Technology - general
Google Expands Taiwan Presence With New AI Engineering Centre
By Axel Miller | 20 Nov 2025
Google has opened a major new AI infrastructure hardware engineering centre in Taiwan—its largest outside the United States—marking a significant boost
Alaska Airlines Resumes Operations Following Major Tech Outage
By Axel Miller | 24 Oct 2025
Alaska Airlines has successfully restored flight operations early Friday, bringing an end to a widespread technology outage that had temporarily grounded flights across its entire network.
Google Set to Bring Android to PCs and Laptops in New Collaboration with Qualcomm
By Axel Miller | 25 Sep 2025
Google is taking a major step to expand Android beyond smartphones and tablets, signaling a potential shift in the personal computing landscape.
OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank to Build $500 Billion Stargate AI Data Centers Across U.S.
By Axel Miller | 24 Sep 2025
OpenAI, Oracle, and Japan’s SoftBank have unveiled plans to construct five new artificial intelligence data centers in the United States, marking a major step
New $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Tests U.S. Tech's Global Talent Strategy
By Axel Miller | 22 Sep 2025
The ability to attract top global talent has long been a key advantage for U.S. tech giants, but that equation is now being put to the test.
Huawei Unveils Chip and Computing Power Roadmap in Direct Challenge to Nvidia
By Cygnus | 18 Sep 2025
Huawei has laid out its long-term semiconductor and computing strategy, signaling China’s determination to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers
Panasonic Targets Breakthrough EV Battery Within Two Years
By Axel Miller | 18 Sep 2025
Panasonic is racing to deliver a next-generation electric vehicle (EV) battery within the next two years, a move that could significantly extend driving ranges and reshape competition in the EV market.
Apple’s China iPhone Sales Dip Ahead of iPhone 17 Launch
By Cygnus | 17 Sep 2025
Apple Inc. saw its iPhone sales in China fall 6% in the weeks leading up to the launch of the iPhone 17, a sharper decline than typically observed ahead of a new flagship release.
Exclusive: Nvidia’s RTX6000D AI Chip Struggles to Gain Traction in China
By Axel Miller | 16 Sep 2025
Nvidia’s latest China-specific AI chip, the RTX6000D, is receiving a muted response from the country’s biggest technology firms, according to people familiar with procurement talks
Musk’s Starlink Restores Service After Brief Outage Impacting Thousands
By Cygnus | 15 Sep 2025
Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, has returned to normal operations after a short-lived outage that left tens of thousands of users offline on Monday.
Spotify Revives Messaging Feature to Boost Engagement and Stay Ahead of Rivals
By Axel Miller | 26 Aug 2025
Spotify is bringing back in-app messaging for both free and premium users, aiming to deepen user engagement and strengthen its competitive edge in the crowded music streaming market.
Oracle Trims 150+ Cloud Jobs as AI Push Drives Up Costs
By Axel Miller | 14 Aug 2025
Oracle Corp. has cut more than 150 jobs in its cloud division, a move that underscores the balancing act tech companies face
Musk Warns of Legal Action Against Apple Over App Store Rankings
By Axel Miller | 12 Aug 2025
Elon Musk is accusing Apple of suppressing competition within its App Store. On Monday, the billionaire said his artificial intelligence
China’s State Media Questions Security of Nvidia H20 Chips
By Cygnus | 11 Aug 2025
A Chinese state media-linked account has raised fresh concerns over the security and quality of Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence chips
Isro launches Nasa-Isro high-precision earth monitoring satellite NISAR
By Unnikrishnan | 31 Jul 2025
ndian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Wednesday launched the Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)
Widespread Microsoft SharePoint Server Hack Exposes Global Organizations to Cyber Threat
By Axel Miller | 22 Jul 2025
A recently discovered cyber-espionage campaign exploiting Microsoft SharePoint server software has compromised about 100 organizations worldwide
Nvidia Nearly Becomes World’s Most Valuable Company Amid AI Boom
By Cygnus | 04 Jul 2025
Nvidia came close to making history on Thursday, briefly hitting a staggering $3.92 trillion market valuation—just shy of becoming the most valuable company of all time.
India to launch Rs1 lakh crore research, development and innovation scheme
By Unnikrishnan | 02 Jul 2025
The union cabinet has approved a scheme, with a corpus of Rs1 lakh crore, to scale up research, development and innovation (RDI) in strategic and sunrise sectors
Qantas faces major data breach: 6 million customer records exposed
By Cygnus | 02 Jul 2025
Australia’s flag‑carrier is dealing with its largest cybersecurity incident in years after an attacker accessed a third‑party customer‑service platform tied to one of its call centres.
Bengaluru researchers develop solar-powered device to produce hydrogen by splitting water
By Unnikrishnan | 23 Jun 2025
Scientists at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, have developed a scalable model of a new device that uses solar energy to split water molecules to produce green hydrogen.
Elon Musk’s X Corp challenges New York’s hate speech disclosure law in court
By Cygnus | 18 Jun 2025
Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has filed a lawsuit against the state of New York, arguing that a newly enacted law requiring platforms
UK’s FCA partners with Nvidia to launch AI sandbox for financial innovation
By Cygnus | 09 Jun 2025
Financial companies in the UK will soon have a new platform to explore artificial intelligence tools, thanks to a new initiative from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Musk-Trump feud puts $22B in SpaceX contracts at risk
By Cygnus | 06 Jun 2025
A high-stakes fallout between Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump is threatening to disrupt the trajectory of the U.S. space program
Musk-Trump feud puts $22B in SpaceX contracts at risk
By Cygnus | 06 Jun 2025
A high-stakes fallout between Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump is threatening to disrupt the trajectory of the U.S. space program
Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Sparks Global Rush, Faces Shortages
By Cygnus | 05 Jun 2025
Gamers around the world turned out in droves for the highly anticipated launch of Nintendo’s Switch 2 on Thursday, eager to get their hands on the next-generation console—despite