In 2018, the U.S. Air Force signed a 35-year lease for underused Mojave desert land. 8 years later, the site hosts 1.9 million solar panels, turning a historic aircraft testing ground into a massive renewable-energy hubIn 2018, the U.S. Air Force signed a 35-year lease for underused desert land at Edwards Air Force Base in California. What happened next wa...
13 Aug, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
US stocks: S&P 500 ends higher as CoreWeave results fuel AI optimismUS stock markets closed higher on Wednesday, driven by strong AI infrastructure company earnings. Mild inflation data reinforced expectatio...
13 Aug, 2026, 01.38 AM IST
Russia’s petrol crunch sends Moscow shopping for Indian fuelRussia has imported petrol from India for the first time as Ukrainian attacks on its refineries deepen domestic fuel shortages. Kpler data ...
12 Aug, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
In 1967, US satellites searching for nuclear tests detected mysterious flashes from space. Decades later, scientists uncovered secrets of gamma-ray bursts, which can release more energy in 10 seconds than Sun will emit over its entire 10-billion-year lifetimeGamma-ray bursts, first detected accidentally in 1967, have long puzzled astronomers. Recent observations of their afterglows are now chall...
09 Aug, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
US stocks: S&P 500, Dow hit record highs on strong AI-linked earnings, Mideast deal hopesWall Street's S&P 500 index reached a new intraday record high on Tuesday. Upbeat artificial intelligence forecasts from Caterpillar and Pa...
04 Aug, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
US factory activity accelerates, uncertainty remains high: surveyUS manufacturing activity grew faster in July, reaching a four-year high. The Institute for Supply Management's index rose to 55.6 percent,...
03 Aug, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
US to award GlobalFoundries $300 million to develop faster AI chip linksThe award is part of President Donald Trump's effort to direct CHIPS Act research funding toward critical semiconductor technologies as W...
29 Jul, 2026, 06.28 PM IST
Time to re-look at a not-so-glamorous part of healthcare ecosystem: 4 diagnostics stocks with upside potential of up to 18%When companies from a sector with a clear growth path get listed, too much money flows into them, sending valuations high. What follows is ...
29 Jul, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Kaynes Semicon plots massive leap into full chip value chainKaynes Semicon plans to pursue these areas through joint ventures and technology partnerships rather than developing the technologies indep...
28 Jul, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Besi orders more than double as AI and hybrid bonding tech drive demandBesi's quarterly orders more than doubled, fueled by AI and hybrid bonding technology. The company saw increased customer adoption of its a...
23 Jul, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Three Bengaluru techies are building quantum computer that can function at room temperature: No cooling to near absolute zero requiredA Bengaluru startup founded by three former Texas Instruments engineers has built a commercial quantum computer that operates at room tempe...
23 Jul, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
Eternal’s robust Q1; Meta faces content-blocking allegationsEternal reported a jump in its net profit on the back of Blinkit's improving operating performance. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
23 Jul, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
Chipmaker IQE raises annual sales growth forecast on AI, data centre demandIQE has raised its full-year revenue growth forecast significantly. IQE upgraded its 2026 revenue growth forecast to above 30%, from 20% pr...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
Chinese scientists turn diamonds into futuristic data vaults that could preserve information for 100 trillion years with over 99% accuracyResearchers developed diamond storage technology using atomic defects. This system offers immense storage capacity and extreme durability f...
20 Jul, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
Global Market: CXMT's $8.6 billion IPO draws strong demand despite cooling enthusiasm for chip stocksChinese memory chipmaker CXMT Corp's IPO saw oversubscription by institutional investors. This robust demand highlights continued investor ...
20 Jul, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
Dark matter's secret address revealed? Scientists say it may be hiding in fifth dimension; here's what the new theory says about one of the universe's biggest mysteriesA new study proposes dark matter resides in a hidden extra dimension. This hidden dimension may naturally align particle masses, creating d...
14 Jul, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
Tower Semiconductor to invest $3 billion in Japan, backed by government grantsTower Semiconductor will invest three billion dollars in Japan's chip manufacturing. This expansion includes one billion dollars in grants ...
14 Jul, 2026, 03.58 PM IST