-owned institutions relocated from Beijing, moves to nurture its own industries, according to people familiar with its plans and local officials. Officials were looking to attract tech companies that could reach valuations of 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion), hoping some would list on stock markets, including Hong Kong’s, in the next few years, sources said, adding that the key...