A new report from the analytics firm Quilty Space confirms that, outside of China, the world faces a significant shortage of rockets over the next five years. The firm estimates that between now and 2030, there will be a shortfall of about 150 launches compared to demand from satellite operators and civil space agencies. If demand from the US military is added in—and SpaceX does not extend the Fal…
Prusa’s Core One+ is the 3D printer that changed the way our expert changed prints and thinks about 3D printing. Scoring the full 5 stars in our review, and an Editor's Choice award, he ran it for weeks without a single misprint. And the speed outclasses other multi-filament 3D printers. So, I was excited to see the Core One+ for $999 in Prusa's early Black Friday sale (or £919 in the UK). Instead…
Sam Tobin / Reuters : London's High Court dismisses Meta, TikTok, and X's challenge to Ofcom's Online Safety Act information requests, rejecting arguments they were disproportionate — Meta (META.O), TikTok and X lost a legal challenge against British regulator Ofcom on Friday over information requests made under …
Cognition, the startup behind the AI coding agent Devin, has received investor offers that value it at $70bn to $80bn. The San Francisco company is seriously considering raising a new round before the end of the year. Katie Roof reported the talks for Business Insider on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The talks […] This story continues at The Next Web
Researchers report the first confirmed PHP2Shell compromises, targeting organizations linked to the US government Attackers chained PHP2Shell with a Linux privilege-escalation flaw to gain root access and persistence Breaches progressed from initial compromise to Active Directory attacks within minutes, underscoring patching urgency We now have confirmation of the first successful exploits of the…
The cautionary Theranos tale takes on a new significance in the AI era, when companies that have never turned a profit are raising capital at trillion-dollar valuations.
Toyota will build driverless versions of its bZ electric SUV for Waymo at its Takaoka plant in Japan, with testing from 2027. Japan comes first, then the UK. Neither company said how many robotaxis Toyota will make. Toyota will build driverless versions of its bZ electric SUV for Waymo, with testing in Japan set to […] This story continues at The Next Web
TechRadar Crossword Missed a previous puzzle? You can browse the archive and play all TechRadar Crosswords right here . I thought I had more time to prepare this week's TechRadar crossword, but then several retailers decided to launch Black Friday sales early, so I had to get on with my proper job instead of having fun making puzzles. Life is cruel. Well, thankfully, we've covered all the best ear…
The fanfic site could be down for weeks due to a “security incident.” Users are not taking it well.
A Kentucky man has won a religious exemption against using AI The ruling says he no longer has to use AI tools at work The man argued AI contravened his deeply held religious beliefs If you’ve ever looked to the heavens in exasperation after being told you have to use AI at work , your prayers might soon be answered, if a Kentucky man’s example is anything to go by. That’s because he’s just been g…
Entourage, the early-stage venture firm founded by Showpad co-founder Pieterjan Bouten, has closed its second fund at €100m. It passed its €75m target within two weeks, took more than €100m in commitments, and capped the fund there. Fund II will back about 25 companies at pre-seed and seed stage, in Europe and beyond, Entourage said […] This story continues at The Next Web
A big update for Google Home is rolling out The improvements include better support for Matter devices It's rolling out now for Android and iOS It's not been the easiest of years for the Google Home app and anyone trying to use it — what with the whole Gemini switchover and everything that's gone along with it — but the smart home app is now continuing to move in the right direction with another m…
The folks behind Wikipedia say that an extreme decision in either direction could threaten the open web. The folks behind Wikipedia say that an extreme decision in either direction could threaten the open web.
The European Commission wants Frontex, the EU’s border agency, to monitor public social media posts about migration. It would also flag illegal content to platforms. MEPs and digital rights groups say the plan puts online speech under a border agency’s watch. The Commission proposed the change on Tuesday as part of a wider overhaul of […] This story continues at The Next Web
As the weather cools, it may be worth investing in a smart thermostat to help lower your energy bills. Right now, Google’s fourth-gen Nest Learning Thermostat is on sale in all three colors for $219.99 ($60 off) at Amazon , Best Buy , and The Home Depot , matching its best price of the year and just $10 shy of its all-time low. Google Nest Learning Thermostat (fourth-gen) Where to Buy: $279.99 $21…
STMicroelectronics expects fourth-quarter revenue of $4.15bn, up about 10.5% on the third quarter and above analysts’ forecasts. The Franco-Italian chipmaker says AI data centres and satellite makers are adding to a wider recovery in chip demand. Third-quarter revenue rose 17.9% to $3.76bn, ST said on Thursday in its earnings statement. Operating income excluding one-off charges […] This st…
I was trying to buy something online and I did what most people do now: I let an AI overview point me to it. It sent me straight to a product page, confidently. And guess what happened when I clicked it? The product was sold out. It happened again a few weeks later, a different item, this time discontinued. And the more I thought about it, the more it bothered me, not because the AI was wrong, exa…
Ofcom has named four age checks it says can reliably tell whether UK social media users are 16 or over. They will underpin the UK social media ban for under-16s due next year, and many adults will have to pass them too. The regulator published its assessment on Thursday. The ban is due to start […] This story continues at The Next Web
Target's Black Friday 2026 sale is coming in hot, folks. Things kick off extra early this year, with the first official shopping event of the season on Nov. 5. In other words, you might want to get your lists ready ASAP. While most holiday shopping is done online these days, Target still offers that classic Black Friday in-store shopping experience for those who want to soak it all in. The deals w…
The adaptation has a fittingly strange tagline: "My mom became a crater." The adaptation has a fittingly strange tagline: "My mom became a crater."
