NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet is ready to break the sound barrier
The X-59 is a supersonic aircraft designed with a radical elongated geometry that aims to reduce the volume of the sonic booms it can create when breaking the sound barrier. NASA’s goal with the X-59 is to help develop “quiet” supersonic technologies that could lead to aircraft designs that minimize the impact of sonic booms
Apple Bets on Small Devices for AI
Apple doesn’t seem interested in winning the AI race by building the biggest data-center empire. Its bet looks smaller. Literally. The company is reportedly renewing its push for AI that runs on devices, even as rivals pour billions into cloud infrastructure and giant AI server farms. The idea is simple: make the iPhone, Mac, Apple
Anthropic AI chatbot faces partial outage
Claude AI faced ‘partial outage’ today as per Anthropic’s status page. Thousands of users were unable to access Claude AI on June 2, 2026, after reports of service interruptions began spreading across the internet. The disruption affected both regular users and developers, with many reporting failed requests, loading problems, and difficulties generating responses. As complaints
Kenyans oppose U.S. plan to open Ebola quarantine center
A Kenyan court extended its block on the establishment of the center at the Laikipia air base, while U.S. health experts and former officials said in an open letter to Congress that the plan to treat exposed Americans abroad raised “profound clinical, ethical, operational, and legal concerns.” The Trump administration has said no exposed U.S.
Trump vowed to revoke hundreds of citizenships
The Trump administration has vowed to step up revocations of citizenship from some naturalized Americans as part of a broader effort to double down on immigration enforcement. The messaging has sparked fear among immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized citizens who worry about the potential for abuse and the precedent it sets that naturalized immigrants
AIONOS-Black Box alliance
AIONOS and Black Box are targeting more than $100 million in revenue within three years from a newly announced strategic alliance aimed at helping enterprises deploy artificial intelligence solutions, with the partners focusing on opportunities emerging from a global boom in data-centre investments.The partnership combines Black Box’s infrastructure capabilities with AIONOS’s AI products and platforms.
Iran turns to ChatGPT and Gemini to boost cyber warfare
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping battlefields, intelligence gathering and cyber warfare around the world. Now, according to a new report by the Financial Times, Iran is increasingly turning to AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini to strengthen its cyber capabilities and military research efforts. The report, based on interviews with cybersecurity researchers
Apple’s much-awaited AI smart glasses delayed
The wait for Apple’s smart glasses appears to stretch further, with the widely rumoured device now expected to arrive later than previously anticipated. The iPhone-maker is now looking to launch its AI-powered smart glasses in late 2027, according to a report by Bloomberg tech journalist Mark Gurman. In the latest edition of his Power On
Nvidia is taking on Intel and AMD with new AI chip
Nvidia Corp. is entering the PC market with a new chip aimed at loosening the stranglehold of Intel Corp. technology in that arena and modernizing the machines for the AI era. Starting this fall, Nvidia’s new RTX Spark Superchip will debut in laptop and desktop computers from leading PC brands including Dell Technologies Inc. and
US bombs Iranian military sites
The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it targeted American soldiers in Kuwait with missiles, which the U.S. says it shot down. The nominal ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been repeatedly tested with