A humanoid robot sprints past the human The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps.


Humanoid Robots Compete in Beijing Half-Marathon; Race Past Human Runners

President Donald Trump has threatened to revisit or suspend trade deals with the UK, contributing to strained UK-US relations amid wider transatlantic trade disputes. Trump proposed 10% tariffs on UK goods and targeted critical technology agreements, citing disagreements over trade barriers and broader policy issues. 


US-UK Trade: Trump's New Threat Risks UK Trade Deal

The Mach 3 ASRAAM dominates aerial combat using an imaging infrared seeker that ignores flares. With Lock-On After Launch technology, it grants pilots a lethal first-strike capability against highly manoeuvrable targets.

The game-changing technology behind the ASRAAM air-to-air missile

The profile of one of China’s top nuclear weapons scientists has been scrubbed from the website of the nation’s engineering brains trust.

Zhao Xiangeng, 72, was a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), the nation’s highest academic body for engineering science and technology, but his profile page has disappeared from the CAE’s site.

Why Are China's Nuclear Scientists Vanishing From Chinese Academy of Engineering Website?

Scientists Vanish From Chinese Academy of Engineering Website

A reported $93.4 billion in "use-it-or-lose-it" Pentagon funds were spent in one month. Splurges included $2 million on Alaskan king crab, $15.1 million on steak, and $6.9 million on lobster, alongside $5.3 million for Apple products and $5.9 billion on technology/communications. 


Pentagon Spends $93 Billion In One Month; Tech & Food Part of Huge Spending

At the February 2026 India AI Impact Summit, global leaders and experts are championing "AI for all" (सर्वजन हिताय, सर्वजन सुखाय) by focusing on building sovereign AI, ensuring inclusive growth for the Global South, and implementing robust regulations against job displacement. Key discussions emphasize developing homegrown infrastructure to reduce reliance on foreign technology, while Reliance Industries pledged ₹10 lakh crore for India's AI ecosystem.


AI Impact Summit 2026: What Are Experts Saying at India's AI Summit?

Microsoft has created a storage device that can keep several terabytes of data safe for nearly 10,000 years. It has been made as part of "Project Silica" and is a breakthrough in long-term data storage. The technology involves laser-modified glass storage for data, which can never be erased as it is etched into the glass with a laser. The system called Silica has been described in a paper published in the journal Nature. The system uses a tiny square of borosilica glass, roughly 0.08 inches (2 millimetres) thick, on which data is encoded by harnessing the properties of light. The thin slice of glass has been theoretically built to last for thousands of years. Unlike regular hard disks, data on this tiny glass cannot be erased. Which means, anything added to it will be available to future humanity.&nbsp;Silica is made to resist all kinds of threats, such as fire, water, microwave radiation, and electromagnetic pulses. Data in Silica is recorded using differences in the phase of light wavelengths in voxels, or a three-dimensional equivalent of a pixel. The glass chip can store 4.8 terabytes of data—equivalent to about 2 million printed books or 5,000 ultra-high-definition films, according to the paper. The team took inspiration from an earlier research that experimented to check the feasibility of harnessing the physical properties of light as an extra “dimension” for data storage, Gizmodo reported. &nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/turkey-north-anatolian-fault-marmara-sea-mega-earthquake-1770805526312">'Invisible' fault line silent for centuries could trigger the next mega earthquake in THIS region</a><h2>How laser-etched glass storage started</h2>James Chon, an optical physicist at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, used extremely quick pulses of light to make glass material for encoding information. &nbsp;Peter Kazansky, an optical physicist at the University of Southampton, took the work ahead and was able to make etch Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy on glass, which was sent to space.&nbsp;Microsoft took note and saw the potential to create a storage device that would be like an "archival storage technology." Richard Black, Project Silica’s research director, told Gizmodo, “We realised that if we could tame the physics and scale it, there was the potential for [laser-modified glass] to be disruptive as archival storage technology."&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/what-is-autonomous-drone-swarming-tech-musk-s-spacex-xai-place-bids-in-secret-pentagon-competition-wion-explains-1771301948635">What is autonomous drone swarming tech? Musk's SpaceX, xAI bid in secret Pentagon competition</a><h2>How it works</h2> To write information on the chip, an ultra-fast "femtosecond" laser etches tiny 3D shapes (called voxels) inside the glass. To read the information, a high-speed microscope is used to scan the glass, and AI algorithms translate those 3D shapes back into digital data. The glass plates need no maintenance and are a sustainable method.&nbsp;

Microsoft has built a glass chip that can store more than 4 terabytes of data. But the main thing about this store device is that it can last for eternity, at least 10,000 years theoretically. This gives man a way to archive information that he thinks future humans should know.

