What are scam centres – explained in 30 seconds

Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos have become havens for the multibillion dollar scam industry, which has proliferated in the region in recent years

We’re learning more about what vitamin D does to our bodies

The sunshine vitamin could affect your immune system and heart health

Three years on, ChatGPT still isn't what it was cracked up to be – and it probably never will be

study involving 302 office workers across six countries revealed that indoor air pollution, specifically PM2.5 and CO2 levels, significantly impacts cognitive function, with higher concentrations leading to slower response times and reduced throughput

Microsoft Warns Its Windows AI Feature Brings Data Theft and Malware Risks, and 'Occasionally May Hallucinate'

Teheran muss WAS BITTE??

The web has a superpower: permission-less link sharing.

This ability to create and disseminate links is almost radical against the backdrop of today’s platforms.

To some, the hyperlink is dangerous and must be controlled

Both natural DNA repaired breaks and edits leave lasting damage. This damage seems to occur with CRISPR edits as well as natural occurring breaks in DNA

Ambience Antarctica is an Internet radio station inspired by Antarctica, with ambient music accompanied by visuals from Earth's least-populous continent. Features almost-live webcams and satellite imagery, weather forecasts, flyby videos, a daily quote, and occasional wildlife to spot

Researchers are turning to drones to help them discover the health and habits of large marine mammals and other wildlife

Most discourse on AI is low-quality. Most discourse on consciousness is super-abysmal-double-low quality. Multiply these - or maybe raise one to the exponent of the other, or something - and you get the quality of discourse on AI consciousness. It’s not great

Blender 5.0 has been released with major upgrades including HDR and wide-gamut color support on Linux via Wayland/Vulkan, significant theme and UI improvements, new color-space tools, revamped curve and geometry features, and expanded hardware requirements

yay!

The Aptera is an electric autocycle with a drag coefficient of 0.13, modern supercars are between 0.30 to 0.39. The carbon fiber body is made in Modena, Italy, at the facility of C.P.C. Group that makes parts for several brands, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maserati. Assembly takes place in Carlsbad, CA. The Aptera has a 400 mile range. Solar panels add 40 miles of range per day to the vehicle, allowing free charging on days you drive less than 40 miles. The three wheeler is a two seater hatchback with plenty of cargo space for your needs. The launch edition target price is $40,000 and goes in to production early 2026

Valve enters the console wars

Valve is rebooting its failed Steam Machine initiative — and this time, it’s building the living room console itself

At the same time, though, the scope of private life itself seems to be shrinking. Our experiences are flattened by the mass culture that everyone consumes, regurgitates, remixes (and that AI is now beginning to remix for us). Social science and marketing—combined with coercive technology—turn what seem, from the first-person perspective, like deeply personal choices into statistically predictable and controllable behaviors

ahhh, endlich. es reinigt sich.

Meta is retiring Facebook's external Like and Share buttons for third-party websites on February 10, 2026, officially closing the book on a once-dominant traffic driver as usage declines and Facebook's role within Meta continues to shrink

Privacy activists say proposed changes to Europe's landmark privacy law, including making it easier for Big Tech to harvest Europeans' personal data for AI training, would flout EU case law and gut the legislation

Neom -- Saudi Arabia's hugely expensive, architecturally bizarre urban development project -- is floundering and close to collapse