According to a Reuters report, scientists in Shenzhen have completed a prototype extreme ultraviolet lithography machine. The development, led by former ASML engineers, could put China on a path to producing its own advanced chips years ahead of some projections.
Medline, a massive but low-profile medical supply company, priced its IPO at $29 per share, raising $6.26 billion. The deal marks the largest U.S. listing since Rivian in 2021 and gives the company a market value of at least $37 billion.
A severe security vulnerability in the Motors WordPress theme, used by over 20,000 sites, has been patched. The bug let any logged-in user, even a basic Subscriber, upload and activate arbitrary plugins to gain full administrator control. Site owners must update to version 5.6.82 immediately.
The massive Medusa subsea cable project has reached another milestone with its landing in Nador, Morocco. The system, set to go live in early 2026, will eventually span 19 sites and is a cornerstone of the EU’s digital connectivity strategy for the Mediterranean.
OnePlus has unveiled the Pad Go 2, a budget Android tablet with a surprising software promise. It will receive five years of OS updates, which is one more year than the company’s latest flagship phones.
Harvesting water from the atmosphere is an ancient idea, but it’s now a modern, billion-dollar business growing fast. Companies like Watergen are finding their biggest customers aren’t in poor, arid regions, but in wealthy nations like the UAE and the US, where the crisis is about water quality, not
Microsoft plans to upgrade Copilot in Excel with two major features starting in 2026. Agent Mode will help manage complex workbooks, while a new =COPILOT function will work directly inside formulas.
Samsung is rolling out a new software update for its Galaxy Ring smart wearable. The small, 0.66MB update targets “battery stability,” a key issue since the ring’s launch last year.
Arctic has launched the MX-7, its latest high-performance thermal paste. The company says it offers lower thermal resistance and a noticeable cooling improvement over the MX-6 and MX-4.
According to Polygon, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke says the studio will “most likely” release its next game, Divinity, in early access. The team wants to recreate the success of Baldur’s Gate 3’s early access period, which ran from 2020 to the game’s full launch in 2023.