Microsoft has created a storage device that can keep several terabytes of data safe for nearly 10,000 years. It has been made as part of "Project Silica" and is a breakthrough in long-term data storage. The technology involves laser-modified glass storage for data, which can never be erased as it is etched into the glass with a laser. The system called Silica has been described in a paper published in the journal Nature. The system uses a tiny square of borosilica glass, roughly 0.08 inches (2 millimetres) thick, on which data is encoded by harnessing the properties of light. The thin slice of glass has been theoretically built to last for thousands of years. Unlike regular hard disks, data on this tiny glass cannot be erased. Which means, anything added to it will be available to future humanity. Silica is made to resist all kinds of threats, such as fire, water, microwave radiation, and electromagnetic pulses. Data in Silica is recorded using differences in the phase of light wavelengths in voxels, or a three-dimensional equivalent of a pixel. The glass chip can store 4.8 terabytes of data—equivalent to about 2 million printed books or 5,000 ultra-high-definition films, according to the paper. The team took inspiration from an earlier research that experimented to check the feasibility of harnessing the physical properties of light as an extra “dimension” for data storage, Gizmodo reported. Also Read: 'Invisible' fault line silent for centuries could trigger the next mega earthquake in THIS region How laser-etched glass storage started James Chon, an optical physicist at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, used extremely quick pulses of light to make glass material for encoding information. Peter Kazansky, an optical physicist at the University of Southampton, took the work ahead and was able to make etch Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy on glass, which was sent to space. Microsoft took note and saw the potential to create a storage device that would be like an "archival storage technology." Richard Black, Project Silica’s research director, told Gizmodo, “We realised that if we could tame the physics and scale it, there was the potential for [laser-modified glass] to be disruptive as archival storage technology." Also Read: What is autonomous drone swarming tech? Musk's SpaceX, xAI bid in secret Pentagon competition How it works To write information on the chip, an ultra-fast "femtosecond" laser etches tiny 3D shapes (called voxels) inside the glass. To read the information, a high-speed microscope is used to scan the glass, and AI algorithms translate those 3D shapes back into digital data. The glass plates need no maintenance and are a sustainable method.

Microsoft has built a glass chip that can store more than 4 terabytes of data. But the main thing about this store device is that it can last for eternity, at least 10,000 years theoretically. This gives man a way to archive information that he thinks future humans should know.

Scientists develop tiny glass tablet that can store laser-etched data for 10,000 years

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is to be called to testify Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom by lawyers out to prove social media is dangerously addictive by design to young, vulnerable minds.YouTube and Meta -- the parent company of Instagram and Facebook -- are defendants in a blockbuster trial that could set a legal precedent regarding whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children.Rival lawyers made opening remarks to jurors this week, with an attorney for YouTube insisting that the Google-owned video platform was neither intentionally addictive nor technically social media."It's not social media addiction when it's not social media, and it's not addiction," YouTube lawyer Luis Li told the 12 jurors during his opening remarks.The civil trial in California state court centres on allegations that a 20-year-old woman, identified as Kaley G.M., suffered severe mental harm after becoming addicted to social media as a child.She started using YouTube at six and joined Instagram at 11, before moving on to Snapchat and TikTok two or three years later.The plaintiff "is not addicted to YouTube. You can listen to her own words -- she said so, her doctor said so, her father said so," Li said, citing evidence he said would be detailed at trial.Li's opening arguments followed remarks on Monday from lawyers for the plaintiffs and co-defendant Meta.On Monday, the plaintiffs' attorney Mark Lanier told the jury that YouTube and Meta both engineer addiction in young people's brains to gain users and profits."This case is about two of the richest corporations in history who have engineered addiction in children's brains," Lanier said."They don't only build apps; they build traps."But Li told the six men and six women on the jury that he did not recognise the description of YouTube put forth by the other side and tried to draw a clear line between YouTube's widely popular video app and social media platforms like Instagram or TikTok.YouTube is selling "the ability to watch something essentially for free on your computer, on your phone, on your iPad," Li insisted, comparing the service to Netflix or traditional TV.Li said it was the quality of content that kept users coming back, citing internal company emails that he said showed executives rejecting a pursuit of internet virality in favour of educational and more socially useful content.<h2>‘Gateway drug’</h2>Stanford University School of Medicine professor Anna Lembke, the first witness called by the plaintiffs, testified that she views social media, broadly speaking, as a drug.The part of the brain that acts as a brake when it comes to having another hit is not typically developed before a person is 25 years old, Lembke, the author of the book "Dopamine Nation," told jurors."Which is why teenagers will often take risks that they shouldn't and not appreciate future consequences," Lembke testified."And typically, the gateway drug is the most easily accessible drug," she said, describing Kaley's first use of YouTube at the age of six.The case is being treated as a bellwether proceeding whose outcome could set the tone for a wave of similar litigation across the United States.Social media firms face hundreds of lawsuits accusing them of leading young users to become addicted to content and suffer from depression, eating disorders, psychiatric hospitalisation, and even suicide.Lawyers for the plaintiffs are borrowing strategies used in the 1990s and 2000s against the tobacco industry, which faced a similar onslaught of lawsuits arguing that companies knowingly sold a harmful product.Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.&nbsp;

