NASA has lost contact with the MAVEN orbiter at Mars after 11 years of service. The spacecraft is a vital communications relay for the agency’s surface rovers and was investigating how Mars lost its atmosphere.
Nu Quantum, a University of Cambridge spin-out, has raised $60 million in Series A funding. The startup aims to build the networking fabric to connect quantum processors into more powerful, fault-tolerant systems.
A key valuation metric shows the S&P 500 is as expensive as it was at the peak of the dotcom bubble. Meanwhile, major Asian semiconductor and hardware firms powering the AI boom trade at far lower prices. This disconnect presents a stark warning for American investors.
AppDirect has acquired lifecycle management platform vCom for $100 million. The move is a key piece in the company’s plan to build a unified procurement suite for all business technology, from software to mobile services.
The annual Day of the Devs showcase, a collaboration between Double Fine and iam8bit, just wrapped up its 2025 digital event. It was an hour-long dive into 22 promising indie games, featuring moody adventures, creepy horror, and physics-based frog chaos.
For clean tech startups, federal grants are a lifeline. When the DOE abruptly terminated a major contract, Brayton Energy had to lay off staff, highlighting the precarious nature of government-funded R&D.
Alphabet’s self-driving unit, Waymo, has set its first hard business target: handling at least one million paid rides per week. This aggressive expansion plan comes as the company enters new U.S. cities and prepares for launches in London and Tokyo.
Loosely organized pro-Russia hacktivist groups are exploiting weak passwords on exposed industrial systems. Their attacks, while unsophisticated, have led to temporary operational losses in water, food, and energy sectors.
EpilepsyGTx has secured a €28 million Series A to push its lead gene therapy, EPY201, into Phase 1/2a trials. The treatment aims to stop seizures in severe epilepsy patients with a single, localized brain injection.
Razer is reviving the iconic Boomslang, the mouse that started it all, for a limited 20th-anniversary run. Only 1,337 serialized units will be made, packing modern tech like a 45K sensor and 8KHz wireless polling into a nostalgic shell. It’s a pricey collector’s piece that honors gaming history.
