Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,599 and puts local AI centre stage
Preorders opened on October 7, with availability beginning October 16 and some new Copilot features still to come.
Tech 8 October 2026
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Africa did not get bigger. The UN wants maps to show its size more honestly
A map vote making headlines on September 5 is about proportions, not moving borders.
World 6 September 2026
Corals move water with tiny hairs. Heat can turn that lifeline into a problem.
Research into microscopic currents offers another way to understand the pressure warming oceans put on reefs.
World 21 September 2026
NASA and IBM give AI a new job: making sense of the Moon
An open model brings old lunar observations together to help scientists ask new questions.
Tech 12 September 2026
Huawei’s new tri-fold phone opens big, with a price to match
The Mate XT 2 brings a tablet-sized display and a redesigned hinge to the premium phone contest.
Tech 9 September 2026
China wants to bring Mars rocks home. The hard part is the return trip.
Tianwen-3 is targeting a 2028 launch and samples back on Earth in 2031.
World 10 September 2026