The civil trial in California state court centres on allegations that a 20-year-old woman, identified as Kaley G.M., suffered severe mental harm after becoming addicted to social media as a child.

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri is to be called to testify Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom by lawyers out to prove social media is dangerously addictive by design to young, vulnerable minds. YouTube and Meta -- the parent company of Instagram and Facebook -- are defendants in a blockbuster trial that could set a legal precedent regarding whether social media giants deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children. Rival lawyers made opening remarks to jurors this week, with an attorney for YouTube insisting that the Google-owned video platform was neither intentionally addictive nor technically social media. "It's not social media addiction when it's not social media, and it's not addiction," YouTube lawyer Luis Li told the 12 jurors during his opening remarks. The civil trial in California state court centres on allegations that a 20-year-old woman, identified as Kaley G.M., suffered severe mental harm after becoming addicted to social media as a child. She started using YouTube at six and joined Instagram at 11, before moving on to Snapchat and TikTok two or three years later. The plaintiff "is not addicted to YouTube. You can listen to her own words -- she said so, her doctor said so, her father said so," Li said, citing evidence he said would be detailed at trial. Li's opening arguments followed remarks on Monday from lawyers for the plaintiffs and co-defendant Meta. On Monday, the plaintiffs' attorney Mark Lanier told the jury that YouTube and Meta both engineer addiction in young people's brains to gain users and profits. "This case is about two of the richest corporations in history who have engineered addiction in children's brains," Lanier said. "They don't only build apps; they build traps." But Li told the six men and six women on the jury that he did not recognise the description of YouTube put forth by the other side and tried to draw a clear line between YouTube's widely popular video app and social media platforms like Instagram or TikTok. YouTube is selling "the ability to watch something essentially for free on your computer, on your phone, on your iPad," Li insisted, comparing the service to Netflix or traditional TV. Li said it was the quality of content that kept users coming back, citing internal company emails that he said showed executives rejecting a pursuit of internet virality in favour of educational and more socially useful content. ‘Gateway drug’ Stanford University School of Medicine professor Anna Lembke, the first witness called by the plaintiffs, testified that she views social media, broadly speaking, as a drug. The part of the brain that acts as a brake when it comes to having another hit is not typically developed before a person is 25 years old, Lembke, the author of the book "Dopamine Nation," told jurors. "Which is why teenagers will often take risks that they shouldn't and not appreciate future consequences," Lembke testified. "And typically, the gateway drug is the most easily accessible drug," she said, describing Kaley's first use of YouTube at the age of six. The case is being treated as a bellwether proceeding whose outcome could set the tone for a wave of similar litigation across the United States. Social media firms face hundreds of lawsuits accusing them of leading young users to become addicted to content and suffer from depression, eating disorders, psychiatric hospitalisation, and even suicide. Lawyers for the plaintiffs are borrowing strategies used in the 1990s and 2000s against the tobacco industry, which faced a similar onslaught of lawsuits arguing that companies knowingly sold a harmful product. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

The civil trial in California state court centres on allegations that a 20-year-old woman, identified as Kaley G.M., suffered severe mental harm after becoming addicted to social media as a child.

Instagram chief to testify as YouTube, Meta face landmark social media addiction trial

AI may live in the digital world, but a new platform wants to give it real-world hands and feet. The idea is simple: AI agents hire human ‘meat’ to perform physical tasks they cannot do themselves, creating a strange new gig economy where software becomes the boss. All you need to know.

'Robots need your body': Are you up to 'rent' yourself to Artificial Intelligence? Deets inside

IRIS (Innovative Research on Intelligent Systems) is a student-driven initiative focused on AI, data science, and technology to address real-world problems. It fosters innovation through hands-on, project-based learning, allowing students to collaborate, conduct research, and transform ideas into actionable solutions. It emphasizes skill development, teamwork, and creating tangible impact.


