This AI Agent Is Ready to Serve, Mid-Phone Call
Deutsche Telekom, the German cell provider—which holds a majority stake in T-Mobile—is partnering with ElevenLabs to enable an AI assistant on all of its network’s calls in Germany. No app required.
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Quarter of healthy years lost to breast cancer are due to lifestyle factors, research finds
Largest study of its kind suggests high red meat consumption has biggest impact, followed by smoking
More than a quarter of healthy years lost to breast cancer are due to lifestyle factors such as red meat intake and smoking, according to the largest study of its kind.
The study, published in the Lancet Oncology, used data from population-based cancer registries to produce a comprehensive...
Apple Might Use Google Servers To Store Data For Its Upgraded AI Siri
Apple has reportedly asked Google to look into “seting up servers” for a Gemini-powered upgrade to Siri that meets Apple’s privacy standards. The Verge reports: Apple had already announced in January that Google’s Gemini AI models would help power the upgraded version of Siri it delayed last year, but The Information’s report indicates Apple might lean even more on Google so it can catch up in...
HBO Max and Paramount+ To Merge Into One Streaming Service
Paramount Skydance plans to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single streaming platform following its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. “As we said, we do plan to put the two services together, which today gives us a little over 200 million direct-to-consumer subscribers,” said David Ellison, the company’s CEO. “We think that really positions us to compete with the leaders in the...
Missile Attacks Are Overwhelming the Gulf. Delivery Drivers Are Still on the Roads
Missile and drone attacks have disrupted daily life, but delivery drivers are still diligently navigating streets to drop off orders across the region.
Charter Gets FCC Permission To Buy Cox, Become Largest ISP In the US
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Charter Communications, operator of the Spectrum cable brand, has obtained Federal Communications Commission permission to buy Cox and surpass Comcast as the country’s largest home Internet service provider. Charter has 29.7 million residential and business Internet customers compared to Comcast’s 31.26 million. Buying Cox will give Charter...
BlipBlox After Dark Review: a Synthesizer for Everybody
The bubbly plastic BlipBlox After Dark synthesizer is funky, adorable, and a little bit confusing. I love making noises with it anyway.
Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers
How Kalshi decided to settle a market tied to Iran’s Supreme Leader prompted anger among traders who felt the rules weren’t clear.
Microsoft Bans ‘Microslop’ On Its Discord, Then Locks the Server
Over the weekend, Windows Latest noticed that Microsoft’s official Copilot Discord server began automatically blocking the term “Microslop.” As shown in a screenshot, any message containing the word is automatically prevented from posting, and users receive a moderation notice explaining that the message includes language deemed inappropriate under the server’s rules. From the report: Windows...
Motorola Partners With GrapheneOS
At MWC 2026, Motorola announced a partnership with the GrapheneOS Foundation to bring the hardened, Google-free Android variant to future devices. Until now, the OS had been designed exclusively for Google Pixel phones. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Motorola to bring GrapheneOS’s industry-leading privacy and security-focused mobile operating system to their next-generation smartphone,”...
Attacks on GPS Spike Amid US and Israeli War on Iran
New analysis shows that attacks on satellite navigation systems have impacted some 1,100 ships in the Middle East since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
Our Favorite Budget TV Is On Sale
This 55-inch Vizion isn’t the fanciest, but you could do a lot worse for under $300.
Editor At 184-Year-Old Ohio Newspaper Pushes To Let AI Draft News Articles
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Washington Post: The Plain Dealer, Cleveland’s largest newspaper, has begun to feature a new byline. On recent articles about an ice carving festival, a medical research discovery and a roaming pack of chicken-slaying dogs, a reporter’s name is paired with the words “Advance Local Express Desk.” It means: This article was drafted by artificial...
Huawei’s SuperPoD Portfolio Creates New Option for Global Computing at MWC Barcelona 2026
Johannesburg, 02 March 2026 — At MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei debuts its latest SuperPoD product Atlas 950 SuperPoD, TaiShan 950 SuperPoD and a series of computing solutions to the global market. This embodies the company’s latest endeavor to open source and open collaboration with the aim of building a resilient computing foundation and creating a […]
Huawei Launches 5G-A Oriented MBH Architecture, Building a New Foundation for the Agentic MBB Era
Johannesburg, 02 March 2026 — On the eve of MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei officially launched its 5G-A Mobile Backhaul Network architecture tailored for the Agentic MBB (Mobile Broadband) era. Defined by core capabilities including 10GE/25GE to the site, L3 to the site, and end-to-end SRv6, the new architecture is designed to enhance differentiated experience assurance, […]
AI Dravexyron Launches Public Beta: A Multi-Agent “Synthetic Firm” Bringing Institutional-Grade Alpha to Emerging Markets
New York, USA – AztecaLytix today announced the public beta of AI Dravexyron, a Multi-Agent System (MAS) designed to function as a “Synthetic Institutional Brain”. Engineered specifically to bridge the intelligence gap for investors in emerging markets like Mexico and Southeast Asia , the platform processes over 10 million data points daily in under seven […]
KVTR Advances IEO+IPO Dual-Track Ecosystem Strategy; KNG Token Positioned as Core Infrastructure Layer
London, UK — Keystone Venture Trust Inc. (KVTR) today outlined the next phase of its ecosystem development strategy, advancing an IEO+IPO dual-track framework centered around its proprietary trading infrastructure, Keystone Neural Grid 5.0 (KNG), and the upcoming launch of the KNG Token. As global financial markets experience sustained volatility, structural dispersion, and shifting capital...
Apple Introduces iPhone 17e With MagSafe and A19
Apple today announced the iPhone 17e with support for MagSafe and an upgraded A19 chip. The base model also gets a bump to 256GB of storage at $599, and Apple is equipping the device with its new scratch-resistant Ceramic Shield 2 glass that’s supposedly 3x more durable than the 16e. Macworld reports: MagSafe would normally mean significantly faster wireless charging speeds too: the 16e is...
Did you solve it? You won’t believe these optical illusions!
A magician reveals his visual tricks
Earlier today I posted five optical illusions by Olivier Redon, a French-American inventor. Here they are again – with demonstrations of how he created the effects.
Three of the images are inspired by the Necker cube, a two-dimensional drawing of a cube that can be understood in two ways: either with the bottom left face at the front, or the top right face...
Huawei Exceeds ITU Partner2Connect Pledge Target, Bringing Connectivity to 170 Million People Globally
Huawei has provided digital connectivity to 170 million people in remote areas across more than 80 countries, surpassing its pledge to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition. The announcement was made by Yang Chaobin, CEO of Huawei ICT BG, at the company’s TECH Cares Forum in Barcelona. He noted that this achievement […]
Reporters Seek Comment. What Happens Next May Surprise You.
Accurate journalism requires full and fair reporting. It means pushing hard to hear from those you’re writing about.