Indian Space Startup Skyroot Raised $27.5 Million
India’s Skyroot Aerospace raised $27.5 million from Singapore’s Temasek in October. Indian startup Agnikul Cosmos raised a similar amount. Skyroot launched India’s first private rocket in 2022 and will launch…
Mirror Stealth Coatings for Stealth Against Infrared
Youtuber Pilot Photog describes new mirror coatings on some new Navy F-35C stealth fighters. This is being used to achieve greater stealth against new infrared sensors used on Russian and…
Philips Hue reorganizes, plans job cuts to save $218 million annually
Signify, the company which owns Philips Hue, is restructuring its business to focus on four key areas. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Signify, the company that…
California settles Activision Blizzard gender discrimination lawsuit for $54 million
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A California regulator has settled its blockbuster lawsuit that alleged a culture of sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard. Now under the ownership of…
Marketer sparks panic with claims it uses smart devices to eavesdrop on people
Enlarge (credit: Getty) We’ve all experienced it or heard about it happening: Someone has a conversation about wanting a red jacket, and then suddenly, it seems like they’re seeing ads…
A top-secret Chinese spy satellite just launched on a supersized rocket
Enlarge / A Long March 5 rocket, the largest launcher in China’s inventory, deployed a classified Chinese military satellite into orbit Friday. (credit: CASC) China’s largest rocket apparently wasn’t big…
Apple fixed the iPhone’s Flipper Zero problem
Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple has blocked a Bluetooth attack carried out with the Flipper Zero that sent a barrage of pop-ups to iPhones, causing them to…
The Pixel 9 might come with exclusive “Pixie” AI assistant
Enlarge (credit: Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance) Move over Google Assistant, Google is apparently working on a new AI. The Information reports that Google is working on a new “Pixie” AI assistant…
Adam Mosseri spells out Threads’ plans for the fediverse
Illustration: The Verge On Friday, two days after Threads finally started publicly testing ActivityPub integration, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared a thread on Threads detailing the company’s plans for its…
Climate change is killing coral — can AI help protect the reefs?
The Coral Restoration Foundation digitally stitched images of a reef together to create this 3D photomosaic. | Image: CRF Time is running out to save the world’s coral reefs, so…