EVs could be cheaper to own than gas cars in Africa by 2040

Electric vehicles could be economically competitive in Africa sooner than expected. Just 1% of new cars sold across the continent in 2025 were electric, but a new analysis finds that with solar off-grid charging, EVs could be cheaper to own than gas vehicles by 2040. There are major barriers to higher EV uptake in many…

New Philips Hue Flourish table lamp now available in Europe

This story had already been announced, and now the improved version of the Hue Flourish table lamp is available in the official Philips Hue online store for a hefty €149.99 in Europe. You can easily recognize the new generation by the large Hue logo and the four symbols for Matter, Apple Home, Google Home, and…

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Remove the shopping cart icon from the Hue app home screen

With version 5.60.1 of the Hue app, Philips Hue has introduced far more new features than officially announced. I have already reported on the multilingual Hue AI Assistant, the new features for the doorbell, and the customized room view. Now, Hueblog reader David has brought a small detail to my attention: a shopping cart icon…

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Zoom’s AI Companion Goes Cross-Platform with Microsoft Teams and Google Meet

Zoom has expanded the reach of its agentic artificial intelligence tool – AI Companion – beyond its own platform. The assistant, which helps users capture meeting notes, automate workflows, and generate personalised summaries, has expanded its My Notes feature across Microsoft Teams and Google Meet, as well as in-person meetings. “AI is no longer just […]

France Ditches Teams, Calls Get Meets Interoperability, Duanex CEO talks Ditching Slack for Teams

Watch on YouTube.  Join Kristian McCann from UC Today and Kevin Kieller from Enable UC as they kick off February 2026 with an in-depth look at Microsoft Teams’ latest security enhancements and market momentum. Special guest Oleg Danyliuk, CEO of Duanex, shares his company’s five-year journey dual-licensing Slack and Teams—and why Teams is finally winning […]

Disney+ Quietly Removed 3D From Apple Vision Pro In Europe

3D support has been removed from Disney+ on Apple Vision Pro in several European countries, weakening one of the headset’s standout features.

No Man’s Sky REMNANT Update Adds Gravity Gun & More

The latest update for No Man’s Sky, Remnant, adds a gravity gun and new gameplay loop.

‘Star Citizen’ VR Support Isn’t Prime Time Yet, But It’s Getting There

Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) added experimental PC VR support to Star Citizen late last year, taking a first step in fulfilling a more than decade-old promise. Things are getting increasingly serious though after the release of its second post-VR update. Update Alpha 4.5 initially brought a VR theater and full VR mode to the game in […]

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Crew-12 Targets Friday Launch as Expedition 74 Keeps Up Tech, Psych Research

NASA and SpaceX managers continue targeting no earlier than 5:15 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 13, for the launch of Crew-12 aboard a SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station.

Hue accessories now display battery status even more accurately

Philips Hue has released another firmware update. However, unlike most updates, this one is not for its Hue Bridge, but for its accessories. This is extremely rare, as the last software update for Philips Hue switches and motion sensors was in December 2024. Software versions 67.116.1, 2.85.1, and 2.85.5 are now being rolled out for…

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Policing in Real Time: Could AI Be the New First Responder?

Police control rooms have long been the unseen backbone of law enforcement, handling everything from emergency calls to digital inquiries and coordinating officer responses in real time. At the recent ISE 2026 conference in Barcelona, Chris Philpott, Assistant Chief Officer at Humberside Police told UC Today how technology is reshaping these high-pressure environments and redefining […]

Half Human, Half AI: Cisco Builds the Operational Layer for the Blended Workforce

A week ago, Gartner predicted that by 2027, half of companies that cut customer service staff due to automation will end up rehiring for similar roles under different job titles. Only 20% of the 321 service leaders surveyed had actually reduced headcount. Most said staffing held steady — even as interaction volumes grew. The takeaway […]

Soul Retreat Offers Photorealistic Nature Meditation On Quest

Soul Retreat is a new Quest 3 & 3S app that uses real-world location captures to take users on a relaxing virtual getaway.

Crossings Review: A Gritty Rogue In Need Of Polish

Crossings is a visceral and engaging roguelike, but it has rough edges that show the more you play it.

Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Get Massive Utility Boost with Cool (but risky) ClawdBot Hack

If you’re comfortable mucking around with a new open source project, you could be shopping on Amazon just by looking at an object with your Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are pretty useful out of the box, offering photo & video capture, calls, music playback, and your standard assortment of AI chatbot […]

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Cardiac and Psychology Research on Station as Crew-12 Adjusts Launch Date

NASA and SpaceX have completed a weather review and have waived off Crew-12’s Thursday, Feb. 12, launch opportunity to the International Space Station due to unfavorable forecasted weather conditions. Meanwhile, the Expedition 74 crew focused on astronaut health research, cargo operations, and lab maintenance.

NASA, SpaceX Target Friday for Crew-12 Launch Due to Weather

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 5:15 a.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 13, for launch of the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Mission teams completed a weather review Tuesday morning and have waived off the Thursday, Feb. 12, launch opportunity due to forecast […]

The AirPods Pro 2 Are $100 Off Right Now

This is a great chance to swoop up the second-generation AirPods Pro for an all-time low price.

YouTube Music Just Put Lyrics Behind the Paywall

Not cool, YouTube. Not cool.

?? Claude Opus 4.6 Drops -> Anthropic’s Most Powerful Model Yet

PLUS: OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3-Codex with advanced coding and reasoning capabilities…

Why the Moltbook frenzy was like Pokémon

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Lots of influential people in tech last week were describing Moltbook, an online hangout populated by AI agents interacting with one another, as a glimpse into the future. It appeared to show…

The Download: what Moltbook tells us about AI hype, and the rise and rise of AI therapy

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Moltbook was peak AI theater For a few days recently, the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots.…

Automations and timers now in room view

At the beginning of the year, Philips Hue announced several software innovations at CES in Las Vegas. First and foremost, of course, is the new SpatialAware, which we will have to wait a few more weeks for. Philips Hue has already implemented other announcements, such as the availability of the Hue AI assistant in additional…

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The ISE 2026 Edit: More Standout Devices from the Show Floor

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2026 may not have delivered a single breakout “must-have” device, but the Barcelona show floor was packed with incremental – and increasingly AI-driven – updates across meeting room hardware, collaboration platforms and workplace displays. While much of the industry attention focused on major LED, projection and immersive AV launches, a steady […]

The 50+ Questions to Ask HCM Vendors if You’re Looking for Measurable ROI

Choosing between HCM vendors used to be a lot simpler. Most companies offered similar features for similar prices; all you really needed was something that fit with the stack and strategy you already had. That’s starting to change now that human capital management software sits right in the middle of revenue efficiency, compliance exposure, hybrid-work […]