The government shutdown delayed NASA’s press conference on mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, but when it finally happened, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb wasn’t happy. NASA insisted it’s a comet, while Loeb maintains we should consider the alien spacecraft possibility. The scientific debate high
Google is making its largest single-state investment with a $40 billion data center expansion in Texas. The three new facilities will support the company’s cloud and AI infrastructure needs. All centers are expected to be operational by the end of 2027.
Intuit announces a massive $100 million multiyear partnership with OpenAI to integrate its financial platforms directly into ChatGPT. The move comes as the company reports strong Q1 2026 earnings with revenue up 18% to $3.9 billion. The partnership aims to reach OpenAI’s 800 million weekly users wit
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi just unveiled a massive 21.3 trillion yen stimulus package aimed at fighting inflation. But economic theory suggests this kind of government spending could actually make inflation worse. The plan risks backfiring spectacularly.
Hexis, a Dublin-based health-tech startup, dominated the 2025 National Startup Awards by winning both the overall Grand Prix and tech startup categories. The company provides personalized nutrition solutions for athletes and is backed by Enterprise Ireland. Other winners included Haon Life Sciences,
Thermal imaging technology is getting dramatically cheaper and more accessible. The new P1 Repair Master packs a 320×240 resolution sensor into a pocket-sized device that works with both iPhones and Android phones, bringing serious thermal diagnostics to technicians and DIYers alike.
San Jose city council unanimously selected Prologis as preferred developer for a 159-acre site near the wastewater facility. The project includes four data center buildings and manufacturing space, with PG&E committing 250MW of initial power capacity.
The UK government’s ambitious plan to give every legal resident a digital ID by August 2029 faces scrutiny over its unknown costs. Ministers admit budgets are undetermined while expecting departments to contribute. The technical delivery will be managed by GDS within DSIT.
Southeast Asia’s most valuable company, Singapore’s DBS Bank, is worth just $116 billion compared to Nvidia’s $4.6 trillion. The region needs consolidation and bigger thinking to compete globally according to experts at the Fortune Innovation Forum.
JEDEC is developing a new CQDIMM standard that will enable 128GB DDR5 memory modules by upgrading from 2-rank to 4-rank design. Motherboard makers including MSI, Gigabyte, and ASUS are already working on compatible designs. Intel’s Arrow Lake-S Refresh platform is expected to be the first to support
