The Meta CEO stuck to a playbook of repetitive answers and buzzwords in a landmark trial in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

The search for the 84-year-old mother of US presenter Savannah Guthrie has moved into a third week.

Low, winding ridges run across the Moon’s dark plains like faint seams in cooled wax. They are easy to miss in a wide photo. Up close, they look like the surface has been gently pushed from below. A new study argues those ridges are not just old scars. Many are surprisingly young, and they show up across much more of the Moon than scientists had pinned down before. In The Planetary Science Journal, researchers at the National Air and Space Museum’s Center for Earth and Planetary Studies and collaborators produced the first global map and analysis of “small mare ridges,” or SMRs. The work reports that these features are widespread across the lunar maria, the broad, dark basalt plains, and that they...

Phison is one of the leading makers of controller chips for SSDs and other flash memory devices - and CEO Pua Khein-Seng has now become a leading voice for just how bad the RAM shortage might get.
Companies may need to cut back their product lines in the second half of 2026, and some companies will even die if they can't get the components they need, he agreed, in a televised interview with Ningguan Chen of Taiwanese broadcaster Next TV.
While the interview's entirely in Chinese, friends of The Verge stepped forward to confirm parts of a machine-translated summary that's been making headlines. They also note, importantly, that it's the int …
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Gazans say Hamas is again extending its control over security, tax revenue and government services.

The galaxy is unusually dim and appears to be held together by invisible mass—dark matter.

[James]’ Mechanical Organ of Dutch origin has been around longer than he has, but thanks to being rebuilt over the years and lovingly cared for, it delivers its unique performances just as well as it did back in the day. Even better, we’re treated to a good look at how it works.
The organ produces music by playing notes on embedded instruments, which are themselves operated by air pressure, with note arrangements read off what amounts to a very long punch card. [James] gives a great tour of this fantastic machine, so check it out in the video embedded below along with a couple of its performances. The machine is mobile and entirely self-contained. It would be wheeled out to a venue, where it would play...

Long strands of glowing gas stretch behind a distant galaxy, dotted with pockets of newborn stars. The shape looks almost biological, like tentacles drifting through water. Yet this structure formed in one of the most extreme environments in the universe. Astronomers have identified what may be the most distant known “jellyfish galaxy,” a system caught in the act of being stripped apart by its surroundings about 8.5 billion years ago. The object, cataloged as COSMOS2020-635829, sits at a redshift of 1.156 and appears to be plunging through a dense cluster environment that is tearing gas from its disk. The discovery comes from a team led by researchers at the University of Waterloo, who analyzed deep...

Fifteen skiers went missing on Tuesday following a massive avalanche in California's Lake Tahoe region. One person remains missing but is presumed dead.

A court is due to deliver its verdict in the insurrection trial of Yoon Suk Yeol.

The PencilWash is designed to be lightweight and maneuverable. | Image: Dyson Dyson has announced an alternate version of its skinny PencilVac that's designed to clean spills and stains on hard floors instead of sucking up dirt and debris. Like the PencilVac, which Dyson called "world's slimmest vacuum cleaner" when it was announced nine months ago, the new PencilWash squeezes a battery, motor, and other electronics into its 1.5-inch-diameter handle. But it trades a dust bin for a water reservoir located in its larger cleaning head featuring a single floor-scrubbing roller.
At 4.9 pounds without water or a low foaming cleaning solution in its tank, the PencilWash is slightly heavier than the four-pound...

He also starred in 'Last Action Hero,' 'RoboCop 2,' 'Heat,' and 'Manhunter.'

Meta is planning to launch a smartwatch with health tracking and AI features later this year, along with an updated version of its Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, The Information reports. The smartwatch would arrive ahead of a pair of mixed reality glasses, code-named Phoenix, that Meta has reportedly delayed until 2027 amidst efforts to streamline the company's AR and MR roadmap. Meta previously scrapped plans for an earlier smartwatch in 2022 due to technical challenges and cost-cutting measures. If the new watch, code-named Malibu 2, comes to fruition, it would intensify competition with Apple, which is rumored to be working on a pa …
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Emerald Fennell’s new movie may be mediocre, but its popularity demonstrates the strength of a genre that Hollywood has all but abandoned.

