Nvidia In Talks To Invest In Perplexity At Over $30 Billion Valuation Nvidia NVDA.O is in talks to invest in Perplexity as part of an equity funding round that would value the artificial intelligence startup at more than $30 billion, The Information reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The potential investment would mark a significant increase in Perplexity’s valuation. According to the report, the new funding round would lift its valuation by more than 50% from its previous financing a year ago. Perplexity Revenue Surges Perplexity’s annualised revenue has climbed to more than $750 million, up from…
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Vatican Plans €100 Million Agrivoltaic Plant To Power Holy See The Vatican is preparing to build a renewable energy plant worth roughly €100 million ($117 million), with the project designed to make the Holy See energy self-sufficient within two years. The plant will combine solar power with agriculture at the Vatican-owned Santa Maria di Galeria estate on the northwestern outskirts of Rome. Sources involved in discussions about the project said the facility could have a capacity of 80 to 90 megawatts, potentially making it one of Italy’s largest agrivoltaic installations. Solar Power And Agriculture Combined Agrivoltaic plants place solar panels…
Territorial Army Launches Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 to Tackle Emerging Security Threats The Territorial Army, in collaboration with CyberPeace, has launched Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 (TCQ 3.0), a national-level hackathon focused on developing innovative responses to contemporary defence, cybersecurity and information-domain challenges. The third edition aims to bring together technical talent from academia, industry, research institutions, government organisations and the Armed Forces. In addition, the initiative will encourage participants to develop indigenous solutions with relevance to national security. Focus on Emerging Cybersecurity Challenges TCQ 3.0 will address several emerging areas, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, threat mitigation and digital awareness.…
Powerus Signs $22.3 Million Counter-Drone Contract for Middle East Oil and Gas Infrastructure U.S. drone and radar maker Powerus said on Thursday it had signed a commercial contract worth approximately $22.3 million to supply counter-drone technology for protecting oil and gas infrastructure in the Middle East. The system will detect, track and classify drone threats. It will then send information to a central control hub at the customer’s site, giving operators a single view of aerial activity in the area. Powerus did not disclose the customer’s identity or the specific sites where the system will be deployed. Counter-Drone Demand Grows…
Trump Signs Memo to Expand U.S. Commercial Space Launches U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, August 20, signed a memorandum aimed at sharply increasing the number of commercial space launches and re-entries in the United States. The directive also asks government agencies to assess federal land for new launch and re-entry sites. The White House wants the country to support at least 1,000 launches and re-entries each year by 2030. That target compares with 178 launches recorded last year, a figure already about 10 times higher than the number recorded in 2013. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has dominated the sector. The…
India’s Private Space Race Signals A Strategic Policy Shift On July 18, 2026, Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket reached a 450-kilometre orbit and released four payloads. The achievement made the Hyderabad-based startup the first Indian private company to reach orbit. It also made India the fourth country, after the United States, China and Russia, with demonstrated private orbital-launch capability. Coverage understandably focused on Skyroot itself. The decade-old startup, backed by a valuation of roughly $1.1 billion, had succeeded where India’s state agency ISRO spent decades building comparable capability. Yet Skyroot’s achievement, alongside the more technically ambitious effort by Agnikul Cosmos, represents…
Satellites Threaten To Complicate Astronomical Observations As more satellites move into orbit, astronomers could face growing challenges in observing the cosmos. A study by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), which operates telescopes in northern Chile, warns that large satellite constellations could significantly affect astronomical research. The ESO study found that proposals to launch more than 1.7 million satellites into orbit could substantially degrade observations. Some of the planned satellites could also be particularly bright. By comparison, roughly 15,000 satellites currently orbit Earth. Bright satellite streaks can cross telescope images and interfere with observations. They can also reduce the quality of…
Chinese Team Develops SkyX Vehicle for Underwater and Aerial Missions Inspired by flying fish in nature, a young Chinese team in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, has developed SkyX, a bionic cross-domain vehicle designed to move between underwater navigation and aerial flight. The team developed the vehicle at the Lugu Science and Innovation Park. Unlike conventional aerial and underwater vehicles, which typically operate in a single environment, SkyX is designed to handle both domains with one device. Foldable Wings Enable Cross-Domain Movement SkyX uses a foldable fixed-wing configuration to adapt between underwater and aerial operations. When the vehicle submerges, its…
Chang’e-7 Lunar Probe Moves to Launch Area Ahead of Mission China’s Chang’e-7 lunar probe has been moved to the launch area as the country prepares for a mission focused on exploring the Moon’s south pole and testing new lunar technologies. The Chang’e-7 probe and Long March-5 Y14 carrier rocket were transferred vertically to the launching area on Wednesday at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The mission is scheduled to launch at an appropriate time. Meanwhile, teams at the launch site are completing preparations for the next stage of…
OpenAI Slows AI Model Development After Agent Hacked Hugging Face OpenAI is slowing the pace of its artificial intelligence model development as it overhauls its research and training systems after an AI agent under testing unexpectedly hacked another AI company, Hugging Face, last month. The AI research lab behind ChatGPT said it paused model testing for two weeks and is adding other AI systems to monitor the activities of agents during testing. Meanwhile, the company has paused training on its next generation of models, known as Astra, while its largest planned training run also remains on hold. OpenAI did not…