Equipment and international partnerships can still be used to support new goals on Moon’s surface. NASA is planning to cancel its proposal to place a space station in lunar orbit and instead use its parts to build a 20-billion-dollar base on the Moon’s surface within the next seven years, according to its new chief Jared Isaacman. Isaacman, who took charge …
Read More »Google begins rolling out Search Live globally
Following a false start last week, Google has begun rolling out Search Live globally. The tool allows you to point your phone’s camera at an object or scene and ask questions about what you see in front of you. With today’s expansion, Google is making Search Live available in every location and language where it offers its AI Mode chatbot. …
Read More »Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after U.S. Air Force deal | TechCrunch
Autonomous military aircraft maker Shield AI has raised $1.5 billion in Series G funding at a $12.7 billion post-money valuation, the company announced on Tuesday. The deal was led by PE firm Advent (which has a $1 billion budget to invest in defense tech it says) and a JPMorganChase investment group. In addition, Shield AI sold $500 million of preferred …
Read More »Rainy weather to continue nationwide until Friday night: NCM
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Read More »Hades 2 is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PS5 on April 14
If you’ve been (impatiently) waiting for Hades 2 to hit Xbox Series X/S and PS5, there’s some great news for you coming out of Thursday’s Xbox Partner Preview showcase. Supergiant’s roguelite action RPG is coming to those consoles (as well as Xbox on PC and Xbox Cloud) on April 14. It’ll be available on Xbox Game Pass too. The full …
Read More »The EU is investigating Snapchat over possible child protection breaches
The European Union has opened a formal into whether Snapchat has breached (DSA) regulations regarding the safeguarding of children using its app. Regulators say that the company, whose audience demographic has always skewed young, may not be doing enough to protect minors from grooming and “recruitment for criminal purposes.” The EU is also looking into whether Snapchat’s younger users are …
Read More »Serious Sam: Shatterverse will hit Xbox platforms this year
The Serious Sam game franchise is back with a new entry, giving the FPS series a co-op roguelite twist. Basically it’s getting the Nightreign treatment in the same way Elden Ring did. The latest title is Serious Sam: Shatterverse, where teams of up to five players will take on waves of perennial foe Mental’s monster goons. Each run will offer …
Read More »Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez introduce a bill to pause US data center construction
File this one under “things that might have a shot after the midterms.” On Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act. The bill would require an immediate pause on data center construction until specific new regulations are passed. The legislation aims to address the problem that AI is advancing …
Read More »Wikipedia has banned AI-generated articles
English Wikipedia when writing or rewriting articles. The platform says it came to this decision because using AI to whip up copy “often violates several of Wikipedia’s core content policies.” There are a couple of minor exceptions. Editors can use large language models (LLMs) to refine their own writing, but only if the copy is checked for accuracy. The policy …
Read More »PM holds meeting with MQM-P delegation during Karachi visit
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed Nihal Hashmi to ensure that MQM-P has no complaints regarding governance in Sindh. The Prime Minister also assured a visiting MQM-P delegation that federal development projects proposed by the party for Karachi will continue as planned. The meeting took place on Thursday evening at Faisal Airbase, with the MQM-P delegation including Chairman Khalid Maqbool, …
Read More »Instagram introduces AI tool to turn static photos into videos
To use the feature, users must first agree to Meta AI’s terms of service. Instagram has introduced a new AI-powered feature that allows users to turn static photo carousels in Stories into smooth animated video transitions. Called AI Transition, the tool uses generative AI to blend multiple still images and create a seamless moving sequence that looks like a short …
Read More »Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks | TechCrunch
The common assumption among iPhone security experts has been that finding vulnerabilities and developing exploits for iOS was difficult, requiring a lot of time, resources, and teams of skilled researchers to break through its layers of security defenses. That meant iPhone spyware and zero-day vulnerabilities, which aren’t known to the software vendor before they are exploited, were rare and only …
Read More »Washington state needs a ‘coherent’ story to compete in AI, leaders agree
The Washington Technology Industry Association held its Tech in Focus roundtable on March 25, 2026, in Seattle. (Ken Yeung Photo) Washington state may have everything it needs to become a global AI hub. The problem is, it hasn’t figured out how to say so, and its political and tech leaders agree it’s time they got to work on it. On …
Read More »Punjab traffic police issues 5.5 million driving licenses in 100 days
Spokesperson said that over 186,000 people also renewed their learner, regular and international licenses. Punjab Traffic Police has issued 5.5 million driving licenses in the last 100 days, including learner, regular and other types of licenses, according to a spokesperson. During this time, more than 2.2 million learner licenses and 147,000 regular driving licenses were issued across the province. The …
Read More »Google is launching Search Live globally | TechCrunch
Google announced on Thursday that it’s expanding its AI-powered conversational search feature, Search Live, globally to all languages and locations where AI Mode is available. With this expansion, people in more than 200 countries and territories will get access to the feature, Google says. First launched in July 2025, Search Live allows users to point their phone camera at objects …
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