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More than half of under-12s have overnight access to smart devices, survey says

Most young people say their parents, too, are on smartphones for long periods

Nvidia claims RTX Spark is by far the fastest single Windows chip ever made.

The Verge Nvidia’s RTX Spark PCs Aren’t a Revolution, but They May Change Laptops Forever Gizmodo Nvidia’s first RTX Spark laptops cost up to $7,000. Here’s what you get PCWorld

"Some people like it, some people are annoyed by it": Substructure may look like Factorio, but it changes the automation game in some fundamental ways

In many respects, as someone who has played a lot of automation games, Substructure is very familiar. It begins with you landing on the surface of an alien world and using nothing but pluck, the tools on your UI, and the schematics in your tech tree to construct a sprawling factory that claws up resources from the planet and transforms them into materials and components to build ever bigger machines. But it also hints at more.

The ‘Transformative AI Strategy for Europe’ diagnoses the problem – but its solution is capitulation

Europe can only fully prepare for the AI transformation and maintain our sovereign control if the default action is to consider how can we use or create a European solution first, rather than capitulate to what Big Tech offers.

Anthropic warns AI will soon self-replicate and spread beyond data centres

The company says AI models may be mere months away from being able to copy and spread themselves onto internet-of-things devices such as smart ovens and TVs, making them difficult to stop should they decide to carry out cyberattacks.

MI5 chief: Terrorists plotting AI drone attacks on Britain

The Telegraph AI 'supercharging' security threats to UK, MI5 warns Sky News AI minister warns it is 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached BBC Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister The Guardian Building a Safer, More Secure Britain in the age of AI GOV.UK

Merck leads $13m raise for Christchurch start

Kiwi firm speeds development of new drugs with world-first tech.

Nikon and Fujifilm's quiet year for new cameras isn't the disaster you think it is — here's why

Neither Nikon nor Fujifilm has unveiled a single new camera in 2026, and some fans are getting impatient. However, if the year's releases are anything to go by, these two major manufacturers already make models that remain best-in-class

Node.js creator ditches Deno to work on open source Cloudflare Workers

You're building servers 'wrong,' says Ryan Dahl as Cloudflare gobbles his Deno startup

Meta grants itself right to scrape content from business customers for model training

Nvidia App Update Adds Support for Agent Control, but Some Users are Warning to Turn It Off

Not-so-secret Agent. It's no secret that Nvidia loves its AI, and fresh off of launching RTX Spark – the new chipset for Agentic laptops – the Nvidia app now has a toggle that'll let AI agents control it. The problem is that it's turned on by default. Nvidia added the option in …

Nvidia App Update Will Let AI Agents Tune Your Graphics Card, but Some Users are Warning to Turn It Off

Not-so-secret Agent. It's no secret that Nvidia loves its AI, and fresh off of launching RTX Spark – the new chipset for Agentic laptops – the Nvidia app now has a toggle that'll let AI agents control it. The problem is that it's turned on by default. Nvidia added the option in …

Tesla's 'flying' Roadster unveiled in style by Elon Musk

Houston, United States—Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled what he described as a “flying” car, equipped with thrusters, during a livestreamed event at his SpaceX rocket company’s facility on Thursday, October 15. Technical and regulatory challenges have so far prevented the much-hyped flying car sector from getting off the ground. READ: VinFast opens early bookings for the all-new VF 8 in the Philippines Musk revealed his new Roadster sports car during a launch event at a SpaceX test facility in Texas. ‘Flying cars are real’ During the demo, which was livestreamed on Tesla’s X account, the car launched from a steep steel ramp […]... Keep on reading: Tesla's 'flying' Roadster unveiled in style by Elon Musk

Google Takes Applications For A UGC Pipeline Separate From Crawling

Search Engine Journal Dental SEO After Google's Spam Update: BRD Media Tracks 363 Search Terms for a Dentist, a Clinic and Its Own Site The Des Moines Register

Is the ECOVACS WINBOT MINI the window-cleaning shortcut UAE homes have been waiting for?

Is the ECOVACS WINBOT MINI worth buying in the UAE? Explore its dust-cleaning performance, compact design, safety features and everyday practicality.

Sony debuts US$5,900 gold-plated Walkman player for audiophiles

The Straits Times Sony Electronics Updates its Premium Walkman® Lineup Including New Signature Series Walkman® NW-WM1ZM3, NW-WM1AM3 and NW-ZX900 Digital Media Players PR Newswire Sony releases a $5,899 gold-plated Walkman Popular Science Sony Electronics Launches Premium Walkman Lineup, Shares Trade a GuruFocus Sony Just Announced a $6,000 Gold-Plated Walkman IGN Southeast Asia

FAB launches The Exchange, its AI Practitioner Insights Series, to advance responsible enterprise AI

The new practitioner-led platform brings together experts to share practical insights on deploying, governing and scaling AI responsibly

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