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Greenland’s Arctic location makes it a key hub for low Earth orbit satellite communications Laser comms offer faster data transfer and stronger resistance to jamming than radio Astrolight is building optical ground stations to support civil, commercial, and military networks Greenland has been in the headlines a lot recently, after President Donald Trump renewed calls…

Tottenham vs West Ham: Saturday, January 17 — 3pm GMT / 10am ET Best Stream: Peacock (US) Access your usual streaming services with NordVPN (save 70% today) The Tottenham vs West Ham live stream promises to be an intriguing fixture for all the wrong reasons. Both sides have endured wretched seasons so far, with Spurs…

This week, Meta turned its back on VR, and Apple caved to Google in its hunt for an AI update for Siri. To catch up on these and the other seven biggest tech news stories of the week, scroll down to see our recaps of the big things that happened. When you’re done, check out…

China details microwave weapon designed to disable drone swarms beyond 3km Hurricane 3000 uses high power microwaves to fry drone electronics System is intended as part of China’s layered air defense strategy China has revealed new details about a high power microwave weapon it says can disable drone swarms at distances beyond those claimed by…

3D printed drone sets new verified speed record at 408mph DIY quadcopter regains Guinness title after record changed hands Project shows how hobbyist engineering continues pushing speed limits A fully 3D printed quadcopter has set a new speed benchmark for DIY aircraft, reaching 408mph during verified test flights. The drone, called Peregreen V4, was built…

Generative AI is already deployed, agentic AI is in many organizations’ pipelines AI in decision-making is expected to rise, but humans remain a crucial part Investments in infrastructure and data will grow in 2026 New Capgemini research has quantified a trend we’ve spoken about so many times before – that AI has evolved from experimentation…

Big Tech, AI firms, and search engines all help to fund Wikipedia The Wikimedia Foundation has seven data centers globally Perplexity has gifted Wikipedia editors 2,500 free Enterprise seats Tech giants including Ecosia, Microsoft, Mistral AI, Perplexity, Pleias, and ProRata are some of the latest companies to have signed up to pay the Wikimedia Foundation…

Need a hardy pair of wireless earbuds with long battery life? Well, if you don’t want to spend a whole lot of money, too, you can get the JBL Vibe Beam at Amazon for $29.95 (was $49.95). JBL is known for a wide range of audio products: from budget buys to some of the best…

Apple’s Messages app (née iMessage) has never been for basic text messages; it’s always done more, especially if your recipient also has an iPhone. Nowadays, sending a text is only the tip of the iceberg for Messages. It’s an incredibly robust platform for sending all sorts of things – from money to locations to animated…

With the prospect of price hikes and RAM shortages on the horizon, we might remember the current era as a good one for smartphones – even if phone design has actually hit a pretty boring plateau. Still, I’m enjoying the fact that, for now, it’s a great time for tech specs and value for money…