The Pentagon is probing a potential cyberattack on military bases that affected commissary freezers Numerous military bases reported malfunctions and issues with refrigeration units in August 2026 Authorities are in contact with their French counterparts to look for similarities in a similar cyberattack that hit French supermarkets in October Throughout August 2026, multiple military bases across…
One of the best things about Reddit is going away, and you have Google to thank for it. In its third-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, Reddit revealed plans to eventually force all users to log in to a Reddit account in order to fully view the site, per CNBC . That would be a dramatic change, as "the front page of the internet" has been available to browse without an account for a long…
Happy Halloween to all who celebrate the spookiest time of the year. And, whether or not you'll be trick and treating this weekend, the world's best streaming services have released some must-see new movies , shows, and documentaries that you can enjoy with our without candy. There's something for everyone, too. From the latest Minions-starring movie to a Netflix documentary about the late Matthew…
Watch Beat Luke Littler — Netflix (Global) BLOCKED? Use Norton VPN to stream from anywhere Premiere: Friday, October 30 at 7pm GMT / 3pm ET A two-time world champion with 30 tournament wins to his name, Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler is used to beating the best professional darts players in the world. Now the teenage sensation will face a whole new challenge as he takes on 24 ‘amateurs’ in a high-stakes…
Apple doesn’t need fixing, and it doesn’t want drama. Its new leader is a “product guy” who bleeds six colors.
Polymarket temporarily halted trading on its international platform Thursday because of a security incident that compromised a third-party provider, the company said. Trading was paused for about an hour and resumed Thursday afternoon. The company has promised to fully reimburse any affected traders. The prediction market platform said it halted trading “out of an abundance of caution” after ident…
Pope Leo XIV says AI systems should be "disarmed," adding that humans "have the responsibility to guide, change and, when necessary, reject its applications." In Friday's Papal Address , Pope Leo encourages United Nations member states to "take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons" during their meeting in Geneva next month. The address reflects many of the ideas Pope Leo laid ou…
Ask a room of executives about agentic AI and within about ninety seconds someone will ask how many agents they ought to be running. It has become the default measure of progress: a number you can put on a slide, benchmark against a competitor, and report upwards. It is also the wrong question. Across the 200-plus workshops my team and I have run with enterprises in Europe and the Middle East, the…
South Korea has fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7bn won ($47.6m). The regulator says they forced app developers onto their own payment systems and delayed app reviews without explanation. Both must now let Korean developers link to outside payment options inside their apps. The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) fined Google 42.9bn won […] This story continues at The Next…
Thought the era of CDs had come and gone? How wrong you are. We're seeing a real resurgence in physical media at the moment, and CDs are at the forefront of the trend. Below, I've rounded up a selection of the coolest, most interesting, and most lusted-after models we've spotted recently. Shanling's EC Zero ASM is a multitalented portable player that can also cast tunes to wireless speakers or hea…
Starbucks Coffee Company on Thursday provided an update on store closures, as well as fresh plans for future store growth, as it reported earnings for its Q4 and full fiscal year 2026. Here’s what to know: Starbucks earnings snapshot The Seattle-based coffee company reported adjusted earnings of 80 cents per share, a 54% increase over the prior year, beating analyst expectations. Consolidated net…
Vladimir Putin has called Elon Musk “a real genius” and said Russia is in close contact with him over satellites in orbit. Putin spoke on Wednesday at the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, during a presentation on Rassvet, Russia’s answer to Starlink. The remarks follow weeks of disruption to Starlink over Ukraine. Kyiv’s military lost speed […] This story continues at The Next Web
The time has come to start looking for Black Friday deals , and as an e-reader enthusiast, I'm most eager to see what the shopping event has in store for Kindle prices. Since Amazon just dropped a whole new collection of redesigned Kindles, we're hoping that the 2026 models will be marked down. And the good news is that you can actually save on the new Kindles. But yes, there is a catch. If you wa…
TL;DR: Wendy’s is launching an impressive turn-based RPG on Steam: Play WendyQuest: Legend of the Four Corner Stones for free from Nov. 4. Over the years, we've covered a lot of wild marketing stunts. At this point, you'd think that we would be prepared for anything. But every now and then, something launches that truly shocks us. Wendy’s is genuinely delivering a turn-based indie RPG…
Academic medical centers and universities produce groundbreaking research every day. An autism researcher who builds an AI game to clinically improve behavioral problems. A basic scientist who discovers how the environment of tumors impacts treatment. An electrical engineer who nano-sized a method for magnets to image the body. An MBA who teamed up with two MDs to create a novel approach to solvin…
Amazon offered a cautious sales outlook for the current fourth quarter that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street analysts’ expectations. The Seattle-based tech giant, however, posted strong sales growth in its prominent cloud computing unit. Sales in its so-called Amazon Web Services rose 39.3% to $46 billion…
Rajveer Singh Pardesi / Reuters : Binance says it has reserved $6.34B+ in company funds, including $5B already held in impacted token assets, to deal with the fallout from the $6.3B hack — Binance said on Friday it has reserved more than $6.34 billion in company funds, including $5 billion already held in impacted token assets …
In the age of AI , handmade work is becoming radical (and chic), and consumers are taking notice. Prada’s new holiday campaign, Drawing Prada , celebrates craft and process, earning praise on social media for its use of handmade animation. The campaign transports the actors Chen Haoyu, Luther Ford, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, and Sadie Sink into a fairy tale–like animated forest, complete wit…
Your website says just as much about you as what your existing customers do, and that’s why you’ll want to make a good first impression. And, while it used to take months to put together a compelling website through code and toolkits, it’s now easier than it has ever been thanks to GoDaddy’s Airo AI Builder . Airo AI Builder is a comprehensive website design tool that gives you the tools to constr…