The UK’s Nov. 26 Budget stands as a pivotal chance to lock in clearer digital-asset policy, boost regulatory certainty, and propel innovation across stablecoins and faster settlement—momentum that could define the nation’s global edge, according to Ripple.
Ripple Sees Nov. 26 Budget Driving Fierce Race for UK’s Digital Asset Edge
Ripple shared last week that the UK’s Nov. 26 Budget…
Uranus may have more in common with Earth than we thought, 40-year-old Voyager 2 probe data shows
December 11, 2025
The Voyager 2 mission may have caught Uranus at a special time during which the ice giant’s radiation belts were being supercharged with electrons accelerated by a similar process to what can drive geomagnetic storms on Earth.
This realization, resulting from placing…
An industrial project in Chile threatens Earth's darkest sky. 28 leading astronomers signed an open letter urging to move it
December 11, 2025
German Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Reinhard Genzel has penned a letter urging the government of Chile to halt the development of a green hydrogen plant in the vicinity of one of the world’s top astronomical observatories.
In the letter, Genzel and 30 other…
Hear dust devils on Mars crackle with electricity in new NASA Perseverance rover video
December 11, 2025
NASA just released striking new video and audio that reveal the sounds of dust storms on Mars crackling with tiny lightning-like sparks.
The footage, which NASA released on Dec. 3, was captured by the Perseverance rover inside Jezero Crater on Sept. 6, as Martian dust devils swept across the surface. Meanwhile, the rover’s SuperCam microphone also picked up the sounds of faint crackles and…
Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on select publications’ Google News pages
December 11, 2025
Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on participating publications’ Google News pages as part of a new pilot program, the search giant announced on Wednesday.
News publishers participating in the pilot program include Der Spiegel, El País, Folha, Infobae…
ChatGPT is Apple’s most downloaded app of 2025 in the US
December 11, 2025
Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year. For the U.S. market, OpenAI’s ChatGPT topped the ranks of free iPhone apps (not including games) with the most installs in 2025.
The AI app was followed by Threads, Google…
AI agents are being sold as the solution for planning trips, answering business questions, and solving problems of all kinds, but getting them to work with tools and data outside their chat interfaces has been tricky. Developers have to patch together various connectors and keep them running, but that’s a fragile approach that’s hard to scale and creates governance headaches.
Google…
This photo series documenting children's dangerous school journeys is a worthy awards winner
December 11, 2025
For photographers navigating the challenging world of long-form documentary work, a new award has emerged with both serious clout and a meaningful purpose. British photographer Laura Pannack has won the inaugural Tom Stoddart Award for Excellence, securing £5,000 ($6,700)…
Photo of high-fiving gorilla wins gold at Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards thanks to perfect comedic timing
December 11, 2025
An image of a high-fiving gorilla has taken the comedic crown at the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025. The photograph of the great ape, dubbed ‘High Five’, depicts a young male high-kicking his way across the Virunga Mountains landscape (Ministry of Silly Walks…
Why are my Canon camera's LCD and viewfinder so dark? When and where you should use the Exposure Simulation mode (and when should you turn it off)
December 11, 2025
Modern mirrorless cameras have the advantage of reading out the on-sensor data and showing you an image on the back of the camera, called ‘Live View’. Compacts and smartphones are also technically mirrorless and work in much the same way. But I’m old enough to remember a time before Live View and I’m sure many of you who shot on film before digital came took over will be familiar…
