Technology News for Tuesday 18th February 2025

1. Apple's big launch tomorrow: From new iPhone SE to MacBook & iPad updates; here's what to expect

Apple is set to unveil new products at its February 19 event, with the spotlight on a redesigned iPhone SE. The event may also feature updates for MacBook Air and iPad Air, along with a possible smart home hub preview. Join Our WhatsApp Channel.

2. Harvard Researchers Develop New Technology to Map Neural Connections

Harvard affiliates developed a silicon chip that successfully mapped more than 70,000 synaptic connections from 2,000 rat neurons — advancing a new recording technology to address existing limitations in neural imaging. The research from Harvard's ...

3. Avowed review — a game that shows we are in a golden era for fantasy RPGs

The nerdy stigma once attached to the genre is fading, as TV shows such as Game of Thrones and The Witcher attract mainstream viewers, and even the tabletop players of Dungeons & Dragons have been tempted out of the basement and given a seat ...

4. Terabytes of Data in a Millimeter Crystal

But now, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) researchers have explored a technique to make ones and zeroes out of crystal defects, each the size of an individual atom, for classical computer memory applications.

5. Huawei's Tri-Foldable Phone Hits Global Markets in a Show of Defiance Amid US Curbs

Huawei said at a launch event in Kuala Lumpur that the Huawei Mate XT, first unveiled in China five months ago, will be priced at 3,499 euros ($3,662). Although dubbed a trifold, the phone has three mini-panels and folds only twice.

6. Make-A-Wish Vermont unveils immersive theater to inspire children with critical illnesses

Make-A-Wish Vermont and Vermont Construction Co. showed off the new Wish Discovery Theater on Feb. 15 at the Vermont Teddy Bear factory in Shelburne. The project benefited from a $125,000 in-kind donation from Vermont Construction Co., according to a news ...

7. Fully 3D-printed electrospray engine

Date: February 14, 2025; Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Summary: Researchers demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. The low-cost device can be fabricated more quickly than traditional thrusters, ...

8. Only nine of these McLaren Artura and 750S Celebration Editions will be built

Both drivers will sign each car too – with room for their respective scribbles on the extended sill cover – and a commemorative carbon fibre plaque will be hewn directly from the championship winning F1 car. That's right, you can own a bit of 2024's most ...

9. The Crossword: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Wyna Liu, a crossword editor for the New York Times and the writer of its game Connections, began contributing puzzles to The New Yorker in 2020. More:CrosswordPuzzlesPuzzles & GamesTuesday CrosswordModerately Challenging CrosswordThemeless Crossword.

10. OnePlus 13R is available at under ?40000 on Amazon: Check out bank offers

OnePlus 13 series was recently launched in the smartphone market and they are creating much buzz among smartphone buyers. While the OnePlus 13 comes in the flagship segment, the OnePlus 13R is a higher-end mid-range smartphone that offers premium ...

11. [Galaxy Unpacked 2025] Galaxy Tech Forum ? Home AI: Redefining the Future of Smart Living

Samsung hosted the Galaxy Tech Forums on January 23 in San Jose, California. The panels provided an in-depth exploration of Samsung's AI innovations and the challenges they address across four key areas — Sustainability, Health AI, Galaxy AI and Home ...

12. Musk launches Grok 3 AI chatbot. Here's what to know.

Elon Musk has debuted a new version of his artificial intelligence chatbot, called Grok 3, days after rival OpenAI rejected the billionaire's bid for the company, which he cofounded with Sam Altman and others in 2015. Musk's startup, xAI, claimed in a ...

13. DeepSeek-R1: Budgeting challenges for on-premise deployments

China's DeepSeek has been able to demonstrate that its R1 LLM can rival US AI without the need to resort to the latest GPU hardware. It does, however, benefit from GPU-based AI acceleration.

14. Why Does One Earbud Always Die Before the Other? These Researchers Want to Find Out

Scientists have been studying battery degradation and lifespan issues for as long as batteries have existed. However, conventional battery failure analysis usually takes place in controlled laboratory settings that might not be reflective of real-world ...

15. Musk's xAI releases Grok-3, touting a new rival to OpenAI and DeepSeek

Elon Musk's AI startup has launched its newest model with some grand claims — including that it can outperform leading models from the U.S. and China. Musk's company xAI, founded in March 2023, unveiled the latest ...

16. Molecular-scale CO spillover on a dual-site electrocatalyst enhances methanol production from CO

Cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) is recognized for catalysing electrochemical CO2 reduction into methanol at high Faradaic efficiency but is subject to deactivation. Cobalt tetraaminophthalocyanine (CoPc-NH2) shows improved stability, but its methanol ...