Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegationsullstein bild via Getty ImagesRussia has ordered a British diplomat to leave the country over allegations of spying, the latest in a series of expulsions of embassy staff from both sides.Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) claims the man provided false information when applying to enter the country, as well as trying to obtain sensitive...

The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on Fusion startup Xcimer Energy on Wednesday flipped the switch on its Phoenix laser system, which the company says is the largest privately owned example in the world. Xcimer’s approach to fusion power is modeled after the National Ignition Facility (NIF), which proved in December 2022 that a controlled fusion reaction could release more...

Number of people forced to flee their homes has dropped, U.N. report finds Number of people forced to flee their homes has dropped, U.N. report finds Audio will be available later today. A U.N. report finds the number of people uprooted by conflicts around the world has fallen and the number of refugees returning home is reaching...

Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI Space data companies have argued for years that the private sector needs their products, but the real uptake has been from government buyers. Now, with artificial intelligence top of mind for business, one Spanish startup is trying to become the go-to source of ground truth for enterprise. Xoople (said like “zoople’) is...

Apple's Midrange iPad Gets an M4 Chip Bump, Arriving March 11If you're shopping for a midrange iPad, Apple has an update to the Air that just arrived. And it makes the high-end iPad Pro released last fall maybe feel a little less necessary. The new iPad Air is available for preorder on Wednesday, March 4, arriving on March 11.The iPad Air's chip update to an M4 chip is hardly surprising, but it...