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…
A Tesla ran a stop sign and killed a man, record confirms Full Self-Driving/Autopilot was on
September 9, 2026
A Tesla Model 3 ran a stop sign in Buena Vista Township, New Jersey, and hit a Honda Civic turning left through the intersection. The Civic’s driver, 82-year-old Stephen Field, was killed.
Police reported it as a car that failed to stop. What no one reported is that…
Kia expanded its electric GT lineup with the EV3 GT, EV4 GT, and EV5 GT, now on sale.
Kia EV3 GT, EV4 GT, and EV5 GT prices and specs
Although the EV2 stole the show at the 2026 Brussels Motor Show in January, Kia offered a sneak peek at its upcoming electric GT…
Xiaomi launches four SkyNomad SUVs in China from $31,275
September 9, 2026
Xiaomi launched its SkyNomad SUV family in China today, a lineup of four extended-range models that starts at RMB 209,900, or about $31,275.
It’s Xiaomi’s first move into extended-range vehicles, and the entry price lands below China’s established EREV flagships from Li Auto and Huawei-backed AITO.
We covered the SkyNomad’s unveiling in July, so the vehicles themselves aren’t the story.
