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Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of metaverse apps
Epic Games and Google are burying the hatchet, but documents released today reveal that they aren’t only aligned on how Google is shaking things up for app stores. The two companies have also agreed to terms about a new class of apps that they’re calling “metaverse browsers,” according to a heavily redacted section of a…
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Rate of Iranian ballistic missile launches is declining, western officials say
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Much of Irans navy has been neutralized
There is an old joke. Why does the Italian Navy have glass bottomed boats? Answer: So they can see the previous Italian Navy. It is looking like the joke can be redirected, although it will be some time before Iran has glass bottomed boats. Here a situation report: IRIS Danawas sunk by a US submarine…
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China teams space laser breakthrough takes communication speeds to high orbit
Chinese scientists have reported a milestone in space laser communications, sustaining a high-speed, hours-long laser link with a satellite more than 40,000km (25,000 miles) above the Earth. The capability is seen as critical to future deep-space networks. According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Optics and Electronics, which led the project, researchers used…
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Young Sherlock Review: Guy Ritchies Amazon Series Is Dumb Fun Thats More Dumb Than Fun
The next time Guy Ritchie makes a smart movie or television show will be the first, but he’s built a deservedly lengthy career from flashy projects that sometimes create alchemy out of fun and dumb. When Ritchie is good, the balance is more toward the “fun” side of the ledger. When Ritchie is bad, the…
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Best of MWC 2026: We found the biggest news from Lenovo, Xiaomi, Honor, more
ByKerry Wan, Editor in Chief/ Mar. 2 If you’re based in the US, Lenovo sneakily released a host of new laptops and concepts overnight, including ThinkPad, Yoga, and Legion models. Let’s focus on some of the concepts here. It’s debatable which one of the many concepts is the most bizarre, but my vote goes to…
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China in the crosshairs as EU launches sweeping plans to save industrial future
A common thread through each is that the screws will be turned ever tighter on Chinese firms in Europe. Combined, the proposals reveal anxiety over the bloc’s ability to compete with cut-price and increasingly high-quality Chinese products, the heightened security fears connected to Chinese investments, and a new-found urgency to do something about both. The…
