Skywatchers, mark your calendars: a rare and spectacular total solar eclipse is set to occur on August 2, 2027, offering the longest duration of totality visible from land between 1991 and 2114. The astronomical event will plunge parts of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East into complete darkness for up to 6 minutes…
China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), nicknamed the “artificial sun,” made global headlines in 2021 by sustaining plasma at an unprecedented 70 million degrees Celsius for 1,056 seconds—about five times hotter than the core of the Sun. This milestone marked a crucial step forward in the quest for clean, limitless energy through nuclear fusion. The…
In the world of mega machines, few can rival the sheer size and capability of the Bagger 288, a massive bucket-wheel excavator built by the German company Krupp for the energy and mining firm Rheinbraun in 1978. Weighing a jaw-dropping 13,500 tons, this behemoth is officially the heaviest land vehicle ever constructed, holding a world…
Geoffrey Hinton, widely recognized as the “Godfather of AI,” has issued a stark warning about the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence and its potential to disrupt traditional white-collar employment. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Hinton expressed deep concern that AI systems could soon take over a wide range of intellectual yet repetitive jobs, displacing…
Hokkaido, JapanIn a major leap toward sustainable and resilient energy infrastructure, Japan has officially introduced the Yoroi Reactor—a factory-sealed, transportable micro-nuclear reactor designed to safely deliver clean energy to remote communities and disaster-prone zones. Developed through a partnership between a private consortium and Japan’s National Institute for Fusion Science, this modular microreactor marks a new…
OpenAI, the AI research powerhouse behind ChatGPT, is preparing to launch its own AI-powered web browser in the coming weeks—marking its boldest move yet into consumer-facing internet tools. The new browser is designed to directly challenge Google Chrome, which currently dominates the global browser market with a share exceeding two-thirds and over 3 billion active…
In a landmark move, Turkey has officially banned Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok, developed by his company xAI, following a wave of public and governmental outrage over offensive content generated by the tool. The ban was imposed after Grok reportedly produced vulgar and disrespectful responses about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the nation’s founder…
NASA has officially confirmed the discovery of a new interstellar comet named 3I/ATLAS, marking only the third such object ever observed entering our solar system from beyond. The comet was detected on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope located in Chile. Traveling at extraordinary speeds and originating from…
In a rare and candid admission, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly cautioned users about the limitations of ChatGPT, acknowledging that the AI chatbot can sometimes generate incorrect or misleading information — a known issue in artificial intelligence called “hallucination.” Speaking at a recent public forum, Altman emphasized the need for human oversight when using…
In a surprising and potentially game-changing move, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has launched a new messaging app called Bitchat—and it works without the internet. This bold innovation is built on mesh networking technology, a decentralized communication system that allows users to connect directly with nearby devices using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, bypassing traditional internet infrastructure. What…