Spiro and the question of who owns Kenya’s electric boda bodas It starts with a small, unsettling thought that refuses to go away: What if the bike you ride every day isn’t really yours? That question is what lit the fuse around Spiro, the electric motorbike company that has expanded quickly…

Redzone Celebrates Two Decades in India, Recognising Manufacturing Leaders Shaping Change in 2025 Mumbai (Maharashtra) , December 25:  QAD | Redzone, the company redefining manufacturing and supply chains through intelligent, adaptive solutions, today announced the winners of the 2025 QAD |…

The FX and policy playbook behind Itana’s push for tech capital When Nigeria’s currency began stabilising this year after months of volatility, many observers were cautious about calling it a turning point. But for Itana, a privately-run digital special economic zone designed to attract tech…

MassRobotics welcomed US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, MassRobotics welcomed US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and members of her team for a tour of our space and to meet with some of our startups. Beginning with Tatum Robotics, Senator Warren learned about just one…

8 ways to get more iPhone storage today – and most are free Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways iPhone storage always fills up faster than most people expect. You can reclaim space without deleting everything you love. Buying…

AI Wearables, A New Way of Interacting with Technology Technology did not suddenly become wearable. It took us years of experimentation and innovation to get it to rest on wrists, behind ears, on fingers, and sometimes directly against skin. And now that AI is an integral part of these…

Benefits of OTC Crypto Exchange Development As cryptocurrency markets mature, trading behavior is no longer dominated solely by retail participants. Institutions, high-net-worth individuals, hedge funds, and corporate treasuries now execute trades involving millions of dollars worth of digital…

Clinical Data Modernization: A 2026 Starter Guide Clinical data modernization is one of those phrases that shows up everywhere and means something different to almost everyone. In some contexts, it refers to cloud infrastructure. In others, it points to advanced analytics or artificial…

You Can’t Buy This, America: FCB Ti7 4WD Luxury SUV Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Toward the end of our visit in Guangzhou, China, we attempted to take an electric river cruise but couldn’t figure out how to get there in time due to road closures from…

From tuitions to topsoil, how a Firozabad teacher built a vermicompost micro-enterprise After three decades in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, and years of preparing for government service while taking private tuitions, Vipin Rathore has chosen soil over syllabi.  The teacher-turned-entrepreneur now…

Can TikTok, Meta, and diVine curb low-quality content without hurting creators? Social platforms are grappling with a difficult balancing act. Generative AI can deliver a revolutionary engagement opportunity by turning even more consumers into creators. However, low-quality AI content also poses a…

NYE 2026 Fireworks: Dubai Unveils Massive Crowd, Security and Transport Plan Image Credit : Pexels Officials say the strategy brings together policing, emergency response, public transport and event operations to ensure smooth movement and uninterrupted festivities at all major celebration sites.…

Santa Claus doesn’t exist (according to AI) • Graham Cluley Is Santa Claus real? This Christmas special of The AI Fix podcast sets out to answer that question in the most sensible way possible: by consulting chatbots, Google’s festive killjoys, and the laws of relativistic physics. Your hosts…

7 smartphone trends I wish would die in 2026 C. Scott Brown / Android Authority On the whole, 2025 was a pretty good year for Android phones. Some brands stepped up with more respectable update policies, a variety of manufacturers now offer phones with absolutely gigantic batteries, and top-end…

If Nintendo 3D-Printed a Modern Game Boy, it Would Look Like the Zeroboy XP Photo credit: Federal-Reception394Retro gaming handhelds used to be the excitement of the hunt, with people scouring store shelves to discover which new models were available. People nowadays have taken it a step further…

China’s Top 10 Leading Outbound Companies in 2025 China’s globalization story has entered a new phase. For decades, Chinese companies were primarily seen as manufacturers or cost-efficient exporters. Today, a new generation of firms is redefining global industries by controlling technology, supply…

20 major tech events across Africa in 2025 Across Africa, 2025 added new scale and texture to an already active tech ecosystem. Long-running conferences returned with bigger ambitions, while newer festivals carved out space for focused conversations around artificial intelligence (AI), data,…

One Redditor’s Amazon Mix-Up Turns Two SSDs Into a Mountain of Storage Photo credit: 1trollzor1On Christmas Eve, a user on the r/pcmasterrace subreddit revealed a holiday surprise that quickly drew everyone’s attention. They posted a few images of two enormous boxes, and it turned out they had…

