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Satellite launch by Britain ends in failure

After Virgin Orbit reported an anomaly that prevented its rocket from reaching orbit early on Tuesday, Britain's attempt to become the first European nation to launch satellites into space ended in bitter disappointment. The "horizontal…

Microsoft in talks to invest $10 billion in ChatGPT

In a report published on Monday, Semafor quoted people familiar with the matter as saying Microsoft Corporation is discussing investing $10 billion in OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT. This would value the San Francisco-based company at $29…

Profits at Samsung plunge as gadget demand slows

For the last three months of 2022, Samsung expects its profits to decline by 69% to the lowest level in eight years. The world's largest manufacturer of memory chips, smartphones and TVs predicted that its operating profit for the period…

Twitter lays off more workers

The Twitter San Francisco offices have been stripped out, fulfilling predictions that 75% of the company's employees would be laid off. Somewhere, Elon Musk found even more people to fire as tumbleweeds blew through Twitter's empty halls…

India to launch its first human space flight in 2024

India’s maiden human space flight – the H-1 mission – is to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2024, India's Minister of State for Space, Science, Technology, Earth Sciences and Atomic Energy, Dr. Jitendra Singh said. India’s overall…