LinkedIn unveils new team
LinkedIn is aiming to burnish its position as a go-to platform for business advertisers with a new team of marketing experts that it expects to generate an annualised run rate of US$100 million (S$128.6 million) next fiscal year.The Microsoft-owned platform on June 10 unveiled BrandWorks, a newly assembled team that aims to deliver higher-performing ad
New Indian 3D model reveals Mars’ complex surface temp pattern
For decades, scientists trying to understand the Martian surface have relied largely on models that treat the planet as if it were relatively flat. These models have helped explain how temperatures change through the day and across seasons, but they often miss something important: Mars is not flat.A team of researchers from Isro’s Physical Research
Starlink India launch hits security roadblock
India has effectively frozen approvals for Elon Musk’s space-based internet service Starlink to begin commercial operations, due to concerns over the use of its satellite terminals in the Iran war, according to people familiar with the matter. Security agencies under India’s Ministry of Home Affairs have withheld the final clearances Starlink needs to launch, the
EU regulators order Meta to allow rival AI chatbots free access to WhatsApp
EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday ordered Meta Platforms to give rival AI chatbots free access to WhatsApp while they continue to investigate whether the company abused its market power by blocking competitors from the messaging app.The European Commission’s decision to issue an interim measure against Meta – its first in 17 years – followed complaints
Taiwan fires rockets in China’s direction from a US
Taiwan’s military fired rockets in China’s direction from “shoot-and-scoot” mobile launchers on Wednesday in a demonstration of how it might try to repel a Chinese attack. While the U.S.-supplied system known as HIMARS has been tested before, the latest live-fire exercise was the first time its rockets were fired into the waters of the narrow
Apple faces EU scrutiny
Apple recently introduced the Siri AI tool at the World Wide Developer Conference 2026, along with new Apple Intelligence features. However, the Cupertino giant has decided not to bring the Siri AI tool in the European Union after it had unsuccessfully requested to be exempted from interoperability obligations for the tool. A spokesperson from the
Google AI search goess global
Google announced a major upgrade to Search. This includes what the company calls a new intelligent Search box and AI-powered information agents. As per the company, these tools will monitor information on the behalf of users and offer detailed updates without needing them to constantly search for answers. The company asserted that AI Search agents
Astronomers propose space ‘airbags’
Chemicals fired from satellites at the edge of the Earth’s magnetic field can act as “airbags” to shield the planet from devastating solar flares, a new study suggests. Solar flares are streams of high-energy particles ejected from the Sun that can disrupt radio communications and fry satellite electronics. Fluctuations in the Earth’s magnetic field caused
Worldwide Developers Conference update
Apple unveiled a wide range of changes coming with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27 and visionOS 27 at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 8. These updates focus on speed, performance, personalisation, parental controls, productivity, health, and more. From faster AirDrop transfers and redesigned search experiences to new child-safety tools, health-tracking
Israel’s Arabic-language military spokesperson Spreads fear
Israel’s Arabic-language military spokesman has been the animated face of its campaigns and the main source of warnings ahead of strikes and major offensives. That has made him one of the most recognizable Israelis in the Arab world — a focus of fury as well as some fascination. In social media videos shared to his