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Fusion power could provide a steady, zero-emissions source of electricity in the future—if companies can get plants built and running. But a new study suggests that even if that future arrives, it might not come cheap. Technologies tend to get less expensive over time. Lithium-ion batteries are now about 90% cheaper than they were in…

I met Amber at HR Tech Europe in Amsterdam. She was twenty-something, four months into her first proper job after university, and she was trying to explain what her company does. “The problem,” she said, with the calm confidence of someone who had given this answer before, “is that attention is very difficult to hold […]

Enterprise voice encryption is supposed to be a comforting sentence. Yet in real deployments, end-to-end encryption UC can mean something very different from what buyers assume. Many platforms deliver secure voice encryption during transport, but not true end-to-end protection across the full call lifecycle. That is where video conferencing security can start to feel like […]

Users will be able to compete for top visitor spots based on their activity and share their rankings with friends.

The subject-specific feeds will allow users to choose from lists curated around the top 75 discussion topics, and echoes a similar feature Twitter once offered.

The fourth wipe update for VR extraction shooter Contractors: Showdown ExFilZone is now live.

A couple of weeks ago, Meta announced a fully integrated agentic workflow for its Immersive Web SDK, claiming it lets creators vibe-code WebXR prototypes by just writing prompts. But does it work as advertised? Read my hands-on impressions to discover it! [Disclaimer: At a certain point in the post, I mention my Dell computer setup […]

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Biotechnology research was back on the schedule aboard the International Space Station on Thursday as the Expedition 74 crew conducted a pair of heart studies, explored cancer therapies, and demonstrated a self?sustaining life?support system.

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. Introducing: 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now What actually matters in AI right now? It’s getting harder to tell amid the constant launches, hype, and warnings. To cut through…

Google has made an important change to its AI hardware strategy: it is no longer treating training and inference as the same problem. At Google Cloud Next 2026, the company unveiled two eighth-generation TPUs — TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference — as it pushes harder against Nvidia in a market that […]

There is a cost buried inside almost every enterprise that never appears on a balance sheet. Yet it compounds quietly, year after year, consuming thousands of hours of skilled employee time and quietly undermining the productivity gains that digital transformation was supposed to deliver. It’s called ‘the coordination tax’ – and it may be one […]

The testing solution is designed to help LinkedIn members select the best AI tool for their use case.

A recent study published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence found that teens who use apps regularly can struggle with word recognition and pronunciation.

Large-scale VR shooter Forefront launches in full tomorrow. We tried out the new Clearwater map, which makes it feel more like Battlefield VR than ever.

Looking for a VR workout without a monthly fee? Hitstream, X-Fitness, Boxing Fitness, and Punch Fit are solid apps for when you just want to hit something.

More biotechnology research was underway aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday taking advantage of the microgravity environment to boost knowledge about the properties of DNA and DNA-like nanomaterials. The Expedition 74 crew also completed the installation of an advanced exercise device and tested a set of new virtual reality goggles while continuing to unpack a U.S. cargo spacecraft.

Biotechnology research seeking to advance human health and the space economy packed the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 74 crew members also explored space physics, updated robotics software, and conducted an emergency drill.