Category: Technology

China Suspends La Liga Broadcasts After Mbappe’s Remarks About Mao Zedong

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Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has apologised to Chinese fans after major Chinese brands dropped him over a video in which he appeared to joke about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. The controversy escalated on Tuesday after China Media Group (CMG), the state-owned media organisation that oversees public broadcaster CCTV, announced the suspension of broadcasts of Spain’s La Liga matches, despite apologies from Mbappe and the Spanish league. The video, which has gone viral, shows Mbappe describing an internet meme featuring his face superimposed on that of a man he…

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SpaceX Set To Launch Starship On First Attempt To Reach Orbit

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SpaceX is set to launch its massive Starship rocket early Monday in an attempt to reach orbit for the first time with the spacecraft. According to SpaceX, the 75-minute launch window is scheduled to open at 8:15 a.m. ET, or 7:15 a.m. local time, from the company’s Starbase facility in Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration said it issued a “license authorization for the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Flight 14 launch and reentry operations” on September 26. During the 14th test flight, SpaceX also plans to deploy 26 of its new…

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AI Funding Appetite Weighs On Global Markets

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Global markets are facing renewed pressure as investors question whether major artificial intelligence companies can generate sufficient returns to justify the enormous sums being invested in the technology’s infrastructure. Developments across several markets this week have intensified concerns about AI spending, putting technology stocks under pressure as investors reassess valuations, financing costs and future profitability. OpenAI reportedly told investors that its annualised revenue in September was close to $50 billion, below figures it had previously indicated, according to Reuters. In Australia, data centre operator Firmus abandoned plans for a $5…

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Samsung, SK Hynix Modernise China Plants To Produce Advanced NAND Chips

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Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are upgrading their semiconductor facilities in China to produce more advanced NAND memory chips, according to people familiar with the plans. The upgrades are aimed at helping the South Korean chipmakers compete with China’s Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) as artificial intelligence drives stronger global demand for memory products. But modernising their Chinese operations has become more difficult since the United States imposed restrictions on exports of advanced chipmaking equipment to China in 2022. The rules require Samsung and SK Hynix to obtain US approval…

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Meta, Apple Partner To Run AI Model On Mac Studio Computers

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Meta and Apple partner to run Muse Spark Open AI model on Mac Studio computers, enabling local processing for developers. Meta and Apple have announced a collaboration that will allow developers to run Meta’s new open-weight artificial intelligence model, Muse Spark Open, on Apple’s high-end Mac Studio desktop computers. The partnership, announced on Thursday, will enable developers to use the AI model for coding, video analysis and other tasks involving autonomous AI agents, with the technology running locally on users’ computers rather than relying on cloud services. According to Meta,…

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Musk Unveils Tesla Flying Car, Targets 2028 Production

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Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s flying car prototype, demonstrating aerial stunts and rapid acceleration, but sustained flight capability remains unproven. Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has unveiled a new Roadster sports car that he claims can fly, combining high-speed road performance with technology designed to lift the vehicle into the air. The vehicle was demonstrated on Thursday at a SpaceX test facility in Texas, where it performed a series of stunts, including climbing a steep ramp, hanging upside down, flipping in the air and landing with the aid of air…

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