A restless Earth-facing sunspot unleashed a powerful X-class solar flare on June 30, triggering radio blackouts across parts of North America.
The X1.1 solar flare erupted from sunspot region AR4479, peaking at 4:50 p.m. EDT (2050 GMT) according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
The intense burst of X-rays released during the eruption reached Earth in just over 8 minutes, triggering…
NASA audit puts Boeing's Starliner under an even bigger microscope: When will it fly astronauts again?
July 2, 2026
It’s unclear when Boeing will be able to send more astronauts to the International Space Station, a new NASA audit warns.
Technical issues with Boeing Starliner’s spacecraft, across two uncrewed flights and a two-astronaut test mission known as Crew Flight Test (CFT)…
Google is now adding AI Overviews and Ask Gemini in Google Drive on mobile. The features were made generally available on the web back in April and with their introduction on mobile, more users can now take advantage of AI to sort through their Google Drive with ease.
AI…
Samsung Begins Teasing Galaxy Z Fold 8 Series; Leaked Official Cases Reveal The Upcoming Foldables
July 2, 2026
Samsung has begun teasing its next generation of foldable devices, including the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series. The term series is being used as the Samsung is expected to launch two book-style foldables this year, including the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. The teasers also suggest a similar launch strategy.
The company has begun posting teasers on its social media handles for the…
Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off
July 2, 2026
Concerns over the impact of AI chatbots on mental health, personal safety, harassment, and disinformation have forced AI developers to implement safeguards to better control how and what their AI models are allowed to respond or do.
But concerns and worries can’t erode…
Gemini Spark, Google’s AI agent that can help with aspects of your digital life, is now available on Mac.
The company on Wednesday said Spark is being added to the existing Gemini desktop app, as well as several updates and new features, including the ability to stay up…
Meta has spent billions of dollars developing AI and building out data centers to support it. But now, the company may be preparing to put those data centers to a more immediately profitable purpose.
On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business, selling access to both AI compute power and models. The move would pit it against the big cloud…
The world’s largest camera was built for scientific discovery, but as the Vera C. Robin Observatory begins its decade-long survey of the night sky, the researchers are calling the work both scientific and a “blockbuster movie of the Universe.”
The Vera C. Rubin’s…
From over 108,000 images submitted by photographers from more than 160 countries and territories, Hasselblad Masters has just announced its 7 winners for the 2026 competition.
Across every category, the awarded images combine instant visual impact with lasting depth. The…
BYD's flagship electric SUV is so smooth that it won an anti-motion-sickness certification
July 2, 2026
BYD’s new full-size electric SUV features an industry-first anti-motion-sickness mode for all passengers.
BYD’s Great Tang wins an anti-motion sickness award
The Great Tang is BYD’s largest SUV yet, measuring over 17 feet (5,236 mm) long. As BYD’s first D-segment flagship SUV, it offers all the premium extras you’d expect, like massive digital screens, a dual-chamber air suspension, and…
