Category: Technology

BEIJING — China has introduced a new digital tracking system for its exports of rare earths and other critical minerals, tightening its control over key raw materials as trade tensions with the United States continue to escalate. The system, which came into effect last week, mandates Chinese producers and exporters to submit detailed online reports […]

Russia launched its largest single drone attack of the war against Ukraine’s cities on June 1. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that they faced 472 unmanned one-way attack (OWA) drones overnight. The record may not stand for long. The prior record was on May 26, when Moscow launched some 355 drones. The day before Russia […]

UK scientists have played a key role in achieving the world’s most precise measurement of a mysterious property of the muon, a subatomic particle that could help reveal new physics beyond our current understanding. The breakthrough was announced by the international Muon g-2 collaboration at Fermilab, the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. […]

The EDI action plan outlines steps that will be taken towards creating and sustaining the conditions for a diverse and inclusive research and knowledge exchange system in the higher education sector. Evidence-led and outcomes focused Delivery of our action plan builds on Research England’s long-standing commitment to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion across the research […]

June 5, 2025 — Chipmaker Nvidia has once again claimed the top spot as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, riding a fresh wave of investor enthusiasm over artificial intelligence (AI) to surpass Microsoft and Apple in market capitalization. The 32-year-old American tech firm closed at US$141.40 per share on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), marking […]

NEW YORK — IBM has launched watsonx AI Labs, a new innovation hub in Manhattan aimed at advancing the development and deployment of agentic artificial intelligence solutions for enterprises. The initiative, announced this week, marks a major step in IBM’s strategy to scale responsible AI adoption across industries—and further establish New York City as a […]

SHENZHEN — Chinese consumer electronics firm Honor, a former Huawei subsidiary, announced ambitious plans to enter the humanoid robotics space as part of its newly launched $10 billion AI development initiative, marking a major expansion beyond smartphones. The announcement came during the launch of the new Honor 400 smartphone series, where the company detailed its […]

LONDON — The United Kingdom has formally acknowledged cyberwarfare as a central component of its national defense strategy, as outlined in its 2025 Strategic Defence Review (SDR) published on June 2, 2025. For the first time, the UK is openly integrating cyber operations, artificial intelligence (AI), and electromagnetic warfare (CyberEM) into its broader military doctrine […]

In the age of distributed workforces, cloud-first infrastructures, and data that spans across on-premises and remote environments, cybersecurity is facing a seismic shift. Once-reliable safeguards like firewalls and VPNs are no longer enough to secure today’s digital enterprise. Even more concerning, these traditional defenses have not only become obsolete in certain contexts—they have become attack […]

Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe — a singular moment when space, time and matter sprang into existence. But what if this was not the beginning at all? What if our universe emerged from something else — something more familiar and radical at the same time? […]