SpaceX: Five Key Moments, From First Launch to Starship Megarocket
SpaceX went public in June 2026 with a record‑breaking IPO that valued the company at roughly $100 billion, the largest U.S. offering ever. The milestone caps a two‑decade journey that began with a shaky 2008 launch, progressed through the Falcon 9 and Dragon successes that made it the primary cargo and crew transporter to the ISS, and accelerated with reusable rocket breakthroughs. Recent milestones include the 2024 recovery of the Starship Super Heavy booster using a novel “chopsticks” catch system, underscoring SpaceX’s push toward fully reusable megarockets for lunar and Martian missions.
Reports: Roku Discusses Selling Itself to Media Company
Roku has entered confidential discussions with an unnamed media company about a possible sale, according to Bloomberg and Reuters. The news sent Roku shares soaring more than 20% in after‑hours trading. Roku now commands roughly 40% of the U.S. streaming‑hardware...
How Japanese Scientists Sent a Real-Life Transformer to the Moon
Japanese researchers successfully deployed a 3‑inch spherical rover, SORA‑Q, on the Moon during JAXA’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission. After SLIM’s soft landing on 19 January 2024, SORA‑Q unfolded into a two‑wheeled vehicle, captured color images, and communicated data through...
FrontMIND Trial Shows PFS Benefit With Tafasitamab, Lenalidomide Combo in High-Risk DLBCL: Umberto Vitolo, MD
The phase 3 frontMIND trial evaluated adding tafasitamab and lenalidomide to standard R‑CHOP in 899 untreated high‑risk DLBCL patients. At a median 35.2‑month follow‑up, the experimental Tafa‑Len‑R‑CHOP regimen cut the risk of progression or death by 25 %, yielding a 24‑month PFS...
Fields Good Launches Functional Cookies Backed by $1.8M Funding
Fields Good, founded by Ashley Fields and Kim Anderson, launched a line of functional cookies—Focus, Sleep, and Protein—backed by a $1.8 million pre‑seed round led by Female Founders Fund. The cookies combine classic taste with ingredients such as creatine, Cognizin citicoline,...
RECPDCL Hands over ₹912-Crore Jalna Transmission Project SPV to MSETCL
REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) transferred the Jalna Power Transmission Ltd SPV to Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (MSETCL) after MSETCL won the tariff‑based competitive bid. The intra‑state project involves a 400/132 kV substation and roughly 135 km of...
US and Iran Agree to Peace Deal’s Text, Negotiators Say
Negotiators say the United States and Iran have agreed on the final wording of a peace deal that would end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, hosting the talks, announced the text is "final...
Ryanair Threatens Belgian Capacity Cuts Over Planned Aviation Tax Hike
Ryanair warned it will drop 20 Belgian routes and pull five aircraft from Charleroi if Belgium doubles its aviation tax from €5 to €10 per passenger (about $11). The cut would shave roughly two million passengers and affect around 150 Charleroi...
India’s Energy Vulnerability Has a Tyre Problem
India’s logistics sector faces rising energy costs, with fuel accounting for about 70% of operating expenses and tyres adding another 10%. Retreaded tyres can cut tyre spend by 40‑50% while delivering up to 80% of the mileage of a new...
Head Coach Go Dong-Bin: "The Opponent Broke Through Even in Difficult Situations, While We Couldn't Hold Even When It Was...
KT Rolster was swept 0‑3 by Gen.G Esports in the LCK Road to MSI Round 4, missing a chance to qualify for the Mid‑Season Invitational. The team held a 7 k‑gold lead early but failed to convert it, exposing weaknesses in late‑game...
AI Is Making Promises Your Brand Never Made. Hotels Are Paying the Price
Hotels are now competing in an AI‑driven decision ecosystem where recommendations, reviews and third‑party summaries shape traveler expectations before a brand can intervene. Inaccurate AI‑generated content leads guests to arrive with promises that the property cannot fulfill, turning platforms into...
YouTube and ICC Partner for Multi-Format Women’s T20 World Cup Coverage
YouTube has teamed with the International Cricket Council to become the official digital hub for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. The partnership delivers live streams of every warm‑up match, dual‑language highlights in English and Hindi, and bite‑size Shorts...
