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Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X2 Plus chipset ahead of CES 2026. The new compute platform features the company’s third-generation Oryon CPU architecture and an 80 TOPS neural engine for local AI inference. It is positioned within the Snapdragon X Series and will power the first wave of Copilot+ PC laptops arriving in early 2026.

SpaceX has launched its first Starlink mission of 2026, sending 29 satellites into low Earth orbit aboard a new Falcon 9 rocket. The booster completed a successful landing at sea, while the mission further expanded the company’s global broadband network, which now serves remote regions with limited internet access.

The elliptical galaxy NGC 4388, situated in the Virgo Cluster approximately 60 million light-years from Earth, features an intriguing long tail of glowing gas, as shown in a recent image uploaded to the Hubble site in late 2025. This galaxy, viewed edge-on from Earth’s perspective, displays a bright spur of ionized gas spilling out from its core. There is significan…

Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar is on its way to an OTT platform after reportedly earning close to Rs. 1,100 crore at the worldwide box office. The movie is not only known for its story but also for the “swag” it generated on social media through Akshaye Khanna’s famous hook steps. Belonging to the action-thriller genre, the film highlights tensions between two nations. De…

Follow My Voice (originally titled Sigue mi voz) is a story about a Spanish girl, written and directed by Inés Pintor and Pablo Santidrian. It is an adaptation of the Wattpad novel by Ariana Godoy. The protagonist, Klara, becomes isolated due to her mental illness but begins listening to a radio program called Sigue mi voz, hosted by Pedro. The film is loved by the…

Space weather scientists are monitoring a coronal mass ejection expected to reach Earth around January 2–3, 2026. NOAA forecasts a G2-level geomagnetic storm, which is considered moderate but can still affect satellites, power grids and radio communications. While the event may bring vivid auroras to high latitudes, it also highlights the Sun’s increasing activity…

Freedom at Midnight Season 2 returns with a more visceral and intense exploration of the months that changed India forever. The historical drama, created and directed by Nikkhil Advani, revisits the years following India’s independence in 1947, when freedom came alongside pain, political chaos, and irrevocable decisions. Coming soon to Sony LIV, Season 2 will feature …

A new neuromorphic “electronic skin” developed by scientists in Hong Kong brings robots closer to human-like touch and pain perception. The layered e-skin converts pressure into neural-style pulses, distinguishing gentle contact from harmful force. When pressure exceeds a pain threshold, the system bypasses the main processor to trigger instant reflexes, protectin…

Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered SPT-CL J2215-3537, a massive galaxy cluster located 8.4 billion light-years away. Nicknamed the “Champagne Supernova” cluster, it is the most distant relaxed cluster ever observed, showing no signs of recent collisions. Its calm structure and active star formation challenge existing theories abou…

Skywatchers will be treated to a striking celestial event on January 3, 2026, as the Wolf Moon rises as a supermoon near Earth’s perihelion. Appearing larger and brighter than usual, the full Moon will climb the eastern sky at dusk, accompanied by the brilliant planet Jupiter. This rare alignment—last seen more than a century ago—offers a vivid start to the year…