More controversy is brewing around the latest Bitcoin fork, BTCB2, as the team behind the minority chain has persuaded a couple of small trading venues to list the coin under the ticker XBT. The decision is drawing criticism because XBT is a long-established ISO 4217-style code used for bitcoin (BTC) itself across Kraken futures and institutional rails, leaving plenty of people unhappy with the…
SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026
September 9, 2026
This might look like a rocket launching off Earth, but it’s actually a rocket booster perfectly landing on our planet after fulfilling its duty. (Image credit: Chelsea Gohd)
On Aug. 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon…
The rise of 'quantum gravity?' Einstein's theory seen in the quantum realm for 1st time
September 9, 2026
Scientists have spotted the first hints that Albert Einstein’s formulation of gravity operates in the quantum realm.
The hints have to do with observations of a falling quantum object, and though this may not seem like a huge deal (literally, we are talking about…
It began with an unusual flash detected off the coast of South Africa by an aging American satellite — and to this day, debate continues over whether this odd Cold War event involved an illicit atmospheric nuclear test.
The strange story of the “South Atlantic Flash,” better known as the Vela Incident, began on Sept. 22, 1979. At that time, Vela 6911, a satellite in a constellation…
Xiaomi UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank 5000 15W, Magnetic Power Bank 10000 45W, Power Bank 20000 165W Launched in India
September 9, 2026
Xiaomi UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank 5000 15W, Xiaomi Magnetic Power Bank 10000 45W, and Xiaomi Power Bank 20000 165W have been launched in India. “The new lineup brings together two distinct approaches to portable power,” as per the brand. “The magnetic…
Xiaomi 18 Fold, Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max Announced
September 9, 2026
Xiaomi 18 Fold has been announced by the company as its first wide form factor foldable phone, similar to the Galaxy Z Fold 8. Further, the company also debuted the Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max with a 12000mAh battery. Both the devices are powered by Xiaomi’s in-house XRING O3…
NYU mathematics professor Tristan Buckmaster announced three proofs on Tuesday with a preliminary finding on one of the major unsolved problems in theoretical mathematics. The findings, made in collaboration with Anthropic mathematician Levent Alpöge and using both Codex and Claude AI models, are significant in themselves – but they’re also accompanied by an unusual controversy…
Google Cloud and Accenture are working together on a joint unit dedicated to sending engineers into enterprises to help them better adopt Google’s AI tools and services.
The new unit, dubbed Accenture Gemini Enterprise Business Group, is Google’s latest foray…
Mistral raises €3B as sovereign AI becomes big business
September 9, 2026
French AI lab Mistral AI on Tuesday said it has raised €3 billion (about $3.58 billion) at a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion (about $24.39 billion), confirming earlier rumors.
This Series D round, which Mistral said is “the largest equity fundraising…
The aftermath of 9/11 brought an estimated 400,000 first responders – the largest number of mobilized rescue workers in American history. But one New York-based artist photographed 9/11’s heroes, families, and survivors with a camera so large, the photographs feel almost like meeting them in person.
Joe McNally’s life-sized Polaroid series, The Faces of Ground Zero, went on to capture 272…