Kawasaki Brings Back the Ninja 300 to the USA After Nearly 10 Years
Kawasaki announced the return of the Ninja 300 to the U.S., slated as a 2027 model after a decade‑long hiatus. The bike retains its 296 cc liquid‑cooled parallel‑twin engine, now rated at 38.9 hp and 19.3 lb‑ft of torque, and adds standard ABS. Its...
Stuntman: Hollywood Is Still Keeping Nintendo on the Sidelines After 23 Years
Stuntman: Hollywood was unveiled during Sony’s State of Play showcase, marking the franchise’s first major reveal in over a decade. Despite the game’s technical leap, a Nintendo Switch 2 version was not announced, continuing a 23‑year absence of the series on...
Before Modern Warfare 4 Arrives, CODM DMZ Won't "Chase Every Trend" In the Face of ARC Raiders and Marathon
Call of Duty Mobile introduced DMZ: Recon in December 2025, expanding the extraction shooter with the Serpent Island map, new Talents, bosses, and loot. The team tailored the experience for mobile by shortening session loops, speeding up pacing, and adding...
RBI Plans Simpler Cross-Border Payment Approvals to Boost MSMEs, Exporters: EY Report
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to simplify cross‑border payment approvals under its Payments Vision 2028, according to an EY report. A single‑window application process is being considered to streamline authorisations under the PSS Act and FEMA, aiming to...
No Power Tariff Hike for Next Three Years: Andhra Energy Minister
Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar announced that the NDA‑led government will not raise electricity tariffs for the next three years, marking two years without a hike since taking office. He credited the administration with stabilising the state’s power sector, converting...
Why the Baku-Supsa Pipeline Is Back at the Center of the Energy Game
BP transferred operational control of the Baku‑Supsa pipeline to Azerbaijan and Georgia on June 8, ending its management role while honoring existing contracts. The 837‑km line can move up to 7.5 million tons of oil annually and is being revived as Europe seeks...
Prime Day Is Now a Weather System
Amazon has moved its flagship Prime Day sale to June 23‑26, pushing it earlier than the traditional July window to avoid the World Cup and Independence Day distractions. The four‑day event will feature deals across more than 35 categories, with discounts...
Galp Completes Fast-Charging Corridor Across Portugal
Galp has finished a 550‑kilometre fast‑charging corridor linking Porto to the Algarve, deploying 96 high‑speed charging points across eight hubs on the A1 and A2 motorways. The network supplies 20 MW of power, with 48 points added on each motorway, and...
Dhawa Ihuru Unveils New Island Escapes for Divers and Families
Dhawa Ihuru, a boutique resort of 45 beachfront villas in the Maldives, has launched two new all‑inclusive packages: Dive More, Pay Less for divers and Family Splash Escape for families. The dive package offers tiered pricing, with up to 12...
DISCOVER A SLOWER SIDE OF SUMMER AT AL MAHA, A LUXURY COLLECTION DESERT RESORT & SPA
Al Maha, a Luxury Collection desert resort in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, has launched a curated summer programme featuring staycations, Father’s Day experiences, executive retreats and day‑escapes. Packages include the Desert Explorer Retreat at roughly $810 per night, a family‑focused...
Fortnite Mobile Reload Elite Series to Seed Top Regional Performers to the EWC 2026
Epic Games has rebranded Fortnite Mobile’s Blitz Royale as the Reload Elite Series, launching a structured competitive circuit that feeds into the 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC). The series features monthly open sessions, play‑ins, heats and a final championship held...
Telangana to Inspect School Buses as 3,829 Vehicles Lack Fitness Certificates
The Telangana Transport Department announced an urgent inspection drive targeting the 3,829 school and college buses that lack mandatory fitness certificates, representing about 15% of the state’s 25,987 vehicles. The inspections start on June 15, just three days before schools...
Made in Britain, or Designed in Britain? What Port Talbot Teaches Us About the Green Economy
Port Talbot’s £1 billion electric arc furnace (EAF), backed by £500 million of UK government funding, will replace coal‑fired blast furnaces and cut site emissions by roughly 90%, preserving about 5,000 of the plant’s 8,000 jobs. A £28 million SWITCH research hub, housing...
