Artemis II made 5,000 km holes in atmosphere
NASA’s Artemis II mission created two enormous holes of about 3,100-miles in the ionosphere and disrupted GPS signals, according to a new study. The historic mission, launched in April 2026, sent four astronauts on the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. However, researchers have now found that the rocket’s powerful launch produced
SpaceX to use Qualcomm’s Dragonwing platforms to power Starlink Mobile 5G network
SpaceX has partnered with Qualcomm to build its Starlink Mobile 5G network across the US. Under the partnership, SpaceX will use Qualcomm’s Dragonwing Cellular Infrastructure platforms to support its nationwide terrestrial 5G rollout. The network will use Qualcomm’s Dragonwing QRU100 and QDU100 platforms, along with software designed to manage key parts of 5G connectivity. The
Google expands voluntary buyout offers to employees in five countries amid rising AI costs
Google has expanded its voluntary employee buyout programme to five countries as the technology giant looks to rein in costs amid heavy investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The company began offering voluntary exit packages to some employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland in June this year.The move comes as Google’s parent company Alphabet
Multiple European flights targeted by bomb threats for second time
Several flights across Europe have been targeted by bomb threats for the second time this week. Flights bound for Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, Austria and the Czech Republic have been affected, including an Aer Lingus plane which departed Dublin for Rome but was forced to divert to Evreux air base in northern France on Thursday morning.
Russian hacker group claims to have posted B.C. school district information on dark web
A shadowy Russian ransomware group has posted screenshots on the dark web from what appears to be a database stolen from the Burnaby School District. The group — which calls itself Qilin — claims to offer downloads of information allegedly taken during a massive data breach school officials have said included medical information, detailed learning
First black woman elected Georgia governor in historic Democratic victory
The first Black female governor in U.S. history has emerged. Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, is the historic figure. On the 3rd, AP and others announced that Bottoms defeated Republican candidate Rick Jackson to be elected Georgia governor. Bottoms served as a senior advisor to the White House during the presidency
Gene-editing injection treat inherited eye diseases
Hong Kong start-up GenEditBio is testing a one-shot gene-editing therapy for TGFBI-related corneal dystrophies, inherited conditions that can progressively damage sight.In the third of a four-part Health Matters wellness series on frontier medicine in Hong Kong, Fiona Sun examines how a local start-up is testing a gene-editing therapy that could tackle a group of inherited
Ozempic: The weight-loss drug and its real effects
Ozempic, made by the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, is taken as a once-weekly self-administered injection to manage said blood glucose levels.Ozempic was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat people with type 2 diabetes and who risked serious health consequences without medication.Ozempic reduces your appetite so you eat less. It also
Cyberattacks on refrigerators hit Europe, US bases
Cyberattacks targeting supermarket refrigerators have swept across Europe and spread to U.S. military bases on the mainland. The “refrigerator hacking” involves breaching remote control systems of large supermarkets’ refrigeration and freezing units, raising temperatures to 50 degrees Celsius, forcing mass food disposal, and disrupting supply chains. Amid speculation that the attacks could be part of
Binance reveals hackers used fake job interviews, malicious code in $6-bn heist
Binance released on Tuesday a detailed investigation into the $6 billion hack of its cryptocurrency platform, showing how attackers used fake job interviews and malicious code to steal the funds. The crypto exchange said it had replenished 98 percent of the affected assets by drawing on its own funds, with the remaining amount involving little-traded