Tech

‘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.

Massive San Francisco power outage leaves thousands in dark

San Francisco officials were working to restore power to the area after roughly a third of Pacific Gas and Electric’s customers were suffering power outages beginning Saturday.