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Varda Space Industries and United Therapeutics announced a collaboration to conduct pharmaceutical processing of small molecule medicines in orbit, combining Varda's orbital manufacturing platform wit

In Season 2, Mayor Wilson Fisk hunts down Daredevil while Matt Murdock fights back to tear down the Kingpin's corrupt empire. The season premiered on March 24, 2026, with eight episodes releasing week

The FCC approved EchoStar's 40 billion spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX , with AT&T acquiring approximately 50 megahertz of nationwide spectrum for 23 billion and SpaceX purchasing 65 megahertz for 1

The James Webb Space Telescope observed LAP1-B, an ultra-faint galaxy at 800 million years after the Big Bang, magnified by gravitational lensing from galaxy cluster MACS J0416. LAP1-B is the most che

NASA is moving quickly to define next year's Artemis III mission in Earth orbit, a crewed flight that will test rendezvous and docking capabilities between the agency's Orion spacecraft and commercial

Analysis of proteins in six 400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth from China identified genetic variants shared with Denisovans, providing the first evidence of genetic mixing between the two groups. On

Rivian released its new Rivian Assistant AI feature as part of software update 2026.15, enabling owners to interact more naturally with their vehicles through voice commands. Unlike phone-mirroring vo

Amazon employees are reportedly using the company's internal AI platform MeshClaw to automate routine or unnecessary tasks as pressure grows to demonstrate AI adoption, in a practice known as 'tokenma

Google announced a slew of upcoming features for Android 17 operating system, including advanced capabilities for the company's Gemini AI assistant, redesigned emoji and video improvements. The event

eBay rejected GameStop's unsolicited 56 billion takeover bid, with eBay's board declaring the offer 'neither credible nor attractive.' The proposal called for purchasing eBay shares at 125 apiece with

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary resigned after a rocky tenure marked by complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists, and vaping lobbyists, stepping down after just over a yea

Google introduced Googlebooks, a new high-end laptop segment that will run Android and prominently feature Gemini artificial intelligence . Googlebooks, launching this fall, are the first laptops desi

SpaceX fueled its new Starship V3 megarocket for the first time, setting a new record as the world's tallest rocket at approximately 408 feet (124.4 meters), surpassing the V2 by 4 feet. The successfu

Span, Nvidia, and PulteGroup are testing home-based data center nodes that use unused grid capacity to cut costs, ease community pushback, and support growing AI demand. The Span installation bundles

A California couple is suing OpenAI after their 19-year-old son, Sam Nelson, died from a drug overdose following advice from ChatGPT about combining kratom and Xanax . The lawsuit alleges OpenAI desig

Skyroot Aerospace, founded by former ISRO engineers, is preparing for India's first orbital launch attempt by a private company with its Vikram-1 rocket, designed to carry up to 350 kilograms into low

The FCC extended its deadline for software updates on foreign-made routers from March 1, 2027, to January 1, 2029 , allowing already-authorized devices to receive critical security patches longer desp

Audi's new Q9 flagship features a spacious, exclusive interior conceived as a sanctuary, offering up to seven seats with electrically powered doors and a large panoramic sunroof with switchable transp

A data center campus in north-central Georgia consumed more than 29 million gallons of water without the local utility company initially realizing it, triggering low-pressure water flow to the host co

Formula 1 leaders agreed to change engine regulations for 2027 by adjusting the 50-50 power split to increase internal combustion output. The changes aim to address driver concerns about excessive lif

iOS 26.5 introduces end-to-end encryption for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users, with encryption requiring both participants to have a carrier that supports the feature. The upda

In April 2026, researchers disclosed CVE-2026-31431 ('Copy Fail'), a highly reliable local privilege escalation vulnerability allowing unprivileged attackers to escalate to root across virtually all m

Eighteen U.S. cruise passengers from the MV Hondius returned to the U.S. on May 11, 2026, after weeks aboard the ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak. One passenger tested 'mildly' posit

Dua Lipa filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung, alleging the electronics company used her photograph to sell televisions without permission or payment. Samsung began featuring Lipa's image on TV

In a 9-0 Supreme Court decision, Cox Communications prevailed against Sony Music Entertainment in a landmark copyright case decided March 25, 2026, with the Court finding that internet service provide

Starlink is shutting down a GPS-style positioning feature that customers could previously access through its local API, with the company having restricted access to this capability that some users had

On August 10, 2025, a massive landslide struck Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska, preconditioned by glacial retreat caused by climate change, resulting in a 481-meter-high tsunami . The fjord is a popular des

AI-powered toys are rapidly emerging in the consumer market, including pocket pets, autonomous robots, and AI emotional companions that use advanced language models and adaptive learning capabilities.

A cyberattack shut down Canvas, an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US on May 7, 2026, depriving students and teachers of essential classroom materials during final

Google has offered Gemini Nano for Chrome since 2024 as a lightweight, on-device model , but users reasonably expect the visible AI Mode to use the on-device model with queries staying local, when in

Google is rolling out updates to AI Overviews and AI Mode that include more direct links within responses and previews of websites to help users find trusted sources and original content more easily.

The Court of International Trade ruled that Trump's 10% global tariffs were illegal after small businesses sued, following the Supreme Court's February strike-down of his broader tariff regime. The co

Researchers at the University of Waterloo identified four more members of Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition through DNA analysis of skeletal remains matched with living descendants' DNA samples. The

French cybercrime authorities escalated an investigation into Elon Musk and X to a criminal probe after Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino declined to appear for summons issued in April. The invest

NASA's next-generation Mars helicopter rotor blades broke the sound barrier during March tests at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory , with rotor tip speeds reaching Mach 1.08 and boosting lift capability

Climate change is making pollen season longer and more intense, worsening health effects for millions of Americans with seasonal allergies and asthma . Warmer weather signals plants to bloom earlier a

Researchers demonstrated that spin qubits hosted in bulk-manufactured quantum dots can be moved between quantum dots without losing quantum information. The ability to move qubits around could enable

Firefly Aerospace plans to debut the upgraded Alpha Block 2 rocket late summer 2026, following a successful return to flight in March and seeing strong demand particularly for national security applic

Sony Interactive Entertainment President Hideaki Nishino says efficient AI development tools will accelerate the rate of new game releases as they lower creation barriers for developers of all sizes.

Nintendo will increase the Nintendo Switch 2's price in the U.S. from 449.99 to 499.99 beginning September 1, 2026 , with similar increases across Japan, Canada, and Europe, though Japan's increase ta

The Pentagon released declassified UFO/UAP files following President Trump's directive, with the initial batch containing 162 documents outlining decades-old investigations of reported unidentified ae

President Trump plans to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary following months of chaos at the agency . Makary has faced criticism over his handling of flavored vapes and for slow-walking a safety study

Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged in Q2 2026 earnings that high-demand Mac mini and Mac Studio configurations are severely constrained and may take several months to reach supply-demand balance. Apple h

In 2018, Elon Musk wanted OpenAI founders Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Ilya Sutskever to lead Tesla's artificial intelligence projects. Musk proposed making OpenAI a Tesla subsidiary or hiring its t

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has been appointed CEO of Quantum Space, a startup developing maneuverable spacecraft to meet U.S. national security space needs. The Maryland-based company,

Google unveiled the lightweight, screenless Fitbit Air on May 7, 2026, priced at $99 with week-long battery life and advanced health tracking capabilities. The company also rebranded the Fitbit app to