Technology

NASA has issued a warning about a massive asteroid named 2024 MT1, which is speeding toward Earth at 65,215 km/h. This asteroid, approximately 260 feet in diameter and comparable in size to the Statue of Liberty, is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on July 8. Asteroid 2024 MT1 was first detected by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observations Programme, …

NASA is advancing the search for extraterrestrial life with the development of an “alien-hunting” telescope, set to be launched soon, with the goal of identifying at least one inhabited planet by 2050. The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is designed to search for a wide variety of biosignatures, which are signs of life provided by living organisms. The telescope is expected …

After the United States introduced new subsidies to boost domestic electric vehicle (EV) production and reduce Beijing’s dominance in the supply chain, Chinese manufacturers have turned to an unexpected location: Morocco. In the picturesque hills near Tangiers and industrial parks close to the Atlantic Ocean, plans for new factories have been announced. These factories aim to produce parts for EVs …

The quest to find life on Mars has been ongoing for decades, with scientists seeking even the smallest signs of living organisms. NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the Martian surface for nearly 12 years, continues to investigate the possibility of life on the Red Planet. Currently, the rover is collecting samples from a Martian crater, searching for any …

On Monday, European Union regulators accused Meta Platforms of violating the bloc’s new digital competition rules by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to either view ads or pay to avoid them. To comply with Europe’s stringent data privacy regulations, Meta began offering European users the option in November to pay for ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram. This move allows …

Tesla’s sales dropped for the second consecutive quarter, marking the first time in the company’s history that it has experienced two quarters of year-over-year sales declines. The latest quarter saw Tesla sell nearly 444,000 vehicles, a decrease of about 5% from the previous year. This follows an 8.5% drop in sales during the first quarter. Tesla, known for its consistent …

The ongoing systems outage at CDK Global, now in its second week, is causing significant financial damage to car dealerships, with losses potentially reaching $944 million if the disruption continues for three weeks, as estimated by Anderson Economic Group. This software glitch, triggered by a cyberattack, has severely impacted the operations of nearly 15,000 car dealerships in North America, making …

Doctors and researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Canada have achieved a significant breakthrough in gene therapy, effectively halting the progression of a severe genetic disorder in a young boy named Michael. In March 2022, Michael underwent a specialized treatment for spastic paraplegia type 50 (SPG50), a condition affecting only about 80 children worldwide. This “ultra-rare” disorder …