Month: July 2025
Russia drone attacks on Kyiv
Russia has been ramping up drone attacks in recent months with record numbers launched almost weekly. As they did on Friday, the attacks typically combine exploding drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, and decoys intended to confuse or overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses.Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Friday with the largest number of drones
Israeli quantum startup Qedma
While most efforts focus on hardware, Qedma specializes in error mitigation software. Its main piece of software, QESEM, or quantum error suppression and error mitigation, analyzes noise patterns to suppress some classes of errors while the algorithm is running and mitigate others in post-processing.IBM itself does both quantum hardware and software, and some of its
Game Helldivers 2 is to Xbox
Helldivers 2 first launched on PC and PS5 in February 2024, where it immediately became a huge success among critics and players. In the year and change since its release, it’s also received a swathe of post-launch content, including expansions and regular in-game events, all of which has been well-received by the community. It’s also
Data breach exposes Catwatchful Stalkerware
A security vulnerability in a stealthy Android spyware operation called Catwatchful has exposed thousands of its customers, including its administrator. Spyware apps like Catwatchful are banned from the app stores and rely on being downloaded and planted by someone with physical access to a person’s phone.Catwatchful is spyware masquerading as a child monitoring app that
Tesla’s CEO focus on next-generation technology is complicating the embattled automaker’s future, Tesla’s quarterly sales fell 13.5% year over year, Congress is preparing to eliminate EV credits, and rivals like General Motors are producing high-quality cars of their own. But Musk sees autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots as Tesla’s core businesses moving forward. The risk
Customizable Gemini Chatbot
Google is making it easier to get specific Gemini tasks done on Workspace apps. It is making Gems available directly in the side panel of Google Docs, Drive, Gmail, Sheets, and Slides. Gems have been available on the Gemini app and website since last year. They are custom versions of Gemini that you can create
US weapon
Russia has made incursions near two towns key to army supply routes in eastern Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said on Wednesday, as Moscow seeks a breakthrough in a summer offensive at a time of uncertainty over U.S. support for Kyiv.One of the aims of the Russian offensive is to occupy the rest of the
Foxconn Technology Group sends Chinese Engineers and Technicians back China from India
Foxconn Technology Group has asked hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians to return home from its iPhone factories in India, dealing a blow to Apple Inc.’s manufacturing push in the South Asian country. It’s not immediately clear why Apple’s biggest iPhone assembler sent the workers home. Earlier this year, officials in Beijing verbally encouraged regulatory
SpaceX rocket reuse
SpaceX launched its 500th Falcon 9 rocket on early this morning (July 2) and broke its own reuse record in the process.SpaceX’s 500th Falcon 9 launch included another milestone: the 29th reuse of the rocket’s first stage, four more than any other booster in the fleet.The milestone mission lifted off with 27 Starlink satellites at
The rise in NVIDIA stocks
Nvidia has exploded from its one-time focus on the gaming industry to become a serious force in the development of generative artificial intelligence (AI). It has as much as 95% of the AI semiconductor market, and the biggest names in the industry, like Amazon and Meta Platforms, rely on its premium products to drive their