Technology

The first self-driving vehicle on Mars has proven to be a smashing success

The first self-driving vehicle on Mars has proven to be a smashing success

Sometime next week, NASA's newest rover on Mars, Perseverance, will set a record for the most distance driven by any vehicle on another world. The automobile-sized rover, which landed on Mars in February 2021, will traverse beyond 45.16 km…

The Bhutanese

Dispute over AUD 261,000 fund for Community Center in Perth comes online

A TikTok post by Kalu Rinpoche on Thursday, accusing a Bhutanese couple in Australia of not handing over AUD 261,000 in funds for setting up a Community Center in Perth, went viral and drew a lot of strong reactions online. The accusation…

The Bhutanese

'You'll own nothing and you'll like it'

A Google user has had the LOTR movies pulled from their account Licensing changes are the most likely reason It's another argument for physical media — or for piracy We've seen multiple incidents over the years where users have had movies…

Big Walk, retro electronic repairs and other new indie games worth checking out

Engadget

Big Walk, retro electronic repairs and other new indie games worth checking out

We're looking forward to Big Walk, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs, Pigeon: A Love Story and several others this week.

Engadget

Drone enters Bulgaria, explodes near pipeline at Romanian border: Bulgarian PM

Straits Times

Drone enters Bulgaria, explodes near pipeline at Romanian border: Bulgarian PM

The drone carried a “significant” amount of explosives, said Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev.

Straits Times

DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists

DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists

In October 2025, a storm brewed over the Caribbean Sea. Weather models differed on its trajectory. Would it remain weak and end up in Haiti, or would it intensify and head to Jamaica? Artificial intelligence model WeatherNext, developed by…

Best Gaming Laptops (2026): Razer, Asus, Dell, and More

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Best Gaming Laptops (2026): Razer, Asus, Dell, and More

You don’t want any old gaming laptop. Here’s my take on which to get, based on hundreds of hours of testing.

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The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone

The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone

The mission of the Flock app is quietly subversive: to encourage users to ditch their screens and explore the wonderful world of birding On a brilliantly bright afternoon in his gallery and studio in Bolinas, a small town on the northern…

The Bond effect? How MI6 fascinates spy watchers around the world

The Bond effect? How MI6 fascinates spy watchers around the world

Britain’s spooks take quiet satisfaction from survey ranking Secret Intelligence Service Europe’s top espionage agency MI6 has the swagger of James Bond; its French equivalent, DGSE, the complexities of the television drama Le Bureau. The…

Can Harvey Nichols find its way back to being Absolutely Fabulous again?

Can Harvey Nichols find its way back to being Absolutely Fabulous again?

Mike Ashley says it’s in a ‘death spiral’ but a refocus on design could be what the department store needs Such was the buzz around Harvey Nichols in its 90s heyday that the department store was regularly name-checked in Absolutely…

West Ham vs Portsmouth Live Streams: How to watch Carabao Cup 2026/27 first round online from anywhere

West Ham vs Portsmouth Live Streams: How to watch Carabao Cup 2026/27 first round online from anywhere

Stream West Ham vs Portsmouth on Sky Sports+ (UK) / Paramount+ (US) Unlock your stream with NordVPN West Ham vs Portsmouth: Saturday, August 8, 3pm BST / 10am ET / 12am AEST (Sun.) Saturday's West Ham vs Portsmouth live stream features two…

After 2 weeks with the Garmin Cirqa, I've fallen back in love with 'vibe running' and ditched my regular watch

After 2 weeks with the Garmin Cirqa, I've fallen back in love with 'vibe running' and ditched my regular watch

The Garmin Cirqa is making waves in the fitness community. I put the new screenless tracker through its paces over 10 days of intensive testing, and awarded it 4.5 stars in my Garmin Cirqa review . As part of the testing process, I wore it…