Technology
What Is Quantum Computing and Why Nations Are Racing to Control It
As French startup Pasqal targets a $2 billion SPAC listing, the global race to achieve quantum advantage intensifies across competing hardware platforms and trillion-dollar applications.
Grammarly Faces Backlash for AI Feature Using Dead Academics Without Consent
The writing platform's Expert Review tool simulates feedback from scholars including those recently deceased, igniting debate over digital identity rights and posthumous data ethics.
NASA Cancels Exploration Upper Stage, Ending SLS Block 1B as Artemis Program Pivots to Commercial Alternatives
Boeing's troubled EUS development ballooned to $2.8 billion before cancellation, forcing NASA to standardize on Block 1 and pursue ULA's Centaur V for future missions.
Nintendo Sues US Government for Tariff Refunds as Corporate Legal Battle Reaches Critical Mass
Gaming giant joins wave of companies seeking billions in refunds after Supreme Court struck down Trump's emergency trade levies.
Blue Owl Leads $750 Million Debt Package for Vista-Nexthink Deal Amid Private Credit Turbulence
Alternative lender anchors software buyout financing as sector faces mounting AI disruption concerns and liquidity pressure.
Fishermen Pull Chemical Weapons From the Atlantic, Exposing a Legacy Dump Crisis
Multiple burn injuries from World War II-era munitions reveal that thousands of dump sites remain unmapped and unregulated, creating liability for the fishing industry and testing new detection tech.
What Is the H-1B Visa and Why Does It Matter for Tech?
The visa program that channels skilled foreign workers into America's technology sector faces its biggest policy shift since 1990.
Humanity Moved an Asteroid: DART Validates Kinetic Defense Against Planetary Threats
NASA's $325 million test changed Dimorphos' orbit by 33 minutes—proving we can redirect asteroids before they threaten Earth.
Iran’s Arash-2 Drones Hit Azerbaijan Exclave, Dragging South Caucasus Into Wider War
Four civilians wounded in Nakhchivan as Aliyev orders army to 'Iron Fist' readiness and Turkey pledges support, raising stakes for BTC pipeline and regional energy security.
Inside Moscow’s Hybrid Playbook: How Russia Fused Espionage, Cyber Ops, and AI to Rewrite Intelligence Doctrine
CIA veterans warn that Russia's integration of traditional HUMINT with cyber warfare and AI-driven influence operations represents a fundamental evolution in state espionage methodology—one Western counterintelligence remains unprepared to counter.
Apple Blocks ByteDance Apps From US Downloads as Tech Decoupling Accelerates
CapCut, Lemon8, and other Chinese apps now unavailable following TikTok's forced divestment, marking unprecedented expansion of US restrictions on foreign tech platforms.
Huawei Restrictions Endure as US-China Tech Decoupling Hardens
Existing federal bans remain firmly in place as the Chinese telecom giant posts record revenue despite years of American sanctions.