The ultra-thin flagship phone experiment appears to be over. According to a new report, Samsung has completely stopped work on the Galaxy S26 Edge, a direct response to the market’s tepid reaction to both its S25 Edge and Apple’s iPhone Air.
Google has pushed back its deadline to replace Google Assistant with Gemini on mobile devices. The switch, originally slated for late 2025, is now officially delayed until 2026. This gives Assistant a temporary stay of execution on phones like Samsung Galaxies.
2025 was a turbulent year for clean energy under President Trump, who called renewables a “scam” and signed a tax bill slashing subsidies. Yet, solar and storage still made up 85% of new grid power, proving economic fundamentals can trump politics.
An international team has directly observed “hybrid excitons” forming in less than one ten-trillionth of a second. This quantum phenomenon could lead to radically more efficient solar cells and optoelectronics.
Researchers have cracked a long-standing problem plaguing tin sulfide thin-film solar cells. By inserting an ultra-thin 7-nanometer germanium oxide layer, they boosted device efficiency from 3.71% to 4.81%, a nearly 30% jump.
A critical vulnerability in WatchGuard Firebox firewalls is being actively exploited in attacks, prompting CISA to issue an urgent remediation order. Federal agencies have until December 26 to apply the patch, but all organizations are urged to act quickly.
A built-in Windows feature designed to save bandwidth might be slowing down your computer. Delivery Optimization can consume increasing amounts of RAM, but turning it off is a simple fix.
Alternative investment giant Ares Management is making a major move into the US data center market. Its Ada Infrastructure platform just acquired a huge 314-acre site in Virginia for a new campus and bought two fully leased facilities nearby.
A new Nvidia supercomputer is set to go live in Cork, Ireland. The liquid-cooled system, built with eight B200 Blackwell chips, is an upgrade to the previous Boole system and is touted as a first for Europe.
Apple released iOS 26.2 and iOS 18.7.3 last Friday with critical security patches. But some users choosing to stay on iOS 18 are only being shown the iOS 26.2 update, forcing a major upgrade. A workaround involves signing up for the public beta program.
