Square Enix unveiled Zephyr, a crossbow‑based ranged DPS with a bird companion, as the second new job for Final Fantasy XIV’s Evercold expansion launching Feb. 23, 2027.
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A tech reporter spent a five‑day trip using Apple’s new iPhone Duo alongside an iPhone 17 Pro Max, finding the foldable surprisingly durable but noting app, camera and Touch ID quirks.
A researcher has released a proof‑of‑concept for the “SMS of Death” vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑58882) that can crash Android devices and disrupt calls, including emergency calls.
Construction of the DUNE detectors starts in the former Homestake gold mine, turning a century‑old mining site into a world‑class neutrino laboratory.
Teghaza 001, a meteorite recovered in Mali’s Sahara Desert, has been identified as a 4.1‑billion‑year‑old fragment of Mars’ early crust, offering fresh clues about the Red Planet’s primordial environment.
The 22‑year‑old Swift telescope is set to re‑enter Earth’s atmosphere after a failed rescue mission, with most of the 1½‑ton satellite expected to burn up.
Four major health societies unveiled a ‘Female Life Stage’ framework that links hormonal, emotional and cardiovascular health across a woman’s lifespan.
More than 5,000 deaths have been recorded in Congo's latest Ebola outbreak, prompting fears of wider continental spread and highlighting severe response challenges.
A Johns Hopkins team has pinpointed claudin‑4 as the docking protein for Bacteroides fragilis toxin, opening a path toward decoy‑based prevention of toxin‑driven colon cancer.
Tech sector pullbacks this year, negative cash flow at major firms and analyst warnings suggest the recent slump could deepen.