Spacex, Amazon and other companies’ plan to build millions of ‘data centers’ in Space
As tech giants and aerospace startups race to launch space-based data centers, scientists are warning that hundreds of thousands of new satellites could transform Earth into a ringed planet, drastically escalating light pollution and disrupting the night sky.The warning comes as companies including SpaceX, Blue Origin, and startups such as Starcloud and Cowboy Space propose
Discord ordered to suspend livestreams in Brazil
Brazil’s data protection authority (ANPD) has ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature after a teenage girl was allegedly encouraged to take her own life in a broadcast on the platform. The messaging service allows people to create and join groups based on their interests, with users able to enter voice or video calls in
Google, Apple reportedly wants publishers’ content for Siri
After Google, Apple may use publishers’ content for its AI-powered tool to enhance it.Apple has approached several publishers about new content licensing agreements as it gears up to prepare for a major AI upgrade for its Siri. This proposed partnership may provide Apple access to news and other published material that can help Siri provide
Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian refinery
Ukrainian drones struck a major refinery deep inside Russia,the fourth in three days in Kyiv’s monthslong campaign to choke Moscow’s vital oil sector. Russia is one of the world’s biggest energy producers, with oil providing an economic mainstay as its army tries to push deeper into Ukraine in a slow and costly advance more than
Saliva, swab can help early detection of oral cancer
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore researchers claimed to have developed a non-invasive technique that can detect early signs of oral cancer using only saliva and a swab sample from the inner surface of the mouth. The researchers plan to validate the findings in larger and more diverse groups of patients, and then develop
Microsoft Teams, Office and Azure at hacking risk in India
The use Microsoft Teams, Office, Azure or other Microsoft services, you need to be careful as the government-backed cybersecurity agency has issued a severity warning about multiple vulnerabilities affecting several Microsoft products and services.these security flaws could allow attackers to gain unauthorised access, increase their privileges, steal sensitive information or make changes to data and
Uber takes bike taxis to 100 more cities in India
Ride-hailing company Uber is expanding into 100 more Indian cities, pushing deeper into smaller towns at a time when competition in India’s two-wheeler mobility market is intensifying. The expansion will widen its national footprint to more than 220 cities.The move comes amid a broader battle for dominance in India’s bike-taxi market, where US-headquartered Uber has
AI companies to track rogue AI agents
After OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta reported cases of AI agents going beyond controlled tests and accessing real-world systems more than 120 companies are backing a new plan to track and report such incidents. Nvidia, Cisco and CrowdStrike are among them, Axios.The move comes after AI agents are getting more powerful and can now perform tasks
Nvidia building 1-trillion-parameter Nemotron 4
Nvidia is developing a new AI model family, Nemotron 4, with the goal of challenging top open-source models globally. The chip giant is among the few major U.S. firms to release open-source models, which have drawn more attention this year as AI bills balloon and cheap Chinese models near the capabilities of top systems from
Israeli Startup Irregular Linked to AI hacking
A relatively small Israeli startup called Irregular has found itself at the centre of one of the strangest AI security stories of 2026. OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta have now disclosed separate incidents in which powerful AI models interacted with real systems while undergoing cybersecurity testing. In the cases connected to Irregular, the common problem wasn’t