Free Fire returns to India as Garena launches localized version four years after ban

Free Fire India was originally set to launch in September 2023, but Garena postponed its release.

From private equity to precision strikes: How Lithuania’s PDKinematics is rethinking drone warfare

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, former private equity fund manager Rapolas Markevičius decided to put his experience to work in a very different industry: defence technology. Today,…

Washington Treats AI As A Public Safety Issue, Your Board Should Too

Most of the rules also target the labs rather than the companies deploying their models. I wouldn’t count on that lasting.

Volkswagen’s smartest EVs are launching in China while the US and Europe wait

Volkswagen’s China-only EVs already combine 800-volt charging with more advanced software and driving assistance, leaving American and European buyers waiting for technology that may not arrive in Western models until 2027.

This is how badly X wants you to pay to promote your posts
This is how badly X wants you to pay to promote your posts

After Elon Musk warned that “advertisers who post ads that are ugly, shrill, strident or overstate claims about their product will be barred from advertising” on X earlier this month, the platform now appears to be using a jarring animated arm that reaches across the screen to draw attention to the “promote” button while users […]

Currys launches its Black Friday sale early with up to 40% off tech — I’ve picked the 14 best deals worth buying now
Currys launches its Black Friday sale early with up to 40% off tech — I’ve picked the 14 best deals worth buying now

The Currys Black Friday sale has just launched, featuring savings of up to 40% of 1,000s of tech items. I’ve searched through the offers and hand-picked 14 of the best deals that are worth buying now if you want to shop early.

US Marines join NATO mission in the Baltic Sea to protect undersea cables from sabotage as Russia continues to lurk

50 U.S. marines are joining a NATO mission to help protect and monitor undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.

Amazon’s new Echo Time alarm clock wants to make waking up less miserable

Amazon’s Echo Time is a $199.99 Alexa+ smart alarm clock with sleep sensing, adaptive wake-up times, customizable clock faces, and bedtime routines designed to make mornings easier.

Glowing Salt Crystals Tracked Radiation Aboard Artemis I
Glowing Salt Crystals Tracked Radiation Aboard Artemis I

There weren’t any humans strapped into the bucket seats of the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission. But there were two anthropomorphic mannequins made to mimic human bone and soft tissue, but also equipped with hundreds of radiation sensors spre…

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Why Do Humans Tan? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains (Hint: It’s An Emergency Response)

A tan is your skin’s emergency response to UV damage. Learn how DNA damage triggers melanin, why a tan barely protects you and why evolution built it anyway.