New Technology

Instagram has announced a major update to its Reels feature, allowing users to upload videos up to three minutes long.This change doubles the previous limit of 90 seconds and aims to provide creators with more room for creative expression. Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared the update via a Reel, stating, […]

It is the question on the lips of politicians, diplomats and people on every continent: What will be the key issues and priorities for President Donald Trump’s new administration on the international stage?Yet, it is almost impossible to answer with any clarity because Trump is not a politician who has […]

The UK’s first ever operation to remove a type of head cancer through a patient’s eye socket has been performed in Leeds .Mother-of-three Ruvimbo Kaviya had a meningioma removed from the space located beneath the brain and behind the eyes using keyhole surgery.Many of these types of tumour would have […]

Jeff Bezos ‘ Blue Origin marked a significant achievement with the successful test flight of its New Glenn rocket on Thursday, January 16 , which sent a prototype satellite thousands of miles above Earth.The 320-foot rocket, named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, launched from Florida’s historic […]

Honours committees This page provides information on how honours committees are made up and who the current members are. Honours committees are made up of senior civil servants (‘official members’) and people who are independent of government (‘independent members’).All honours committees have a majority of members who are independent. Each […]

When it comes to originals, Netflix and Amazon have the deepest libraries of prestige movies.But ever since CODA won the Best Picture Oscar, it’s become clear that some of the best movies are on Apple TV+. As with any streaming service, not every film on the roster is a winner, […]

It’s 27th December now, and only a few days have left in the year 2025, one of the years which brings joy and freedom after a couple of years of lockdown.Now, it’s time to look back and retrospect on what you have achieved in 2023 and what you could have […]

In Praise of California It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness One of the unwritten rules of American politics is that it’s OK to sneer at and smear our big cities and the people who live in them, while […]

ZHENGZHOU/URUMQI, Jan.14 (Xinhua) — When it comes to archaeology, many people might still think of a shovel and a brush as the go-to tools.But modern archaeology has evolved far beyond that. According to archaeologist Li Shiwei, nowadays, it’s all about buzzing drones hovering in the sky for exploration and archaeological […]

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store impacting developers’ apps in the European Union (EU) to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).The changes include more than 600 new APIs, expanded app analytics, functionality for alternative browser engines, and options for processing app payments […]