IRIS: Students Solving Real-World Problems, Turning Ideas Into Impact

The US military likely possesses the technology to hack Iranian air defences. Advanced programmes like 'Suter' and the EA-18G’s Next Generation Jammer. The US can potentially disable or deceive Iran’s sensors without firing a missile.

Does the US have the technology to hack Iran’s air defence sensors and radars?

Big tech is reporting record-breaking profits, yet cutting tens of thousands of jobs. In 2025 alone, more than 112,000 tech employees were laid off across 218 companies. This is not a story of collapsing demand or falling revenues. Companies like amazon, meta, google, Microsoft, and apple continue to post strong earnings and healthy cash flows.

Big Tech Profits Rise as Headcount Falls

India’s Republic Day sales in 2026 showed a clear shift in online shopping patterns, with Tier-3 cities emerging as the biggest growth drivers, according to industry data. Overall online order volumes increased 16.9 per cent year-on-year, indicating stronger participation from smaller towns and districts.The data is based on more than 27 million order items processed during the Republic Day sale periods of 2025 and 2026, according to an analysis by Unicommerce.<h2>Tier-3 cities account for nearly 40 per cent of orders</h2>Tier-3 cities contributed close to 40 per cent of total online orders during the sales period, with order volumes growing by over 19 per cent compared to last year. Cities such as Kolar, Rohtak, Ernakulam, Kamrup and Khordha were among the key contributors, reflecting rising digital adoption beyond metro and Tier-1 markets.The data suggests that reach and wider access to everything and digital payments are helping smaller cities play a larger role in India’s e-commerce growth.<h2>Everyday goods drive demand during sales</h2>While overall spending grew, the rise was led more by higher order frequency than larger ticket sizes. Gross merchandise value (GMV) increased 11.9 per cent year-on-year, lower than the growth in order volumes.Categories linked to daily needs saw the strongest demand. FMCG and agriculture-related products recorded nearly 80 per cent growth, while beauty and wellness grew by about 53 per cent compared to last year. Food and beverage products also saw higher participation from Tier-3 cities, which made up around 43 per cent of total orders in the category.<h2>Quick commerce sees faster adoption</h2>Faster delivery models continued to gain traction during the Republic Day sales period. Quick commerce orders rose 25 per cent year-on-year, slightly ahead of brand-owned websites, which grew by 23 per cent. Marketplaces still handled the largest share of overall orders.The trend indicates that consumers are increasingly prioritising speed and convenience.<h2>More customer communication during peak demand</h2>To manage high order volumes, sellers relied more on direct customer communication. According to the report, over 2.5 million messages were sent through channels such as SMS, WhatsApp and RCS during the sales period. AI-based voice calls were also used to support last-mile delivery and order confirmation.The Republic Day sales figures point to a broader shift in India’s e-commerce landscape, with growth increasingly coming from smaller cities rather than large metros.&nbsp;&nbsp;

India’s Republic Day sales 2026 highlight Tier-3 cities as the biggest e-commerce growth engine. These smaller cities drove nearly 40% of online orders, with volumes rising over 19% year-on-year, showing deeper digital adoption beyond metros.


India’s Republic Day sales in 2026 showed a clear shift in online shopping patterns, with Tier-3 cities emerging as the biggest growth drivers, according to industry data. Overall online order volumes increased 16.9 per cent year-on-year, indicating stronger participation from smaller towns and districts. The data is based on more than 27 million order items processed during the Republic Day sale periods of 2025 and 2026, according to an analysis by Unicommerce. Tier-3 cities account for nearly 40 per cent of orders Tier-3 cities contributed close to 40 per cent of total online orders during the sales period, with order volumes growing by over 19 per cent compared to last year. Cities such as Kolar, Rohtak, Ernakulam, Kamrup and Khordha were among the key contributors, reflecting rising digital adoption beyond metro and Tier-1 markets. The data suggests that reach and wider access to everything and digital payments are helping smaller cities play a larger role in India’s e-commerce growth. Everyday goods drive demand during sales While overall spending grew, the rise was led more by higher order frequency than larger ticket sizes. Gross merchandise value (GMV) increased 11.9 per cent year-on-year, lower than the growth in order volumes. Categories linked to daily needs saw the strongest demand. FMCG and agriculture-related products recorded nearly 80 per cent growth, while beauty and wellness grew by about 53 per cent compared to last year. Food and beverage products also saw higher participation from Tier-3 cities, which made up around 43 per cent of total orders in the category. Quick commerce sees faster adoption Faster delivery models continued to gain traction during the Republic Day sales period. Quick commerce orders rose 25 per cent year-on-year, slightly ahead of brand-owned websites, which grew by 23 per cent. Marketplaces still handled the largest share of overall orders. The trend indicates that consumers are increasingly prioritising speed and convenience. More customer communication during peak demand To manage high order volumes, sellers relied more on direct customer communication. According to the report, over 2.5 million messages were sent through channels such as SMS, WhatsApp and RCS during the sales period. AI-based voice calls were also used to support last-mile delivery and order confirmation. The Republic Day sales figures point to a broader shift in India’s e-commerce landscape, with growth increasingly coming from smaller cities rather than large metros.

