Houthi advance reaches Perim Island at crucial Red Sea shipping route
The reported seizure of Perim Island puts Houthi forces beside the Bab al-Mandab Strait as fighting and displacement intensify across western Yemen.
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Benchmark finds terminal-output compression does not reliably cut AI coding costs
Quesma's tests of RTK found modest savings in one model setup but higher costs in another, despite the tool reporting large reductions in terminal output.
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Research publisher warns frictionless AI could make science less collaborative
A Research Agenda essay argues that tools designed to remove human interaction can also eliminate the informal exchanges on which research communities depend.
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T-Mobile sets $5 monthly price for Apple’s two-iPhone Handoff feature
The carrier says eligible US customers will be able to share one number between two compatible iPhones when Apple releases iOS 27.
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Google launches a Gemini desktop app for Windows 10 and 11
The new app opens with an Alt-Space shortcut and brings Gemini’s writing, task, image and video tools into a desktop overlay.
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Conviva’s first io_uring rewrite made its Rust query engine 60% slower
The engineering team’s production investigation found that bypassing mmap’s shared page cache did not automatically translate into faster analytical queries.
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East River Source Control outlines a Git-compatible path beyond Git storage
The infrastructure company says its planned source-control service will retain the Git protocol while replacing repository files with a custom scalable storage engine.
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Details launches a searchable library of production web-design patterns
The design-reference service catalogues individual interface elements from live websites and adds code access and AI-tool integration.
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Google commits €13 billion to Finnish data centres and nuclear power
Google plans three new Finnish data centres, an expansion in Hamina and a 22-year agreement for as much as half of the Loviisa nuclear plant’s output.
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The carrier says eligible US customers will be able to share one number between two compatible iPhones when Apple releases iOS 27.
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Malaysia ends Sarawak haze emergency as pollution eases but smoke remains
Malaysia lifted the emergency in Sarawak after air pollution fell below the critical threshold, but officials said several areas were still at very unhealthy levels.
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US diesel hits record $5.85 a gallon as war-linked fuel costs ripple through the economy
The American Automobile Association says average US diesel prices have reached a record $5.85 a gallon, intensifying pressure on farmers, hauliers and food supply chains already strained by the Iran war.
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Nazi-looted painting returns to focus as Argentina orders restitution
A work missing for eight decades is set to be returned to the heir of Dutch Jewish dealer Jacques Goudstikker after appearing in a house listing in Mar del Plata.
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