NASA astronaut Don Pettit is preparing for his fourth space mission, set to launch on September 11 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Joining him will be cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, with the crew departing from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Pettit, now 69 years old, will spend six months in space, adding to … Read more
Chinese scientists are planning to send bricks made from simulated lunar soil into space to determine if they can be used to construct a research base on the moon, according to a report from the South China Morning Post. The bricks will be launched from the Tiangong space station next month aboard the Tianzhou-8 cargo … Read more
WhatsApp Business has introduced a new Meta AI assistant, aimed at boosting business productivity and customer engagement. Available in the WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.24.19.16, the AI chatbot provides personalized insights, educational resources, and organizational tools to help businesses focus on key activities. Users can ask the AI assistant to create images, design ads, … Read more
Plagued by technical troubles, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft landed without crew at White Sands Space Harbour in New Mexico late Friday, wrapping up a challenging three-month test mission. This mission was marred by issues that forced the astronauts onboard to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) until next year. The spacecraft departed from the ISS … Read more
23-year-old Indian student Tapala Nadamuni has reclaimed his Guinness World Record by designing the world’s smallest vacuum cleaner. Measuring just 0.65 cm (0.25 in), the vacuum is smaller than a pinkie fingernail and breaks the previous record, set in 2022, by 0.2 cm. Tapala originally held the title in 2020 with a 1.76 cm vacuum … Read more
In recent years, European regulators have ramped up efforts to curb the dominance of Big Tech companies through a series of investigations and new legislative frameworks. Digital Markets Act (DMA) The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into effect in 2022, aims to ensure fair competition by curbing the power of tech giants. In July, … Read more
The National Telecommunication & Information Security Board (NTISB) has issued a warning to Android users about a malicious campaign run by the Konfety cybercrime group, which targets devices through fake apps on the Google Play Store. The campaign, known as “Evil Twin,” involved over 250 decoy apps that appeared harmless but were designed to trick … Read more
At a distance of about 6. 9 million kilometers, an asteroid, 2024 ON, whose size is estimated to be as big as two football fields, is expected to fly past the Earth on September 15. The asteroid which is approximately 720 feet wide will be flying approximately 620 000 miles away from Earth – 2. … Read more
Crew-9 SpaceX mission that is scheduled to be launched to ISS is to be manned by NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov The mission is intended to be launched on September 24, 2024. The mission commander will be Hague and Gorbunov will be of mission specialist. The flight will take place aboard … Read more
Doctors are now using smart computers called Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help them find diseases like cancer and viral infections faster and more accurately. This new technology is making a big difference in the way doctors work, helping them save more lives. How AI Works in Healthcare AI is like a super-smart computer program that … Read more