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CES is once again where TV manufacturers lay out their plans for the year ahead, and is shaping up to be a showcase of both familiar rivalries and genuinely new display tech. While OLED and Mini LED remain central to most lineups, has emerged as one of the most talked-about developments at the show so far, especially at the higher end of the market.Below are the TV announcements that stood out most from the pre-show events and early press conferences, with more expected as CES continues.Samsung Micro RGB TVsSamsung’s flagship Micro RGB TV (Engadget)Samsung’s Micro RGB push at CES 2026…

Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, BBC News OnlineFederico PARRA / AFP via Getty ImagesDelcy Rodríguez decreed that the head of the presidential honour guard be replacedThe general in command of Venezuela’s presidential honour guard, Javier Marcano Tábata, has been sacked days after Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces in a raid in Caracas and taken to New York to stand trial on narco-terrorism charges. The presidential honour guard is the military force which provides the bodyguards tasked with protecting the head of state.While the Venezuelan government has not yet provided a detailed breakdown of casualties, members of the…

ReutersThe war in Ukraine is nearing its fourth anniversaryUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says European allies have not given him sound guarantees that they will protect his country in the case of a new Russian agreession.”I am asking this very question to all our partners and I have not received a clear, unambiguous answer yet,” he told reporters on Wednesday.His comments come a day after the UK and France signed a declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace deal to end the war with Russia is agreed.But full security guarantees have not been agreed. The US, which…

Man Utd have been branded “embarrassing” by Gabby Agbonlahor with reports that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to be their interim boss until the end of the season. Ruben Amorim was sacked as head coach on Monday after falling out with Jason Wilcox and the Man Utd hierarchy over formations, playing style and plans for the January transfer window. Man Utd now plan to appoint an interim boss until the end of the season before settling on a permanent successor to Amorim in time for next season. Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Solskjaer, who has spent time at Old Trafford…

Best for: Daily driving Big, traditional and offering a choice of petrol, diesel and hybrid powertrains, the Skoda Superb is a prime example of how Skoda can use Volkswagen Group’s hardware and software and tweak them to create a truly likeable, accessible and more usable car.  The fourth-generation model majors on practicality, versatility, comfort and ease of use, much like its predecessor, only this time there’s even more space inside and greater efficiency from its engines. It rides on the same MQB Evo platform as the Volkswagen Passat, hence it offers the same 690 litres of boot space – or 1920 litres with the 60/40-split…

Image: towfiqu_barbhuyia/Envato A newly disclosed macOS vulnerability allows attackers to silently access sensitive user data, bypassing Apple’s privacy controls without user consent. The flaw allows attackers to bypass macOS Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) protections entirely. An attacker “… can execute arbitrary AppleScript files and send AppleEvents to any target process (such as Finder), thereby completely bypassing the TCC protection mechanism,” security researcher Mickey Jin said in a Dec. 31 blog post. Inside the macOS TCC bypass vulnerability Tracked as CVE-2025-43530, the vulnerability affects macOS systems that rely on Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) to restrict application access to sensitive…

DayOne, Singapore. Image: DayOne Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers has secured a $2 billion Series C funding round, setting the stage for a global expansion. This injection of capital comes at a time when AI demand is exploding and traditional data center approaches are struggling to keep pace. The scale of this funding round reflects something deeper than typical venture capital activity — it signals institutional confidence that the next phase of AI infrastructure will require entirely new approaches to speed, sustainability, and global reach. The funding was spearheaded by existing investor Coatue, with significant participation from Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund.…

Errors in a number of pre-Horizon IT systems used at the Post Office could be linked to wrongful convictions, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has told MPs. The statutory body also said it is “not beyond the realms of possibility” that it will pick up subpostmaster convictions that had no link to software. During a business and trade select committee hearing examining the response to the Post Office Horizon scandal, the CCRC said it is currently assessing 35 potential miscarriages of justice of users of various Post Office IT systems. Following ITV’s drama about the Horizon scandal, former…

CES 2026 isn’t the first year we’ve seen a wave of interesting robots or even useful robots crop up in Las Vegas. But it’s the first year I can remember when there have been so many humanoid and humanoid-like robots performing actually useful tasks. Of those, Switchbot’s Onero H1 has been one of the most intriguing robot helpers I’ve seen on the show floor, especially because the company says that it will actually go on sale later this year (though it won’t come cheap).Up to now, Chinese company Switchbot has been known for its robot vacuums and smart home devices.…

Nicole Kolster,BBC News Mundo in Caracas,Gustavo Ocando,Reporting from MaracaiboandAlice Cuddy,Reporting from Cúcuta, on the Colombia-Venezuela borderReutersIn the days since the seizure of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelans have been coming to terms with an uncertain future as a new reality begins to set in. Marcelo, a student based in Caracas, is among those welcoming Maduro’s seizure, although he is careful not to celebrate publicly.”There are still allies of Maduro that are in power, so there are a few reasons why we don’t celebrate outside of our houses,” he told the BBC World Service. “But I can assure you that the majority of…