Intel’s AI pivot could make lower-end PCs scarce in 2026
In 2026, lower-end PCs may be more difficult to come by, and for those that are available, price tags may rise. This is fallout from
Amazon layoffs expected to disproportionately hit AWS and tech talent
As the market slows down, AWS and other Amazon units are preparing for another round of layoffs, which is expected to overwhelmingly impact tech talent.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,430
These are the key developments from day 1,430 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
In US ally Thailand, feelings of betrayal after Trump’s visa freeze
Thais who planned to build a life in the US express shock at inclusion on list of blacklisted countries.
Haiti officials announce plan to oust prime minister, deepening US standoff
Transitional Presidential Council says plans to remove Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, flouting warnings from US.
People, not glaciers, transported rocks to Stonehenge, study confirms
A new analysis of mineral grains has refuted the “glacial transport theory” that suggests Stonehenge’s bluestones and Altar Stone were delivered to Salisbury Plain by
Astronomers discover a gigantic, wobbling black hole jet that ‘changes the way we think about the galaxy’
Combining observations from several powerful telescopes, astronomers have detected a gargantuan, ‘wobbling’ black hole outburst that’s as wide as an entire galaxy.
‘Earthquake on a chip’ uses ‘phonon’ lasers to make mobile devices more efficient
A new technology that generates tiny, earthquake-like effects could shake up the wireless device industry with smaller, less power-hungry devices. scientists say.
Doctors’ union agrees to resume talks with Streeting
But the health secretary says he will not negotiate on pay, adding that the union has lost goodwill with their five-day walkout.
Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
NHS hours from PPE running out in Covid – Hancock
Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out – “and it was awful”.
2 dead after U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific
The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
US braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ winter storm
The National Weather Service warns the winter blast “will pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia”.
Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disaster, report finds
The preliminary report into the crash that left 45 people dead finds evidence of a fracture more than two hours earlier.