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Real Life Flying Car Set To Launch In China In 2027 But Can It Beat Traffic?

A Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer is set to launch a two-seater flying car in 2027 that can fly autonomously and reach heights of up to 1,000 metres. Developed by Aridge, the aviation arm of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng, the $300,000 flying car is expected to begin limited operations in the second half of 2027.The aircraft comes with a six-wheeled vehicle, roughly the size of a delivery van, which carries the flying machine in its rear compartment. Once deployed, the two-sea

NASA Opens Astronaut Applications for 2027 Class, Offering $164,000 Salary

NASA is now accepting applications for its next class of astronauts, seeking explorers to help write "the next chapter of human spaceflight" as the agency returns to the Moon, builds a lunar base, and lays the groundwork for crewed missions to Mars.Applications opened on November 7 and close at 11:59 p.m. NASA expects to make final selections in late 2027, when the chosen candidates will start roughly two years of training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The new group will be N

HMRC AI chatbot tax rules to change in 2027: Here's what new inspection powers mean

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is set to gain the ability to examine how tax figures are produced, including the software, automated systems, and potentially AI tools behind them under proposed changes expected to take effect in 2027. The reforms would modernise Section 114 of the Finance Act 2008, allowing HMRC to access, check, and inspect digital tax records.These changes are subject to the Finance Bill receiving Royal Assent. As per tax insurance provider Qdos, the proposals go beyond giving

Who Is Alice Huang, the Chinese Businesswoman Tied to Nvidia's CEO?

Alice Huang built a career in Chinese finance before emerging in a very different arena: the global race for artificial-intelligence chips. Known also as Huang Le, the Chinese businesswoman held senior roles at a Shanghai investment firm before becoming the controlling shareholder of Singapore-based cloud-computing company Megaspeed International, according to more than 30 publicly available financial records, corporate filings and company materials reviewed by investigators.Nvidia lists Megaspe

GTA VI to Stream on Xbox One via Cloud Gaming at Launch

Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI will be playable on Xbox One consoles via Xbox Cloud Gaming starting from its launch on November 19, 2026. This allows owners of the 2013 console to access the highly anticipated title without needing a next-gen device, expanding the game's reach significantly.According to Microsoft, the cloud-streamed version will feature Xbox Series S graphics and will be available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S from 1am ET on launch day. The game mus

Instagram Deploys AI to Unmask Underage Users and Enforce Strict Account Restrictions

Instagram will now use artificial intelligence to estimate users' ages and automatically restrict their accounts if it suspects they are teenagers, even if they signed up using a fake date of birth. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, announced the global expansion on Monday, saying the technology would help identify millions of teenagers who have been using the platform without age-appropriate restrictions.The system analyses signals from users' activity to d

Anthropic's Potential Mega IPO Joins Ranks of World's Biggest Listings

Anthropic launched the roadshow for its hotly anticipated US initial public offering on Tuesday, bringing the Claude maker a step closer to a landmark debut that is set to test investor appetite for the rapidly growing AI industry. The listing would represent what is expected to be one of the largest debuts ever attempted, potentially reshaping benchmark indexes, investor flows and the broader narrative driving US equities.A glance at world's biggest IPOs, ranked by deal size: AI lab Anthro

Jensen Huang Divorce: How Much Could His Wife Lori Huang Get?

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's admission of an extramarital affair has sparked speculation that his wife, Lori Huang, could walk away with roughly half of his $155.2 billion fortune if the couple divorces. This calculation hinges on one single number: Forbes estimated that Jensen Huang's net worth stood at around $155.2 billion on November 9, 2026.Since the couple got married in 1985 and Nvidia was established only in 1993, the entirety of his stock holding in Nvidia, more than 3.5%, thus m

Anthropic Seeks $1.4 Trillion Valuation Despite Democrats' Victory Rattling AI Stocks

Claude chatbot's parent company Anthropic is seeking a $1.4 trillion valuation in a blockbuster initial public offering (IPO) despite AI stocks taking a hit after the Democratic Party's sweeping victory in the U.S. The artificial intelligence giant plans to sell 825 million shares at between $70 and $78 each, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.With the number of shares offered, the company could raise around $64.4 billion, with an additional $26 billion expected through a priv

November 2026 Full Moon: Date, Peak Time, and How to See the Beaver Supermoon

Skywatchers are in for a treat this month as the Beaver Moon, the last full Moon of autumn, rises as a supermoon on Tuesday, November 24, 2026. Peak illumination occurs at 9:53 a.m. Eastern Time (14:53 UTC), though the Moon will be below the horizon for North American observers at that exact moment.Because the Moon appears full to the naked eye for about a day on either side of peak, both Monday night, November 23, and Tuesday night, November 24, will offer worthwhile views for astronomy enthusi

