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If you thought we were , the hunger for memory and GPUs is making many companies reassess their priorities. YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed discovered ASUS has stopped producing the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB due to the ongoing memory crunch. Both GPUs are 16GB models, making them more expensive to manufacture in the current climate.“Demand for GeForce RTX GPUs is strong, and memory supply is constrained. We continue to ship all GeForce SKUs and are working closely with our suppliers to maximize memory availability,” an NVIDIA spokesperson told Engadget.At CES 2026, we saw PCs and computing in the…
Benedict Garman,Emma PengellyandMatt Murphy,BBC Verify BBCIsrael has moved the blocks which are supposed to mark its post-ceasefire line of control deeper into Gaza in several places, sowing confusion among Palestinians.Satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show that in at least three areas Israel placed blocks, before returning later and moving the positions further into the Strip.Under the terms of the US-brokered deal with Hamas, Israel agreed to withdraw troops beyond a line marked in yellow on Israeli military maps, which it has illustrated on the ground with concrete yellow blocks.Defence Minister Israel Katz warned in October that anyone crossing the…
James LandaleDiplomatic correspondentPAForeign Secretary Yvette Cooper was visiting northern Norway to see an operation involving British and Norwegian soldiersNato should “double down” on Arctic security to defend the region from Russian aggression, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has told the BBC.On a visit to British forces in northern Norway, she said the alliance should establish a combined operation – known as Arctic Sentry – to defend the region, just as it does in the Baltic Sea.She also said allies, including the US, should unite around the shared threat despite continuing disagreements over Greenland.US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in…
During CES 2026, Samsung unveiled plenty of new TVs, monitors and other hardware. However, the company is also looking to expand further into video games and has announced a significant refresh to its Gaming Hub on smartphones.Engadget spoke with Samsung’s Jong Woo, VP of Game Services, who explained that the update will offer more personalized, faster ways to play and place greater emphasis on up-and-coming titles. Now available on Galaxy devices, with further updates planned, the new hub wants to be a more active space for the latest mobile games.”We believe that gamers want to find new content that is…
Singer Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two female former employees.The women allege that the 82-year-old Spanish superstar “normalised abuse” in a coercive, threatening and violent environment while they were working at his properties in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic.Responding on Instagram, Iglesias said: “I deny having abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and deeply sadden me.”The allegations, which were first reported earlier this week, are being investigated by Spain’s judiciary.The two women – a domestic worker and a physiotherapist – have alleged they suffered sexual and other forms of abuse…
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceKent councillor Peter Osborne said the message was sent “out of frustration” rather than maliceA council says it will take no action against a cabinet member who said in a leaked WhatsApp that he wanted to punch an anonymous colleague.Opposition leaders had complained about a message sent by Peter Osborne, the Reform UK councillor responsible for transport at Kent County Council.The text, sent in the wake of video from a heated party meeting being leaked, read: “I’m hoping this mole is a bloke so I can punch him right in the jaw.”Osbourne previously said the comment was…
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. Image: Creative Commons London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has warned that AI could usher in a new era of mass unemployment if governments, businesses, and regulators fail to act quickly to properly control the technology. To help rectify the situation, the mayor has unveiled plans for free AI skills training and a new taskforce aimed at protecting jobs in the capital. Speaking at the annual London government dinner at Mansion House, Sir Sadiq said AI risked becoming a “weapon of mass destruction of jobs” if political leaders failed to step in with stronger regulation and…
Organisations sit on vast quantities of structured data in relational databases and spreadsheets. It’s organised and searchable, yet when it comes to extracting insights, we barely scratch the surface. “We don’t know what we don’t know,” says Madelon Hulsebos, researcher at the Dutch Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands. Hulsebos began her career as a data scientist, and noticed that highly paid specialists repeatedly performed the same manual tasks: cleaning tables, extracting features and linking datasets. During her PhD at the University of Amsterdam and postdoctoral research at…
Mentra will soon start shipping its first smart glasses, the Mentra Live. At first glance, there’s nothing obvious setting Mentra’s glasses apart from its more well-known competitors, but they come with their own dedicated app store, and employ an open-source OS with an SDK that developers have had access to since early 2025.Mentra says the MiniApp Store is the first app store of its nature for smart glasses, and it will be available to iOS and Android users through the Mentra app. It might be a bit of a reach to call it the smartphone-ification of smart glasses at this…
Laura Bicker,Beijing ,Suranjana Tewari,Singapore ,Koh Ewe,SingaporeandJessica Murphy,TorontoReutersMark Carney’s visit to Chins is the first by a Canadian leader in nearly a decadeChinese leader Xi Jinping and Canadian PM Mark Carney have announced lower tariffs, signalling a reset in their countries’ relationship after a key meeting in Beijing.China is expected to lower levies on Canadian canola oil from 85% to 15% by 1 March, while Ottawa has agreed to tax Chinese electric vehicles at the most-favoured-nation rate, 6.1%, Carney told reporters. The deal is a breakthrough after years of strained ties and tit-for-tat levies. Xi hailed the “turnaround” in their relationship…