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US steps up Apec role after Xi–Trump call as ties with China show signs of thaw Xi Jinping

US steps up Apec role after Xi–Trump call as ties with China show signs of thaw

Just days after Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held a two-hour phone call aimed at stabilising bilateral ties, the US confirmed it would play an active role at this year’s first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) senior officials’ meetings in Guangzhou, signalling intensified engagement with Beijing. The…
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February 6, 2026
James Webb Space Telescope finds precursors to ‘building blocks of life’ in nearby galaxy Cursor

James Webb Space Telescope finds precursors to ‘building blocks of life’ in nearby galaxy

JWST NIRCam) false colour image of IRAS07251-0248 (Image credit: Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes, Space Telescope Science Institute, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., NASA.) Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered a wealth of molecules that could serve as the initial building blocks of…
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February 6, 2026
Apple will reportedly allow third-party AI assistants in CarPlay Google

Apple will reportedly allow third-party AI assistants in CarPlay

Apple plans to allow third-party voice-controlled AI apps in CarPlay, Bloomberg reports. Siri is the default voice assistant for things like controlling music and looking up directions, but future AI apps in CarPlay could handle the complicated, open-ended requests Siri can't answer. The expanded support would let developers like OpenAI…
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February 6, 2026