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Oppo Find N5 Flip Reportedly in Development, Schematics Hint at Updated Design With New Camera Layout
The existence of Oppo’s next clamshell foldable is currently a mystery. It was previously reported that the company had halted work on its next clamshell device, which would have been the Oppo Find N5 Flip. The device was missing at the Oppo Find N5 announcement, which took place in February this year, hinting that the Chinese brand may have drop...
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SpaceX Aims to Break Launch Record With 170 Orbital Liftoffs Planned for 2025
SpaceX plans to launch 170 orbital missions in 2025, a new record that underscores the firm’s operational dominance. Anne Mason confirmed the ambitious target, citing reusable rockets and a growing Starlink network. The company must increase its daily rate slightly to meet the goal, excluding suborbital Starship tests aimed at Mars readiness.
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MIT Study Reveals Why Roman Concrete Lasts Thousands of Years
A 2023 study by MIT researchers has shed new light on the lasting strength of Roman concrete, which has supported structures like the Pantheon for nearly 2,000 years. The secret lies in ingredients like pozzolanic volcanic ash and lime clasts, combined using a unique method known as hot mixing. This technique enabled the concrete to heal itself ove...
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Hogwarts Legacy Story Expansion Reportedly Cancelled as Part of Warner Bros. Games Restructuring
Warner Bros. reportedly cancelled a planned expansion for Hogwarts Legacy, its biggest gaming hit in recent years, as part of restructuring efforts at its games division. The DLC was targeting a 2025 release and would have added story content to the action-adventure game, a new Bloomberg report has claimed.
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Vivo Vision Mixed Reality Headset Unveiled China; Bears Striking Resemblance to Apple Vision Pro
Vivo Vision was unveiled by the company at the Boao Forum for Asia 2025 in China as a new mixed reality headset. Bearing a striking resemblance to the Apple Vision Pro that was unveiled in 2023, Vivo's device is set to debut as a prototype mid-2025. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Vivo Vision headset.
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Atmospheric CO2 Levels Reach 8,00,000 Year-High In 2023: Report
The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) State of the Climate report said the past 10 years (2015-2024) were the warmest on record, with each of the last eight years setting new highs for ocean heat content.
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RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business Announced, Standalone Expansion Launches This Summer
RoboCop: Rogue City, the first-person shooter from Teyon, is getting a standalone expansion later this year, publisher Nacon announced Thursday. RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business arrives Summer 2025 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.
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US Space Force Shares First X-37B Space Plane Image, Revealing Mission Insights
The US Space Force has released the first-ever image of its X-37B space plane in orbit. Captured while conducting experiments above the African continent, the image shows the spacecraft’s solar panel and open payload bay. The X-37B, launched on December 28, 2023, has been in orbit for over a year, testing new space domain awareness technologies a...
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Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons Will Feature Magnets and Mouse Functionality, Patent Suggests
Nintendo revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 in January following several leaks about the hybrid console’s design and features. While the company stopped short of detailing the functionality and specifications of the Switch 2, the first-look trailer showed a revamped Joy-Con connecting mechanism. A patent from Nintendo published Thursday suggests the ...
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Moldova's 'First Dog' Goes Missing On New Year's Eve, Found A Day Later
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen suffered a minor hand wound when Codrut bit him during a November 2023 state visit.
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CD Projekt Red Announces Update 2.2 for Cyberpunk 2077, Won't Include New Game Plus+
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting yet another update, a year after it received the 2.1 update that introduced new features, activities and vehicles. Developer CD Projekt Red announced a surprise Update 2.2 for the sci-fi RPG Monday and said it would share details about the new features in a dedicated stream Tuesday.
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OnePlus Open Now Available on Amazon With a Try Before You Buy Option
OnePlus Open — OnePlus's first folding smartphone was launched in India last year and has been available through Amazon since. The e-commerce website now offers a new try before buy service for the foldable phone. Amazon's 'Try & Buy' programme allows users to have a hands-on experience with the OnePlus Open for 20 minutes. This facility is avai...
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iQOO 12 Android 15-Based FuntouchOS 15 Update Reportedly Rolling Out for Global Users
iQOO 12 was unveiled in China in November 2023 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and a dedicated Q1 gaming chipset. It runs on Android 14-based OriginOS 4 in China out-of-the-box. For global and Indian users, the phone ships with FuntouchOS 14 based on Android 14. In September this year, Vivo and iQOO smartphones started receiving the Android 15-based ...
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Apple's Affordable Vision Pro Delayed Beyond 2027, to Get an M5 Upgrade Next Year: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple has been rumoured to unveil an affordable version of the Vision Pro mixed reality headset sometime next year. Now, reputed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has suggested that Apple has postponed its plans to unveil the budget Vision Pro successor beyond 2027. The Cupertino, California-based company is instead said to be planning to refresh the Visi...
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Record High Colombian Cocaine Production In 2023: UN
Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine exporter, set a new record last year for production of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said.
