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Fujitsu has released a new laptop in Japan with a built-in Blu-ray drive. The FMV Note A A77-K3 includes a BDXL-compatible optical drive that can read and burn discs. Most laptop manufacturers globally stopped including optical drives in the second half of the 2010s. The Japanese market has refused to follow that trend. Shops in Tokyo’s Akihabara district recently experienced a spike in demand...
Chinese creator Tianran Mu went viral for mimicking the eerie, unsettling aesthetic of AI videos, but his work is 100 percent human.
New AI features in Google Earth let users ask chatbot-style questions to find changes in the climate. The system could eventually predict disasters and identify the communities likely to be affected.
Study reveals ingredients of beans passed through civets’ digestive system that makes hot drink beloved by Hollywood
It is a coffee beloved by Hollywood and influencers – now researchers say they have found an ingredient that might help explain the unique flavour of kopi luwak.
Also known as civet coffee, kopi luwak is produced from coffee beans that have passed through the digestive system of...
Eskom’s relaxed criteria for rooftop solar systems does not apply to all municipal customers. In fact, the four largest metros still require system sign-offs by engineers.
The latest Internet Computer (ICP) price updates show the token consolidating near $3.12, struggling to break past short-term resistance after a 12% weekly drop. Meanwhile, Dogecoin (DOGE) price news reflects a similar story, with the coin hovering near $0.194 after repeated rejections at $0.20. Despite visible support between $0.194–$0.196. In contrast, BlockDAG is commanding the […]
With the NYC mayoral race coming to a close, Andrew Cuomo is courting right-wing creators.
Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report by an environmental watchdog. AP: The Seattle-based Basel Action Network, or BAN, said a two-year investigation found at least 10 U.S. companies exporting used electronics to Asia...
The Gauteng e-Panic Button app has been used to make 88,500 emergency callouts in the province.
Microsoft has set a 30% profit margin goal for its Xbox gaming division, Bloomberg reported Thursday, well above the video game industry’s average of 17% to 22%. The target, implemented in fall 2023 by CFO Amy Hood, represents a sharp departure from Xbox’s previous approach of allowing developers to focus on making quality games without specific financial constraints. Xbox historically...
These WIRED-tested devices will help you hear sounds more clearly. Never miss out on a dinner conversation again.
The GSMA has partnered with six mobile operators to develop a set of minimum requirements for an affordable smartphone.
Rochelle Knock holds over 15 years of leadership experience across the media, telecommunications, and digital payments industries.
MyBroadband tested Luno Pay, which allows users to pay using Bitcoin at nearly anywhere.
We’ve tested all the top slates, from Apple’s iPads to Android and Windows devices, and rounded up our favorites.
Project Amplify is Nike’s latest attempt to put some spring in your step with help from a powered mechanism that enhances the natural movement of the human ankle and lower leg.
Across the globe, electric vehicles (EVs) are no longer a niche innovation—they’re a mainstream movement.
Fred Jordan, co-founder and co-CEO of FinalSpark, gives insight into “wetware” and what it means for the future of computing.
Humans have been selectively breeding animals for millennia. If we can help species survive by tweaking their DNA in a lab, I say bring it on
Do you think we should genetically modify wildlife? What if we could make seabirds resistant to the flu that has been exterminating them en masse, just by tweaking their DNA a smidgen? Or make fish that can shrug off pollution, or coral that can survive...
A “faulty automation” was at the core of the issues that caused knock-on effects for more than one thousand sites on Monday, an expert told the BBC.
Press Pulse’s latest online media sentiment report revealed that Huawei achieved the best score in the mobile vendor category, followed by ZTE, Nokia, and Ericsson.