At least two people accompanying Mark Zuckerberg to court on Wednesday wore the AI glasses.

Creating conversations with an AI celebrity isn’t difficut, because the AI models are trained on historical data. Here's what you need to know

The move signals the ride-hailing company is preparing for the rise of robotaxis.

The company behind Lite Brite said it wants to make Arcade1Up feel even more authentic than before.

The 11-inch iPad Pro is down to a new low price. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday, many great iPad deals are available outside of those times. The day-to-day discounts come and go like changing winds, so there’s often some amount to be saved, particularly on Apple’s most affordable iPad, the iPad Mini, and the latest iPad Air. Hell, you can even often find discounts on the latest M5 iPad Pro, which is already on sale at multiple retailers. All that being said, it’s difficult to know where exactly you can find the most notable iPad deals unless you’re scouring the major retailers on a daily basis. But that’s often what...

The president's comments come just a day after the US gave its official backing to the UK's Chagos deal.

A set of bellwether cases alleging that social media platforms harmed teens’ safety and mental health is going to trial this year, putting executives like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the stand to answer questions about what they’ve done or not done to protect kids. Unlike many earlier legal challenges against social media companies, these cases managed to overcome the companies’ attempts to get them dismissed based on objections citing Section 230, a law that protects online platforms from being held liable for their users’ speech. They accuse companies like Meta, Snap, TikTok, and Google-owned YouTube of designing their platforms in ways that, the plaintiffs claim, they knew could contribute to...

Bose's fabulous QuietComfort Ultra Gen 2 noise-canceling headphones are the best travel headphones and are $50 off.

Les accusations portées à l’encontre du mouvement de Jean-Luc Mélenchon pour sa proximité avec la Jeune Garde, soupçonnée d’être impliquée dans la mort d’un militant d’extrême droite à Lyon, offrent l’occasion au Rassemblement national de transférer un attribut qui l’encombre : sa proximité historique avec des groupes radicaux violents.

A collection of microbial specimens gathered from a cave located in Romania has displayed a variety of similarities to bacteria that are currently being studied in neurobiology. This research indicates that these microbes have developed a degree of resistance to numerous antibiotics that are currently found in use by health care providers in today’s clinics. At the same time, this isolate, Psychrobacter SC65A-3, is capable of producing substances that can either kill or restrict the growth of some well-known pathogenic microbes. The combination of these traits has created a level of excitement and concern about this strain of bacteria. The Psychrobacter SC65A-3 strain was first discovered in a layer of ice...

Keeping an eye on remaining battery charge. (credit: Luke Maximo Bell, YouTube)
Although not a typical focus of people who fly quadcopter drones for a hobby or living, endurance flying has a certain appeal to it for the challenge it offers. Thus, as part of his efforts to collect all the world records pertaining to quadcopter drones, [Luke Maximo Bell] has been working on a design that would allow him to beat the record set by SiFly Aviation at 3 hours and 11 minutes.
By using knowledge gained from his PV solar-powered quadcopter, [Luke] set about to take it all a few steps further. The goal was to get as much performance out of a single Watt, which requires careful balancing of weight, power output and many...

The award-winning writer discusses some of her favorite story collections and why they’ve stuck with her.

With the continued growth of pirate IPTV services in recent years, TV broadcasters and distributors have been ramping up their anti-piracy efforts.
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has been particularly active. It’s also the main driver behind a new lawsuit filed yesterday by DISH Network at a New York federal court.
Dish Sues Pirate IPTV Operation
The American pay-TV provider accuses Moroccan resident Idriss Elkasmi and various unnamed defendants of running the IPTV operation, using various brands, including DMTN IPTV, Idriss Premium TV and Manx TV. These services allegedly offered access to thousands of live channels and up to 100,000 movies and series on demand.
100,000+...

