One Tech Tip: Lake America backlash fuels interest in Google Maps alternatives
One Tech Tip: Lake America backlash fuels interest in Google Maps alternatives
Read more'Earth is almost entirely in the red': Scientists warn 'super-duper' El Niño is still intensifying - and could continue into spring next year
Oct 8, 2026
Super El Niño is continuing to intensify with new forecasts suggesting the climate phenomenon could maintain its grip on global weather well into next year.
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Reporter’s notebook: my week with Huawei’s new US$3,500 trifold phone
When I took out the US$3,500 Huawei Mate XT 2 over a family dinner during China’s “golden week” – the long National Day holiday in early October – the trifold phone quickly became the centre of discussion: my father and his peers took turns playing with the device, marvelling at the sleek design while debating whether it was true innovation or pure luxury. It wasn’t the first time unfolding its massive 10.2 inch display raised a few eyebrows at dining tables during the week I spent trying out...
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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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ByteDance heads first SCMP Plus Going Global 100 ranking
TikTok owner ByteDance is China’s Going Global champion, according to a new SCMP Plus databank tracking mainland companies’ overseas expansion efforts. The social media giant topped the debut SCMP Plus Going Global 100 ranking ahead of Apple assembler Foxconn Industrial Internet, online fashion retailer Shein and electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD. More than 2,000 companies were assessed as part of the research project, which assigned each contender a weighted score based on overseas revenue,...
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What killed Russia plague-lab worker? WHO says 'we don't yet have the full picture' — What Moscow said
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it could not produce a full risk assessment as it did not have the whole picture from Russia on the suspected plague death of a laboratory technician.
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Samsung flags $80 billion profit on AI boom, highest quarterly for any tech company
SAMSUNG-ELEC-RESULTS:Samsung flags $80 billion profit on AI boom, highest quarterly for any tech company
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A.I. Music Fraudster Who Drew Millions in Royalties Is Sentenced to 18 Months
Prosecutors say Michael Smith flooded music-streaming platforms with bots that repeatedly streamed his A.I.-generated music, earning him as much as $8 million.
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AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn
The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.
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RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts
Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.
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Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar
A search for forecourts will now display their pricing, using the government's Fuel Finder scheme.
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French PM vows to address debt despite student protests
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has tried to calm both student protesters and jittery bond markets. In an address to the nation, Lecornu stressed that the education ministry had not seen any cuts in last week's budget proposal, but insisted the government must cut its public deficit to 5%. There are growing concerns about France's spending and debt, with the IMF urging the country to "get your house in order." Lecornu also confirmed the release of 10 million barrels of diesel fuel.
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