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SpaceX launches Starship toward orbit for first time
Sep 28, 2026

SpaceX launches Starship toward orbit for first time

SpaceX on Monday sent its Starship out to orbit for the first time, with the company looking for the craft to achieve six laps around the Earth in order to show off its capability for the NASA Artemis program, according to The Associated Press. SpaceX said everything needs to go as planned for Starship before...


Say goodbye to brown bananas! Gene-edited fruits could soon be sold in UK supermarkets
Sep 28, 2026

Say goodbye to brown bananas! Gene-edited fruits could soon be sold in UK supermarkets

Experts at Tropic Biosciences, a UK company based in Norfolk, used a technique known as CRISPR-Cas9 to edit three genes that cause bananas to brown.


SpaceX Starship Flight 14 reaches orbit after successful insertion burn
Sep 28, 2026

SpaceX Starship Flight 14 reaches orbit after successful insertion burn

SpaceX Starship Flight 14 reaches orbit in historic mission SpaceX launched its unprecedented Starship Flight for its first-ever orbital mission on Monday. The Super Heavy rocket booster just fired up its 33 rocket engines, giving the first burst of power off the launchpad. The launch took...


New hotel reservation analysis raise questions about guest experience and lost revenue opportunities
Sep 28, 2026

New hotel reservation analysis raise questions about guest experience and lost revenue opportunities

Lobby, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform that automates complex booking operations across suppliers of travel, hospitality and experiences, has carried out several analysis of reservation workflows that reveal a consistent pattern and challenge some common assumptions within hospitality. For years, hotels have focused on reducing reservation response times and on increasing conversion rates, as well as operational efficiency. According to Lobby’s analysis, the actual weaknesses in this part of the process are related to information, guest intent and the commercial opportunities lost between request and booking.


Siri Co-Creator to Open New Paris Forum Tackling AI’s Impact on the Traveller Journey
Sep 28, 2026

Siri Co-Creator to Open New Paris Forum Tackling AI’s Impact on the Traveller Journey

The world is not moving towards a single artificial intelligence future. The United States, Europe, China, the Middle East and India are developing distinct systems shaped by different approaches to innovation, sovereignty, trust, data and scale. On 28 and 29 October, the Global Resilience Network (GRN) will bring those five pathways into one room at the Global Travel Futures Forum in Paris and test what they mean in practice for the global travel economy.


Crows are being given naloxone after suspected drug overdoses in Prince George
Sep 28, 2026

Crows are being given naloxone after suspected drug overdoses in Prince George

The increased toxicity of the illicit drug supply has prompted public warnings in the north-central B.C. city.


Webinar: How to Govern AI Agents, Reduce Excessive Access, and Control Shadow AI
Sep 28, 2026

Webinar: How to Govern AI Agents, Reduce Excessive Access, and Control Shadow AI

AI agents are moving into production faster than security teams can govern them. They are connecting to apps, handling data, calling APIs, and acting across business systems—often without the same controls applied to human users. According to Okta’s Global CISO Insights 2026 report, only 47% of CISOs are confident they can identify every AI agent in their environment. Even among those who feel


Carbonato Botnet Compromises Docker Hosts to Deploy Telegram-Controlled Hermes AI Agent
Sep 28, 2026

Carbonato Botnet Compromises Docker Hosts to Deploy Telegram-Controlled Hermes AI Agent

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet malware called Carbonato that's targeting exposed Docker daemons to deploy an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) agent framework called Hermes Agent. "The implant installs the framework unchanged, then overwrites its SOUL.md persona file," ThreatDown said. "The 39-line prompt directs it to execute tasks received through


Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?
Sep 28, 2026

Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?

An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.


Chinese chip foundry CanSemi’s IPO oversubscribed 2,360 times as investors chase AI boom
Sep 28, 2026

Chinese chip foundry CanSemi’s IPO oversubscribed 2,360 times as investors chase AI boom

Chinese chip foundry CanSemi Technology’s Shenzhen initial public offering (IPO) is emerging as one of mainland China’s most sought-after tech listings this year, as investors bet on its push into silicon photonics and its role in domestic artificial intelligence infrastructure. The Guangzhou-based company’s retail tranche was oversubscribed by more than 2,300 times after clawback, according to a stock exchange filing late on Sunday, as investors scrambled for a piece of the domestic...


Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit
Sep 28, 2026

Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit

Audio firm Taction Technology claimed Apple infringed its patents for tech used to power device vibrations.


Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Polo
Sep 28, 2026

Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Polo

The category-three storm is approaching the state of Baja California Sur, on Mexico's northern Pacific coast.


Offshore wind plant to bring jobs boost to Montrose
Sep 28, 2026

Offshore wind plant to bring jobs boost to Montrose

The new facility will manufacture parts for offshore wind farms in Scottish waters and for overseas markets.


Severe dust pollution blowing into Alberta community downwind of the oilsands, study warns
Sep 28, 2026

Severe dust pollution blowing into Alberta community downwind of the oilsands, study warns

New peer-reviewed research shows that Fort McKay, Alta. faces disproportionately high levels of dust pollution, frequently exceeding Alberta's regulatory guidelines for ambient air quality. Researchers say outdated monitoring standards leave the community vulnerable to intense spikes of contamination.


SpaceX Starship targets first-ever orbit with 26 Starlink V3 satellites: When and where to watch the launch today
Sep 28, 2026

SpaceX Starship targets first-ever orbit with 26 Starlink V3 satellites: When and where to watch the launch today

The 14th flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket is scheduled today, targeting Earth orbit while deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The flight includes significant maneuvers and aims to enhance satellite internet capacity, speed, and reliability. Check when and where to watch the launch today.


How political tensions over Trump family crypto ventures derailed Clarity Act
Sep 28, 2026

How political tensions over Trump family crypto ventures derailed Clarity Act

President Trump and his family’s sprawling empire of cryptocurrency businesses cast a long shadow over efforts this year to negotiate a bill regulating the industry. They arguably weighed down bipartisan talks in the end, which ultimately disintegrated ahead of a Senate vote last week on the Clarity Act that failed to advance the bill. Senate...


Schumer, Dems at odds as leader aims to kill Ohio Republican's data center bill
Sep 28, 2026

Schumer, Dems at odds as leader aims to kill Ohio Republican's data center bill

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is aiming to kill a bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Jon Husted (Ohio) to protect taxpayers from additional costs posed by AI-driven data centers, but his Democratic caucus isn’t fully on board after House Democrats overwhelmingly voted for the proposal. The looming Senate floor fight over artificial intelligence and...


Astronaut chooses small-town Saskatchewan bison jerky to take to International Space Station
Sep 28, 2026

Astronaut chooses small-town Saskatchewan bison jerky to take to International Space Station

After approval through a NASA and CSA selection process, the food company based in Gull Lake will be supplying jerky for the four-person mission with a launch date of Oct. 1.


Your next parcel could be delivered by a two-legged robot: Evri starts using bots that can zip along at 4mph - and can even walk up stairs
Sep 28, 2026

Your next parcel could be delivered by a two-legged robot: Evri starts using bots that can zip along at 4mph - and can even walk up stairs

Your next parcel could be delivered by a two-legged robot, as Evri starts Europe's first trial of bipedal bots.


And you thought the iPhone Duo was expensive! 'Liquid metal' version of Apple's foldable goes on sale for $21,000
Sep 28, 2026

And you thought the iPhone Duo was expensive! 'Liquid metal' version of Apple's foldable goes on sale for $21,000

Apple's most expensive iPhone, iPhone Duo, was revealed to the world earlier this month, costing between £1,999 and £3,199. But these costs pale in comparison to a custom version by Caviar.


