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
Singapore denies investigating alleged Chinese spy links involving Nvidia boss
Singapore has denied investigating a Chinese executive reportedly close to Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, rejecting claims made in a Wall Street Journal report that authorities were “concerned” about possible Chinese espionage. Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs said at the weekend that neither the government nor officials had expressed concerns about Alice Huang’s ties to the
US strikes Iranian island ahead of midterm elections
The US has carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz,the officials described the strikes as limited and defensive, and said they were in response to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) firing on a US aircraft. Iranian state news agency Irna reported explosions on Qeshm on Monday. The IRGC did
SpaceX splits civilian and military networks
SpaceX’s satellite technology powers internet connectivity across the world, but not all its satellites serve the same purpose. While Starlink provides commercial internet to millions of users, its lesser-known network, Starshield, is designed for military communications, intelligence gathering and national security operations.The distinction came into focus in October 2026, when Ukrainian officials reported disruptions to
Mineralised ‘red blood cells’ detected in 115-million-year-old dinosaur bone
Coastal microbes you would find at the beach may have helped preserve red blood cells in a 115-million-year-old dinosaur fossil, a new study claims. An international team of scientists, led by Kliti Grice at Curtin University, reports finding traces of heme in the hind limb bones of a Brazilian feathered dinosaur, Aratasaurus museunacionali. Heme is
Apple may be developing $1,000 robotic tabletop display
Apple is reportedly pushing deeper into personal robotics with plans to launch a tabletop robotic smart home device equipped with a swiveling display, a report by The Information has claimed, adding that this particular device is slated to arrive in either 2027 or 2028 with an estimated price tag around $1,000 in the US. The