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Apple TV+ announced that the long‑delayed drama The Savant, starring Jessica Chastain, is now slated for a spring 2027 debut, according to Variety. The series was originally pulled from its 2024 schedule after the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk, a decision Apple never fully explained. Chastain publicly said she was “not aligned” with the postponement, yet she has continued collaborating with Apple on other projects. The new release window positions the show for eligibility in the 2027 Emmy cycle, requiring all episodes [...]

Global Airlines, a British startup that plans to launch long‑haul services using a pre‑owned Airbus A380, now faces compulsory liquidation after creditors filed a winding‑up petition in London’s High Court. The petition, lodged on May 29 2026, seeks to freeze the company’s assets and force liquidation, a move accelerated by mounting debts, unpaid maintenance costs and the aircraft’s idle status at Tarbes‑Lourdes‑Pyrénées Airport since July 2025. The A380, registered 9H‑GLOBL, logged only 62 flight hours over two round‑trips under a short‑term [...]

Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen explains that Windows’ “file system tunneling” causes a newly created file to inherit the creation timestamp and short‑name mapping of a recently deleted file with the same name. The feature, present in NTFS and FAT for decades, stores metadata in a per‑volume tunnel cache for a brief period—about 15 seconds—after a delete or rename operation. When an application saves a document by writing a temporary file, deleting the original, and renaming the temporary [...]

Tesla’s robotics division visited Ningbo, China, on Sept. 16‑17 to audit component makers for its Optimus humanoid robot. The inspections elevated three existing automotive suppliers—Tuopu Group, Ningbo Joyson Electronic and Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls—from provisional to certified mass‑production status. Each will provide actuators and chassis parts, sensors, and thermal‑management systems, respectively, and received fresh orders estimated at an initial batch of about 5,000 units. Tesla aims to produce roughly 1,000 Optimus units weekly by late September, scaling to [...]

India’s spacetech sector has entered a commercialisation phase, raising $252.9 million in 2026, nearly double the 2025 total. Skyroot Aerospace became the first Indian spacetech unicorn after a $60 million round and successfully launched its Vikram‑1 rocket, now pursuing a $200 million follow‑up. Pixxel, backed by Temasek, secured a record $100 million Series C, the largest single funding round for an Indian space company. Government funds—₹1,600 cr from IN‑SPACe’s Antariksh VC and ₹834 cr from the RDI fund—backed early‑stage ventures. Startups now face heightened [...]

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook at Apple Park in Cupertino to discuss online safety and AI regulation. Albanese witnessed Apple’s new parental‑control tools and emphasized Australia’s social‑media age ban, digital duty of care, and upcoming AI standards. He highlighted the government’s aim to enforce minimum safety standards and protect children from harmful content. The meeting underscored Australia’s leadership in digital safety, with Cook affirming Apple’s commitment to robust safety features. Albanese [...]

Tesla announced that the second‑generation Roadster will be unveiled on October 1, 2026, at a private event in Waco, Texas, with invitations limited to reservation holders. The reveal, titled “Go for launch,” is not a production launch; the company expects the vehicle to reach Gigafactory Texas in 2027 or 2028. The event will begin at 8:30 p.m. Eastern, though timing confusion exists for international viewers. The Roadster’s long history of postponed dates and the removal of its 2017 price list [...]

iFixit released a detailed teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro, revealing the new variable‑aperture camera system, a larger vapor‑chamber cooling architecture, and an under‑display Face ID infrared camera. The review noted a fragile aperture blade that can detach, indicating that a stuck aperture would require replacing the entire camera module. It also documented damage to the plastic frame surrounding the display on three of four units, raising concerns about water resistance and repairability. The device earned a provisional 7‑out‑of‑10 repair [...]