Jul 17th, 2025 - After nearly a year of trying to fix the ill-fated spacecraft, NASA says Starliner is set for a cargo mission in 2026. It's been more than a year since Starliner's failed test flight left a crew stranded in space, and Boeing's spacecraft still isn't ready to fly. In a recent update, NASA officials said they are working toward launching a mission aboard Starliner in 2026, and there probably won't be any astronauts involved. During a press briefing last week, Steve Stich, NASA's commercial crew program manager, told reporters that Boeing is making several changes to its Starliner spacecraft to ... [Read More]

Jul 17th, 2025 - QpiAI India Pvt. Ltd. is looking to establish its home nation as a leading light in the field of quantum computing-based artificial intelligence after bagging $32 million in a Series A round of funding. Today's round was led by Avataar Ventures and saw participation from the Indian Department of Science and Technology's National Quantum Mission, which is an initiative that aims to increase the country's relevance in the nascent quantum computing industry. Bangalore-based QpiAI wants to leverage the unique computational power of quantum computers to develop more sophisticated AI models and ... [Read More]

Jul 16th, 2025 - By Quantum computing is arguably entering its make-or-break era. It's no longer an experiment, with tech giants, startups, and national governments shelling out billions to crack problems traditional computers struggle with. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter Moreover, it's not about who's the loudest, but who's the most consistent. Progress is gauged in terms of qubits, fidelity gains, and architectures that don't break. Naturally, once the hype settles, investors will separate the wheat from the chaff in the quantum computing space. However, just as some ... [Read More]

Jul 16th, 2025 - Peñico opened to the public earlier this week, following eight years of research led by the archaeologist Ruth Shady Located just 12 kilometres from the Sacred City of Caral-Supe in present-day Peru, Peñico flourished between 1800BC and 1500BC—roughly concurrent with the Shang Dynasty in China and Ancient Egypt's Middle Kingdom. The ancient city's discovery, announced earlier this month, was the result of eight years of research led by the archaeologist Ruth Shady . The site opened to the public on 12 July, revealing its profound historical value as part of a crucial ... [Read More]

Jul 16th, 2025 - Topics More from TechCrunch QpiAI QpiAI , an Indian startup that claims to integrate AI and quantum computing for enterprise use cases, has raised $32 million in a new funding round co-led by the Indian government as the company aims to expand its presence and develop utility-scale quantum computers for markets around the world. The Indian government's $750 million National Quantum Mission has co-led QpiAI's all-equity Series A round, alongside Avataar Ventures, at a post-money valuation of $162 million. The funding reflects India's broader push to establish itself as a quantum computing ... [Read More]

Jul 16th, 2025 - History from countries and communities across the globe, including the world's major wars. The stories behind the faiths, food, entertainment and holidays that shape our world. A 140,000-year-old skull may add new chapters to the story of human evolution. Outside a small cave in Israel in 1928, archaeologists discovered what many still believe is the oldest human cemetery in the world. Laid out in shallow graves were the partial remains of seven adults and three children who lived an estimated 140,000 years ago during an age known as the Middle Pleistocene.  Very quickly, the ... [Read More]

Jul 16th, 2025 - Named Ammonite, the distant object casts doubt on the existence of the elusive Planet Nine. Astronomers in Japan have spotted a distant object orbiting the Sun far beyond Neptune, pointing to an extraordinary event that took place during the earliest years of the solar system. Astronomers used the Subaru Telescope, perched atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii, to make the discovery. They observed a small object orbiting at a farthest distance of 252 AU from the Sun, in which one astronomical unit equals the average distance between the Sun and Earth. Scientists gave it the formal designation ... [Read More]

Jul 16th, 2025 - By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star , providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system . It's an unprecedented snapshot of "time zero," scientists reported Wednesday, when new worlds begin to gel. "We've captured a direct glimpse of the hot region where rocky planets like Earth are born around young protostars," said Leiden Observatory's Melissa McClure from the Netherlands, who led the international research team. "For the first ... [Read More]