A few years ago, Tiffany Nguyen was a student with her first part-time job, earning her first paychecks and making her first purchases on Klarna. “It was kind of freeing for me as a student,” being able to buy things on what once would have been called credit. Except she didn’t have credit. For Nguyen,

A new report from China reveals that local companies are firmly in the driver’s seat of the global race to power electric cars. During the first ten months of 2025, the world saw a big jump in the total amount of energy stored in EV batteries, reaching 933.5 GWh. A close look at the numbers

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter If you’ve been in a school recently, you’ve likely seen students tucking their mobile devices into those colorful, magnetic Yondr pouches. As of last month, 36 states and the District of Columbia had enacted phone restrictions in K-12 classrooms, with

ISTANBUL Türkiye’s automobile and light commercial vehicle market expanded in November, posting a 9.82 percent increase compared with the same month last year to reach 132,984 units, the Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association (ODMD) said on Dec. 2. The previous month had seen a stronger annual rise of 19.4 percent, with total sales at 116,149

All the speculation and waiting are over: Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Z TriFold, the company’s first trifold phone. When completely unfolded, it features a 10-inch Dynamic AMOLED display. The entire device is 12.9mm thick, and it measures just 3.9mm at its thinnest point. A massive internal display comes at a weight penalty, and

CATL and BYD collectively installed 513.1 GWh of EV batteries in January-October 2025, accounting for 55.0 percent of the global total. South Korea’s LG Energy Solution maintained its third-place position with a 9.3 percent share in January-October. CATL (HKG: 3750, SHE: 300750) saw its global electric vehicle (EV) battery market share increase in January-October compared

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is down to an all-time low price on Amazon, and it’s officially the best deal in mobile flagships with this incredible discount. I know the Galaxy S26 Ultra is probably right around the corner, but don’t worry about that phone. The S25 Ultra will be a fantastic phone for years

The rumors were all true: the Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold, possibly the most anticipated and talked-about smartphone (aside from the Apple iFold), is real and ships this month, but the devil is in the details. Samsung announced on Monday evening (December 1, 2025) that it’s launching its first tri-folding Galaxy phone this month in South

Police in Britain will be able to require illegal migrants to remove their coats and allow mouth searches at British ports so officers can look for mobile phones or SIM cards and gather intelligence on their journey, the government said on Monday. The Home Office, Britain’s interior ministry, said the new powers would support investigations

Cyber Monday 2025 is offering a massive number of deals, particularly in the tech sphere. We know it’s easy to get overwhelmed, so we’ve rounded up the absolute best Cyber Monday iPhone deals below. Our team has been tracking and testing several of the latest iPhones, which were released in September, and we are pleased

Photo credit: telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com Reports indicate that the Indian government has directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a state-owned cybersecurity app on all new devices as part of efforts to combat online scams and other cybercrimes. The November 28 order – the existence of which was reported by Reuters news agency and Indian media on Monday, three

I’ve never enjoyed juggling devices, but recently I’ve found that two devices have formed the foundation for my digital life. My Google Pixel 10 Pro and Boox Palma 2 Pro are always on hand, and I can’t imagine getting rid of either. I tend to use them for different purposes, and they complement each other

A new Android malware named Albiriox has been advertised under a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model to offer a “full spectrum” of features to facilitate on-device fraud (ODF), screen manipulation, and real-time interaction with infected devices. The malware embeds a hard-coded list comprising over 400 applications spanning banking, financial technology, payment processors, cryptocurrency exchanges, digital wallets, and

If you’re eying up that next upgrade, then today’s Verizon Cyber Monday deals are offering fantastic choices. Everything from the latest iPhone 17 to internet packages have excellent deals, and I’m rounding everything up right here on this page. These deals have actually been part of the carrier’s seasonal sale for a few weeks now,

Newsfrom Japan Dec 1, 2025 13:03 (JST) Tokyo, Dec. 1 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department on Monday added a new feature to its Digi Police crime prevention app that blocks incoming calls from international numbers and those believed to have been used for special fraud. When the new feature is enabled, the app automatically blocks

Handout Lowri from Cardiff says she met her fiance offline after swearing off dating apps After using dating apps with little success for eight years, a woman met the love of her life just two weeks after deciding to ditch them. Lowri Rose, 26, from Cardiff, said she had been using the apps on and

Tesla continues to extend its efficiency lead in China. The Model 3 and Model Y once again ranked as the two most efficient vehicles in a new real-world energy consumption test conducted by Chinese automotive publication Autohome, which placed dozens of EVs under identical, controlled conditions to evaluate their true high-speed consumption (via Sina News). Autohome