Chris BaraniukTechnology Reporter Getty Images Fire resistant materials can buy time for fire fighters I’m peering into a large vat containing a perfectly clear liquid – a special kind of flame retardant for wood products. “You can drink it. I have,” says Stephen McCann, general & technical manager at Halt, a wood treatment company in … Read more
The government should not “cave” to the gambling industry’s “scaremongering” over a potential tax rise on online betting games, a committee of MPs has said. Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested taxes on betting firms could be raised in the Budget later this month. Online gambling and gaming now accounts for nearly half of the industry’s takings. … Read more
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent Reuters Elon Musk will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets. Tesla boss Elon Musk has had a record-breaking pay package that could be worth nearly $1tn (£760bn) approved by shareholders. The unprecedented deal was approved by 75% of votes and drew huge applause from … Read more
Maharashtra government on Thursday (November 6, 2025) ordered a high level inquiry, suspended two persons and registered a police complaint related to an alleged ₹300 crore land deal controversy allegedly involving Parth Pawar, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son. Opposition parties have sought a judicial probe. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry into … Read more
It’s only been two days since OpenAI dropped the Android-compatible version of its Sora app, but the AI social media app’s popularity seems to know no bounds. A new report from Appfigures found that the Android app was downloaded 470,000 times on the first day it was available. That’s four times as many downloads as compared … Read more
Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Back in September, Apple unveiled a new base model Series 11, the affordable SE 3, and a luxurious and rugged Ultra 3. While the Series 11 and Ultra 3 received standout features including Hypertension Detection, Emergency SOS via satellite, increased battery life, and Sleep Scores, … Read more
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the opening of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) plenary session, in Belem, Brazil, November 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tore into nations for their failure to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius, as Brazil hosted world leaders for a summit ahead of the … Read more
बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव प्रचार के बीच कांग्रेस नेता राहुल गांधी और एक छोटे बच्चे की बातचीत ने चुनावी माहौल में हल्की मुस्कान भर दी. अररिया में गुरुवार को हुए एक जनसंपर्क अभियान के दौरान राहुल गांधी का यह वीडियो अब सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो गया है. और पढ़ें वीडियो में दिखता है कि एक … Read more
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Google’s Canvas in Gemini can create presentations from a prompt. Explain a topic or upload images for Gemini to use. All Gemini users get Canvas; upgraded subscribers get more. It’s easy to spend more time than necessary on your … Read more
Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporter, BBC News and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent, BBC News Pablo Porciuncula/AFP Brazilian President Lula warned of “extremist forces” when he addressed world leaders at the global climate summit President Trump was under attack on Thursday as world leaders lined up to criticise his stance on climate change ahead of the global … Read more