Cybersecurity

Europe’s space agency says cyber incident may have hit servers

The European Space Agency said a cybersecurity issue may have impacted a "very small number" of external servers.

Technology

India approves electronic component projects worth $4.6 billion

Jan 2 (Reuters) - India ‌has approved projects worth 418.63 billion rupees ($4.64 ‌billion) from a host of companies to ‌boost domestic manufacturing of electronic components under an incentive scheme, the country's IT ministry said on Friday.

AI

Would you let AI design your living room?

A growing number of home renovation and interior design platforms are rolling out A.I.-enabled imaging tools capable of redesigning rooms in an instant.

AI

Even the sky may not be the limit for AI data centres

Some tech leaders are concerned that the artificial intelligence race will exhaust available land and energy. The solution might lie in orbit.

AI

China launches super-powered AI science system to take on Donald Trump’s Genesis Mission

The network, designed to run without human oversight, was launched a month after Trump outlined plans for an 'AI Manhattan Project'.

Driverless vehicle

How Chinese robotaxi giants are steering the Middle East towards a driverless future

WeRide, Baidu and Pony.ai expand operations in the Middle East as UAE promotes clean energy and reduces dependence on oil and gas.

AI

DeepSeek touts new training method as China pushes AI efficiency

Chinese startups continue to operate under significant constraints, with the US preventing access to the most advanced semiconductors essential to developing and running AI.

Social media

A Kenyan barber who wields a sharpened shovel thrives on Africa's social media craze

Influencer barbers are a new trend in Kenya, where social media usage has exploded in recent years and platforms like TikTok are being used both for entertainment and as a lucrative side hustle.

Mobile apps

New app helps patients, families navigate Alzheimer’s in the US

The app, developed in partnership with those living with early stage Alzheimer's, caters to the idea that everyone navigating the disease has different preferences in accessing services and support.

AI

Opinion: Google’s chess master is working on AI's killer app

Imagine wearing glasses that remember where you left your keys, understand what you're looking at in three dimensions and predict what might happen next in your environment.

Technology

Samsung Electronics says customers praised competitiveness of HBM4 chip

SEOUL, ‌Jan 2 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics customers have praised the differentiated competitiveness of its next-generation high-bandwidth ‌memory (HBM) chips, or HBM4, saying "Samsung is back", co-CEO and chip chief Jun Young-hyun said ‌in a New Year address.

Technology

Starlink plans to lower satellite orbit to enhance safety in 2026

Jan 1 (Reuters) - Starlink will ‌begin a reconfiguration of its satellite constellation by lowering ‌all of its satellites orbiting at around 550 km (342 miles) ‌to 480 km over the course of 2026, Michael Nicolls, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering, said on Thursday.

Technology

Bye, bye standby: Simple steps to stop hidden power guzzlers at home

Your phone charger isn't charging a phone, so it's not using electricity, right? Unfortunately, that's not the case, and even unused chargers tend to draw power even when no device is connected, like all electrical kit on the grid.

TECH

Modern car safety assistance systems: How do they make driving safer?

When it comes to buying a new car, safety is the most important factor to consider.

Technology

10 pieces of tech jargon that confused us in 2025

The obvious culprit is the artificial intelligence boom that has upended the tech industry, birthing a fresh glossary of lingo.

Technology

Neuralink plans 'high-volume' brain implant production by 2026, Musk says

BENGALURU, Dec 31 (Reuters) - ‌Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink ‌will start "high-volume production" of brain-computer interface ‌devices and move to an entirely automated surgical procedure in 2026, Musk said in a post on the ‍social media platform X on ‍Wednesday.

Smartphones

Samsung’s first trifold phone is expensive and half-baked

Samsung designed the TriFold to be folded up like a wallet, with creases splitting it into three sections when you're holding the device in tablet mode.

Technology

Bitcoin set for first yearly loss since 2022 as macro trends weigh on crypto

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Bitcoin is on ‌track to post its first annual loss since 2022, as macroeconomic pressures and fading momentum weighed on the ‌world's largest cryptocurrency. 

Technology

Trump Media unveils plan to distribute new cryptocurrency to shareholders

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Trump ‌Media and Technology Group said on Wednesday it will distribute a ‌new digital token to its shareholders, deepening its push into digital ‌assets as policy support for cryptocurrencies builds in Washington.

Technology

Brookfield to start cloud business amid AI frenzy, The Information reports

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Brookfield is ‌starting its own cloud business to lease chips inside ‌data centers directly to artificial intelligence developers, The Information reported ‌on Wednesday, in a bid to gain end-to-end control of the AI value chain.