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The 2026 Australian Open has officially begun! The first major Grand Slam on the tennis calendar has kicked off its fortnight-long run at Melbourne’s impressive Rod Laver Arena. With the favorites to return for the men – Alcaraz, Sinner and Djokovic – and the usual gang for the women – Sabalenka, Gauff and Rybakina – […]

NICT researchers achieved 430 Tbps over conventional optical fiber New approach used almost 20% less total transmission bandwidth Multiple modes are transmitted simultaneously in the O-band and ESCL bands Imagine downloading 80 GB Battlefield 6 in a matter of milliseconds – at least 100 times faster than the time it takes you to blink –

Looking for a different day? A new NEW Strands puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strand’s Hints and Answers for Sunday, January 18 (Game #686). Strands

The prices of high-capacity DDR5 memory rose sharply, creating new targets for theft Thieves in South Korea stole only DDR5 modules, ignoring all other office hardware 32 GB DDR5-5600 kits reached around $800 during the end of 2025 price increases A South Korean mining factory recently experienced a theft that focused exclusively on DDR5 memory

Roborock announced a few new robot vacuums at CES 2026, including one that has long stilts that mean it can just lift itself up and walk over any kind of rough terrain. But the one I suspect will win out in the general market is the Saros 20 – the successor to the excellent Roborock

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Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s”. If you’re looking for the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: Quordle Hints and Answers for Sunday January 18th (Game #1455). Quordle was one

President Trump’s comments suggest that Apple joined Nvidia and others in investing in Intel Apple may have signed a contract with Intel for chip production Apple and Broadcom job postings indicate interest in Intel EMIB technology President Donald Trump has suggested that Apple may have joined Nvidia and other investors while discussing the US government’s

Game of Thrones fans may still be wild about the show’s ending, but if there’s been a respite, it’s the chance to dive back into the wild world of Westeros through spinoffs like House of the Dragon – and now A knight of the seven kingdoms. One more prequel GoTthe series takes place 90 years

If defense alone wins championships, it would make the Texans one of the favorites for the Super Bowl. But CJ Stroud fumbled the ball five times on Monday and threw in a red zone interception to start. You won’t win anything with that level of ineptitude no matter how good your defense is. Of course,