India’s Republic Day sales 2026 highlight Tier-3 cities as the biggest e-commerce growth engine. These smaller cities drove nearly 40% of online orders, with volumes rising over 19% year-on-year, showing deeper digital adoption beyond metros.

Tier-3 cities are the top contributors to online consumption this Republic Day

At Davos 2026, Tilman Eberle speaks to WION about the growing focus on technology at the World Economic Forum, highlighting how robot showcases reflect the rapid advances shaping the future of innovation, industry, and global economies.

Davos 2026 | Tilman Eberle: Robots Showcase Focus on Technology | WION 

WION speaks with the Davos Tech Summit Director about key innovations, emerging technologies, and global trends shaping the future at the World Economic Forum.

Davos 2026: Davos Tech Summit Director in Conversation with WION  

Kerala invites global investors to explore opportunities at the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.

Kerala believes in balancing nature, people and industry, becoming India's first state with a formal ESG policy.

Invest in Kerala, invest in the future.

Davos 2026: Kerala Leads With Technology at World Economic Forum

Scientists are warning of growing risks to satellites as a mysterious weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field continues to expand. The anomaly could expose spacecraft to increased radiation, raising concerns for navigation, communication, and space technology.

Giant Weak Spot in Earth's Magnetic Field Getting Bigger

Innovative and futuristic devices stole the spotlight on the CES show floor as global tech giants and startups unveiled cutting-edge gadgets. From AI-powered tools and smart home technology to next-gen wearables and mobility solutions, CES showcased how innovation is shaping the future.

Innovative Devices Grab Attention on CES Show Floor

A new report shows that the global green economy has already surpassed five trillion dollars annually and is projected to exceed seven trillion by 2030. This makes it one of the world’s fastest-growing sectors after technology.

Green Economy Set to Hit $7 Trillion by 2030

India introduces a new earthquake preparedness system aimed at enhancing disaster response and minimizing casualties. The system leverages advanced monitoring, early warning technology, and real-time alerts to help authorities and citizens respond swiftly to seismic activity.

India Brings New System To Better Prepare For Earthquakes

Which tech brands are now the most valuable in the world? Some companies have risen sharply while others hold strong near the top. Explore the latest rankings of top tech firms in 2025 and find out who leads the global market today.

Top 10 most valuable technology brands globally in 2025

Modern cars are connected to satellites, servers, and apps that track everything from where we drive to how hard we brake. Automakers say it makes driving smarter, safer, and more efficient, but do we really need our wheels to record every move we make? Here’s a look at how connected car technology works and what really happens to the data a car collects.

Connected Car Technology: How Much Data Do Cars Collect and What Happens to That?

Military helicopters play a key role in modern warfare. Some countries lead the world with the most advanced helicopter fleets, combining firepower, technology, and versatility. Here are the top five nations with advanced military helicopters.

5 air forces with the most advanced military helicopters

Lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements power batteries, electric vehicles, and green tech. A handful of countries dominate global supply and refining shaping who leads the energy transition and future technologies.

5 countries with the most critical minerals for the future of energy and technology

China is developing cutting-edge technologies that could revolutionize anti-submarine warfare. New research claims AI-powered systems combined with magnetic wake detection can potentially expose even the stealthiest submarines, threatening the naval dominance of major powers. Could this mean the end of underwater invisibility? Here's how the tech works — and why it matters.


Are submarines becoming redundant? | AI takes over warfare

Compared Su-57 and F-35 on radar stealth, speed and missile technology, shape, materials, kinematics, sensors.

Su-57 vs F-35: Radar stealth, speed and missile tech compared

Recent advances in brain-computer interfaces are giving new hope to individuals with paralysis. From Neuralink's brain implants that let users type or draw with thought, to Stanford's "inner monologue" decoder, which translates silent speech directly into text in real time, these technologies are revolutionizing augmentative communication. One system achieves up to 74% accuracy in decoding internal speech, paving the way for more natural, thought-based interaction.

Latest technology offers a new form of communication to paralysed people

Tech offers a new form of communication to paralysed people

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