Smartphone maker Nothing to spin off its affordable CMF brand

Hardware startup Nothing said Thursday that it plans to make its affordable device brand, CMF, into an independent subsidiary with India serving as its headquarters for manufacturing and R&D. The company first launched CMF in 2023 with a pair of earbuds and a smartwatch. Since then, it has introduced smartphones under the brand as well. … Read more

Women’s Rugby World Cup: Red Roses unchanged for final vs Canada at Twickenham as Ellie Kildunne passed fit | Rugby Union News

England head coach John Mitchell has named an unchanged squad for Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup final against Canada, with star full-back Ellie Kildunne passed fit to play.  Having missed the quarter-final victory over Scotland, Kildunne (concussion) and loosehead prop Hannah Botterman (back spasm) returned last time weekend for England’s semi-final win over France, only … Read more

Y Combinator launches ‘Early Decision’ for students who want to graduate first, build later

For decades, Silicon Valley has valorized the college dropout. Founders like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg left school early to build companies and they became billionaires.  That ethos was later institutionalized through initiatives like the Thiel Fellowship, which famously pays promising students $100,000 to leave college and start companies. For many years, the … Read more

Chipiron’s big idea: rethinking MRI access, not replacing old machines 

Medical device funding is hitting levels we haven’t seen since 2021, with investors pouring billions into diagnostics and imaging companies. While innovation has raced ahead, a fundamental problem still hasn’t changed: Critical medical hardware like MRI machines cost millions of dollars and is limited to large hospitals. So how do you take one of the … Read more

How to customize your iPhone Home Screen for iOS 26’s Liquid Glass

The launch of Apple’s latest operating system, iOS 26, introduced a new design language called Liquid Glass. The interface makeover, one of Apple’s largest since the shift from skeumorphic to flat design in 2013, adds a translucent, glass-like material to Apple’s software. This is used across iOS elements, like buttons, sliders, media controls, switches, notifications, … Read more

Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni suffers torn cruciate ligament and faces months on sidelines | Football News

Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni faces months out with a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee, according to Sky in Italy. The centre-back suffered the injury making his Liverpool debut in last night’s Carabao Cup win over Southampton. Leoni was stretchered off in the 78th minute with his left knee strapped up, having impressed on … Read more

How Al Gore used AI to track 660M polluters

Former Vice President Al Gore’s latest project gives polluters nowhere to hide. The nonprofit Climate Trace, which Gore co-founded, on Wednesday launched a tool that uses AI to track fine particulate pollution from more than 660 million sources worldwide. Many people are aware that burning fossil fuels warms the planet, but fewer know that burning … Read more

Women’s Rugby World Cup final: Red Roses on precipice of ‘life-changing’ moment in front of record crowd | Rugby Union News

England defence coach Sarah Hunter knows how special winning a Rugby World Cup can be and she will be doing everything she can so that the Red Roses experience that ” life-changing” moment. England face Canada in the final at a sold-out Allianz Stadium, Twickenham in the Women’s Rugby World Cup final on Saturday, an … Read more