Category: Technology
Australian rocket crashes 14 seconds after lift off from launch pad – Watch video
An Australian rocket, representing the country’s first attempt to reach orbit with a domestically produced vehicle, crashed soon after launch. On Wednesday, Gilmour Space Technologies, a space startup, conducted its first test flight of the Eris rocket from its Bowen Orbital Spaceport, approximately 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) northwest of Brisbane. The flight lasted about 14…
Radar satellite launched by India and NASA will track miniscule changes to Earths land and ice
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday capable of tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice. The $1.3 billion mission will help forecasters and first responders stay one step ahead of floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions and other disastersaccording to scientists. Rocketing to orbit…
iPhone 17 series tipped to cost more than iPhone 16: Here’s how much it could cost in India and US
Apple’s iPhone 17 series is all set to debut next month, running the latest iOS 26 operating system. The Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to unveil four new models during its September launch event — iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the new thin and light iPhone 17 Air. While the…
Even Nuclear Experts Are at a Loss Right Now
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, admittedly struck the wrong note in a melodramatic video she put out after visiting Hiroshima, which was destroyed by an atomic bomb exactly 80 years ago. “As we stand here today, closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before,” Gabbard said, “political-elite…
iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max out next month: Expected price in US, the UAE and India
Apple is set to launch its new line of iPhones next month. The iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone 17 Air are expected to be launched on September 9, as per a Gulf News report. The pre-orders for Apple’s new smartphones are expected to start on September 12, the outlet…
Australian Rocket With Vegemite Aboard Crashes Shortly After Take-Off
(Bloomberg) — An Australian rocket crashed shortly after taking off, marking the first attempt to reach orbit with a made-in-Australia vehicle. Space startup Gilmour Space Technologies’ first test flight of its Eris rocket left the launch pad at the company’s Bowen Orbital Spaceport, about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) northwest of Brisbane, on Wednesday morning local…
No fad diets for weight loss: Check what this German influencer did to lose 60kg, ‘It was like raising a child’
Thomas Derksen, a German influencer in China, transformed over five years. Check his Instagram for evidence. His early pictures show heavy meals: big breakfasts, cakes and bacon sandwiches. Now, he looks muscular and more active. He does kickboxing, kayaking and swimming. He said the change had begun during the COVID-19 pandemic. At 36, he realised…
New Zealand Wants to Double Use of Geothermal Energy by 2040
(Bloomberg) — New Zealand wants to double geothermal energy use by 2040 to aid its transition to renewable electricity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The government has begun consultation on a refreshed strategy to tap the South Pacific nation’s geothermal potential, Resources Minister Shane Jones said Wednesday in Wellington. “Our unique geographic position on the…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says AI chatbots like GPT and Perplexity are not the ‘new Google’: Here’s why
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky shared his thoughts on AI chatbots, cautioning investors that AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity can’t yet be considered the “new Google”, which remains a dominant gateway to the internet. Speaking at the company’s second-quarter earnings call for FY26, Chesky acknowledged the potential of AI but also noted that the…
YouTube AI will identify and flag minors logging in as adults and restrict content: Here’s how
YouTube will begin introducing a new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) age estimation system in the United States from 13 August, designed to identify users who are under 18, even if they entered a false date of birth when creating their account. Unlike the current system, which relies on the date of birth…