Yesterday's Top Technology News

1. Virtual style with real impact is drawing designers in

In the doomscroll pose, supine with phone to face, I was rather happily ensconced in the world of Drest, a fashion mobile game created by former editor-in-chief at both Harper's Bazaar UK and Porter magazine, Lucy Yeomans.

2. MTN GROUP LIMITED – Quarterly update for the period ended 31 March 2025

deserves the benefits of a modern connected life. First quarter (Q1) 2025 key messages • Encouraging acceleration in operational momentum • Service revenue up 19.8%*, underpinned by growth in MTN Nigeria and ...

3. Videogame publishers rush to seize launch window after 'GTA VI' delay

Days after Take-Two Interactive delayed the launch of "Grand Theft Auto VI" to May next year, rival publishers are using that opportunity to lock in release dates for their games to avoid a direct clash with one of the industry's most anticipated ...

4. The Three Green Flags of Meaningful Work

To attract top talent, organizations must signal their commitment to fostering a workplace where people can find connection, purpose, and growth. Wes Adams and Tamara Myles May 12, 2025 ...

5. Google Pixel 9a vs. iPhone 16e: I took 100 photos with both phones, and here's the winner

The former has a $499 price tag, while the latter replaces Apple's iPhone SE lineup at $599. Both phones offer a clean design with a virtually flush camera module, thick bezels on the front, and battery ...

6. Apple considers raising iPhone prices, WSJ reports

The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. The company is determined to avoid any scenario in which it appears to attribute price increases to ...

7. Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge: From display to battery and camera, what to expect

Samsung is set to launch the Galaxy S25 Edge on May 13. Introduced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025, the ultra-thin smartphone will feature a sleek design. However, the company has been teasing “beyond slim” in its marketing campaign, ...

8. How to download Fortnite on iOS devices

Fortnite is finally making a return to iOS devices after years of absence. Epic Games' popular battle royale game, which was removed from the App Store in 2020 following a legal dispute with Apple, is set to be available again for iPhone and iPad users.

9. Self-driving labs enable faster and smarter polymer synthesis

Research into chemical discovery, testing optimization and analysis can be a labor-intensive and time-consuming process. With many of the stages requiring manual preparation, sampling, and analysis, this can lead to increased time scales, higher costs ...

10. First Drive: The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster Is a Menacing Open-Air Delight

As for the state of the current crop of street cars, they're all dead sexy, with the third generation Vanquish being a serious arrow straight into the heart of Ferrari.

11. The Paper: Premiere, First Look For Peacock's New Series Set in The Office Universe

On top of that, we now know the premiere month for when The Paper (yep, that's the name!) will fire up the presses when the mockumentary-style comedy premiers on the bird app later this year in September.

12. Competition #44 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

Bottom Rung (Donkey Kong™). Pitcher Perfect (Kid Icarus™). Shoo, Lakitu! (Super Mario Bros™). Power Grab: Missile ...

13. UNR: University researchers predict improved water yields after forest thinning

Thinning of forests, generally undertaken to reduce dangers from wildfire and restore the forest to a more natural state, also can create more mountain runoff to mitigate drought effects in the central Sierra Nevada region that relies on snowpack.

14. Apple's 2027 Product Blitz Can't Come Soon Enough

Apple is planning a monumental year for new devices in 2027, but its current lack of breakthrough designs could make that wait feel interminable. Also: The company is working on an iOS 19 feature that syncs hotel Wi-Fi access details across devices, ...

15. Where containers meet AI: Google's evolving Kubernetes ecosystem

TheCUBE Research's Savannah Peterson talks with Google experts about Kubernetes – Google Cloud: Passport to. TheCUBE Research's Savannah Peterson shares her take on the “new stage of maturity” in IT. “I think ...

16. Samsung set to unveil new Galaxy S25 Edge, which will use AI. What you need to know

The newest member of the Galaxy S25 family is here and Samsung is expected to showcase its new phone on Monday night at the Galaxy Unpacked event. The new Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge was teased back in January, with Samsung saying the new phone will ...

17. Wait ... Did the Large Hadron Collider Just Do Alchemy?

Although thallium and mercury were more common byproducts of this “electromagnetic dissociation,” Run 2 of the ALICE analysis, which lasted from 2015 to 2018, showed that the LHC created 86 billion gold nuclei.

18. ASU and Google's new AI-powered robot can probably beat you at pingpong

A team of researchers from ASU and Google's artificial intelligence laboratory known as DeepMind have developed a robot capable of playing table tennis. This robot receives text-based instructions and combines it with artificial intelligence to adapt ...

19. How to get Microsoft 365 Copilot beyond the pilot stage

Microsoft research says that 70 percent of Copilot users report increased productivity, while 68 percent see higher quality of work. A full 77 percent would not want to work without it - and why not? Who wouldn't want a digital wingman helping you to do ...