Tech

Xbox is losing the console race by miles. It's part of Microsoft's big gaming pivot

Sales of Microsoft's Xbox Series S and Series X are even behind the original Nintendo Switch, which launched in 2017.

‘Help! I need money. It’s an emergency’: your child’s voicemail that could be a scam

Steps to help combat fraud in which criminals use AI-generated replica of a person’s voice to deceive victims

Flamboyant, furious and full of hope: CMAT is the sound of 2025

The Irish singer-songwriter does what the best musicians do: perfectly crystallising their time while inspirationally taking a stand against it

A tape measure, a metal detector and a spirit level: 25 surprisingly useful things you can do with your phone

While many use our phones predominantly to doomscroll, smartphones have a range of little-known functions that could make life better and easier – from heart monitoring to even developing camera film

There’s a new space race

The commercialisation of the cosmos is already underway, and our current laws aren’t fit for purpose

Cryptocurrencies look for a comeback from friendlier regulation in 2026

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies had a big year in 2025, becoming more institutionally accepted and facing lighter regulatory pressure before being hit with turbulence at the end of the year.