Inside the Race to Rebuild America’s Fuel Supply Chain for a ‘Second Nuclear Age’
Antares flipped on its Mark‑0 microreactor in June, beating the July 4 deadline of the Trump‑era pilot program. The United States is eyeing a “second nuclear age” to power the AI boom, but 98% of its uranium is still imported and...
Do China’s Export Curbs on Tungsten Threaten Japan’s AI Chip Supply Chain?
China’s tightened export controls on tungsten have sent the price of five‑nines tungsten hexafluoride soaring to about $251 per kilogram, a 200 % increase from a year ago. The surge has forced Japan’s two leading specialty‑gas producers, Showa Denko Kanto and...
AMD Adrenalin 26.6.1 Adds Advanced Shader Delivery Support for Xbox PC Games
Microsoft introduced Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD), a system that lets developers ship pre‑compiled shaders to cut down first‑run compilation delays. AMD has incorporated ASD support into its Adrenalin 26.6.1 driver, covering RDNA‑based Radeon RX 5000, 6000, 7000 and the new 9000...
Solent Student Masters the Art of Fake Wounds to Create Life-Saving Simulations for the Military and NHS
Southampton Solent University student Katie Upton is graduating with two secured positions—one delivering trauma‑simulation training for the British military and another with the South East Coast Ambulance Service. Her specialty, moulage, creates hyper‑realistic wounds and prosthetic injuries that improve emergency...
US Invests $400M at Morón Base Despite Spain’s Combat Operations Ban
The U.S. Air Force awarded $400 million in construction contracts to seven Spanish firms to maintain and upgrade Morón Air Base through June 2036. The award comes after Spain barred the base’s use for Iran‑related operations, forcing 15 KC‑135 tankers to relocate...
The Bhutan International Travel Mart 2026
The Bhutan Department of Tourism and the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators launched the inaugural Bhutan International Travel Mart (BITM) on June 11, running through June 13. The three‑day event attracted more than 200 international buyers from 15 markets and...
US Marines’ Most Powerful Helicopter Gets a $525M Upgrade Program
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky Aircraft secured a $525 million contract to develop and integrate advanced technologies into the CH‑53K King Stallion heavy‑lift helicopter through June 2031. The award, structured as an indefinite‑delivery/indefinite‑quantity vehicle, funds non‑recurring engineering, integration and flight‑test work for the Marine Corps,...
Pentagon Awards $2.3B F-35 Sustainment Contract to Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.3 billion indefinite‑delivery contract to establish and sustain new F‑35 operating sites. The work, split 85% in Fort Worth, Texas and 15% in Orlando, Florida, will run through December 2028 and cover site activation, fleet...
All Delhi MCD Toll Plazas to Go Barrier-Less by December
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will convert all 154 commercial‑vehicle entry points into barrier‑less multi‑lane free‑flow (MLFF) toll corridors by December. The first 20 major plazas, including the NH‑9 corridor, will be commissioned by the end of October, with...
Brussels - Strasbourg Service to Be Extended to Basle
The Brussels‑Strasbourg TGV InOui service will be extended to Basel, with trial runs slated for July 2027. Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) will join SNCF Passenger and Belgian National Railways (SNCB) as a joint operator. The weekend‑only train will depart Brussels around...
Shell Reportedly Prepares $1 Billion Offshore Wind Asset Sale
Shell Plc is preparing to sell its offshore wind farms for over $1 billion, marking a decisive retreat from renewable projects. The sale, advised by Rothschild & Co. and PJT Partners, is expected to launch by year‑end and close in 2027....
Exxon Reportedly Evaluates Woodside as LNG Acquisition Target
ExxonMobil is conducting early‑stage talks to acquire Australia’s Woodside Energy, valued at about $42 billion, as it seeks to expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) portfolio and gain a stronger foothold in Asian markets. The move follows Exxon’s $60 billion purchase of...
Global Energy Show Highlights Canada's Growing Role in Energy Security
The Global Energy Show Canada 2026 wrapped up in Calgary with more than 38,000 attendees, 500 exhibitors and delegates from over 100 countries. Canadian officials, including Energy Minister Tim Hodgson and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, used the platform to underscore...