Le père de famille, à l’origine de la campagne de haine qui a visé le professeur, a exprimé, mercredi, son sentiment de culpabilité. Il a en revanche peiné à expliquer les raisons profondes de sa colère contre l’enseignant.

« Si l’Iran décide de ne pas conclure d’accord, les Etats-Unis pourraient être amenés à utiliser Diego Garcia », prévient le président américain, en référence à la base située dans l’archipel des Chagos, territoire que Londres doit restituer à l’île Maurice.

Here’s the Hackaday Europe 2026 announcement that you’ve all been waiting for. But wait! This year there’s a twist, or rather two. What absolutely hasn’t changed, though, is that we’d love to see you there, and we’d love to hear about what you’ve been up to, so get your talk or workshop proposal in before March 18th.
New Place, New Time
Hackaday Europe is moving in all four dimensions! We’ll be meeting up in the absolutely lovely Lecco, Italy — just about equidistant from Milan and Bergamot, and taking place May 16th and 17th, with the traditional pre-event meetup on the night of the 15th for those who are already in town. The location is the Politecnico Milano campus, a hub of engineering...

Americans lost a staggering $12.5 billion to identity theft and related financial fraud in 2024. How to protect your money and keep your info safe

The rise of a social network for AI agents exposes how far autonomous AI has come — and how far it still has to go

Située au confluent du Lot et de la Garonne, la commune de près de 4 000 habitants a été sévèrement touchée par la tempête Nils et la crue des deux cours d’eau.

Scout AI is using technology borrowed from the AI industry to power lethal weapons—and recently demonstrated its explosive potential.

While it may sound unorthodox, these earbuds make a great companion for your Switch 2 or other portable console.

Ever wanted to know how engineers made their calculations before digital calculators were on every workbench? [Richard Carpenter] and [Robert Wolf] have just the thing—a sliderule simulator that can teach you how to do a whole bunch of complex calculations the old fashioned way!
The simulator is a digital recreation of the Hemmi/Post 1460 Versalog slide rule. This was a particularly capable tool that was sold from 1951 to 1975 and is widely regarded as one of the best slide rules ever made. It can do all kinds of useful calculations for you just by sliding the scales and the cursor appropriately, from square roots to trigonometry to exponents and even multi-stage multiplication and divisions.
You can try the...

The days of tech giants buying up discrete chips are over. AI companies now need GPUs, CPUs, and everything in between.

The symbol of the helmet was not a collection of abstract designs; it was actually a visual representation of real people. The faces of over 20 members of the Ukrainian Olympic Team killed during Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine were designed as part of the helmet. Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych had planned on wearing this helmet at the winter games in Milan Cortina but was disqualified before completing any races at these games. After being disqualified, Vladyslav returned home with an unexpected gift — a donation from Rinat Akhmetov, the owner of Donetsk Shakhtar FC and Mariupol Azovstal Steel Factory, in excess of $200,000 intended as a financial contribution to support his athletic career as...

Quel aspect de ta vie, encore imparfait mais plutôt agréable, mériterait que tu le bichonnes ?

Son retrait avant octobre 2027 permettrait à Emmanuel Macron de peser sur la succession à la tête de l’institution avant l’élection présidentielle française du printemps 2027.

En dévoilant une ambitieuse stratégie de défense, mardi 17 février, Ottawa tente de s’éloigner un peu plus des États-Unis et d’affirmer sa souveraineté. Mais les médias se demandent si le gouvernement de Mark Carney en a les moyens.

Older adults lose their ability to hear concrete sounds first, and with this loss come the more difficult aspects of hearing: the fuzzy edges of speech. As your hearing deteriorates, you are likely to lose familiarity with most of the sounds you have heard most often, which creates a challenge. However, this is not necessarily because they are hard to hear or not loud enough. A more significant challenge is clarity, where you have to put in much more mental effort to process and understand what someone has said. For many years, studies have indicated that older adults who experience hearing loss also display an increased risk of cognitive decline. However, no viable biological mechanism linking the two has...

