‘Rainbow-on-a-chip’ could help keep AI energy demands in check — and it was created by accident
A new photonics chip that generates multicolored laser beams could supercharge data center technology and ease the strain of AI’s surging data demands.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files to appeal his conviction and sentence
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is appealing the conviction handed down to him earlier this year over prostitution charges relating to his former girlfriends and male sex
AI agents might smooth some of retail’s worst data problems
Every vertical has its own unique technical challenges. In retail, for instance, incorrect or incomplete product data has for decades plagued the world’s largest retailers.
How Russia’s new tactics pose new winter threat to Ukraine
Russia’s modified drones are piercing Ukraine’s defences at greater rates than before, targeting energy infrastructure.
Mona Lisa to the Nazis: Robbed often, why latest Louvre theft is different
Experts say jewels stolen in heists from the iconic Parisian museum are hard to recover, as they are broken down.
What to know about Trump’s plan to build $250m White House ballroom
It’s the first major structural change to the mansion since extensive renovations under President Truman in 1948.
Tylenol Ramblings
This was an extremely difficult post to write. I live in war-ravaged Portland, Oregon, and it is like World War II here. Think Berlin at
Chabria: Trump’s AI poop post caps a week of MAGA indifference to Hitler jokes
Trump posted an AI video of himself wearing a crown inside a fighter plane, dumping what appears to be feces on “No Kings Day” protesters
Watch: A ‘big moment’ for France as Sarkozy jailed
The BBC’s Paris Correspondent Hugh Scofield says the former French president will reside in a small cell.
Vance arrives in Israel as US tries to strengthen Gaza ceasefire deal
The US vice-president’s visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.
French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison.
Slovak PM Fico’s attacker sentenced to 21 years in prison
Juraj Cintula – who fired five shots at close range at the prime minister – was found guilty of terrorism charges.
Orion Mission Evaluation Room
Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) team member works during an Artemis II mission simulation on Aug. 19, 2025, from the new Orion MER inside the
How Soon Will the Seas Rise?
In May 2014, NASA announced at a press conference that a portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appeared to have reached a point of