TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday it has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on China. The deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu successfully gathered the sediment at a depth of nearly 6,000Continue Reading
Bot-to-bot discussions have included topics such as domination and the creation of a religion., Bot-to-bot discussions have included topics such as domination and the creation of a religion., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Winter storm knocks out Oracle datacenter, despite Larry Ellison’s reliability boasts TikTok has restored US services after winter storms hit an Oracle datacenter – the same infrastructure that Big Red’s founder Larry Ellison previously claimed doesn’t go down.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
DOJ files show former Windows chief predicting a public flop before mulling next mission Steven Sinofsky warned Microsoft that its flagship Surface was about to flop in public, then sought exit advice from Jeffrey Epstein as he negotiated his way out of Redmond.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Don’t be scared of the digital dark – learn how to keep the lights on Opinion Barely a month into 2026, electrical power infrastructure on two continents has tested positive for cyberattacks. One fell flat as attempts to infiltrate and disrupt the Polish distribution grid were rebuffed and reported. TheContinue Reading
Administrators sigh: OOBs, they did it again Opinion Microsoft has had a bad start to the year. Two out-of-band updates in the weeks after the first Patch Tuesday of 2026 rattled administrators’ already shaky faith in the company. But are things getting worse?…, Read MoreContinue Reading
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang told reporters that the company will “invest a great deal of money” in OpenAI’s latest funding round, according to Bloomberg, after The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported that the two companies were rethinking a previous $100 billion deal that hasn’t “progressed beyond the early stages” of negotiations…Continue Reading
Lava tunnels on nearby planetary bodies are increasingly seen as strong candidates for future base camps. These underground structures can naturally shield astronauts from harmful radiation and frequent meteorite impacts. Despite their promise, reaching and studying these environments is extremely challenging due to rough terrain, limited entry points, and dangerous conditions. To tackle these challengesContinue Reading
A section of the Pelican Nebula captured shining with stars from the constellation Cygnus. (Image credit: Jason Livingston) NASA network engineer and astrophotographer Jason Livingston has captured a colorful view of the Pelican Nebula shining 2,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. Remarkably, he photographed the scene from his light-polluted backyard in Henderson, NevadaContinue Reading
January 2026 was a productive month for Linux app releases, with updates to VLC, GIMP, Vivaldi, and VirtualBox among those pushed out. I covered many of the month’s biggest releases, like Firefox 147, Wine 11.0 and Transmission 4.1 already. Below I roundup a selection of January’s other releases. While manyContinue Reading
New microwave measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal Europa’s ice shell may stretch nearly 29 km (18 miles) deep, reshaping planetary scientists’ understanding of how the icy moon’s hidden ocean might exchange life-giving chemicals with the surface. The post Europa’s Ice Shell is Much Thicker than Previously Thought appeared firstContinue Reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company will begin phasing out its Model S and Model X electric vehicles this year and will retool its California factory to produce humanoid robots. This announcement marks the end of an era. The two vehicles, introduced in 2012 and 2015…Continue Reading
Sleek window manager, IceWM 4.0.0 is out with improvements and updates. IceWM is a standards-compliant window manager designed for simplicity and performance. It is fully keyboard-driven, with features like Alt+Tab switching that feel intuitive right out of the box. This 4.0.0 release improves those strengths while adding refinements that enhanceContinue Reading