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Spy basement or cafe? China's UK embassy has a hidden chamber next to "sensitive communications cables"
The Telegraph reports that it has seen plans for the Chinese embassy complex, which is planned for the former Royal Mint Court near the Tower of London. Redacted versions are available to the public, but the publication claims it has uncovered unredacted documents.
Father-son team reclaims world record with 408 mph FPV drone
Luke Bell and his father, Mike, are back to set their third Guinness World Record for fastest FPV drone. After their last attempt achieved breakthroughs in power and heat resistance, the competition has become a battle of inches, as slight modifications and innovative tricks combine to push new models beyond…
These smart glasses that refocus instantly could make bifocals obsolete
IXI Eyewear – backed by more than $40 million in funding, including investment from Amazon – is preparing to launch a pair of glasses that automatically adjust focus in real time. The company’s goal is simple: to make eyewear that behaves like the human eye once did, before age or…
Meta is cutting hundreds of metaverse jobs now that AI is the priority
The cuts are expected to affect 10% of Reality Labs’ approximately 15,000 employees, reports The New York Times, which cites three people with knowledge of the discussions. The publication says that the final figure could be even higher.
Nvidia's long-rumored N1X Arm CPU surfaces again in Dell laptop leak
Well-known leaker Orlak recently shared a shipping manifest suggesting that Dell experimented with Nvidia’s long-rumored N1X processor last year. Team Green is expected to unveil products featuring the Arm chip sometime in 2026.
Trump says tech giants, not consumers, must pay higher electricity costs tied to AI data centers
In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump wrote that he never wants Americans to pay higher electricity bills because of data centers. As such, the tech giants that build them must “pay their way.”
AMD Zen 3's Second Act: Revisiting the Ryzen 5600X, 5700X, and 5800XT
DDR5 pricing has pushed gamers back to AMD’s AM4 platform. With Zen 3D chips gone, CPUs like the 5600X, 5700X, and 5800XT are resurging, so we retested them across 14 games.
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