Former Apple engineers launch ‘visual brain’ to help robots see
Lyte will serve as the “visual brain” for robotics, acting as both the eyes and visual cortex, with a focus on sensing and perception technology.
Day: January 12, 2026
Russian economy meltdown as coal businesses collapse into administration – £2bn losses
Russian businesses are struggling due to inflation and high interest rates.
What we know about the protests sweeping Iran
Crackdown on protests in Iran has resulted in multiple deaths and an internet blackout.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 13,627 bitcoin for ~$1.25B between January 5 and 11, taking its total holdings to 687,410, and boosts its USD reserve to $2.25B (James Hunt/The Block)
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 13,627 bitcoin for ~$1.25B between January 5 and 11, taking its total holdings to 687,410, and boosts its USD reserve to $2.25B — Partner offers — Quick Take…
Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 13,627 bitcoin for ~$1.25B between January 5 and 11, taking its total holdings to 687,410, and boosts its USD reserve to $2.25B (James Hunt/The Block)
James Hunt / The Block:
Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 13,627 bitcoin for ~$1.25B between January 5 and 11, taking its total holdings to 687,410, and boosts its USD reserve to $2.25B — Partner offers — Quick Take…
Australia should reconsider alliance with ‘fiercely unpredictable’ US, former foreign ministers say
Bob Carr says Trump foreign policy presents a ‘colossal challenge’ for Australia and Gareth Evans says the Aukus pact should be reconsideredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government should urgently reconsider Au…
British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe
Exclusive: Collection includes workbooks and index cards, and papers that show his research for bestseller AkenfieldOne hundred years of a unique literary rural life will be made available to readers and researchers after the British Library acquired t…
Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce use Gina Rinehart’s private jet to visit flooded parts of Queensland
Joyce says the pair were saving taxpayers’ money and ‘I’ve got no problems with that at all’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe One Nation MPs Pauline Hanson and Barnaby J…
Quoting religious text could be defence against Australia’s new hate speech laws, draft bill shows
Referencing ‘teaching or discussion’ could give exemption from legislation Labor hopes to pass next weekGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeople accused of breaching the Albanese government’s new hate speech laws could argue th…
Who will pay to clean up WA’s largest abandoned tire pile?
The tire pile on Twin Bridges Road isn’t just jarring. It’s easily the largest stockpile of old tires on an unlicensed site in Washington, according to the state Department of Ecology.