IBM unveils world’s first sub-1nm chip technology
IBM has unveiled what it calls the world’s first sub-1 nanometre (nm) chip technology, a research breakthrough that the company says could extend advances in semiconductor performance as the industry approaches the physical limits of transistor scaling. The prototype, built on a 0.7nm (7 angstrom) process, uses a new three-dimensional Nanostack architecture that vertically stacks
X Money rollout
X Money is being built as a digital wallet inside the X ecosystem, allowing users to send and receive money, hold funds and eventually tap into a wider range of financial services. The service runs on Visa Direct, following a partnership between X and Visa announced earlier this year. That tie-up gives X access to
Iran insists on right to control Hormuz
Iran reasserted its right on Friday to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and warned Gulf states against siding with the U.S., a day after an attack on a ship near Oman highlighted the fragility of a preliminary deal to end the Iran war. Tehran was responding to what it called an “interventionist, irresponsible
Russia-controlled Crimea declares emergency
Authorities in Russian-controlled Crimea Friday declared a regional emergency as Ukrainian drone attacks on the peninsula intensified, prompting widespread disruption and power outages. The declaration followed what appeared to be one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks on Russian territory and Moscow-administered Crimea since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion more than four years ago. According
OpenAI to release GPT-5.6 in limited preview
OpenAI has reportedly delayed the wider release of its upcoming GPT-5.6 artificial intelligence model after a request from the Trump administration over security concerns. Instead of launching the model broadly, the company is expected to introduce GPT-5.6 through a limited preview, with access initially restricted to a small group of enterprise customers.The report suggests that
India commissions nuclear ballistic missile submarine
India on Friday commissioned its new indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine INS Aridaman into service, further strengthening the naval component of nuclear triad.While India has proven air and land-launched nuclear capabilities, it is now focusing on boosting its underwater nuclear prowess. INS Arihant is India’s first home-made nuclear submarine. It was launched in July 2009
OpenAI working on Spud
OpenAI, which recently raised $122 billion, is working on a new flagship model internally codenamed Spud. As competition heats up in enterprise AI. Early signals suggest Spud offers stronger reasoning and more intuitive outputs than current models. A key improvement is its ability to quickly grasp user intent, minimizing the need for repeated clarifications. This
WhatsApp warns users about spyware hidden in fake app
WhatsApp has issued a warning after discovering that hundreds of people were tricked into downloading a fake version of the messaging app that contained spyware. The company says around 200 users were affected and has already taken steps to protect those accounts. According to WhatsApp, the fake app was allegedly created by the Italian spyware
Iran Strucks Mina Al-Ahmadi plantMina Al-Ahmadi plant
An oil refinery in Kuwait where jet fuel bound for the UK is produced has been struck by Iranian drones. The Mina Al-Ahmadi plant was targeted by a “malicious drone attack” overnight, causing fires at “several operational units”, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) confirmed on Friday, as the Iran war goes on. Kuwait is the UK’s
The cyberattack on the European Commission
The recent cyberattack on the European Commission (EC) may have been a lot worse than initially thought, as we now know it affected almost 30 different European Union (EU) entities.The attack saw TeamPCP, a relatively unknown threat actor, manage to get a malicious version of Trivy into the update stream that users trust. Trivy is