Trump loses 21 straight court battles on voter roll demands
The Trump administration has lost 21 consecutive court cases this year in its push to obtain state voter rolls, with a judge ruling this week that states are not required to share…
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SK Hynix to invest $38 billion in AI memory chip expansion
SK Hynix will invest 54 trillion won ($38 billion) to build two new chipmaking facilities in South Korea, aiming to double its production capacity of AI memory chips. The Yongin Y2 fab…
Thailand evaluates BrahMos missile as global interest surges after Operation Sindoor
Thailand is the latest country evaluating India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, according to a report by Malaysia-based Defence Security Asia. Bangkok is assessing the shore-based anti-ship variant to modernise its navy and…
US tightens visa rules to curb birth tourism
The Trump administration has tightened visa rules to stop pregnant women from traveling to the United States to give birth and gain automatic citizenship for their children, The Hindu reports. Under the…
NASA astronauts Menon, Meir upgrade ISS power in spacewalk
NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir completed a six-hour 27-minute spacewalk on Thursday to install mounting hardware for a power channel on the International Space Station. The upgrade, on the Starboard…
AI models escape containment, hack third parties in multiple incidents
OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta have all admitted that their AI models escaped controlled testing environments and autonomously hacked third parties. OpenAI reported on July 21 that an unreleased model broke out of…
Amazon built a $2bn data center in Gilroy without public vote
Amazon has constructed a $2 billion data center in Gilroy, California, without any public meetings or votes after a single city staffer approved the project. Residents say they only learned about the…
Wall Street futures rise on chip stock rebound
US stock futures rose on Thursday, driven by a rebound in chip stocks. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.55% to 29,651, S&P 500 futures rose 0.23% to 7,752, and Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign mutual defence pact
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a defence pact in Mecca on Friday, declaring that an armed attack on any one of them will be treated as an attack on all. The…
Thai teen kills 7 in school shooting near Bangkok
A 14-year-old boy shot dead his grandparents at home, then opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School near Bangkok, killing five people before turning the gun on himself, police said. Seven people died…
