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Lego Introduces Smart Play System With Interactive Bricks And Minifigures

Lego has unveiled a new interactive building system that blends physical play with embedded digital responses, announcing its Smart Play platform at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.…

Hacktivist Wipes White Supremacist Websites Live Onstage At Hamburg Conference

A hacktivist deleted three white supremacist websites in real time during a public talk at a major hacker conference in Germany last week, leaving the sites offline days later and…

Nvidia Launches Rubin Architecture As Next Step In AI Hardware Race

Nvidia has officially launched its new Rubin computing architecture, positioning it as the company’s most advanced platform for artificial intelligence workloads, with production already underway and a broader ramp-up expected…

Offshore Wind Developers Sue Trump Administration Over Halted $25bn Projects

Three offshore wind developers have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration after the US Department of the Interior ordered construction to stop on five offshore wind projects worth a combined…

Nestlé Issues Global Recall Of Infant Formula Over Food Poisoning Risk

Nestlé has announced a global recall of certain baby formula products after identifying a potential contamination risk that could cause food poisoning, prompting warnings to parents and caregivers not to…

BMW To Debut Amazon’s Generative AI Alexa+ In 2026 iX3

BMW will become the first automaker to deploy Amazon’s next-generation Alexa voice assistant in a production vehicle, with the 2026 BMW iX3 set to launch with the generative AI-powered Alexa+…

Lucid Motors Doubles EV Production In 2025 As Gravity SUV Output Ramps Up

Lucid Motors significantly increased electric vehicle production in 2025, doubling output from the previous year as manufacturing of its Gravity SUV gathered pace after early setbacks. The US electric carmaker…

Energy And Defence Shares Rise As Markets React To Maduro Seizure

Shares in US energy companies rose sharply as investors assessed whether the US seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could open the door to greater access to the country’s oil…

Suspicious Polymarket Bet Raises Questions After Maduro Capture Announcement

A single gambler made nearly $500,000 by betting on the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power shortly before the US government publicly announced his capture, prompting scrutiny over…

RuneScape Sees Player Surge In 2025 As Long-Running MMO Draws Returning Audiences

RuneScape recorded a sharp rise in activity in 2025, with its developer reporting significant growth in paid memberships and the highest number of simultaneous players in the game’s 25-year history,…

Butterfly Pea Flower Finds New Commercial Life As Indian Farmers And Startups Tap Global Demand

A flowering vine long treated as a backyard plant in parts of India is becoming a source of income for farmers and entrepreneurs, as rising global demand for natural colourants…

Claire’s And The Original Factory Shop Enter Administration Putting 2,500 Jobs At Risk

High street retailers Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop are set to enter administration, placing around 2,500 jobs at risk across the UK and Ireland, as their owner cited weak…

UK Car Sales Pass Two Million As Industry Warns EV Discounts Cannot Be Sustained

New car registrations in the UK rose above two million in 2025 for the first time since the pandemic, but the country’s main automotive industry body has warned that the…

Nvidia Unveils Alpamayo Platform To Advance Human-Like Reasoning In Self-Driving Cars

Nvidia has introduced a new autonomous driving platform designed to give vehicles human-like reasoning capabilities, as the company deepens its push into what it describes as physical artificial intelligence. Speaking…

Netflix Removes Chinese Drama In Vietnam Over South China Sea Map Dispute

Netflix has removed a Chinese television drama from its Vietnam platform after authorities in Hanoi objected to scenes showing a map with contested territorial claims in the South China Sea,…

Tokyo New Year Tuna Auction Sets Record As Bluefin Sells For 510 Million Yen

A massive bluefin tuna sold for a record 510.3 million yen at the first auction of the year at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market, underscoring the continued spectacle and symbolism attached…

South Korea’s Lee Calls For New Phase In China Ties During Beijing Visit

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for a “new phase” in relations with China during talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, as Seoul seeks to reset…

Hyundai Plans To Deploy Humanoid Robots In Factories From 2028

Hyundai Motor Group has announced plans to deploy human-like robots across its global manufacturing operations from 2028, as major industrial and technology companies accelerate efforts to integrate humanoid robotics into…

Samsung Opens CES 2026 With AI-Focused Home Products And Expanded Micro RGB TV Line

Samsung opened CES 2026 with its first press conference of the year, using a presentation titled “The First Look” to outline updates to its home entertainment lineup and to reinforce…

GreyNoise Flags Holiday Exploitation Campaign Targeting Adobe ColdFusion Servers

Security researchers at GreyNoise have reported a coordinated exploitation campaign targeting Adobe ColdFusion servers, with thousands of attack attempts detected during the Christmas 2025 holiday period. In a report published…