Spotify's growth looks like a victory lap, hits 750 million monthly users
For the fourth quarter of 2025, Spotify generated €4.5 billion ($5.4 billion) in total revenue – a six percent increase quarter-over-quarter and up seven percent compared to the same period in 2024. Gross margin reached 33.1 percent, and operating income of €701 million exceeded expectations due to lower than anticipated social charges.
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Light may outshine quantum for some of computing's toughest optimization problems
Published in Nature, the study details the first large-scale demonstration of a photonic Ising machine operating without the cryogenic constraints typical of quantum computing systems. The device, developed by physicist Bhavin J. Shastri and collaborators at McGill University, builds on a concept rooted in early 20th-century magnetism and adapts it...
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Octopus-inspired hydrogel reveals hidden image when exposed to temperature changes or solvents
The hydrogel behaves like a programmable canvas. Rather than using traditional pigments, researchers embedded data directly into its physical structure during printing. When the hydrogel warms or interacts with a different solvent, hidden information inside – ranging from letters to portraits – gradually comes into view. In one demonstration, the...
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This lucky gamer's PC hardware dump discovery included $500 worth of DDR4 memory
A Redditor and possible Beatles fan, going by the NSFW name of ringosbigf**kingnose, posted about their discovery on the r/pcmasterrace subreddit.
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ParrotOS 7.0 delivers major under-the-hood overhaul
ParrotOS is a compelling Linux alternative for users who want strong security features without the bloat. Version 7.0 is a significant upgrade, bringing a reworked backend, a modern KDE Plasma 6 desktop, and a refreshed Echo theme, while keeping the system lean and responsive.
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How a new terahertz antenna could unlock one-terabit 6G speeds
The breakthrough, detailed in Nature Photonics, centers on a fundamental problem facing 6G: how to efficiently transmit and receive data at terahertz frequencies. These frequencies, which are thousands of gigahertz above current 5G bands, can carry staggering amounts of information, theoretically approaching one terabit per second.
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Russian forces thrown into communications chaos after Starlink cutoff, scramble for alternatives
Ukraine's military intelligence first accused Russian forces in occupied territories of using Starlink terminals back in February 2024.
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Trump administration considers linking chip tariff exemptions to TSMC's US investment expansion
People familiar with the matter told the Financial Times that the plan, still in flux and awaiting presidential approval, would allow TSMC to grant tariff exemptions to its US clients based on the scale of its US expansion. In essence, the more TSMC builds stateside, the more tariff-free chips its...
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DOJ faces investigation over alleged pressure on Apple and Google to remove ICE apps
In July 2025, ICEBlock surged to the top of the App Store following a wave of criticism from senior officials in the Trump administration.
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Intel's 18A process works, now it has to convince the industry
Intel's 18A process is built around the Backside Power Delivery Network, or BSPDN, a structural overhaul known inside Intel as PowerVia. Instead of routing power through the chip's top layers, BSPDN moves that circuitry to the back.
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