New Zealand’s nascent space industry aims for the stars
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The grassy plains on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, once home to cattle, have been transformed into a key aerospace facility…
Cyber threats on the Paris 2024 Olympics
With just over two months to go until the start of the Olympics 2024 in Paris, many questions surround Paris and the organisation of the world’s most important and popular sporting…
Explainer video: what is Volt Typhoon
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, one name has emerged as a harbinger of potential chaos: Volt Typhoon. This sophisticated cyber operation, backed by the Chinese state, has been silently…
Tech platforms make pitch for ad deals as TikTok is roiled by politics
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Short-form video took center stage at tech and social media companies’ annual presentations to advertisers, as platforms like Snap and Meta look to capitalize on…
US to consider concerns about China’s Brite in trade sanction decisions
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will consider concerns about Chinese chip designer Brite Semiconductor flagged by Republican Senator Marco Rubio as it decides what firms to…
Black Hat announces David Koh and Ruimin He as keynote speakers
Black Hat, the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security event series, today announced David Koh and Ruimin He as Keynote speakers for the Black Hat Asia 2024 event. The Keynote…
The strange relationship between Musk and the US government
Elon Musk and Space X will build a constellation of spy satellites for the Pentagon. This news is not surprising because SpaceX is the largest satellite operator in the world.…
Japan’s Space One Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Kairos, a small, solid-fuel rocket made by Japan’s Space One, exploded shortly after its inaugural launch on Wednesday as the firm tried to become…
Lockbit cybercrime gang disrupted by Britain, US and EU
By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) – Lockbit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims’ data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation, the gang…
China bets on open-source chips as US export controls mount
By Eduardo Baptista China – BEIJING (Reuters) – When a Beijing-based military institute in September published a patent for a new high-performance chip, it offered a glimpse of China’s bid…