‘India Has Emerged as World's 3rd-Largest Domestic Aviation Market’, Says Delhi CM
India has become the world’s third‑largest domestic aviation market, with 164 operational airports supporting a surge in passenger traffic. The Delhi metro network expanded from 248 km to over 1,095 km, now serving 26 cities, underscoring broader infrastructure growth. The government’s UDAN...
US Downs Iranian Drones in Strait of Hormuz Despite Peace Deal Progress
U.S. Central Command reported that American forces shot down several Iranian one‑way attack drones targeting commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. The interceptions occurred just hours after both Tehran and Washington signaled that a peace deal to...
US FDA Approves Expanded Use of Sanofi's Type 1 Diabetes Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has broadened the label of Sanofi’s Tzield to include children ages 8 to 17 who have been newly diagnosed with stage 3 type 1 diabetes. The decision follows a trial of 328 pediatric patients that demonstrated...
India Opens Advanced Weapons Systems Complex at DRDL Missile Facility in Hyderabad
India inaugurated an advanced weapons systems complex at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad, aiming to accelerate indigenous missile research and system integration. The facility supports Mission Sudarshan Chakra, a three‑tiered missile‑defence architecture announced in 2025, and...
‘Fast-Track’ Regulation Could Expose Britons to Harmful Chemicals, Say Campaigners
Environmental group Fighting Dirty has launched a judicial review against the UK government’s proposal to fast‑track chemical hazard classifications from abroad. The plan would allow the Health and Safety Executive to adopt classifications from jurisdictions with lower safety standards, omitting...
RPO Past, Present, and Future: How Spacecraft Learned to Meet, Inspect, Service, and Remove Objects in Orbit
Rendezvous, proximity operations (RPO) have evolved from the Gemini‑Era crewed dockings to today’s commercial servicing, inspection, and debris‑removal missions. Landmark demonstrations such as Orbital Express, Northrop Grumman’s MEV‑1/2, and Japan’s Astroscale ADRAS‑J have shown that autonomous on‑orbit servicing can extend satellite...
UK Sprints Forward With Grid Connections for 700 Clean Energy Projects
The UK’s National Energy System Operator announced grid‑connection offers to 713 projects—primarily solar, wind and battery storage—under a revamped allocation system. The reforms aim to unlock roughly $50 billion of annual clean‑power investment and address bottlenecks from the previous first‑come, first‑served...
Cupid Breweries to Acquire United Spirits' Alcobev Unit in Odisha for Rs 22.5 Crore
Cupid Breweries and Distilleries announced the acquisition of United Spirits' alcoholic‑beverage manufacturing unit in Gopalpur, Odisha for Rs 22.5 crore (≈ $2.7 million). The deal includes land, plant, machinery and premium excise licences, adding a facility capable of producing roughly 250,000 cases per month....
Largest Wind Farm in the United States Slated to Begin Commercial Operations
The SunZia Wind Project in New Mexico, the United States’ largest wind farm, is set to begin commercial operations this month with a net summer capacity of 3,650 MW across 916 turbines. The development, led by Pattern Energy after two decades...
Delays in Net Metering Hit Solar Push, FJCCI Writes to CM
The Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FJCCI) wrote to Chief Minister Hemant Soren urging a faster, simpler net‑metering approval process for rooftop solar projects. The chamber cites prolonged inspections, technical objections and poor coordination as major roadblocks...
Parliamentary Panel Hears Views of Power Ministry, NEEPCO Officials for Building Self-Reliant Energy Sector
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy met with Power Ministry and NEEPCO officials to discuss the role of statutory bodies and public‑sector units in building an Atmanirbhar (self‑reliant) power sector. Acting Chairman Jagdambika Pal highlighted rapid progress toward renewable‑energy targets and...
DERC Allows Delhi Discoms to Recover Higher Power Purchase Cost for April
India’s Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has approved a temporary increase in the Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment surcharge (FPPAS) for April, allowing distribution companies to recover higher electricity purchase costs. The cap, previously limited to 10 percent, is now set...