Pair win Turing Award for computer encryption breakthrough
It is hoped Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard’s work will make digital communications secure for decades ahead.
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Galaxy S26 brings proactive AI, pro-grade video and a privacy breakthrough
Samsung Electronics has announced the Galaxy S26 series, powered by the most proactive and adaptive Galaxy AI experiences yet and designed to simplify the tasks people do on their phones every day. From managing plans and finding information to capturing and refining content, the Galaxy S26 series reduces the effort and number of steps required…
Africa: Breakthrough Sickle Cell Gene Therapy a Distant Hope in Africa
Kampala, Scidev.Net — As Uganda rolls out mandatory nationwide screening of newborns for sickle cell disease this month, a gene therapy celebrated in the United States and Europe remains financially out of reach for most patients in Africa. Ayoola Olajide, president of Ikorodu Sickle Cell Club in Nigeria and a person living with sickle cell…
ASML announces chip manufacturing breakthrough
ASML is the world leader in advanced chip-making equipment Researchers at ASML Holding say they have found a way to boost the power of the light source in a key chip-making machine to turn out up to 50% more chips by decade’s end, to help retain the Dutch company’s edge over emerging US and Chinese…
South Africa’s dynamic spectrum breakthrough
The author, Paul Colmer The digital divide in South Africa just got its most credible solution yet. After years of planning, trials and technical validation, dynamic spectrum sharing has moved from regulatory aspiration to proven reality – and it happened faster than anyone in the industry expected. In late January 2026, stakeholders gathered in KwaZulu-Natal…
'Difficult' Russia-Ukraine peace talks end without breakthrough
The second day of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia ended after just two hours.
Kremlin signals no breakthrough after Ukraine talks with US
Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump’s senior negotiator appear to have failed to produce a breakthrough on securing a Ukraine peace deal. A Kremlin spokesman said the Moscow meeting was “constructive”, but parts of the plan remained unacceptable to Russia. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law…
2 arrests made in breakthrough for Louvre heist probe
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Breakthrough Acumatica Cloud ERP 2025 R2 release to help revolutionise manufacturing
Devon Rimmington, Director at Brilliant Cloud. Acumatica announced the general availability of its highly anticipated 2025 R2 release, an AI-first Cloud ERP designed for the modern mid-market business seeking to accelerate productivity and secure a future-proof platform. This release integrates intelligence directly into operational workflows, transforming the system from a passive record-keeper into a proactive,…
Microsoft claims major breakthrough in AI chip cooling
Microsoft has announced a new chip cooling system based on microfluidics that could be three times more effective than current methods. This breakthrough is significant given the enormous energy consumption and heat generation of AI, which contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Packaging from mushrooms! Many data centres…