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India’s Private Space Race Signals A Strategic Policy Shift On July 18, 2026, Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket reached a 450-kilometre orbit and released four payloads. The achievement made the Hyderabad-based startup the first Indian private company to reach orbit. It also made India the fourth country, after the United States, China and Russia, with demonstrated [...] The post India Space…
UPI processed a staggering 23.66 billion transactions in July—worth nearly Rs 30 lakh crore. Think about this for a moment. In a single month, India’s digital payments system processed transactions worth almost one-third of the annual allocation for MGNREGA. And yet, one of the reasons UPI became so successful was remarkably simple: it was free. [...] The post Will MDR Kill UPI’s Biggest…
Satellites Threaten To Complicate Astronomical Observations As more satellites move into orbit, astronomers could face growing challenges in observing the cosmos. A study by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), which operates telescopes in northern Chile, warns that large satellite constellations could significantly affect astronomical research. The ESO study found that proposals to launch…
China’s Humanoid Robot Industry Nears ‘ChatGPT Moment’ for Robot Brains The rapid rise of humanoid robots in China has brought the industry closer to what one leading executive describes as a potential “ChatGPT moment” for robot intelligence. However, despite strong investor enthusiasm and government backing, major advances in robot software may still take several years. [...] The post Humanoid…
Chinese Team Develops SkyX Vehicle for Underwater and Aerial Missions Inspired by flying fish in nature, a young Chinese team in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, has developed SkyX, a bionic cross-domain vehicle designed to move between underwater navigation and aerial flight. The team developed the vehicle at the Lugu Science and Innovation Park. Unlike [...] The post SkyX Vehicle…
Chang’e-7 Lunar Probe Moves to Launch Area Ahead of Mission China’s Chang’e-7 lunar probe has been moved to the launch area as the country prepares for a mission focused on exploring the Moon’s south pole and testing new lunar technologies. The Chang’e-7 probe and Long March-5 Y14 carrier rocket were transferred vertically to the launching [...] The post Chang’e-7 Mission Moves Closer to Lunar…
OpenAI Slows AI Model Development After Agent Hacked Hugging Face OpenAI is slowing the pace of its artificial intelligence model development as it overhauls its research and training systems after an AI agent under testing unexpectedly hacked another AI company, Hugging Face, last month. The AI research lab behind ChatGPT said it paused model testing [...] The post OpenAI AI Development Slows…
Meta Rejects Claims It Designed Facebook and Instagram to Addict Children Meta Platforms rejected accusations by U.S. states that it deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children for profit, as a major trial began that could reshape two of the world’s most popular social media platforms. A bipartisan group of 29 U.S. states is [...] The post Meta Child Safety Trial Opens as…
LandSpace Recovers Zhuque-3 Booster in Milestone for China’s Reusable Rockets Chinese startup LandSpace recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket on Wednesday, August 19, marking a major step in the country’s push to narrow the gap with the United States in reusable rockets. The achievement places LandSpace among a small group of private companies [...] The post LandSpace Zhuque-3 Booster…
Unitree Shares Soar Nearly Six-Fold in Landmark Robotics Debut Shares in Unitree, one of China’s best-known humanoid robot makers, surged nearly six-fold during its trading debut in Shanghai, marking a major moment for the country’s rapidly expanding robotics sector. The company, which competes with Hyundai Motor Group-owned Boston Dynamics and Tesla, has attracted global attention [...] The post…
