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The US is getting faster at war. There was previously the 12 day war with Iran and now a 2 hour war with Venezuela. USA getting faster at war. 12 day war with Iran and now a 2 hour war with Venezuela @elonmusk @stevenmarkryan @benshapiro @RandyWKirk1 @WR4NYGov @ScottAdamsSays pic.twitter.com/8jk88GO08C — nextbigfuture (@nextbigfuture) January 3, 2026 Trump stated the US will run Venezuela temporarily until a safe, proper, and judicious transition to a stable government. Looks like active involvement until there is a fair election. A fair election will result in opposition winning. @realDonaldTrump @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/p92Ghyh8ch — nextbigfuture (@nextbigfuture) January 3,…

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the first recap of the 10 most popular phones in our database of 2026. We have a fresh new face on top with Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra getting by far the most attention over the past seven days. Behind it we have the 2025’s established favorites with the Galaxy A56 in second and the Galaxy S25 Ultra in third. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra These are the best offers from our affiliate partners. We may get a commission from qualifying sales. 512GB 12GB RAM£ 947.52€ 1,015.001TB 12GB RAM£ 1,549.00€ 1,141.44Show all prices…

2025 is over, but it’s not too late to complain about it. We already hit you with the most disappointing TV shows of 2025. Now we go to the movies. A note before we start: we’re not necessarily talking about bad movies, just disappointing ones. For instance, The Electric State and War of the Worlds are widely considered two of the worst movies of 2025, but how can you be disappointed if you didn’t expect them to be good in the first place? Then again, a movie can be bad and disappointing. Let’s see if any hit those magic numbers.…

Air fryers cook your favorite foods with minimal oil, but they still get greasy and need regular cleaning to stay fresh. Even the best air fryers require maintenance, but the good news is that it’s a lot easier than cleaning an oven, and with the right equipment, it’ll only take a few minutes.Air fryers use powerful fans to circulate hot air around your food, cooking it quickly and evenly. That also means crumbs and grease tend to spread inside the machine. Thankfully, many of your air fryer’s components are removable for easy cleaning, including the basket and any trays, and…

Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 27 min read Terra: The End of An Era Introduction Launched into the night sky more than 26 years ago, on Dec. 19, 1999, from Vandenberg Air Force Base (now Space Force Base), Terra was NASA’s first Earth Observing System (EOS) flagship mission to study Earth’s land surface from space via a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low-inclination satellites that produce long-term global observations useful for understanding the interactions between Earth’s atmosphere, land,…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Kiryu is back on Nintendo Switch 2, with Yakuza Kiwami 2 – a remake of the second installment in Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s famed and celebrated series. This is a port, and arrives eight years after Kiwami 2 first launched in Japan on the PS4.Review infoPlatform reviewed: Nintendo Switch 2Available on: PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, PC Release date: November 13,…

The Oppo Find X9 Ultra is rumored to arrive in March, and now a new rumor from a tipster over on X claims to shed some light on the camera sensors it will use. The main camera will allegedly be employing Sony’s recently announced Lytia 901 sensor, a 1/1.12″ type with 200MP resolution. The main camera will have a 23mm focal length. Oppo Find X8 Ultra The ultrawide camera will reportedly use the Samsung ISOCELL JN5 sensor, a 1/2.76″ type, with 50MP resolution. The ultrawide will have a 15mm focal length. Interestingly, the JN5 sensor will make another appearance in…

“Time flies,” “time waits for no one,” “as time goes on”: The way we speak about time tends to strongly imply that the passage of time is some sort of real process that happens out there in the world. We inhabit the present moment and move through time, even as events come and go, fading into the past.But go ahead and try to actually verbalize just what is meant by the flow or passage of time. A flow of what? Rivers flow because water is in motion. What does it mean to say that time flows?Events are more like happenings…

I still remember when a big phone meant a five-inch slab that barely fitted in my skinny jeans. Yes, the 2010s were a wild time.  Now, in early 2026, I’ve spent the past few weeks following the real-world launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold and wondering if this is the turning point where foldables finally grow up, or if it could be the moment we collectively agree that foldables are trying to do too much. It’s too early to say for sure. The Galaxy Z TriFold is here – sort of What started as a wild concept is now an…

I’m always wondering about how to get the best value when I buy tech, especially when it comes to the kids. They don’t need the latest and shiniest iPhone or Samsung when it launches each year, but they do need devices that are still receiving security updates and maybe an outside chance of feature updates. Well, on iOS, anyway (yes, Android, we’re talking about you). It turns out that there is some serious value in some smartphones that are more than five years old at this point, some of which retain a surprisingly high resale price. That hasn’t put me…