On July 8, 2026, multiple Asian supply chain reports said Apple’s first foldable iPhone, tentatively referred to as the iPhone Fold or iPhone Ultra, has moved into mass production ahead of a planned September 2026 launch. Chinese outlets Cailian Press and East Money, and South Korea’s The Bell, reported that...
OAKLAND, California – Meta Platforms is confronting a potential $1.4 trillion penalty sought by four U.S. states, in what would be one of the largest financial claims ever pursued against a technology company. The states allege that Meta deliberately designed its Facebook and Instagram platforms to be addictive for young...
SpaceX has launched the world’s first commercial satellite using nuclear technology for power, marking a significant milestone for space-based energy systems. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 8, 2026, as part of the Transporter-17 rideshare mission, carrying 81 payloads into orbit....
United States – Severe shortages and sharply rising prices of DDR5 memory, driven by surging demand from artificial intelligence datacenters, are pushing parts of the PC industry and major technology firms to revert to the older DDR4 standard. Manufacturers are prioritizing high-margin AI hardware, which has tightened supplies of DDR5...
United States – Accenture has confirmed a significant cybersecurity incident after hackers claimed to have stolen 35GB of internal data, including source code, credentials and company information. The compromised material is reportedly being offered for sale online, intensifying concerns about the protection of corporate digital assets and the exposure of...
Two U.S. Army websites were temporarily defaced by hacktivists who altered their error pages to display pro-Kurdish statements and derogatory messages about President Donald Trump. The affected sites were the Open Innovation Lab and the AI Integration Center, both used for testing and integrating artificial intelligence and other technologies. The...
China is home to DeepSeek, an artificial intelligence company that is reportedly developing its own AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia hardware and other foreign suppliers. The domestically designed processor is intended to handle advanced AI workloads within China’s borders, providing an alternative source of high-performance computing power at...
Miami, United States – Tesla has launched its robotaxi service in Miami, its first deployment outside Texas and California, activating operations on Friday within a defined geofenced area of West Miami. The company describes the Miami rollout as part of a broader effort to build out its AI-powered driverless taxi...
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, California — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Tuesday, sending 81 payloads to orbit on its Transporter-17 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base during a 95-minute window that opened at 3:10 a.m. EDT. The mission carried a mix of cubesats, microsats, hosted payloads, and...
A proposed $100 billion artificial intelligence data center project in Virginia has reportedly collapsed, disrupting what was expected to be one of the world’s largest AI infrastructure investments. The failure, described this week, has intensified scrutiny of structural challenges confronting the AI sector, including electricity shortages, constrained grid capacity, land...
