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Apple reportedly cut more than 200 jobs across Vision Pro and Siri software teams
Apple has laid off more than 200 employees from its Vision Pro and Siri software teams, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, as the company redirects its focus towards smart glasses and next-generation AI technology. The cuts reflect a broader strategic pivot: Apple is said to have shelved a planned Vision Pro successor in favour of…
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Trump to honor Artemis II astronauts who traveled farther from Earth than any humans in history
President Donald Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission, which is carrying humans further from Earth than anyone in history. The recognition marks a significant moment for NASA’s renewed push towards deep space exploration, coming as the mission conducts a lunar flyby that pushes…
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Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alive
Michael Polansky, the founder of AI-and-biology startup Outer Biosciences and partner of Lady Gaga, has revealed that his company has spent years developing methods to keep living human tissue alive outside the body, reportedly for over a month at a time, in order to train an AI model on it. The work had been kept…
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Afghans who risked their lives alongside British troops hit by ANOTHER personal data breach – the 50th in five years
Afghans who worked alongside British forces and were resettled in the UK have reportedly suffered another breach of their personal data, described as the 50th such incident in five years. The recurrence highlights ongoing failures in how sensitive information about this vulnerable group is handled, raising renewed concerns for the safety of those who aided…
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Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M
Letara, a Sapporo-based space startup, has raised ¥2.6 billion (around $16 million) to expand beyond its original focus on satellite thrusters into developing large hybrid rocket systems for the space, defence and security markets. The funding comes as Japan increases investment in its domestic space industry and relaxes defence export restrictions, creating an opening for…
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Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Yellowstone’ Spin-Off Is Officially Fixing One of Its Biggest Character Problems
Taylor Sheridan’s CBS series *Marshals*, a spin-off of *Yellowstone*, is set to expand the role of Morgan Lindholm’s character Maddie in its second season, addressing a storyline fans felt was underdeveloped in the show’s debut run. The move ties Maddie’s personal life more closely to that of her father, Pete “Cal” Calvin (Logan Marshall-Green), whose…
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AWS Security makes an inscrutable choice
AWS has come under fire from cloud commentator Corey Quinn after a Truffle Security report found hundreds of leaked AWS root keys remain active and valid, exposed via public GitHub repositories. Rather than disabling compromised credentials outright, AWS applies a “Quarantine Policy” that blocks a limited set of actions to avoid disrupting legitimate customer workloads,…
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Rockstar staff frustrated as GTA 6 leaks fuel anticipation
Rockstar Games employees are reportedly growing frustrated by a steady stream of leaks surrounding Grand Theft Auto 6, with details about characters, missions and the setting continuing to spill online ahead of the game’s official reveal. Despite the internal irritation this has caused at a studio known for tightly controlling its marketing, the leaks appear…
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Trump’s space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land
President Donald Trump has signed a new national space transportation policy calling for the construction of additional spaceports to cope with a forecast surge in launches and reentries, aiming to support more than 1,000 such operations annually by 2030. The memorandum replaces a 2013 policy from the Obama administration and reflects how dramatically the commercial…
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Sony Double Feature At The B.O.: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ $35M, ‘Insidious 6’ $23M Opening – Box Office Update
Sony’s two releases dominated the North American box office over the weekend of 21–23 August 2026, with Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day taking a fourth-weekend total of $35 million and Blumhouse’s horror sequel Insidious: Out of the Further opening to $23 million. The result underlines Sony’s strength across two very different franchises at once, a…