60% of CES 2026 Innovation Awards Go to Korea — A Turning Point for the Nation’s Physical AI Ambition – KoreaTechDesk South Korea is entering 2026 with a clear statement of technological intent. At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Korean startups and manufacturers captured 60% of all Innovation Awards,…

How the ISS Crew Marked Christmas in Space on December 25, 2025 On Christmas Day, seven astronauts aboard the ISS were in orbit high above the Earth, racing around the planet no fewer than 16 times at an incredible 17,500 miles per hour, while everyone else was down below opening presents and…

FaZe Clan’s Christmas exodus: A new era or the end of the road? Over the past 24 to 48 hours, the internet has been set ablaze with the news of a massive exodus from one of the world’s most recognisable gaming organisations. On December 25, 2025, a significant chunk of FaZe Clan’s modern content…

A Coding Implementation on Building Self-Organizing Zettelkasten Knowledge Graphs and Sleep-Consolidation Mechanisms In this tutorial, we dive into the cutting edge of Agentic AI by building a “Zettelkasten” memory system, a “living” architecture that organizes information much like the human…

Marina Bay Christmas Market Now Free Entry If you’re heading to Marina Bay for festive vibes, here’s good news — Togetherland by the World Christmas Market is now free to enter. The organiser, Oceanus Media Global, announced that entry fees have been waived due to wet weather expected throughout…

China’s Most Culturally Influential Cities in 2025 This is more than just a ranking of "which city is better." What we aim to present is a vibrant "map of cultural survival." We've taken a closer look at ten Chinese cities to explore the clever ways they ensure their historical threads aren't lost…

Korea’s M.AX Alliance Signals a New Era of AI-Policy Convergence Driving Manufacturing and Startup Innovation – KoreaTechDesk In a world racing to fuse technology and production, South Korea is no longer waiting on global trends. The country is shaping them instead. Through the M.AX Alliance,…

Why the $649 PlayStation 5 Pro Deal Stands Out This Holiday Season Sony launched the PlayStation 5 Pro into a saturated console market last year, charging a stunning $749 for a machine that boasts more power than any previous PlayStation. Now, a year later, and a $100 price drop has brought it…

Bill to improve highway-rail crossing safety moves out of US House committee Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced legislation to improve safety at rail…

MassRobotics Healthcare Robotics Catalyst Program Opens Applications for Cohort 3, Presented by Festo, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Novanta, and MITRE MassRobotics Healthcare Robotics Catalyst Program Opens Applications for Cohort 3, Presented by Festo, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Novanta,…

Make your aging computer feel brand new with Windows 11 Pro, now just $10 TL;DR: Upgrade your current PC with this Microsoft Windows 11 Pro license, on sale now for just $9.97 (reg. $199). If you think you need a new PC, allow us to de-influence you. A new operating system gives an old device a…

Samsung’s Ambitious Galaxy Z TriFold Phone Faces a Harsh Reality in Durability Testing In the latest installment of JerryRigEverything’s durability tests, Zach Nelson put Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold through the wringer. This extremely cool device folds twice to change a 10-inch tablet into a super…

Spanish SaaS platform Stowlog raises €1 million to drive the digitisation of safety and security in port logistics Stowlog, a SaaS platform developed by Castellón-based technology consulting firm Estudio Cactus, has closed a €1 million investment round to accelerate the digitisation of safety and…

Charles Winslow Completes Annual Internal Strategic Review at Lumena Intelligent Alliance Office Jersey City, NJ, Dec. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lumena Intelligent Alliance Office confirmed that Charles Winslow has completed the organization’s annual internal strategic review, marking a formal…

Agios finally wins approval for Aqvesme in thalassemia The FDA ap­proved Agios Phar­ma­ceu­ti­cals’ drug mi­tapi­vat to treat tha­lassemia on Tues­day, un­der the name Aqvesme, fol­low­ing a three-month de­lay and a missed dead­line. … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a…

Google to buy power from 30-MW solar farm in Malaysia The deal is part of Malaysia’s Corporate Green Power Programme, which aims to attract investment in renewable energy. Elevate your perspective with NextTech News, where innovation meets insight. Discover the latest breakthroughs, get exclusive…

