New sales data reveals PlayStation 5 games are selling in the millions despite concerns about Xbox’s future. Battlefield 6, EA Sports FC 26, and Ghost of Yotei dominated October 2025 with nearly 9 million combined sales. The numbers suggest console gaming remains healthy even as Microsoft shifts str
OpenAI’s Sora video app has launched on Android after hitting 1 million iOS downloads in its first week. The expansion brings AI-generated videos to more users while the company navigates deepfake concerns and copyright issues.
UK mobile networks including BT EE, Vodafone, Three and Virgin Media O2 have committed to blocking number spoofing within a year using AI. The move comes as fraud accounts for over 40% of UK crime, with telecoms enabling 17% of cases. Critics question why implementation will take so long.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal of his fraud conviction hit major roadblocks Tuesday. Appeals court judges expressed deep skepticism about arguments that his trial was unfair, with one judge noting “very substantial evidence of guilt.”
UK lawmakers say the country’s science sector is “bleeding to death” as major pharmaceutical companies cancel investments and startups flee overseas. The report warns of an “incubator economy” that develops talent only to lose economic benefits when companies scale up elsewhere. Immediate action on
Private equity leaders warn the industry faces massive consolidation, with 80% of firms potentially becoming zombies. Only the largest, most disciplined players will survive the coming shakeout.
People Inc has inked its second major AI licensing deal, this time with Microsoft, as the publisher reveals Google’s AI Overviews have devastated its search traffic. The company is using aggressive crawler blocking to force AI companies to negotiate content deals rather than scraping for free.
The Department of Energy is consolidating its six specialized science advisory committees into a single panel. Researchers fear this move will reduce their influence and could politicize scientific guidance. The change affects the nation’s largest funder of physical sciences with an $8.24 billion bu
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated true one-dimensional electronic behavior in phosphorus atom chains. The discovery opens up entirely new possibilities for ultra-compact electronic devices and quantum materials research.
The tension between big banks and private credit giants is escalating. UBS’s chair warns of “systemic risk” from rating agency arbitrage, while Apollo’s CEO says the real issue lies elsewhere entirely.