JADEPUFFER-Linked Attackers Used Compromised Service Principals to Delete Azure Resources
Sep 28, 2026

JADEPUFFER-Linked Attackers Used Compromised Service Principals to Delete Azure Resources

The threat actor known as JADEPUFFER has been observed orchestrating destructive actions within a Microsoft Azure environment using compromised service principals. Microsoft, which is tracking the activity under the name Storm-3168, has called it an evolution of the threat actor's tradecraft. The attack took place in early June 2026 over a period of about 18 hours. "The destructive operations


ByteDance grabs one-fifth of China’s data centre capacity as AI drives infrastructure boom
Sep 28, 2026

ByteDance grabs one-fifth of China’s data centre capacity as AI drives infrastructure boom

ByteDance accounts for roughly one-fifth of China’s delivered data centre capacity, making the TikTok owner the country’s largest tenant and a main driver of its artificial intelligence buildout, according to new estimates by research firm SemiAnalysis. The estimate comes from the firm’s tracking of more than 1,000 facilities in China operated by over 60 companies. ByteDance rents nearly all of its data centre footprint, SemiAnalysis said. Its AI products include Doubao, an assistant that...


‘Accomplices’ in espionage: Beijing’s stance on cryptocurrencies hardens
Sep 28, 2026

‘Accomplices’ in espionage: Beijing’s stance on cryptocurrencies hardens

China’s top intelligence and security agency on Monday issued a stark new warning on the risks of cryptocurrencies, highlighting their role in crime and stressing that transactions are not anonymous. Here are three things to know about the fresh warning from the Ministry of State Security (MSS) and China’s latest stance on virtual assets. What did the ministry say about cryptocurrencies? Virtual currencies facilitated money laundering activities and cyberattacks, and served as “accomplices” in...


Nvidia unveils new system to put guardrails on AI agents
Sep 28, 2026

Nvidia unveils new system to put guardrails on AI agents

Nvidia unveiled a new platform Monday to put guardrails on AI agents at both the software and hardware level, as major AI firms continue to discover new instances in which their agents have gone rogue. The chipmaker’s system consists of two parts — OpenShell and Sentry. OpenShell is open-source software that places limits on what...


Critics accuse Carney government of proposing 'sacrifice zones' for the environment
Sep 28, 2026

Critics accuse Carney government of proposing 'sacrifice zones' for the environment

The federal government says the purpose of Bill C-39 is to make project decisions in one year. But tucked inside are a dizzying array of more than 300 clauses that amend more than a dozen separate pieces of federal legislation, including laws to protect species at risk, water quality and fisheries.


iPhone 17, iPhone 16 Flipkart Big Billion Days 2026 sale: Expected prices, bank offers, exchange deals
Sep 28, 2026

iPhone 17, iPhone 16 Flipkart Big Billion Days 2026 sale: Expected prices, bank offers, exchange deals

Flipkart Big Billion Days 2026 is expected to bring major discounts on the Apple iPhone 17 and iPhone 16, with additional bank and exchange offers. The iPhone 17 has been teased at a price in the ₹70,000 range, while reports suggest an effective price of around ₹79,999.


Mainland Chinese stocks hit 13-month low on tech sell-off as Hong Kong market holds up
Sep 28, 2026

Mainland Chinese stocks hit 13-month low on tech sell-off as Hong Kong market holds up

Mainland Chinese stocks fell to their lowest level in 13 months on Monday as the sell-off in technology shares intensified amid concerns that elevated global capital costs and surging oil prices would curb risk appetite. Markets opened the week on a sombre note, with the CSI 300 Index dropping 2.2 per cent to close at a level not seen since August 21 last year. The chip-heavy Star Market 50 index tumbled 4.1 per cent, capping its steepest single-day decline in five weeks and closing in on the...


CISA Says Attackers Are Exploiting Two Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaws Globally
Sep 28, 2026

CISA Says Attackers Are Exploiting Two Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaws Globally

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Sunday added two critical Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-88771 (CVSS score: 9.5) - An improper input validation vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to


iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Galaxy S26 Ultra camera: Key differences in zoom, video and more
Sep 28, 2026

iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Galaxy S26 Ultra camera: Key differences in zoom, video and more

iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra camera comparison: Check the key differences in camera hardware, zoom, video recording, low-light photography and selfie capabilities.


Do YOU have a 'velcro dog'? How to tell if your pet's clingy behaviour is normal - or something to worry about
Sep 28, 2026

Do YOU have a 'velcro dog'? How to tell if your pet's clingy behaviour is normal - or something to worry about

Is your pup always desperate to be by your side? If so, you might have a 'velcro dog'. Although this behaviour might seem adorable, experts say it could be a sign of deeper issues.


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