Page 47 - News

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ChatGPT: issues reported this Tuesday 7 July

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

Issues have been reported this Tuesday 7 July. This Tuesday 7 July has been a frustrating day for many people...

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Honor Pad X8a: -68% on AliExpress, down to €64

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

The Honor Pad X8a is a great pick for streaming, casual gaming or everyday web browsing. With this standout AliExpress...

Soldier in camouflage controls a drone by a river with a map and equipment on rocks nearby.

Brazilian Navy Marine Corps uses drones to map the Quitandinha River in Petrópolis (RJ)

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

Between 4 and 8 May, the Brazilian Navy Marine Corps carried out a geospatial survey operation along the Quitandinha River...

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Netflix: Is this the end of binge-watching?

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

It feels like the end of an era for Netflix. There’s no denying it: Netflix reshaped the way we watch...

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G: nearly 40% off on AliExpress just months after launch

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

This Xiaomi smartphone is seeing a substantial discount of nearly 40%, even though it only launched in January. It’s pure...

Military personnel operating a drone with a control tablet on a stand in an open field at sunset.

Inside ASELSAN’s Steel Dome and the DRONEDEF layer in Turkey

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

The pace of change in integrated, layered air-defence systems continues unabated. Unlike earlier decades, these capabilities can no longer be...

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Electronic invoicing in France: Solo helps micro-entrepreneurs prepare for 1 September 2026

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

With the electronic invoicing reform causing concern, practical tools are beginning to appear to support micro-entrepreneurs. Solo, a platform created...

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AliExpress Anniversary Promo: Magcubic HY350 Max projector at €82 (–60%)

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

As part of its “Anniversary Promo”, AliExpress is offering an exceptionally attractive discount on the Magcubic HY350 Max projector. Until...

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France’s ban on social networks for under-15s hits the European Commission

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

France’s planned ban on social networks for under-15s has run into a major hurdle - and the hold-up is in...

Young man sitting at a wooden table with a PlayStation 5, controller, laptop showing a rising graph, and coins on the table.

Sony is raising PlayStation 5 prices: PS5, PS5 Pro and PlayStation Portal costs

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

Sony has just confirmed that the prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles will soon go up. It is the sort...

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Google Translate now turns your headphones into live translators on Android and iOS

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

Google Translate can now turn a standard pair of headphones into a live translation tool. The feature was first unveiled...

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MG4 EV Urban brings SolidCore semi-solid-state battery to Europe

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 22, 2026

MG does not want to lose the strong momentum it has built in the European market in recent years, and...

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iPhone: what the green or orange dot at the top of the screen means

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Not many people know what the small green or orange dot that sometimes appears at the top of an iPhone...

Man operating drone with tablet on runway as another drone takes off and seven jets fly overhead in formation.

Baykar presents the K2 AI-assisted loitering munition after swarm trials

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

A few days ago, Baykar - Turkey’s leading drone manufacturer - introduced its new K2 loitering munition assisted by artificial...

Underwater scientist in scuba gear examines high-tech marine research pod on ocean floor surrounded by coral and fish.

Highlander plans an underwater data centre pod off Shanghai

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Power-hungry data centres generate huge amounts of heat, and a Chinese firm is betting that the sea could help: it...

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Airbus pushes Kratos Valkyrie with MARS for the German Air Force, aiming for 2029

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Airbus is pressing ahead with how it presents and modifies the Valkyrie, a collaborative combat drone it wants to supply...

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German Influencer Tracks German Red Cross Donation with an Apple AirTag

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

A German influencer wanted to find out what really happens to his clothing donations. So he hid an Apple AirTag...

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Deal: AliExpress Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 at 314 euros instead of 700 euros (-55%) with code CDFR30

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

If you want to strap a top-notch smartwatch to your wrist without spending a fortune, this is the kind of...

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Starlink Gen 3: SpaceX files for 100,000 satellites

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Starlink is gearing up for a vast new satellite network-around 10 times larger-which could connect more people while cutting latency...

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Limbo for 1 Euro in the PlayStation Store: Inside also discounted on PS4 and PS5

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

Anyone after a distinctive game to dip into doesn’t need to budget much at the moment. Sony is listing one...

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Apple and YouTubers in legal battle over using YouTube videos to train AI

Harriet L. Whitmore • August 21, 2026

To feed its artificial intelligence, does Apple have the right to plunder YouTubers’ videos for free? That is the entire...