(WASHINGTON, DC) – The United States has imposed new sanctions on companies and individuals accused of supporting the operations of Iranian airline Mahan Air, expanding efforts to disrupt networks linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The US Department of the Treasury said six entities and individuals based inContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Apple Inc has become the second company in history to reach a market capitalisation of USD 5 trillion. The shares of the iPhone maker rose 1.8 percent to USD 342.89 on Tuesday, pushing the company’s value above the threshold for the first time. The stock has sinceContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Ukrainian defence technology firm UForce has signed an agreement with American shipbuilder ReconCraft to manufacture Magura maritime drones in the United States. The deal was formalised at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington and marks the first time the Ukrainian government has officially approved production of the MaguraContinue Reading
(STARBASE, USA) – SpaceX has completed the thirteenth test flight of its Starship rocket, successfully placing twenty next generation Starlink satellites into orbit for the first time. The launch took place from the company’s facility in southern Texas and lasted approximately one hour. The upper stage spacecraft carried twenty StarlinkContinue Reading
(MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA) – Google has widened access to its agent based artificial intelligence assistant, Gemini Spark, making the tool available to paying subscribers across most global markets. The assistant, first announced at the company’s I/O developer conference earlier this year, is now included in the Google AI Pro planContinue Reading
(SAN FRANCISCO, USA) – A widespread service disruption hit ChatGPT on Friday, affecting users across multiple continents and blocking access to conversations and chat history. The outage was recorded by monitoring service Downdetector and confirmed by OpenAI on its own status page. OpenAI reported raised error levels across ChatGPT, itsContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The United States Navy has selected an extended range cruise missile for a programme aimed at supplying allies with affordable, long range strike weapons. The RAACM ER missile, developed by CoAspire, will be adapted under the CHAOS project, a US Navy initiative to create mass produced, lowContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON, USA) – Central banks across the Group of Seven nations are preparing for a series of interest rate decisions this week as oil prices approach $100 per barrel, intensifying inflationary risks that could force policymakers to signal a return to rate increases by the autumn. Brent crude currently tradesContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON, USA) – The United States is preparing to impose substantial tariffs on the European Union after the bloc fined Google a combined total of roughly $1 billion for breaking digital competition rules, with President Donald Trump warning the EU would pay a very high price for targeting American technologyContinue Reading
(CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA) – Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada will consider all possible countermeasures if talks with the United States fail to lift new 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods. The duties are set to take effect on 19 August. Speaking to reporters in Charlottetown, Mr Carney said everythingContinue Reading
