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VF-26 Unveiled | Zoomex and TGR Haas F1 Team Enter New Phase of Collaboration in 2026

Yesterday at 19:37 PM, via Tech Financials

On January 19, 2026, TGR Haas F1 Team officially unveiled their new race car for the 2026 season, the VF-26. Along with this launch, Zoomex and TGR Haas F1 Team are proud to announce the next phase of their official partnership as they enter the 2026 season. In the upcoming season, both parties will continue […]

He Went To Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning To Do It Again

Yesterday at 19:21 PM, via Slashdot

He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who served three years in prison after creating the world’s first gene-edited babies in 2018, is now preparing for another attempt at germline editing — this time to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. In an interview, He said he has established an independent lab in south Beijing and raised $7 million from private donors to fund research into introducing a protective...

Europe Must Invest in Open Source AI or Cede To China, Schmidt Says

Yesterday at 18:44 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Europe must invest in its own open source artificial intelligence labs and address soaring energy prices, or it will quickly find itself dependent on Chinese models, former Google chief executive and tech investor Eric Schmidt said. “In the US, the companies are largely moving to closed source, which means they’ll be purchased and licensed and so forth. And...

UK study to examine effects of restricting social media for children

Yesterday at 18:22 PM, via The Guardian

Trial involving 4,000 children will explore impact on mental health, sleep and time spent with friends and family

A pioneering investigation into the impact of restricting social media access for children in the UK has been announced as politicians around the world consider action on the issue.

In December, Australia became the first country to ban under-16s from social media, with governments...

Ukraine To Share Wartime Combat Data With Allies To Help Train AI

Yesterday at 18:05 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Ukraine will establish a system allowing its allies to train their AI models on Kyiv’s valuable combat data collected throughout the nearly four-year war with Russia, newly appointed Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said. Fedorov — a former digitalisation minister who last week took up the post to drive reforms across Ukraine’s vast defence ministry and...

Energy Costs Will Decide Which Countries Win the AI Race, Microsoft’s Nadella Says

Yesterday at 17:29 PM, via Slashdot

Energy costs will be key to deciding which country wins the AI race, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said. CNBC: As countries race to build AI infrastructure to capitalize on the technology’s promise of huge efficiency gains, Nadella told the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday that “GDP growth in any place will be directly correlated” to the cost of energy in using AI. He pointed to a new...

Amazon CEO Jassy Says Tariffs Have Started To ‘Creep’ Into Prices

Yesterday at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are starting to be reflected in the price of some items, as sellers weigh how to absorb the shock of the added costs. From a report: Amazon and many of its third-party merchants pre-purchased inventory to try to get ahead of the tariffs and keep prices low for customers, but most of that supply ran out last fall, Jassy said in...

OPPO Reno15 Series Launches In South Africa

Yesterday at 16:16 PM, via Tech Financials

PPO is launching the Reno15 Series in South Africa this month, bringing refined design and next-gen imaging to a range built for everyday creativity. The latest Reno line-up continues OPPO’s momentum in the local market, with innovation, design, and camera performance at its core, supporting how users live, work, and create every day. Building on […]

Sony Is Ceding Control of TV Hardware Business To China’s TCL

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

Sony plans to spin off its TV hardware business to a new joint venture controlled by Chinese electronics giant TCL, the two said Tuesday, a significant retreat for the Japanese giant whose Bravia line has long occupied the premium end of the television market. TCL would hold a 51% stake in the venture and Sony would retain 49% under a nonbinding agreement the two companies signed. They aim to...

King Harold coins from 1066 and Roman artefacts top UK’s 2024 treasure finds

Yesterday at 15:09 PM, via The Guardian

British Museum hails record-breaking year for archaeological discoveries – thanks largely to metal detectorists

A hoard of pennies linked to Harold II and most likely buried on the eve of battle in 1066, a rare Roman vehicle fitting, and a group of early medieval objects are among the archaeological finds and treasure discovered in Britain in 2024.

It was a record-breaking year for...

‘Just Because Linus Torvalds Vibe Codes Doesn’t Mean It’s a Good Idea’

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

In an opinion piece for The Register, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols argues that while “vibe coding” can be fun and occasionally useful for small, throwaway projects, it produces brittle, low-quality code that doesn’t scale and ultimately burdens real developers with cleanup and maintenance. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt: Vibe coding got a big boost when everyone’s favorite open source...

Best R50 I spent on a movie ticket in years

Yesterday at 14:00 PM, via MyBroadband

Nearly a quarter-century after its release, I finally got to watch the first Lord of the Rings movie in a cinema — and it was fantastic.

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