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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brightspeed, one of the largest fiber broadband providers in the United States, is investigating claims that hackers stole sensitive data tied to more than 1 million customers. The allegations surfaced when a group calling itself the Crimson Collective posted messages on Telegram warning Brightspeed employees to check…

👉 Visit the Official SleepLean Website WASHINGTON: The scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively builds dense new clusters of synapses in specific parts of neurons. These clusters emerge only in adolescence and may help shape higher-level thinking. When the process is disrupted,…

A view of the Hope Island on the Kakinada coast in East Godavari district. | Photo Credit: File Photo Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on January 17, 2026 (Saturday) announced that the Andhra Pradesh Government was preparing to develop a satellite launching facility as part of the Space City project on the Hope…

China’s artificial intelligence models may be just “a matter of months” behind U.S. and Western capabilities, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind told CNBC. The assessment from the head of one of the world’s leading AI labs and a key driver behind Google’s Gemini assistant, runs counter to views that have suggested China remains…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Personal electric aircraft have teased us for years. They look futuristic, promise freedom from traffic, and usually come with prices that put them out of reach or timelines that feel uncertain. Recently unveiled at CES 2026, the Rictor X4 entered that conversation with some bold claims. It…

A routine parking lot project at Dinosaur National Monument has unearthed dinosaur fossils at the site for the first time in more than a century. Workers uncovered the fossils near the Quarry Exhibit Hall after removing asphalt in mid-September, exposing dinosaur-bearing sandstone, the National Park Service said. Park staff identified the remains on Sept. 16…

A tiny crustacean discovered from the Kavaratti lagoon in the Lakshadweep islands has now been established as a new genus and a new species. The organism, which belongs to the family Laophontidae within the Copepoda class, is so minuscule that it can be properly studied only with a microscope. The crustacean has been named Indiaphonte…

Artificial intelligence coding startup Replit is now letting users create and publish mobile apps for Apple devices using only natural language prompts, the latest evolution in so-called vibe coding. Additionally, Replit is nearing a new round of funding that would value the startup at $9 billion, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. The…

Planes seen parked at Indira Gandhi International Airport amid dense fog, in New Delhi on January 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Screengrab A: In weather science, ‘visibility’ is a colloquial term for a quantity called the meteorological optical range. It’s defined as the distance a beam of light can travel through the atmosphere before…

Recently the Australian Senate passed a law to ban children under 16 from having social media accounts including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia’s social media ban for under-16s has grabbed global attention, and governments worldwide are considering implementing similar policies, with the U.K. seen as…