Anthropic Unveils New Fable Mythos Models As Competition Heats Up Ahead Of IPO

Anthropic on Monday unveiled two new AI models, Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, as the OpenAI rival looks to strengthen its position in the fast-growing artificial intelligence market ahead of its planned initial public offering. Claude Fable 5.2 targets advanced coding, logical reasoning and autonomous AI agent tasks, while Claude Mythos 5.2 is specifically designed for strictly approved cybersecurity and complex life-sciences research applications.Anthropic said that access to Claude M

AI Power Rush Sends Data Centres Hunting For Used Turbines And Jet Engines

BENGALURU / FRANKFURT / LONDON: Utilities, developers and firms racing to power AI data centres are scouring the world for second-hand gas turbines, reviving mothballed machines and converting retired jet engines, as lead times for costly new equipment stretch into the next decade. Despite growing scepticism over the perils of artificial intelligence technology and a recent selloff in related stocks, demand for energy-hungry data centres is soaring, creating a critical bottleneck for essential p

Norway Reins In Data Centre Industry Amid AI Boom

OSLO: Norway's government said on Monday it will curb the rapid growth of power-hungry data centres in the Nordic country, becoming the latest nation to limit a buildout driven by the global artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Norway produces more power than it consumes and is a net exporter, but recent projections show that demand from new data centres could lead to an energy deficit and rising electricity prices in the coming years.The rapid growth of data centres is meeting resistance

Europe Must Rethink Security As Big Tech Power Grows, EU's Ribera Says

LISBON: The European Union must rethink security to take into account challenges and risks posed by the growing power of major technology companies that go beyond traditional competition concerns, European Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera said on Monday. "We need to review and to deepen our concept of security, including cybersecurity," Ribera told reporters in Lisbon, arguing that testing and monitoring devices connected to critical infrastructure was no longer suffic

P@SHA Seeks Safeguards Against Raids On Legitimate IT Firms

The Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT & ITES (P@SHA) has expressed serious concern over an increasing number of raids by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on legitimate software and IT-enabled services companies as part of an ongoing crackdown on scam centres.P@SHA has called on the NCCIA to distinguish legitimate call centres and IT companies from scam centres, arguing that fraudulent operations should not be treated as representative of the wider industry. The

China Seeks Shared Future For Humanity In Outer Space

China advocates the peaceful use of outer space, engages in active international space cooperation, and promotes the building of a community with a shared future in the domain of outer space, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the comments at a regular press briefing following a weekend announcement that a Pakistani astronaut will join China's Shenzhou-24 crewed flight mission as a payload specialist and complete a short on-orbit flight befo

Digital Horizons: 50 Students From Merged Districts Trained in Modern Skills

DIR: Over 50 students from the merged districts have successfully completed a comprehensive two-month digital skills development programme designed to align them with the demands of the modern digital era. Organised by District Youth Affairs Upper Dir in collaboration with the Directorate of Youth Affairs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the concluding ceremony was held at the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal.During the intensive programme, participants received specialized training in digital ma

Pakistan-Built Robots Serve a Taste of the Future to Karachi Diners

Wheeling its way between dining booths at a neon-lit restaurant in Pakistan's Karachi megacity, a robot waitress drops off a fresh pizza to an awaiting family. While global buzz is growing around agile humanoids made in the United States, China and elsewhere, robotic staff are a rare sight in Pakistan."Welcome to Sicilian. My name is Robia," the waitress says in an electronic voice, looking down at diners through blinking red LED eyes.Robia and her colleague Jojo are the DIY creat

Zelda's PC Leap: Ocarina of Time Remake Emulated Within Days

Nintendo's reimagining of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time debuted Thursday for Switch 2, and soon after, it was being played on PC through emulators. Check out the details regarding this fast-developing emulation situation below.On the day of release, the game was being played on PC at 15-30 frames per second (FPS) with noticeable visual errors. Within just one day, the Lichii emulator had resolved most issues, and the opening scene and the Great Deku Tree were running at 60 FPS.In one

Microsoft Data Center Break-In: Why Protestors Are Targeting Big Tech

Protests erupted across Europe over the weekend against data centres, with thousands of people taking to the streets to demand the stoppage of large-scale projects due to environmental and social...

Musk's Futuristic Cybertruck Rolls Towards Exit

Production of Cybertrucks - the pickups hailed by enthusiasts as a symbol of Elon Musk's futuristic ambitions and equally hated as ugly reminders of the Donald Trump era - will wind down, the Tesla CEO said on Friday. Tesla will stop building the truck at its Texas factory around the middle of 2027 to free up space for its Cybercab robotaxi, Musk said."Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for increased

Environmental Groups Embrace AI Even As They Warn Of Data Centre Impacts

Environmental groups worldwide are using artificial intelligence to analyse climate data, track forest fires and count endangered wildlife - embracing a technology they also warn is driving a surge in electricity demand, water use and greenhouse-gas emissions. The contradiction is forcing these organisations to justify their AI use in carrying out missions to combat climate change or protect natural resources."We recognise that AI can come with environmental costs, and we need to be thought