MONDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2025, 20:30
An anonymous reader shares a report: Google is pushing back on viral social media posts and articles like this one by Malwarebytes, claiming Google has changed its policy to use your Gmail messages and attachments to train AI models, and the only way to opt out is by disabling “smart features” like spell checking. But Google spokesperson Jenny Thomson tells The Verge that “these reports are...
After bitter arguments, threatened walkouts and heated all-night negotiations, delegates eventually reached a deal this weekend at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil. To unpick what was achieved and what was left out, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s environment editor, Fiona Harvey, who has been following every twist and turn
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed...
NATO has hired Google to provide “air-gapped” sovereign cloud services and AI in “completely disconnected, highly secure environments.” From a report: The Chocolate Factory will support the military alliance’s Joint Analysis, Training, and Education Centre (JATEC) in a move designed to improve its digital infrastructure and strengthen its data governance. NATO was formed in 1949 after Belgium,...
Weary of being captive to geopolitics, car companies are looking for ways to replace powerful rare-earth magnets in electric motors.
This sophisticated smart ring is marked down to just $249, and tracks a ton of health data.
Microsoft is rolling out yet another update to Notepad for Windows 11 Insiders that adds table support and faster AI-generated responses, continuing a transformation of the once-minimal text editor that has drawn sustained criticism from users who preferred its original simplicity. The update, version 11.2510.6.0, lets users insert tables via a formatting toolbar or Markdown syntax and enables...
This is the best way to play classic N64 games in 2025.
Oliver Chu from California first person to have the one-off treatment for Hunter syndrome
Doctors are cautiously optimistic about a groundbreaking gene therapy for children affected by a devastating inherited disorder after seeing positive results in the first boy to receive the treatment.
Three-year-old Oliver Chu from California became the first patient to have the therapy nine months ago as...
Lenovo is stockpiling memory and other critical components to navigate a supply crunch brought on by the boom in AI. From a report: The world’s biggest PC maker is holding on to component inventories that are roughly 50% higher than usual, [non-paywalled source] Chief Financial Officer Winston Cheng told Bloomberg TV on Monday. The frenzy to build and fill AI data centers with advanced hardware...
Improvements such as reduced ‘bad’ cholesterol and lower blood pressure go into reverse upon stopping weight-loss jabs
People who stop using the weight-loss jab Mounjaro not only tend to regain weight, but experience a reversal in other health improvements too, research suggests.
Mounjaro, which contains the active ingredient tirzepatide, has become a popular medication for weight loss, with...
The third edition of the Digital Assets Forum (DAF), organized by the European Blockchain Convention (EBC), will take place at Convene, 133 Houndsditch, in the heart of London’s financial district. After two sold-out, one-day editions, the forum now expands to two full days, reflecting accelerating institutional adoption and London’s strategic position as Europe’s capital markets […]
As crypto markets continue to plummet under the weight of speculation, opaque liquidity practices, and projects lacking real-world value, MatchAwards.com (MA) announces MAPU, a “Proof-of-Productivity” utility token designed to shift blockchain from hype cycles to verifiable economic activity and on-chain accountability. The downturn is driven not only by price declines but by market...
Of the 182.92 million shares Cell C hoped to sell, including an overallotment option, investors only bought 102 million at a much lower price than the company had expected.
Early Black Friday discounts—and a flash sale—help bring down the price of the iconic Herman Miller Aeron.
Apple’s next major iPhone software update will prioritize stability and performance over flashy new features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who reports that iOS 27 is being developed as a “Snow Leopard-style” release [non-paywalled source] focused on fixing bugs, removing bloat and improving underlying code after this year’s sweeping Liquid Glass design overhaul in iOS 26. Engineering...
Cell C has confirmed the final pricing and outcome of its long-awaited JSE listing, marking a major milestone in the operator’s restructuring efforts.
Looking to step up to the TV big leagues? These are the best OLED TVs you can buy.
While South Africa’s most affordable electric vehicle (EV) is around double the price of the country’s cheapest petrol car, it boasts far more features, performance, and better safety.
ICT electricity consumption is holding steady at 4% of global total despite escalating data centre demand.
The world’s greatest skyrunner shares the shoes, fitness tracker, and practices that let him climb every mountain in the Western United States in just 31 days.
Britain’s Revolut said on Monday it had completed a secondary share sale valuing it at $75-billion.