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Electric air taxis have completed real-world flights over New York City, offering a glimpse of a quieter, zero-emissions alternative to short urban helicopter journeys and raising important questions about how sustainable urban transport could evolve. Why Electric Air Taxis Are Now Flying Over New York The recent flights are part of a structured demonstration programme … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Electric Air Taxis Fly Over New York →

Microsoft’s new Copilot “Cowork” feature shows how AI can take on multi-step tasks across apps, helping users automate routine work, save time, and get meaningful outcomes without needing to manually coordinate every step. [Note – To Watch This Video without glitches/interruptions, It may be best to download it first]

Google has added a Gemini-powered feature to the Google Translate app that lets you hear real-time translations directly through your headphones, making it much easier to follow conversations in other languages as they happen. Why It Works Instead of translating after the fact, this feature listens and processes speech continuously, then plays the translated version … Continue reading Tech Tip : Translate Conversations Live Through Your Headphones →

Sam Altman’s World project is rapidly expanding partnerships with everyday platforms like Tinder and Zoom as it pushes to embed human verification into everyday digital interactions, responding to a growing wave of AI-generated content, bots, and deepfake fraud. What Is ‘World’ And How Does It Work? World, developed by Tools for Humanity, the company co-founded … Continue reading Altman’s Biometric-Checker In Popular Platforms →

Microsoft-owned GitHub has paused new sign-ups for its Copilot Individual plans and tightened usage limits after a sharp rise in AI-driven coding workloads exposed a growing gap between fixed subscription pricing and real infrastructure costs. Why GitHub Is Changing Copilot Plans This decision seems to reflect a fundamental change in how developers are now using … Continue reading GitHub Pauses Copilot Sign-Ups →

WhatsApp is testing a new optional subscription called WhatsApp Plus, perhaps signalling a broader move by Meta to introduce paid features across its apps while keeping core messaging free for billions of users. What Does WhatsApp Plus Offer? The new subscription is currently being tested with a small group of users and is expected to … Continue reading WhatsApp Tests Paid ‘Plus’ Subscription →

A humanoid robot has completed a half marathon faster than the human world record, marking a striking moment for robotics while raising important questions about what this kind of performance actually proves. What Happened In Beijing Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon? At the Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon, a robot named Lightning, developed by Chinese technology company … Continue reading Robot Beats Human Half-Marathon Record →

Apple has confirmed that Tim Cook will step down as CEO in September 2026, handing leadership to long-time hardware chief John Ternus in a planned transition that marks a major shift for one of the world’s most valuable companies. A Planned Transition Apple has been keen to highlight that this is not an abrupt departure … Continue reading Company Check : Tim Cook Replaced As Apple CEO →

Medical data from 500,000 UK Biobank participants was briefly listed for sale online in China after being accessed by authorised researchers who breached data-sharing rules. The UK government confirmed the datasets appeared on Alibaba, uploaded by three institutions with legitimate access. This was not a hack but a misuse of approved access, with Technology Minister … Continue reading Security Stop-Press: UK Biobank Medical Data Listed For Sale Online In China →

In parts of Europe, electricity prices are occasionally dropping below zero, meaning suppliers effectively pay consumers to use power, while at the same time demand from data centres is rising sharply, creating a growing tension in how energy systems are balanced. Why Electricity Prices Can Turn Negative Electricity markets operate in real time, which creates … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech: Negative Power Prices →