Blue Origin Astronaut Says Backlash After All-Female Space Trip Left Her Depressed: “Avalanche Of Misogyny”
She felt her achievements as a scientist and the historical significance of her flight were overshadowed by “an avalanche of misogyny.”
Month: December 2025
Passengers warned of more delays as Eurostar services resume
Thousands of passengers faced hours of delays on Tuesday when an overhead power supply problem and a failed LeShuttle train blocked all routes.
Filing: Chinese chip designer OmniVision Integrated Circuits seeks to raise up to ~$617M in a Hong Kong IPO; HKEX: Hong Kong IPOs have raised ~$36B in 2025 (Sneha Kumar/Reuters)
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Filing: Chinese chip designer OmniVision Integrated Circuits seeks to raise up to ~$617M in a Hong Kong IPO; HKEX: Hong Kong IPOs have raised ~$36B in 2025 — China’s OmniVision Integrated Circuits (603501.SS) a…
DAC Grants AoN For 6 Aerial Refuelers (IAI Modified B-767) For The IAF Worth ₹9,000 Crores
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, convened on 29 December 2025 and accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for multiple capital procurement proposals totalling approximately ₹79,000 crore to bolster the capabilities of India’s Armed Forces. Among these approvals, a significant allocation cleared the long-pending acquisition of six mid-air
Sources: bids for GroqCloud, Groq’s AI inference platform, are expected to exceed $1B after Nvidia’s $20B non-exclusive licensing agreement with Groq (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)
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Sources: bids for GroqCloud, Groq’s AI inference platform, are expected to exceed $1B after Nvidia’s $20B non-exclusive licensing agreement with Groq — The chipmaker’s AI-inference agreement with st…
India Inks ₹1,896 Cr Deal For 48 Heavyweight Torpedoes From Italy’s WASS
The Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth ₹1,896 crore (approximately $210 million) with Italy’s WASS Submarine Systems S.R.L. on 30 December 2025 for 48 Heavy Weight Torpedoes destined for the Indian Navy’s Kalvari-class submarines under Project 75, according to a report by PIB a government publication.This deal forms part of broader contracts totalling ₹4,666 crore, which also encompass
Two packed tourist trains crash in horror head-on collision near Machu Picchu killing one & injuring dozens
AT LEAST one person has died after two packed tourist trains were involved in a terrifying head-on crash near Machu Picchu. A train driver has been named as the victim with dozens of passengers seriously injured in the deadly collision. Two trains smas…
Giorgio Armani To Stanley Fischer: Business Leaders Who Died in 2025
A city-enhancing “starchitect,” a savior of IBM, a revered fashion designer and the founding chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission were among the notable business and finance figures who died in 2025.
Eurostar slowly resumes but passengers face more cancellations and delays
Passengers told to expect knock-on impacts after power supply problem and broken down train halted services on TuesdayRail traffic through the Channel tunnel slowly resumed on Wednesday with more cancellations and delays after an electricity failure on…
DRDO Readies Early 2026 Trials For ASTRA MK-2 With Enhanced 200 km Dual-Pulse Motor
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is gearing up for a pivotal advancement in India’s home-grown air-to-air missile technology with the upgraded ASTRA MK-2 Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM).Recent developments indicate that trials for this enhanced variant, incorporating a sophisticated dual-pulse rocket motor, are slated for early 2026.This upgrade centres on