Month: November 2025
SpaceX: upgraded Starship suffers explosion
SpaceX rolled out an upgraded version of its Starship rocket booster in South Texas on Thursday to begin testing, and just a few hours later, something inside it exploded.Unlike the more fireball-type explosions SpaceX has dealt with while developing its rockets in the past, this one appears to have blown out an entire side of
Cyberattacks on Universities
Across all sectors, from government organizations to private companies, cyberattacks have been increasing. Specialists say that universities are particularly vulnerable because of the valuable data they house, such as employee records and intellectual property, and because these institutions are difficult to secure. Many universities have older, outdated security systems as well as diverse digital infrastructures
ADF killings in DRC
GOMA, Congo — An Islamic State-backed rebel group killed 89 people during attacks on multiple villages in eastern Congo, Armed groups including the ADF and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have carried out several deadly attacks in eastern Congo.The ADF, which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in 2019, operates along the border with Uganda and
France to investigate Musk’s Grok chatbot
France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk ‘s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz. Grok wrote in a widely shared post in French that gas chambers at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp were designed for “disinfection with Zyklon B against typhus” rather
Trump’s New Plan to End the Russia-Ukraine War
resident Donald Trump and his Administration have reportedly drafted a 28-point plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The widely-leaked proposal is said to propose Kyiv reduce its army and make land concessions—something Ukraine has previously staunchly ruled out as a possibility. A long-time aim of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also been shut down in
Adobe to acquire Semrush
Adobe said on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire search engine optimization company Semrush for about $1.9 billion in cash, as the Photoshop maker seeks to augment its suite of marketing offerings.By acquiring Semrush, Adobe is betting that companies will choose to invest in optimizing their content and webpages to be more visible to
Ukraine asks Vatican to formalize mediation role
Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations over the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the nearly four-year war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the request in a letter to Pope Leo XIV ahead of an audience Friday between the pope and a delegation of returned Ukrainian children
Israel attack in Lebanon
The Israeli military stepped up airstrikes in south Lebanon on Wednesday, killing at least one person as it pressed a campaign of near-daily attacks which it says is designed to block a military revival by Iran-backed Hezbollah in the border area. Israel has accused Hezbollah of trying to rearm since a U.S.-backed ceasefire its war
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over killing of journalist in Washington
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia visited the US today for the first time since the 2018 murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi, which occurred inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The pair presented a united front before the press – with bin Salman agreeing mid-conference to raise Saudi investment in the US to
NATO scrambled fighter jets in Polish and Romanian airspace
NATO scrambled fighter jets in Polish and Romanian airspace overnight as Russia carried out massive drone and missile strikes in western Ukraine, killing at least 25 people, three of them children. Romania’s defense ministry said a Russian drone entered its airspace during the attack, striking apartment buildings in the western city of Ternopil, killing 25