Here’s What Worked and What Didn’t Dear subscribers, Today, I want to share some personal lessons about my creator journey. This year I exceeded my creator goals by 2x, but it wasn’t all wins. So let’s talk about what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next: How I use AI for creator work The…

This student-led startup is revolutionising defence tech with agile kamikaze drones In 2024, BITS Hyderabad students Jayant Khatri and Sourya Choudhury teamed up for the institute’s drone racing and robotics competition team. After participating in both national and international events, they saw…

NiGHTS Drifts into Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds On Christmas Eve 2025, a pleasant gift arrived for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: a new character, the one and only NiGHTS, from Sega’s 1996 Saturn classic, NiGHTS into Dreams. A free DLC release that caught everyone off surprise, available on all platforms…

Amazon Fends Off 1,800 Suspected DPRK IT Job Scammers Much has been said about IT worker scams in the last few years, but it's not every day that we get a glimpse into how pervasive the issue has become.  Stephen Schmidt, senior vice president and chief security officer at Amazon, wrote on…

How Much Water Does the A.I. Industry Use? new video loaded: How Much Water Does the A.I. Industry Use? Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of “Hard Fork” at The New York Times, spoke with Andrew Marley, executive director for Effective Altruism DC, about how much water A.I. data centers use.…

University of Hong Kong and Kuaishou Kling Introduce MemFlow to Solve Long-Video Memory Issues in AI Generation Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and Kuaishou’s Kling team have jointly proposed MemFlow, a novel approach designed to address the long-standing challenges of memory decay…

Custom-Built Cyberdeck Repurposes Smartphone as a Portable Powerhouse High Tech Low Life had had enough of waiting for off-the-shelf portable computers to suffice for their daily needs. Rather than settling, they opted to roll up their sleeves and build a custom device that transforms a modern…

Mushrif Mall Becomes a Winter Landmark with Santa’s Square Explore an immersive festive experience daily through January 4th. Enjoy creative workshops and discover magical holiday displays. Meet Santa and create lasting memories in a beautiful festive setting. Abu Dhabi, UAE: Mushrif Mall has…

Deeptech funding to gather momentum in 2026 as VC firms dig deep with cautious optimism The common refrain by venture capital firms this year was that they would step up investments in the deeptech sector. Data from market intelligence platform Tracxn indicates that VCs have delivered on this…

Chow Tai Fook Partners with ByteDance Volcano Engine to Launch AR Try-On and Enterprise AI Agents Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group has partnered with ByteDance’s Volcano Engine to build a unified enterprise AI Agent platform, introducing the “AI A-Fu Agent Family” to enhance operational efficiency…

MiniMax Releases M2.1: An Enhanced M2 Version with Features like Multi-Coding Language Support, API Integration, and Improved Tools for Structured Coding Just months after releasing M2—a fast, low-cost model designed for agents and code—MiniMax has introduced an enhanced version: MiniMax M2.1. M2…

Levoit AERO Review Most of what I review here has something to do with tech. Even items like the Levoit AERO usually come with some sort of new tech connected to an app. But not this time. This time, there is no special tech attached to this item. I thought there was, and I would have been fine if…

Korea Reinforces Startup and SME Export Backbone with New “Export Specialist” Role amid Tariff and Currency Pressures – KoreaTechDesk Amid rising global trade uncertainties, Korea is tightening its export foundation for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Ministry of SMEs and Startups…

London trams depot in Croydon makes green transition Additional electricity consumption from the new heating system will be offset by using 1,800m2 of solar panels on the roof of the depot Sustainable transformation of the depot has seen a major upgrade to its heating and power system, improving…

A3’s Automate Show in Detroit 2023 Reported by Russell Nickerson, MassRobotics Engagement Liaison A3’s Automate Show in Detroit was an amazing experience that brings the Automation and Robotics industry together. As Engagement Liaison for MassRobotics this conference season has been busy as ever,…

2025’s Best Phones Were Also Its Wackiest This was a surprisingly fun year for smartphones. I wasn’t expecting it to be; the category is often described as stale or “plateaued.” But as WIRED’s resident phone reviewer, I’ve tested nearly all of this year’s handsets—devices as cheap as $130 all the…