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We may not have a concrete release date for the first foldable iPhone, but Apple may already be looking into a smaller device that will follow it up. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is exploring a “square, clamshell-style foldable phone,” with the caveat that this potential device is “far from guaranteed to reach the market” and only “under consideration” right now.If this eventually leads to a smaller foldable iPhone, that means Apple believes it can compete against existing options on the market, including Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Motorola’s revamped Razr foldable. Gurman’s report also signaled that…

Pokemon Go’s Precious Paths season rolls on with a variety of events in January. In addition to a new assortment of Raid bosses and Spotlight Hours, this month will see the arrival of a handful of new Pokemon, including shiny Fidough and Shadow versions of Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie.On top of that, the game will host two Community Days in January, and Unova’s legendary dragons are returning to Gyms for a special Kyurem Fusion Day. The nefarious Team Go Rocket are also crashing the festivities later this month, culminating in a Shadow Raikou Raid Day event.There are plenty of other…

Technology companies spent part of the 2010s trying to convince us that we would want an 8K display one day. In 2012, Sharp brought the first 8K TV prototype to the CES trade show in Las Vegas. In 2015, the first 8K TVs started selling in Japan for 16 million yen (about $133,034 at the time), and in 2018, Samsung released the first 8K TVs in the US, starting at a more reasonable $3,500. By 2016, the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) had a specification for supporting 8K (Display Port1.4), and the HDMI Forum followed suit (with HDMI 2.1). By…

Motorola has launched the Signature smartphone in India, marking its entry into the premium flagship space with the new Signature series. First unveiled at CES 2026, the phone is just 6.99mm thick, making it one of the slimmest flagship smartphones available, while still delivering high-end hardware. Motorola Signature feaatures The body uses aircraft-grade aluminum with a quad-curved design. Despite the thin profile, Motorola didn’t skip on durability. The phone has IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance, surviving submersion up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes and high-pressure water jets. It also meets MIL-STD-810H military standards. Corning Gorilla…

Just like buying a new iPhone through Apple’s online store, you now select each spec of your new Mac device when purchasing through the website. As first spotted by MacWorld, Apple updated its online configuration tool for purchasing a Mac. Compared to the previous design that allowed you to pick between several prebuilt options, the new configurator lets you choose one spec after another instead.It’s not a major difference compared to choosing between preconfigured options, but interested buyers have more customization since they can select the color, display, chip, memory, storage and even power adapter. The updated page also gives…

The ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina has reached a staggering 789 cases, making it the largest outbreak of the disease since the U.S. eliminated measles in 2000.According to CNN, Texas previously held the record, with an outbreak that hit 762 cases between January and August 2025. That outbreak claimed the lives of two school-age children in the state. No deaths have been reported during the South Carolina outbreak yet.The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the new case total on Jan. 27. The outbreak’s epicenter is Spartanburg County, where over 750 cases have been reported and measles-vaccination…

Jim Fadiman, the veteran psychedelic researcher after whom the protocol is named, rejects MindBio’s conclusions, and trial design, out of hand. Because, Fadiman believes, patients were given the active caffeine placebo, their reported benefits may well be attributable not to a pure placebo effect, but to the actual psychoactive properties of that drug. “Double-dummy is a remarkably apt term,” Fadiman, 86, sneers. “What I know is that if you take enough caffeine, you will not be depressed!” Fadiman points to MindBio’s earlier, Phase 2A study, recently published in the journal Neuropharmacology, which drew markedly different conclusions. It was a non-blinded,…

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra has recently been spotted taking photos while attached to its imaging kit. Finally, we’re getting a proper look at the flagship itself, courtesy of images published by SmartPrix. We can see the Oppo Find X9 Ultra in black and a two-tone black-and-silver finish. Besides this, the phone is also said to be available in a vibrant orange variant. Unsurprisingly, there are some bold design choices on display here. Oppo will reportedly sell the flagship in a classic all-glass version as well as finishes that mix glass, metal, and faux leather. The two-part back panel design…

Waymo said one of its robotaxis struck a child, who sustained minor injuries. The incident took place in Santa Monica, California, on January 23. The company reported it to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which has opened an investigation.The agency said the incident occurred close to a school within regular drop-off hours, with other children and a crossing guard nearby. The child ran from behind a double-parked SUV into the path of a Waymo Driver. Waymo said its vehicle detected the child immediately as they emerged and that the robotaxi braked hard to lower its speed from around…

Editor’s note: This article was updated on Jan. 29, 2026. It was originally published in May, 2025, when the related study was released as a preprint. The study has now been peer-reviewed and published in the Open Journal of Astrophysics. Quotes from a NASA statement have also been added.The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted the most distant galaxy observed to date — breaking its own record yet again.The galaxy, dubbed MoM-z14, is “the most distant spectroscopically confirmed source to date, extending the observational frontier to a mere 280 million years after the Big Bang,” researchers wrote in a…