Category: Technology

antoniodiaz/Shutterstock A sense of distance has always been part of romantic love. The experience of wanting to be with another person often requires separation, if only in the form of days apart for work and travel. Matters become more complicated, however, when that distance is mediated by technology – by dating app swipes, messaging on […]

Visakhapatnam, India – July 31, 2025Google has announced plans to invest $6 billion in building a 1-gigawatt hyperscale data centre in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The project includes a $2 billion allocation for renewable energy infrastructure to sustainably power the facility, marking Google’s largest data centre investment in Asia to date. Strategic Expansion and Sustainability The […]

Petah Tikva, Israel – July 31, 2025Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been awarded a contract exceeding $8 million by Israel’s Ministry of Defence to deliver and integrate advanced satellite communication (SATCOM) systems tailored for military operations. Strategic Defence Deployment The agreement will be executed by Gilat’s dedicated defence division, Gilat Defense, and includes the rollout […]

Washington, D.C. The U.S. Army has announced a landmark enterprise agreement with Palantir Technologies, consolidating 75 existing software contracts into a single framework. The deal provides volume-based discounts and grants the Army the option to procure up to $10 billion in software and services over a 10-year period. Streamlining Procurement and Enhancing Capability The agreement […]

Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock.com Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you’re stressed, and somehow appears at your side during your worst moments. Coincidence? Not even close. Thousands of years of co-evolution have given dogs special ways to tune in to our voices, faces and even brain chemistry. From brain regions devoted to processing […]

OpenAI has doubled its revenue in the first seven months of 2025, reaching an annualized run rate of $12 billion, according to reports from The Information. This milestone reflects monthly revenue of approximately $1 billion, driven by widespread adoption of its ChatGPT products across consumer and enterprise markets. User Growth and Market Reach The company […]

Meta has announced plans to invest up to $72 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2025, nearly doubling its capital expenditure from the previous year. The funding will support the development of advanced data centers, high-performance computing clusters, and custom silicon to power Meta’s AI ambitions. Strategic Infrastructure Projects Key initiatives include the construction of […]

The earthquake in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula on July 30 2025 may have been one of the most severe on record, with a magnitude of 8.8. But innovations in science and technology gave governments vital time to warn and evacuate their people from the resulting tsunami. Millions of people escaped to higher ground before the tsunami […]

The world is set to benefit from more accurate climate data as the groundbreaking MicroCarb satellite has begun its journey to space. Developed in partnership between the UK Space Agency and French Space Agency CNES, MicroCarb marks a major milestone in the global fight against climate change. Successfully launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Kourou, […]

How do you outsmart a computer that could soon eclipse anything we have ever built? That is the challenge facing researchers who are working to build up our defences against the coming age of quantum computing.  Quantum computers promise a giant leap in computational power, but they will also bring risks. Their code-breaking capabilities could […]