Daniel Kim — Technology Editor 
Astronomers have captured an “orphan” supermassive black hole lighting up in deep space as it devoured a star on the outskirts of a faraway galaxy, according to NASA. While nearly every galaxy in the universe is anchored by a supermassive black hole at its center, this rare cosmic event occurred more than 30,000 light-years away … Read more
The exchange follows a turbulent period for Musk’s net worth, which dropped below the trillion-dollar threshold as SpaceX share prices declined in late July 2026. The world’s richest person suggested that he eventually wants to give away nearly all of his wealth to charitable causes. The billionaire made the remark after Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu … Read more
Nvidia has secured a strategic equity stake in Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence Inc. on July 27, 2026, combining chip supply deals and research access. The partnership builds on Sutskever’s departure from OpenAI following a decade of foundational artificial intelligence research and leadership in generative models. The artificial intelligence landscape is undergoing another structural realignment as … Read more
Google-backed Anthropic released its generative AI chatbot Claude across the European Union, Switzerland, and Iceland on May 14, 2024. The expansion brings the direct ChatGPT competitor to web and iPhone users throughout the region, alongside a business tier priced at 28 euros per month. Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, backed by corporate giants like Alphabet’s Google … Read more
Growth slowed in June as falling energy prices trimmed factory-gate gains, while artificial intelligence hardware demand drove massive surges across computer and semiconductor manufacturing sectors. China’s industrial sector experienced a powerful profit expansion through the first half of 2026, propelled by a technology manufacturing boom even as broader energy price fluctuations introduced fresh headwinds toward … Read more
An abandoned SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is projected to slam into the Moon on August 5, 2026, traveling at roughly 8,700 kilometers per hour. Tracked extensively by independent astronomers, the collision will unleash 11.8 gigajoules of energy, gouging a fresh crater and lofting a high-altitude dust plume near Einstein crater. Orbital Mechanics and the … Read more
Anthropic’s shared Claude chats were indexed by Google over the weekend after users utilized the tool’s public sharing feature. While search operators revealed medical records and personal data, Anthropic stated the system worked as intended, placing the responsibility on users who made the content publicly accessible. A simple search query over the weekend exposed conversations … Read more
Apple’s AirPods lineup is seeing deep discounts at major retailers as month-end and seasonal sales bring price cuts of up to $100. Month-end Apple deals are in full effect at Amazon, with AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 3, and AirPods Max 2 discounted by up to $100. Standard AirPods 4 have dropped to $99, while AirPods … Read more
Newly identified fossils of baby Tyrannosaurus rex and Gorgosaurus, discovered stashed in museum collections, reveal that hatchlings were no bigger than a house cat at roughly 5.5 pounds yet emerged ready to hunt with sharp teeth and rapid growth patterns, according to a study published in the journal Biology. Hidden Museum Fossils Reveal Cat-Sized Tyrannosaur … Read more
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered hundreds of mysterious ‘Little Red Dots’ in the early universe, sparking a debate over whether these objects are supermassive black holes or ancient globular clusters caught forming billions of years ago. The infrared-sensitive James Webb Space Telescope has spent recent surveys digging into the first billion … Read more