Dans son œuvre, elle explore l’art et la nature, sans les opposer. Sylvia Safdie, 83 ans, collectionne terres et rochers pour créer d’étonnants ensembles. Une rétrospective lui est consacrée à Ottawa. L’occasion pour la presse du pays de rappeler la carrière de l’artiste canadienne aux origines levantines.

Global stocks are beating the U.S. by the widest margin since 1995. What's behind the "Ex-America" trade?

Kevin Hassett's remarks put a spotlight on the Trump administration's zeal to pummel researchers who publish findings that contradict their economic messaging

Les récentes attaques russes sur l’Ukraine ont provoqué la pire crise énergétique dans le pays depuis le début de la guerre, en février 2022. Le 15 février, 1 600 immeubles de Kiev étaient encore privés de chauffage, dénonçait le maire de la capitale ukrainienne, Vitali Klitschko, sur Telegram.

Anand Nakhate, étudiant à l’université de Chicago, revient sur son parcours. Dans les pages de “The Indian Express”, il explique comment cette immersion universitaire et culturelle a transformé sa manière de penser, de travailler et de vivre.

Accès illégaux à FICOBA fin janvier 2026, 1,2 million de comptes copiés par un pirate....

Despite the best efforts of the manufacturers, there are folks out there that try to repair power tools, with [Dean Doherty] being one of them. Recently he got a Milwaukee M18 cordless planer in for repairs, which started off with just replacing some dodgy bearings, but ended up with diagnosing a faulty controller. Consequently the total repair costs went up from reasonable to absolutely unreasonable, leading to a rant on why Milwaukee tools are terrible to repair.
Among the symptoms was the deep-discharged battery, which had just a hair over 7 V while unloaded. Question was what had drained the battery so severely. What was clear was that the tool was completely seized after inserting a working battery with...

“In the battle for AI dominance, every engine of the economy is getting recruited into the fight—including jet engines.  Jet engine leasing and repair company FTAI Aviation plans to start selling a modified version of the engine used in the Boeing 737 to power data centers this year… Jefferies equity analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu said about 1,600 commercial aircraft engines are retired every year. If a third of those engines get converted into turbines the size of FTAI’s turbine product, that would represent about 13 GW of capacity, or more than a quarter of the existing global natural gas turbine capacity estimated by Morgan Stanley. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that there are...

“Beijing’s scrapping of tariffs for all but one African country will start May 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday, according to state media. China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 African countries, but Beijing said last year it would extend the policy to all 53 of its diplomatic partners on the continent… From May 1, zero levies will apply to all African countries except Eswatini, which maintains diplomatic relations with Taiwan.” From Asharq Al-Awsat.
The post China to Scrap Tariffs for Most of Africa from May appeared first on Human Progress.

“A first-of-its-kind inhalable gene therapy for lung cancer that genetically modifies people’s lung cells has been fast-tracked towards potential approval after promising clinical trial results… The new therapy contains a herpes virus that has been modified to make it harmless and unable to spread to other people. The virus is tasked with dragging two genes, one encoding the protein interleukin-2 and the other encoding interleukin-12, into lung cells. These are naturally produced in the body and help to suppress tumour growth. However, tumours often fight back and deplete them, so the gene therapy is designed to restore their production. Since 2024, Ma and his colleagues have been testing the gene...

Dans le dernier numéro de son magazine FUTUR, la rédaction d'Usbek & Rica a composé sa bibliothèque idéale pour sortir du chaos. Voici une sélection dans laquelle piocher pour mieux comprendre les enjeux de demain.

Fuite CSP : 377 418 candidats exposés, compte gestionnaire détourné et données personnelles volées....

Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

Uganda • May 2011 📷 #flashes

ManoMano : attaque en janvier 2026 chez un sous-traitant, données clients copiées....

The staff writer Jon Lee Anderson is honored for chronicling Congo’s devastating war, while Andy Kroll is recognized for a profile of the Trump official Russell Vought.