North Korea Rejects Cyber Threat Allegations From US Allies North Korea has accused the United States and its allies of making unfounded allegations about its cyber activities in an effort to damage its image and justify pressure on sovereign states, according to state media KCNA, which cited a spokesperson for the country’s foreign ministry. The spokesperson described a recent US-led joint warning about alleged North Korean cyber threats as a politically motivated accusation. Furthermore, the statement criticised the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT), a sanctions monitoring mechanism established by the United States and its partner countries. Response to Joint Cyber…
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Apple Restores Telegram App After Brief App Store Removal Apple briefly removed the Telegram messaging app from its App Store after a review identified content that breached its guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material. The company said it restored the app after the developer acted quickly to address the issue. According to Apple, the developer removed the offending content and banned the user who had posted it. As a result, the app returned to the App Store shortly after the review process concluded. Apple Explains Temporary Removal Apple said the temporary removal followed a review that found content violating its…
Apple Challenges UK Demand for Access to Encrypted User Data Apple has launched a new legal challenge against the British government’s latest attempt to require the company to provide access to encrypted customer data, according to a report by the Financial Times. The report said Apple last month filed a legal complaint with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, Britain’s independent judicial body, challenging a demand from the Interior Ministry that the company allow access to encrypted cloud backups belonging to British users. Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the report. Legal Dispute Over Encryption According…
Drifting SpaceX Rocket Set for Accidental Collision With the Moon A drifting SpaceX rocket stage is expected to collide with the Moon after spending more than a year in space following the launch of two lunar landers. The rocket’s upper stage is forecast to strike the lunar surface on Wednesday, creating a crater and ejecting a plume of dust and debris. Scientists and amateur astronomers are preparing to observe the impact, which is expected to provide valuable data on how collisions affect the Moon’s surface. Rocket Expected to Strike Near Einstein Crater According to space tracking expert Bill Gray, the…
Indian-American Teen Sharvi Mahajan Develops AI System to Detect Driver Fatigue Fourteen-year-old Indian-American student Sharvi Mahajan has been named among the 10 finalists in the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge after developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system designed to detect driver fatigue before it leads to accidents. Sharvi, an eighth-grade student at Bernardo Heights Middle School in San Diego, California, created NeuroDrive Alert, an electroencephalogram (EEG)-based machine learning system that identifies early signs of drowsiness and alerts drivers before they fall asleep. The innovation has earned her a place in the prestigious science competition, where finalists will compete for the…
Amazon’s Zoox Robotaxi Approval Marks Milestone for Autonomous Ride Services Amazon-owned Zoox has secured U.S. approval for the limited commercial deployment of its steering-wheel-free robotaxis, marking a significant step for the autonomous ride-hailing industry. The decision allows the company to move closer to offering paid driverless journeys, beginning in Las Vegas before expanding to additional markets as it satisfies state-level requirements. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) granted Zoox an exemption from federal rules that normally require vehicles to have traditional human controls. As a result, the approval represents an important breakthrough for companies that have designed autonomous…
Uttar Pradesh Aims to Become AI Hub as CII Summit Brings Together Policymakers and Industry Leaders Uttar Pradesh has outlined its ambition to emerge as a leading artificial intelligence (AI) hub, with government officials and industry leaders highlighting the state’s plans to strengthen innovation, digital infrastructure and workforce development during the CII Uttar Pradesh AI Tech Summit 2026 in Lucknow. Organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Uttar Pradesh, in association with the Uttar Pradesh Ministry of IT and Electronics, the summit brought together policymakers, technology experts, startups, industry representatives and academia. The discussions focused on the growing role…
ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 Reveals Link to Earth’s First Lunar Meteorite India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has delivered another significant scientific discovery, with researchers finding that soil at its landing site closely matches the composition of the first confirmed lunar meteorite discovered on Earth. The findings provide fresh insights into the Moon’s geological history and suggest that the south polar region explored by the mission contains material originating from multiple layers of the lunar crust. The study, published in Nature by researchers from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), analysed data collected by Chandrayaan-3’s instruments and sheds new light on how billions of years…
India’s EV Industry Shifts Focus to Homegrown Technology and Manufacturing India’s electric vehicle (EV) industry is entering a new phase. After years of focusing on increasing EV adoption through subsidies and incentives, attention is now shifting towards building the technology that powers electric vehicles within the country. The government’s strategy aims to reduce import dependence while establishing India as a global hub for EV manufacturing and innovation. This ambition is supported by nearly Rs 2.2 lakh crore (US$25.6 billion) in policy measures. These include the Rs 10,900 crore PM E-Drive Scheme, the Rs 25,938 crore Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme…
Soyuz MS-28 Spacecraft Returns to Earth After ISS Mission A Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev returned safely to Earth on Sunday (July 26), according to Russia’s Roscosmos space agency. The landing marked the end of their extended mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), bringing their 241-day stay in orbit to a close. The spacecraft touched down at 1:27 p.m. Moscow time (10:27 GMT) near the Kazakh city of Zhezkazgan, Roscosmos said. The successful landing completed the crew’s journey from the ISS back to Earth after spending more than…