Month: February 2026

In a dramatic turn of events, the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategic maritime corridors, has become the focal point of escalating tensions. Iran’s military exercises in this vital chokepoint, through which nearly 20 percent of the global oil supply transits, have […]

Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang denied reports that he was unhappy with OpenAI and said his company still planned to make a “huge” investment in the ChatGPT firm. NVIDIA announced in September that it would invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, but recently, there have […]

It was too cold to take off my mittens and check Google Maps so I put my faith in the trickle of bundled-up people ahead of me. All of them were carrying signs and wearing whistles around their necks on top of layers and layers […]

Major world news as of January 31, 2026, includes escalating conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, and Myanmar; US policy actions on Cuba, immigration, and tariffs; and protests against US immigration enforcement.[1][2][4][5] Ongoing Conflicts and Humanitarian Crises Ukraine war intensifies: Power outages strike Ukraine and Moldova amid […]

NASA Aims to Advance Hypersonic Flight Testing with New Awards NASA is accelerating the development of hypersonic flight technologies through two strategic contract awards issued in August, targeting affordable bridges between ground tests and actual flights for airbreathing vehicles.[2] These awards to SpaceWorks Enterprises and […]

SpaceX filed a request with the FCC on Friday seeking approval to put a constellation of 1 million data center satellites into orbit. While the FCC is unlikely to approve a network that expansive, SpaceX’s strategy has been to request approval for unrealistically large numbers […]