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Tesla has unveiled a redesigned Roadster powered with rocket-style thrusters and said it would start production in 2028, more than a decade after it first showed a next-generation ‌version of its electric sports car. Tesla reveals SpaceX-powered Roadster that flies and falls with style The white two-seater vehicle, developed in collaboration with CEO Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX, on Thursday drove upside down on a ramp using a suction system, turned in the air and landed

Michael Jordan's autographed jersey from Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals has shattered records, selling for US$14 million in a private transaction to become the most expensive piece of basketball memorabilia ever purchased. Michael Jordan's Game 2 'Last Dance' jersey sells for record $14M Hunt Auctions announced on Monday that the game-worn Chicago Bulls jersey was purchased by Miami real estate investor Ron Firman. According to the auction house, the staggering price tag not o

The U.S. chip boom faces a major labor crunch, with a shortage of up to 157,000 semiconductor workers projected by 2030 as AI-driven demand fuels new factory expansion. Outside Intel headquarters in California The shortage threatens efforts to rebuild domestic chip manufacturing after decades in which production shifted largely to Asia. Research from McKinsey & Company and the SEMI Foundation estimates that the U.S. could face a gap of up to 157,000 semiconductor workers by t

Disney has agreed to license a slate of movies and TV shows to Netflix ​including existing "Ice Age" films as well ‌as "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" and "Will Trent" series. Disney plans to begin offering an ad-subsidized version of its Disney+ streaming television service in the United States starting in December The deal expands Netflix's access to Disney-owned content as the streaming platform broadens ⁠its library through licensing agreements, including a deal with AM

Indian space startup TakeMe2Space plans to launch what it describes as ‌the country's first orbital computing satellite aboard a SpaceX rocket on Oct. 1, seeking to process data in orbit rather than transmit raw information back to Earth. A SpaceX rocket launched into space The company's MOI-1A spacecraft, a sub-50 kg satellite carrying Nvidia Orin NX edge-computing processors, is scheduled to fly on SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission. TakeMe2Space said on Monday it ha

Meta has disrupted more than 3.7 million scam-linked accounts, pages and other content this year based on information provided by the Singapore police, the company said Wednesday. Meta's ecosystem The social media giant said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) has been helping Meta's investigators "identify and dismantle entire ecosystems of scammers" through an information-sharing collaboration in place over the past two years. Between January and June, Meta removed more than 1

Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a cybersecurity capabilities test, the first known example ‌of the company's AI systems autonomously committing such an act. Gemini's logo is seen on a smartphone The hacks occurred in May during a cybersecurity test conducted by Irregular, an independent company that conducts cybersecurity evaluations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. An Irregular spokesperson said the incident involved

Blackpink's Rosé has teamed up with American director Dave Meyers to shoot the music video for her upcoming song "New Trick" using Apple's iPhone 18 Pro. Blackpink's Rosé takes a photo with the iPhone 18 Pro burgundy The 29-year-old K-pop star released a teaser Thursday, appearing in a schoolgirl-inspired outfit and holding a purple lollipop stamped with "new trick" and "Shot on iPhone 18 Pro" in the courtyard of a mansion. The video is part of Apple's "Shot on iPhone" campai

Tim Cook has officially issued a farewell letter to employees on his final day as Apple CEO, preparing to transition to the role of Executive Chairman as he hands the reins to John Ternus. Tim Cook steps down as CEO to assume the role of Executive Chairman August 31 marked Tim Cook's final day serving as Apple’s Chief Executive Officer. In a company-wide memo, he shared his reflections on a 15-year journey at the helm of the world's leading technology giant. Cook succeeded St

The Dutch central bank said Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the United States and Canada to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest." The headquarters of the Dutch central bank in Amsterdam The DNB bank said gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily than those held in New York and Ottawa. "This makes it the quickest for DNB to deploy in a crisis situation," said the bank in a statement. "With this step, we have improved the d

Tesla and eight other automakers will recall a total of about 4.3 million vehicles ​in China over concerns that doors may be difficult to open in an emergency, marking the country's largest automotive recall. A Model 3 new energy electric vehicle showcased at Tesla's open experiential store in Shanghai, China on May 21, 2026 The recall remedies range ‌from software updates to warning labels and improved markings around door handles. Beijing has this year increased oversight o

Cryptocurrency wallet provider SafePal on Sunday disclosed a data breach that involved unauthorized access to about 39,798 customers' order information, including personal details such as names, addresses and purchase data. An illustration of Bitcoin An authorization flaw in the order tracking system allowed access to another customer's order information between March 2, 2025, and April 11, 2026, SafePal said in a statement. SafePal provides a suite of secure crypto-managemen

An FBI counterintelligence supervisor took about US$925,000 worth of cryptocurrency from a foreign intelligence target he was investigating and moved it to his own wallet, according to a criminal complaint filed in Virginia last week. A general view of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) building in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 28, 2025 Patrick Steven Yaroch was arrested July 31 at his home in Ashburn, Virginia, and charged the same day by criminal complaint in the

Samsung Electronics has cut jobs at its U.S. display, phone and other consumer electronics operations, affecting workers mainly in New Jersey and Texas, according to documents and two people familiar with the matter. A Samsung Electronics logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken Aug. 25, 2025 The South Korean tech giant said in a statement to Reuters that 739 roles in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, have been affected by plans by Samsung Electronics Ame

About 70,000 people had their personal information compromised in a data breach involving an IBM-managed testing environment used by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). A hooded person writes code on a smartphone and laptop SLA said Friday the breach involved unauthorized access to a data set created for vendor development and testing in Singapore, ranked the world's second-richest country by GDP per capita in 2025 by The Economist. The incident affected an IBM-managed develo

South Korea's Samsung Electronics is expected to announce a record domestic investment plan next week, according to local media reports, in a massive bet on AI-driven semiconductor demand. A Samsung store in Shenzhen, China, in April 2024 The 1,000 trillion won (US$650 billion) package, to be announced by the chip giant and the government, is in line with President Lee Jae Myung's agenda for development in regions outside of the capital Seoul. Lee will host a "National Mega P

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with AFP journalists in the capital Kabul and elsewhere reporting strong shaking. Rescue workers and machinery at an earthquake site The quake was widely felt by AFP journalists across multiple Afghan provinces, as well as in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. The USGS recorded the epicentre in northeastern Afghanistan at a depth of 208.3 kilometres (129.4 miles). Buildings rattled in Kabul

Some RM830 million (US$201.7 million) has been lost to online fraud in Malaysia in the first five months of this year, according to the country's Ministry of Home Affairs. A person holds a credit card in front of a computer This follows a surge in scam losses from RM1.57 billion in 2024 to RM2.97 billion last year, the ministry said on Wednesday. Non-existent investment scams have consistently resulted in the highest losses, rising from RM848.62 million in 2024 to RM1.46 bill

The World Cup isn't only about football: FIFA is drawing on music stars to elevate the competition into a global cultural event, broadening its reach beyond sports fans. From world-famous artists performing at the opening ceremonies to an unprecedented Super Bowl-style halftime show during the final, here is what to expect. Madonna is set to perform at the World Cup final halftime show A musical opening The festivities begin on Wednesday, on the eve of the tournament, with co

LG Innotek, an affiliate of South Korea's LG Group, has announced a plan to build its first semiconductor substrate plant in Vietnam. LG Innotek signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hai Phong municipal government on June 4 at LG Science Park in Seoul for the investment project. Under the agreement, LG Innotek will construct the new facility in Hai Phong through its Vietnamese manufacturing subsidiary. Construction is scheduled to begin next month and be complet