A new era of "sustainable spaceflight" officially began this week as the world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, successfully transitioned from the International Space Station (ISS) into its independent orbit. Developed by researchers at Kyoto University and the logging giant Sumitomo Forestry, the palm-sized cube is designed to prove that renewable timber can replace the polluting aluminum alloys currently standard in satellite manufacturing. Image courtesy of: www.nanosat

The cybersecurity landscape has officially entered the era of autonomous warfare. On February 12, 2026, ransomware prevention leader BlackFog released its definitive State of Ransomware 2025 report, documenting a staggering 49% year-on-year increase in publicly disclosed attacks. The report's most chilling revelation, however, isn't just the volume of attacks (1,174 incidents), but the arrival of the world’s first-ever AI-led ransomware campaign that operated with zero human

In a major victory for traditional taxi and rideshare drivers, New York Governor Kathy Hochul officially withdrew a controversial proposal that would have paved the way for commercial robotaxis to operate across the entire state. The decision marks a significant retreat for the administration, which just last month had signaled a willingness to embrace autonomous vehicle (AV) expansion as a pillar of New York’s high-tech future. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock The

In a visual that has launched a thousand memes, the intense rivalry between OpenAI and Anthropic was stripped of all corporate polish last week. This was during the closing photo-op of the India AI Impact Summit, when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei conspicuously refused to join hands, despite a direct call for a symbolic show of industry unity by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Editorial credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock The moment, captured in a v

Federal prosecutors unsealed a grand jury indictment on February 19, 2026, charging three San Jose engineers with a coordinated scheme to exfiltrate proprietary hardware secrets to Iran. The trio - a husband, wife, and sister - is accused of stealing hundreds of confidential files related to Google’s Tensor processors and advanced cryptography, even resorting to manually photographing computer screens to bypass modern digital tripwires. The case is being described by the Depa