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The Plug-In Solar Revolution

Solar energy systems now provide the least expensive electricity in history and if you have any kind of savings you should really consider investing in solar today. Unfortunately for many people, it is still difficult to invest in solar. Luckily “plug-in solar” makes solar available to everyone. Plug-in solar systems (also known as plug-and-play solar)

Telegram CEO: ‘Have to be braindead to believe WhatsApp is secure’

The Russian billionaire’s comments come amid a class-action lawsuit against Meta-owned WhatsApp in San Francisco, accusing it of accessing users’ messages, contradicting end-to-end encryption (E2EE) promises. “You’d have to be braindead to believe WhatsApp is secure in 2026. When we analyzed how WhatsApp implemented its “encryption”, we found multiple attack vectors,” Pavel Durov wrote on

IBM unveils world’s first sub-1nm chip technology

IBM has unveiled what it calls the world’s first sub-1 nanometre (nm) chip technology, a research breakthrough that the company says could extend advances in semiconductor performance as the industry approaches the physical limits of transistor scaling. The prototype, built on a 0.7nm (7 angstrom) process, uses a new three-dimensional Nanostack architecture that vertically stacks

X Money rollout

X Money is being built as a digital wallet inside the X ecosystem, allowing users to send and receive money, hold funds and eventually tap into a wider range of financial services. The service runs on Visa Direct, following a partnership between X and Visa announced earlier this year. That tie-up gives X access to

Iran insists on right to control Hormuz

Iran reasserted its right on Friday to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and warned Gulf states against siding with the U.S., a day after an attack on a ship near Oman highlighted the fragility of a preliminary deal to end the Iran war. Tehran was responding to what it called an “interventionist, irresponsible

Russia-controlled Crimea declares emergency

Authorities in Russian-controlled Crimea Friday declared a regional emergency as Ukrainian drone attacks on the peninsula intensified, prompting widespread disruption and power outages. The declaration followed what appeared to be one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks on Russian territory and Moscow-administered Crimea since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion more than four years ago. According

OpenAI to release GPT-5.6 in limited preview

OpenAI has reportedly delayed the wider release of its upcoming GPT-5.6 artificial intelligence model after a request from the Trump administration over security concerns. Instead of launching the model broadly, the company is expected to introduce GPT-5.6 through a limited preview, with access initially restricted to a small group of enterprise customers.The report suggests that

India commissions nuclear ballistic missile submarine

India on Friday commissioned its new indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine INS Aridaman into service, further strengthening the naval component of nuclear triad.While India has proven air and land-launched nuclear capabilities, it is now focusing on boosting its underwater nuclear prowess. INS Arihant is India’s first home-made nuclear submarine. It was launched in July 2009

OpenAI working on Spud

OpenAI, which recently raised $122 billion, is working on a new flagship model internally codenamed Spud. As competition heats up in enterprise AI. Early signals suggest Spud offers stronger reasoning and more intuitive outputs than current models. A key improvement is its ability to quickly grasp user intent, minimizing the need for repeated clarifications. This

WhatsApp warns users about spyware hidden in fake app

WhatsApp has issued a warning after discovering that hundreds of people were tricked into downloading a fake version of the messaging app that contained spyware. The company says around 200 users were affected and has already taken steps to protect those accounts. According to WhatsApp, the fake app was allegedly created by the Italian spyware