Wednesday, 28 October 2026

Technology

Rear view of the smartphone
Find X10

OPPO Find X10 arrives in Europe on 21 October, prices still unknown

Pro Max features the first 200MP triple camera system, with leaked prices reaching €1,799.

Anthropic building with a stock growth graph
Public Benefit Fund

Anthropic to direct five per cent of shares to public benefit fund

The company announces a donation fund and prepares for an IPO that could value it at over a trillion dollars.

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AI Scams

Trading standards warns: AI 'supercharges' existing scams

National Trading Standards has compiled its first AI scam watchlist; consumers are urged to check where they buy as criminals use artificial intelligence for fake traders and deepfake videos.

Futuristic sports car with rocket propulsion
Rocket thrusters

Dispute over the Tesla Roadster: Will the car fly by 2028?

The founder of Anduril believes the car's rocket thrusters will be operational by 2028, while the author of the YouTube channel JerryRigEverything argues that such a vehicle will never receive homologation.

Hybrid robot in an industrial environment
Hybrid robot

Neo1 unveiled: four-metre humanoid can lift 500kg

NeoDynamics and JD Industrial have developed a robot for dangerous, dirty, heavy and monotonous industrial tasks.

Interface of the delivery app on a smartphone
Alcohol products

Wolt introduces stricter age verification for orders

Users ordering alcohol and e-cigarettes must now verify their age by linking to the state mGrađani system.

View of Antarctic sea ice
Antarctica

Satellite captures Antarctic sea ice at winter peak

The image from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission shows ice extending to the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Security updates

Microsoft issues record 1,411 patches, three zero-day vulnerabilities

October update delivers the highest number of fixes in a single cycle, including a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows shell that attackers were already exploiting.

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Artificial intelligence

Anthropic's revenue jumps 45 per cent, prepares for public listing

The company behind the Claude model reported a second consecutive quarter of profit, as tech stocks fall amid concerns over investment in artificial intelligence.

Anthropic reports 45 per cent rise in revenue to $16.8bn
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic reports 45 per cent rise in revenue to $16.8bn

The company is laying the groundwork for an expected major stock sale by year-end, as rival OpenAI considers a listing.

Laboratory equipment for genetic research
Genes

Genetic study reveals more than 1,200 variants linked to personality

International team analysed DNA and questionnaires of over a million people; individual effects are small, but together they form clear patterns.

Amphorae on the sea floor
Turkish waters

4,700-year-old wreck found near Kekova

The wreck, located off the coast of Turkish Antalya, pushes back the timeline for the oldest known shipwrecks.

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Chinese devices

OnePlus 16 unveiled but will not reach Europe

The new model features a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, a 200MP camera and a 9,000mAh battery, but the European market will be left without it.

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Machine translation

Machine translation advances, but human check remains essential

Law and medicine: the smallest error can have serious consequences, experts warn.

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Harvard

Croatian researcher from Harvard: 'I am afraid of artificial intelligence'

Conceptual rendering of a modern car
Technology

Opel unveils STX concept and new Astra Sports Tourer

The first images reveal the direction of the Opel Vision and the future of the estate, the company says.

Replica of the Cray-1 supercomputer in the museum
Technology

Spanish museum creates a full-scale replica of the Cray-1 supercomputer

Stylized depiction of a smartphone with apps
South Korea

South Korea as an example of digital sovereignty

Domestic apps hold the majority of the search, mapping, communication and payments market, and the state has rejected Google's requests for mapping data for 19 years.