Technology News for Monday 10th February 2025

1. T-Mobile Plays Down Super Bowl Celebrities, Dials Up Elon Musk's Starlink Technology

T-Mobile says in the commercial that it will allow Verizon and AT&T customers to use the service for free for now without changing carriers. Popular on Variety ...

2. India's Smartphone Market Grew 4% in 2024 to 151 million Units

India became the fourth largest market for Apple in 2024, after USA, China, and Japan, as shipments reached a record 12 million units in the country, with 35% YoY growth. In 4Q24, Apple entered the Top 5 brands in India for the first time with a 10% share.

3. Nine years and 3 million pages of script: Acting in a video game epic

You'll often hear about actors and the role of a lifetime, but for Tom McKay and Luke Dale it's especially relevant. For the past nine years they've dedicated most of their working lives to two video games - Kingdom Come: Deliverance (KCD) and its ...

4. iPhone SE 4 to launch this week? India price, specs, key features and all we know so far

Especially with the kind of upgrades that have been rumoured, including a shift to FaceID (finally!), an OLED panel, an iPhone 14-like design, and the fact that it is believed to be the most affordable iPhone to feature Apple Intelligence. Affordable being ...

5. The sun is reaching an 11-year peak. What does it mean for the northern lights in Iowa?

Electromagnetic activity is intensifying in 2025 as the sun approaches the peak of its 11-year solar cycle. This heightened activity could increase the likelihood of celestial events like the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights.

6. France unveils 109-billion-euro AI investment as Europe looks to keep up with US

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced plans for 109 billion euros of private AI investment. He described the mulitbillion-euro commitment as France's equivalent to Stargate, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump's $500 billion AI ...

7. Singapore Submits 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution

Singapore has committed to reduce emissions to between 45 and 50 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2035 as part of our 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)1, which was submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention ...

8. Nvidia Targets Data Centre Bottlenecks with PC-based AI GPUs

Nvidia launches local computing services on its latest RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs in a move to reduce enterprise dependency on centralised infrastructure. The requirement for substantial computing power in AI development has created processing bottlenecks ...

9. You might be able to see the northern lights in Wisconsin on Monday and Tuesday

The SWPC's forecast indicates that phenomena could be visible as far south as central Wisconsin. Monday's forecast has a Kp index of four while Tuesday has a three Kp index. For indexes in this range, the ...

10. The top five reasons you need to upgrade to Windows 11 today

With Windows 10 support ending 2025, upgrading to Windows 11 is vital for security, performance, and productivity. Enhanced cyber security features, AI-powered tools like Copilot, and faster, more efficient performance make it the smart choice for ...

11. The iPhone SE 4 could launch this week – here's everything we know

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', ...

12. Samsung Galaxy S25 review: Samsung's transition from Android innovator to carrier store chaff

It features a 6.7-inch AMOLED QHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The new Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset powers it, and it has 12GB of RAM, and either 256 or 512GB of storage. Samsung ...

13. Elon Musk leads an offer to buy ChatGPT's parent company for nearly $100 billion

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and X.AI CEO Elon Musk. Carlos Barria/Kenny Holston/Pool/Reuters. CNN —.

14. Super Bowl climate ad leans on research-backed persuasion techniques

Jonathon Schuldt is a professor of communication at Cornell whose research focuses on the social psychology of public opinion, with a focus on environment, health and U.S. politics. He is also the Executive Director of Cornell's Roper Center for Public ...

15. Elon Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Control OpenAI

The consortium includes Vy Capital and Xai, Mr. Musk's artificial intelligence company, as well as the Hollywood power-broker Ari Emanuel and other investors, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions are ongoing.