3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (654+ words) Britain is the first country outside the US to publicly acknowledge adopting Starshield - SpaceX’s service for military and intelligence missions. Published Sep 10, 2026, 07:32 PM Updated Sep 10, 2026, 10:55 PM LONDON - Britain has spent nearly US$40 million (S$50 million) on SpaceX satellite services, deepening…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (236+ words) UN High commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk delivering a speech during the 63rd session of United Nations Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on Sept 7. Published Sep 07, 2026, 05:32 PM Updated Sep 07, 2026, 05:41 PM Geneva – UN rights chief Volker Turk warned on Sept 7 that…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (257+ words) Social media firms have long faced scrutiny over their use of allegedly addictive algorithms. Published Sep 07, 2026, 08:25 AM SYDNEY - Australians could be given the option of opting out of powerful social media algorithms under new legislation cracking down on big tech,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (270+ words) Published Sep 05, 2026, 11:15 PM WASHINGTON - OpenAI said on Sept 5 that its agents had appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards, adding that more transparency was needed around such incidents. The statement follows a Reuters report that a swarm of OpenAI agents…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (521+ words) Published Sep 04, 2026, 11:18 AM Updated Sep 04, 2026, 12:05 PM PARIS – A spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes will complete an eight-year journey to arrive at Mercury on Sept 3, while still facing high-risk manoeuvres to study the Sun-scorched planet. The BepiColombo mission set off…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (464+ words) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (left) appeared alongside US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a tech-focused meeting in North Carolina on Sept 2. Published Sep 03, 2026, 06:40 AM CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina - The US urged G-20 countries on Sept 2 to develop rules governing how AI…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (804+ words) Huawei has built a European-themed data centre in south-western China's Guizhou province. Published Aug 26, 2026, 12:30 PM Updated Aug 26, 2026, 12:36 PM GUIAN NEW AREA, China – In China’s hilly Guizhou province, a cluster of European-style buildings complete with clock tower and multi-arched bridge emits…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (412+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026, 11:03 PM BEIJING, Aug 25 - China's Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 8.86 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Tuesday, lowering the 9.39-second mark it set at the event's opening. The time was more than seven-tenths…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (600+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026, 12:54 AM PARIS - The French government said on Aug 24 it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from September, but trade unions warned that the measure might be hard to implement quickly. In July,…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (142+ words) Models of Chinese space vehicles at a museum in Haikou, Hainan, on Aug 23. The unmanned Chang’e-7 spacecraft was expected to search for frozen water near the moon’s south pole. Published Aug 23, 2026, 09:59 PM Updated Aug 23, 2026, 10:07 PM BEIJING – China said on Aug…...