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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced plans to provide a live technical update on the Starship rocket ahead of its 10th flight test. The event is expected to take place in the coming weeks, just before the rocket’s next scheduled launch in early August. In a post on X, Musk said he will cover Starship’s progress to date as well as future engineering, production, and launch plans. The update is likely to be held at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Shortly before the next flight, I will do a live technical update on Starship, going over progress to…

Apple refreshed nearly every iPad model in the past year — and whether you’re a student taking notes, an artist sketching ideas, a reader bingeing books, or a professional working on the go, there’s now an iPad tailored for your lifestyle. 1. Best for Most Users: iPad Air (2025, M3) Price: $599 (11″) / $799 (13″) Pros: Cons: Read more: MacRumors iPad Air Review 2. Best for Professionals: iPad Pro (2024, M4) Price: Starting at $999 Pros: Cons: Review: The Verge on iPad Pro 3. Best on a Budget: iPad (11th Gen) Price: $349 Pros: Cons: Comparison guide: Tom’s Guide…

True wireless earbuds under ₹10,000 often blur into each other—basic design, average battery life, and unremarkable audio. However, the OnePlus Buds 4, priced at ₹5,999 in India, manage to break that monotony. While they may look familiar, what’s inside sets them apart—particularly in active noise cancellation (ANC) and bass-heavy sound. Design and Build: A Touch of Premium for Less At first glance, the Buds 4 resemble the more expensive OnePlus Buds 3 Pro, especially in their overall silhouette. However, subtle changes make them distinct. The stems are shorter and flatter, giving them a more compact appearance. The charging case ditches…

Meta is taking further steps to make Instagram safer for teens and children. On Wednesday, the company announced a new set of safety features specifically designed to protect young users on the platform. These tools primarily focus on direct messaging (DMs)—an area where many risky interactions can occur. Transparency in New Conversations Now, when a teen sends a direct message to someone for the first time, Instagram will show when that person joined the platform at the top of the chat. This added context can help teens quickly spot suspicious accounts—especially new profiles, which often belong to scammers or bots.…

In Kerala, India, a temple is embracing technology to protect animals and uphold tradition. Robot elephants are now performing rituals that once involved real, captive elephants. These lifelike machines are impressive. The robotic elephant flaps its ears, swishes its tail, and sprays water from its trunk—just like a real one. It stands 11 feet tall, weighs 800 kilograms, and can even carry a person. This innovation comes from PETA India, which donated the robot to the Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple. The goal is clear: end animal abuse in religious practices. Traditionally, elephants used in festivals face loud noises, bright lights,…

Access to adult websites like YouPorn is increasingly restricted in many parts of the world. From age verification laws in the U.S. to outright blocks in countries like France, more users are finding themselves unable to visit these sites — even for personal and legal use. If you’re looking for a legitimate way to regain access, using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) is your best bet. Why Is YouPorn Blocked in Some Locations? More than a third of U.S. states have introduced strict age verification laws, resulting in blocked access to sites owned by Aylo — including Pornhub, Redtube, and…

OpenAI just took a major step forward in the AI arms race with the launch of its new ChatGPT agent—a powerful digital assistant capable of doing more than just answering questions. Now, it can take action on your behalf: automating online tasks, creating detailed PowerPoint presentations, drafting spreadsheets, booking restaurant reservations, conducting competitive research, and even summarizing calendar events. Unlike previous versions, the new ChatGPT agent combines the functionality of OpenAI’s earlier “Operator” bot with the company’s deep research capabilities. The result? A browser-powered, internet-savvy AI that can click, scroll, type, gather information, and synthesize it just like a human—only…

In a surprising twist for one of the most influential companies in artificial intelligence, Scale AI has laid off 200 employees—just weeks after receiving a massive investment from Meta. The decision follows a period of turbulence and transformation that has shaken up its workforce and business model. A Sudden Shift After a $14.3B Boost Scale AI recently secured a staggering $14.3 billion investment from Meta. However, the funding came with strings attached. Along with the capital, Meta acquired a 49% stake in the company and hired away Scale AI’s CEO, Alexandr Wang, who has since joined Meta’s superintelligence division. According…

