In a late-night disclosure that sent shockwaves through the global technology supply chain, President Donald Trump announced that Apple has finalized a partnership with Intel to design and manufacture semiconductors domestically within the United States. "Stupid Presidents took our Economy for granted, and let Taiwan and others steal our Semiconductor Factories," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "We design everything, but we need to BUILD it here, NOW! ... Apple has agreed to wo

In a major expansion of its deep-space commercial outsourcing strategy, NASA has finalized a historic public-private partnership with Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space to build and deploy an autonomous scientific orbiter to Mars. The announcement positions the unproven rocket startup as an immediate interplanetary challenger to Elon Musk's SpaceX, setting up a high-stakes corporate race to the Red Planet. Editorial credit: Wirestock Creators / Shutterstock The mission, official

A massive cybersecurity breach targeting an external vendor for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has exposed the personal information of more than 3 million residents, marking the state's largest documented data breach of the year. The incident, which was detected by Texas Cyber Command, compromised a database used to process and sell state hunting and fishing licenses. According to state officials, an "unauthorized actor" successfully infiltrated the vendor's s

In a major regulatory intervention, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a comprehensive ban prohibiting children under the age of 16 from using mainstream social media platforms across the United Kingdom. The sweeping legislation, unveiled during a Downing Street press conference, targeting apps like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, and X, is scheduled to be laid before Parliament by the end of the year, with formal enforcement slated for Spring 2027. Edi

Waymo is recalling nearly 3,900 robotaxis across the United States after discovering a software issue that allowed some of its self-driving vehicles to enter active freeway construction zones, raising fresh questions about the challenges facing autonomous driving technology. Editorial credit: bluestork / Shutterstock The recall affects 3,871 vehicles equipped with Waymo's fifth-generation automated driving system. According to filings with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Sa