Starlink has resubmitted an application to India's IN-SPACe for its Gen 2 satellite constellation. The proposal includes direct-to-device connectivity, aiming to provide internet access to underserved rural areas, following a previous rejection of its broader plans.
Penn State researchers are developing a $12 million, Army-funded system that mimics insect brain efficiency to allow drones to process sensory data onboard. By using analogue computing and graphene-based circuits, the project aims to reduce power usage and reliance on cloud data.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with 20 space startup leaders to encourage innovation in agriculture, environment, and daily life. He emphasized the potential for India's private space sector to become a global hub for talent, investment, and commercial technology.
Engineering student Lianna Genovese developed 'Guided Hands,' an assistive device that enables individuals with cerebral palsy and limited hand mobility to paint and write by leveraging shoulder and arm motor skills. The invention is now distributed internationally.
VC Chamath Palihapitiya warns AI lab leaders that mounting public opposition to data centers is a powder keg threatening economic growth and political campaigns, citing fallout in the Ohio Senate race.
An AirTag planted in a rare book traced an anonymous bulk purchase to an Amazon warehouse in Las Vegas, where books are routinely unbound, scanned for AI training data, and discarded.
China-based AI lab Z.ai is delaying the public release of its GLM-5.3 model by two weeks, citing concerns over its advanced ability to identify and exploit security vulnerabilities. The lab is currently limiting access to selected security partners.
Google plans to move all Pixel smartphone, watch, and wireless earbud production out of China by next year, shifting manufacturing to Vietnam and India amid US-Beijing tensions and leveraging existing supply chains.
Researchers have developed a pen-sized 'laundry gun' that uses cold plasma to reduce microbes on fabric by over 75% without water, aiming to solve hygiene challenges for long-duration Mars missions.
Facing declining religiosity and projected temple closures, Japanese Buddhist monks and researchers are integrating AI, including chatbots and humanoid robots, to engage modern followers and address spiritual anxieties.
China has deployed traffic-control robots in Hangzhou to issue warnings and direct pedestrians, while robotics firm Unitree unveiled a humanoid machine with claimed record-breaking speed.
An 18-year-old Texas student, Rayhan Papar, developed a simulation-based framework to train surgical robots in autonomous tumor removal, successfully clearing tumors in three of four gel-model tests using a da Vinci system.
Startup JetZero presented its Z4 blended-wing-body aircraft project at the Farnborough International Airshow, with Japan Airlines joining to provide operational input ahead of a planned 2027 prototype flight.
Kanav Jain, a student from Broxburn, Scotland, has been named UK Young Engineer of the Year at The Big Bang Fair. His winning project, 'AeroAid', is a low-cost autonomous VTOL quadplane designed to deliver critical medical supplies to remote or disaster-stricken regions.
Florida 10th-grader Ishanvi Sabniveesu invents CareCane, an AI-powered cane aiding visually impaired individuals by detecting obstacles, describing surroundings via audio, and providing emergency fall alerts, winning 2nd place at the Invention Convention U.S. Nationals.
Trisha Prabhu, who developed the 'ReThink' keyboard app at age 13 to curb cyberbullying, has expanded her initiative into a global non-profit. The app prompts users to reconsider sending offensive messages, a method shown to reduce hostile online behavior by over 90%.
Google has acquired internal business data and custom software from bankrupt carrier Spirit Airlines for $10 million to aid AI model training, winning a competitive bankruptcy auction against Mercor.
India's first industry-built PSLV, manufactured by HAL and L&T under an estimated Rs 860-crore contract, faces postponement to around March 2027 due to multiple schedule changes by NewSpace India Ltd.
IT services firms including TCS, Infosys, and Persistent are ramping up cyber resilience programs and Minimum Business Viability assessments to protect core operations against rising cyberattacks and litigation risks.
Aryan Nishad's crowdsourced platform Bribes.fyi, designed to document alleged government bribery in India, has temporarily shut down following a viral surge in traffic. The team is now seeking legal and financial counsel to manage data verification and platform liability.
Bribes.fyi, a platform for reporting anonymous bribery demands, has shut down indefinitely following a surge of five million requests and 200,000 new users in 48 hours. Developers Aryan Nishad and Manish Sahani cited infrastructure and data security risks.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is actively pushing for a rapid acceleration of the Gemini AI project, leading to a sweeping structural overhaul of Google DeepMind that includes Demis Hassabis stepping aside as chief.
Claude's downloads and spending in India surged in the June quarter, while ChatGPT dominates consumer spending and Gemini gains engagement, per Sensor Tower data.
