January 18, 2026 3:31 am
The first crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years could be launched by Nasa as soon as the first week of February. MORE..
Adverts will soon appear at the top of the AI tool ChatGPT for some users, the company OpenAI has announced. MORE..
Iran’s crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink, which has served as a lifeline against state-imposed internet blackouts since its deployment during the war in Ukraine. MORE..
TikTok will start rolling out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks, it told Reuters on Friday (Jan 16), as the ByteDance-owned platform faces regulatory pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children under 13. MORE..
Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence companies on Thursday as it marked its 25th anniversary. MORE..
Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country’s internet regulator said, a sign the measure has had a swift and sweeping impact. MORE..
An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation. MORE..
The US government has given chip giant Nvidia the green light to sell its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) processors in China, the Department of Commerce said on Tuesday. MORE..
Apple plans to use Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence model to power its updated version of Siri, which is set to launch later this year, the two companies announced Monday. MORE..
About 550,000 accounts were blocked by Meta during the first days of Australia’s landmark social media ban for kids. MORE..
Global smartphone shipments rose 2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, lifted by stronger demand and economic momentum in emerging markets, Counterpoint Research said on Monday. MORE..
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the launch of the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), saying that artificial intelligence (AI) agents will play a major role in the way people shop in the near future. MORE..
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its 64th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission tomorrow, marking a critical moment for India’s space program and signalling the rise of the country’s private space ecosystem. MORE..
Elon Musk said on Saturday that social media platform X will open to the public its new algorithm, including all code for organic and advertising post recommendations, in seven days. MORE..
The US military’s highly classified “Doomsday Plane” – a Cold War–era airborne command centre built to withstand nuclear war – made an unusually public appearance this week, sparking widespread speculation at a time of escalating geopolitical strain. MORE..
Nasa has said it will return a four-person crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), cutting short their mission a month early because of a “serious medical condition” affecting one of the astronauts. MORE..
OpenAI has launched a new ChatGPT feature in the US which can analyse people’s medical records to give them better answers, but campaigners warn it raises privacy concerns. MORE..
Spotify is expanding its monetisation programme for creators and introducing new tools for video podcasters, as it aims to better compete with YouTube and Netflix in the booming market. MORE..
Technology companies in Britain will be required to block unsolicited sexual images under online safety rules taking effect on Thursday, as governments worldwide step up efforts to curb abuse and risks linked to artificial intelligence. MORE..
Researchers from investment bank Morgan Stanley say Apple will add Samsung’s 200MP cameras to the iPhone in 2028, and also add suppliers to potentially reduce costs. MORE..
Renowned Sri Lankan inventor Rohan De Lanerolle Snr has won five prestigious awards at the Asia Awards 2026 held in India. MORE..
AI powerhouse Nvidia (NVDA) announced the launch of its next-generation Vera Rubin superchip at CES 2026 on Monday in Las Vegas. One of six chips that make up what Nvidia is now calling its Rubin platform, Vera Rubin combines one Vera CPU and two Rubin GPUs in a single processor. MORE..
Hyundai Motor Group plans to deploy humanoid robots at its US manufacturing plant in Georgia starting in 2028, marking a step toward automating higher-risk and repetitive manufacturing tasks, the South Korean company says. MORE..
Samsung Electronics plans to double this year the number of its mobile devices with “Galaxy AI” features largely powered by Google’s Gemini, its co-CEO said, which would give the U.S. firm an edge over rivals as the global race in artificial intelligence heats up. MORE..
Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday expressed support for the people of Venezuela as SpaceX-owned Starlink announced it was providing free broadband internet services in the country for a limited period, as Venezuela remains gripped by fast-moving political developments. MORE..