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Munich-based defense startup Helsing has raised $1.8 billion in a funding round that values the firm at $18 billion. The company, which specializes in AI-powered software and autonomous defense systems, intends to use the capital to integrate its technology into the defense capabilities of its growing number of partner nations. Funding Surge and Market Valuation … Read more
The Thompson family has donated a six-hectare floodplain meadow at White Mills, near Earls Barton, to the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire. The site will become the charity’s 34th nature reserve in Northamptonshire, marking a significant effort to restore a habitat that has seen extensive decline across the UK. Restoration Plans for White … Read more
Google has officially confirmed that its next Made by Google event will take place on August 12 in New York City. The upcoming presentation will serve as the venue for the company to unveil the new Pixel 11 series, arriving just weeks after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8. While the company’s … Read more
SK Hynix, the South Korean semiconductor giant, completed a US$26.5 billion listing on the Nasdaq on July 10, marking the largest U.S. debut by a foreign company to date. The American depositary receipts (ADRs) opened at $170 and rose 13% during their first day of trading, eventually closing at $168.01. The stock trades under the … Read more
China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has successfully rendezvoused with the near-Earth asteroid Kamo’oalewa, reaching a distance of approximately 12.5 miles (20 kilometers) on July 2, 2026. The probe, which launched in May 2025, is now conducting detailed observations of the quasi-moon to prepare for a future sample-return mission. Tianwen-2 Reaches Kamo’oalewa After 400-Day Voyage The China National … Read more
A significant fraction of black holes in the universe are not the direct descendants of dying stars, but are instead “second-generation” objects formed through repeated collisions, according to a recent study published in Physical Review Letters. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Williams College, and the Adler Planetarium analyzed 155 binary black hole … Read more
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is on track to achieve a historic milestone on 18 November 2026 at 2:16 AM PST. At that moment, the probe will reach a distance of 25.9 billion kilometers—or approximately 16.1 billion miles—from Earth. This distance marks the point at which a radio signal, traveling at the speed of light, takes … Read more
Apple is expected to unveil its next-generation iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max at a special event this autumn, with industry observers pointing to Wednesday, September 9, as a likely date for the keynote. The company’s release schedule typically follows a pattern established by years of prior launches, and analysts expect the new … Read more
The long-standing rivalry between Elon Musk and Sam Altman escalated on social media this weekend, as the two billionaires traded personal insults and criticisms following a lawsuit filed by Apple against OpenAI. The public feud, which unfolded on the X platform, comes as both Musk’s xAI and Altman’s OpenAI move to solidify their positions in … Read more
Microsoft is reportedly preparing a feature codenamed Project Positron for the Xbox Series X|S, allowing users to convert physical game discs into digital licenses. Expected to arrive via an upcoming Insider update, the system aims to bridge physical and digital distribution as Sony prepares to phase out disc manufacturing in 2028. Project Positron: Converting Physical … Read more