Month: June 2025
Chinese Solar project in Brazil
China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has brought its first self-built greenfield solar power project in Brazil to full capacity operation, marking a significant expansion of its clean energy footprint in Latin America’s largest economy.The project utilized Chinese-made photovoltaic modules and inverters, a move CGN said has effectively driven the “going out” of China’s solar
The end of Teams Classic support
Many companies, including major retailers, and government departments, are still grappling with the fallout from legacy software. Compatibility issues and security risks tied to aging platforms remain widespread. This familiar pattern means migration projects are often postponed until the last minute, increasing the risk of costly disruptions and avoidable security vulnerabilities.Microsoft’s decision to end support
IonQ Quntum Computing Technology
On June 25, IonQ made headlines with a significant breakthrough in fundamental physics by achieving the first known simulation of neutrinoless double-beta decay using its quantum computer. This development has profound implications for understanding the universe’s matter-antimatter imbalance and suggests that quantum computers could unlock new realms in physics processes previously beyond the reach of
Google to Buy Power From Nuclear Fusion
Google is making a big bet on a power source that hasn’t yet been used successfully anywhere in the world: nuclear fusion.Every nuclear plant in the world today is powered by fission reactions, which generate energy by splitting the nucleus of an atom. Fusion, by contrast, works by combining two nuclei, similar to how the
Ebook writers on Kobo remain uncertain as a new Terms of Service comes into effect.
Kobo, a Rakuten subsidiary that sells ebooks and ereaders, has built its name on being a more open and author-friendly version of Amazon Kindle. However, a recent change to the company’s self-publishing business has some writers worried that reputation might change. Agreeing to sell on one of these platforms comes with a list of conditions.
Meta AI to process photos
Facebook has been showing some users a pop-up message asking them if they want to allow the social network to create collages, recaps and AI restylings using photos they’ve yet to upload from their camera roll.The message also said that the media won’t be used for ads targeting, but its wording raised concerns about the
Scattered Spider hackers targeting Airlines
Executives from Google’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant and Palo Alto Networks’ security research division Unit 42 also said they have witnessed Scattered Spider cyberattacks targeting the aviation industry. Scattered Spider is a collective of mostly English-speaking hackers, typically teenagers and young adults, who are financially motivated to steal and extort sensitive data from company networks. The
Existense of Aliens
The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and outright skepticism. Recently, scientists claimed the “strongest evidence” of life on a distant exoplanet – a world outside our solar system.Newton’s laws of motion and gravity, Wegener’s theory of plate tectonics, and human-made climate change all faced prolonged
Nuclear Arms Race
The Nato summit may be Donald Trump’s big win, but for Britain the verdict must be less euphoric. It has pitched the UK into the heart of the new phase of nuclear confrontation. On the eve of the conference, Keir Starmer announced that the UK would switch its order for the US F-35 strike jets
Microsoft and Nvidia to join $4 trillion market cap club
Microsoft and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) are poised to become the first members of the $4 trillion market cap club. The AI Revolution is the driving force behind this market surge, said Wedbush. The firm noted that the current tech bull market “is still early” and will continue to be led by AI-driven growth. The firm expects