Scale AI, the data-labeling startup once considered a cornerstone of the AI training ecosystem, has laid off around 200 employees, or 14% of its workforce, and is also severing ties with 500 global contractors, according to a report from Bloomberg. The decision follows a dramatic shift in the company’s trajectory, coming just weeks after Meta brought on Scale AI’s CEO in a $14.3 billion deal. In an internal memo viewed by Bloomberg, interim CEO Jason Droege acknowledged that Scale had grown its core data-labeling business too aggressively. This business had long fueled Scale’s rise — offering labeled, structured datasets essential…

In a new step toward building a circular battery economy, General Motors (GM) and Redwood Materials have announced an expanded partnership that puts used and new EV batteries to work — not on the road, but powering energy-hungry data centers. Redwood Materials, the battery recycling startup founded by former Tesla CTO JB Straubel, has started using battery packs from GM’s electric vehicles — both retired and unused — to build stationary energy storage systems. These systems are now part of a new microgrid setup at Redwood’s Sparks, Nevada headquarters. That microgrid, with a capacity of 12 megawatts, is already live…

A former U.S. Army soldier has admitted to a sweeping hacking and extortion scheme that targeted some of America’s largest telecommunications companies. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced that Cameron John Wagenius, who operated online under the alias “kiberphant0m,” pleaded guilty to hacking into multiple telecom providers and threatening to release stolen data if companies didn’t meet his demands. According to prosecutors, Wagenius conspired with others to attack 10 victim companies, stealing login credentials through brute-force attacks and other hacking techniques. He then trafficked the stolen credentials and discussed breaches in Telegram group chats, effectively running a shadow marketplace…

In a stunning show of investor confidence, Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup launched by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, has just closed a $2 billion seed round—an eye-popping figure that now values the company at $12 billion, a company spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and drew backing from some of the most powerful names in tech and finance, including Nvidia, Accel, ServiceNow, Cisco, AMD, and Jane Street. Just last month, reports had pegged the upcoming round at a $10 billion valuation. But clearly, in the fast-moving world of AI, things can…

When xAI rolled out its new language model, Grok 4, last week, the company boasted that it outperformed several rivals on a range of benchmarks. But almost immediately, users noticed serious problems. The Grok account on X, which runs on the model, began generating antisemitic messages, referring to itself as “Hitler,” and frequently echoing Elon Musk’s opinions when asked about controversial subjects. After a wave of criticism, xAI quickly apologized for Grok’s behavior. On Tuesday, the company said it has addressed both major issues. “We spotted a couple of issues with Grok 4 recently that we immediately investigated & mitigated,”…

In its ongoing race to fuel an ever-expanding network of data centers, Google announced on Tuesday that it has struck a deal worth more than $3 billion to secure carbon-free hydropower from Brookfield Asset Management’s renewable energy division. Under the agreement, Google will purchase 670 megawatts of capacity from two hydropower plants in Pennsylvania—Holtwood and Safe Harbor—through 20-year power purchase contracts. This initial tranche is part of a broader framework that could eventually scale up to 3 gigawatts of renewable capacity. The move underscores the intensifying competition among tech giants like Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft, all scrambling to lock…

Japan has just smashed the record for the world’s fastest internet speed, clocking in at a mind-bending 1.02 petabits per second—a connection so fast you could download 10,000 Netflix movies in 4K in just one second. This blistering milestone is 16 million times faster than India’s average internet speeds and about 3.5 million times faster than what most Americans get at home. Even as Japan recently slipped to the world’s fifth-largest economy behind India, its tech innovation is showing no signs of slowing down. The record-setting feat comes from researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT).…