Sci-Tech

July 8, 2026 12:55 PM

Russia tries to jam Musk’s Starlink systems to counter Ukrainian drones

Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian "mid-strike" drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots told Reuters. Kyiv's development of "mid-strike" drones that can...

July 8, 2026 2:46 PM

OpenAI set to launch most capable GPT model after delayed rollout

OpenAI will publicly launch its most capable model, GPT‑5.6, on Thursday, after delaying the release last month on the U.S. government's request amid mounting national security concerns that powerful AI systems could be misused. The United States and China are in a race to develop cutting-edge...

July 6, 2026 4:41 PM

High-resolution observations shed light on hidden black hole population

An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), has uncovered a hidden population of weakly active supermassive black holes in nearby galaxies using high-resolution radio observations, offering fresh insights into how galaxies evolve over ...