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Oppo Find N5 Flip Reportedly in Development, Schematics Hint at Updated Design With New Camera Layout
The existence of Oppo’s next clamshell foldable is currently a mystery. It was previously reported that the company had halted work on its next clamshell device, which would have been the Oppo Find N5 Flip. The device was missing at the Oppo Find N5 announcement, which took place in February this year, hinting that the Chinese brand may have drop...
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SpaceX Aims to Break Launch Record With 170 Orbital Liftoffs Planned for 2025
SpaceX plans to launch 170 orbital missions in 2025, a new record that underscores the firm’s operational dominance. Anne Mason confirmed the ambitious target, citing reusable rockets and a growing Starlink network. The company must increase its daily rate slightly to meet the goal, excluding suborbital Starship tests aimed at Mars readiness.
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MIT Study Reveals Why Roman Concrete Lasts Thousands of Years
A 2023 study by MIT researchers has shed new light on the lasting strength of Roman concrete, which has supported structures like the Pantheon for nearly 2,000 years. The secret lies in ingredients like pozzolanic volcanic ash and lime clasts, combined using a unique method known as hot mixing. This technique enabled the concrete to heal itself ove...
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Hogwarts Legacy Story Expansion Reportedly Cancelled as Part of Warner Bros. Games Restructuring
Warner Bros. reportedly cancelled a planned expansion for Hogwarts Legacy, its biggest gaming hit in recent years, as part of restructuring efforts at its games division. The DLC was targeting a 2025 release and would have added story content to the action-adventure game, a new Bloomberg report has claimed.
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Vivo Vision Mixed Reality Headset Unveiled China; Bears Striking Resemblance to Apple Vision Pro
Vivo Vision was unveiled by the company at the Boao Forum for Asia 2025 in China as a new mixed reality headset. Bearing a striking resemblance to the Apple Vision Pro that was unveiled in 2023, Vivo's device is set to debut as a prototype mid-2025. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Vivo Vision headset.
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Atmospheric CO2 Levels Reach 8,00,000 Year-High In 2023: Report
The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) State of the Climate report said the past 10 years (2015-2024) were the warmest on record, with each of the last eight years setting new highs for ocean heat content.
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RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business Announced, Standalone Expansion Launches This Summer
RoboCop: Rogue City, the first-person shooter from Teyon, is getting a standalone expansion later this year, publisher Nacon announced Thursday. RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business arrives Summer 2025 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.
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US Space Force Shares First X-37B Space Plane Image, Revealing Mission Insights
The US Space Force has released the first-ever image of its X-37B space plane in orbit. Captured while conducting experiments above the African continent, the image shows the spacecraft’s solar panel and open payload bay. The X-37B, launched on December 28, 2023, has been in orbit for over a year, testing new space domain awareness technologies a...
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Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons Will Feature Magnets and Mouse Functionality, Patent Suggests
Nintendo revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 in January following several leaks about the hybrid console’s design and features. While the company stopped short of detailing the functionality and specifications of the Switch 2, the first-look trailer showed a revamped Joy-Con connecting mechanism. A patent from Nintendo published Thursday suggests the ...
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Moldova's 'First Dog' Goes Missing On New Year's Eve, Found A Day Later
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen suffered a minor hand wound when Codrut bit him during a November 2023 state visit.
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CD Projekt Red Announces Update 2.2 for Cyberpunk 2077, Won't Include New Game Plus+
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting yet another update, a year after it received the 2.1 update that introduced new features, activities and vehicles. Developer CD Projekt Red announced a surprise Update 2.2 for the sci-fi RPG Monday and said it would share details about the new features in a dedicated stream Tuesday.
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OnePlus Open Now Available on Amazon With a Try Before You Buy Option
OnePlus Open — OnePlus's first folding smartphone was launched in India last year and has been available through Amazon since. The e-commerce website now offers a new try before buy service for the foldable phone. Amazon's 'Try & Buy' programme allows users to have a hands-on experience with the OnePlus Open for 20 minutes. This facility is avai...
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iQOO 12 Android 15-Based FuntouchOS 15 Update Reportedly Rolling Out for Global Users
iQOO 12 was unveiled in China in November 2023 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and a dedicated Q1 gaming chipset. It runs on Android 14-based OriginOS 4 in China out-of-the-box. For global and Indian users, the phone ships with FuntouchOS 14 based on Android 14. In September this year, Vivo and iQOO smartphones started receiving the Android 15-based ...
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Apple's Affordable Vision Pro Delayed Beyond 2027, to Get an M5 Upgrade Next Year: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple has been rumoured to unveil an affordable version of the Vision Pro mixed reality headset sometime next year. Now, reputed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has suggested that Apple has postponed its plans to unveil the budget Vision Pro successor beyond 2027. The Cupertino, California-based company is instead said to be planning to refresh the Visi...
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Record High Colombian Cocaine Production In 2023: UN
Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine exporter, set a new record last year for production of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said.
