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AI Metaverse Leaps, Cyber Attacks, and Space Triumphs – Global Tech News Roundup (Sept 26–27, 2025)

AI Metaverse Leaps, Cyber Attacks, and Space Triumphs – Global Tech News Roundup (Sept 26–27, 2025)

Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Meta’s Horizon AI platform for creating VR/AR worlds and new smart glasses at Connect 2025. Anthropic will triple its international staff as 80% of Claude chatbot use is now outside the U.S. Donald Trump ordered a forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations, but ByteDance will keep ownership. A ransomware gang leaked data of over 8,000 London nursery children after breaching a major childcare provider.
27 September 2025
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Launch Doubleheader and Lunar Revelations – Space News Roundup (Sept 25-26, 2025)

Launch Doubleheader and Lunar Revelations – Space News Roundup (Sept 25-26, 2025)

SpaceX and ULA launched Starlink and Amazon Kuiper satellites just hours apart on Sept. 25, with SpaceX flying three missions in about 41 hours. NASA’s Artemis II crew named their Orion spacecraft “Integrity” and confirmed a February 2026 Moon mission. Amazon’s Kuiper constellation reached 129 satellites; SpaceX’s Starlink now exceeds 8,400. NASA canceled seven Dream Chaser ISS cargo flights, converting the debut to a test mission.
26 September 2025
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NASA’s “Astronaut Avatars” – Tiny Organ Chips Poised to Protect Artemis II Crew’s Health

Artemis II: NASA’s Daring 2026 Moon Mission – First Crewed Lunar Orbit in 50 Years

NASA plans to launch Artemis II in early 2026, sending four astronauts on a 10-day mission around the Moon without landing. The crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—will test the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft in deep space. Koch will be the first woman and Glover the first person of color to travel toward the Moon; Hansen will be the first non-American in lunar space.
25 September 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Secret Satellite Launches, Mega‑Mergers & Cosmic Breakthroughs (July 14–15, 2025 Roundup)

SpaceX Shatters Launch Records with 28 Starlink Satellites, Leaving Rivals in the Dust

SpaceX launched 28 more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral in late September 2025, marking its 86th Starlink mission of the year. The Falcon 9 booster flew for its 22nd time and landed on a droneship in the Atlantic. Starlink’s constellation now exceeds 8,000 satellites, serving over 6 million customers in 140 countries. Astronomers warn the network is the leading source of orbital collision risk.
25 September 2025
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Space Race in 48 Hours: Starship Roars, Moon Mission Nears & Space Tourism Soars

Space Race in 48 Hours: Starship Roars, Moon Mission Nears & Space Tourism Soars

SpaceX launched NASA’s IMAP probe and two rideshare satellites on Sept. 24 to study the solar heliosphere. NASA set Artemis II’s crewed lunar flyby for April 2026, pending tests. SpaceX fired Starship’s upper stage on Sept. 22 ahead of its next test flight. NASA’s Psyche probe beamed data 218 million miles by laser, surpassing radio speeds.
24 September 2025
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Vanishing Insects, Rusty Rivers & NASA’s Next Moonshot – Science News Roundup (Sept 22–23, 2025)

Vanishing Insects, Rusty Rivers & NASA’s Next Moonshot – Science News Roundup (Sept 22–23, 2025)

Flying insect populations have dropped over 70% in remote mountain regions, a study links the decline to rising temperatures. NASA named its 2025 astronaut class and previewed the Artemis II crewed Moon mission for 2026. Astronomers observed a supernova’s exposed silicon layer, confirming theories of element formation. A protein tied to brain inflammation rises years before Alzheimer’s symptoms, offering a possible early detection marker.
23 September 2025
NASA’s New Astronaut Class of 2025 Makes History with “All-American” Recruits Poised for Moon and Mars

NASA’s New Astronaut Class of 2025 Makes History with “All-American” Recruits Poised for Moon and Mars

NASA named 10 new astronaut candidates on Sept. 22, 2025, its first class with more women than men. Chosen from over 8,000 applicants, the group began two years of training at Johnson Space Center. All are U.S. citizens and will become eligible for ISS, Artemis Moon, and future Mars missions after graduation. NASA’s astronaut corps will grow to 51 active members once training is complete.
23 September 2025
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Space Spectacle: NASA Unveils New Astronauts, SpaceX Launch Blitz & Cosmic Breakthroughs (21–22 Sep 2025)

Space Spectacle: NASA Unveils New Astronauts, SpaceX Launch Blitz & Cosmic Breakthroughs (21–22 Sep 2025)

NASA named its 2025 astronaut class on Sept. 22, the first new group since 2021, chosen from over 8,000 applicants. SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites and a classified NROL-48 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office on consecutive days, both with successful booster landings. Blue Origin resumed New Shepard flights on Sept. 18 and prepares for a New Glenn Mars mission. NASA confirmed its 6,000th exoplanet discovery.
22 September 2025
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Weekend Science Bonanza: Breakthroughs From Space to Superbugs

Weekend Science Bonanza: Breakthroughs From Space to Superbugs

NASA confirmed its 6,000th exoplanet discovery, while astronomers observed a black hole speeding away at over 50 km/s after a merger. A weight-loss pill version of Ozempic led to 16% body weight loss in trials, and a quick EEG test detected early Alzheimer’s. Engineers nearly doubled refrigeration efficiency with nano-thin films. AI designed viruses that killed drug-resistant E. coli in lab tests.
21 September 2025
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Science Shockers: AI-Created Viruses, “Water Worlds” Debunked & More (Sept 19–20, 2025)

Science Shockers: AI-Created Viruses, “Water Worlds” Debunked & More (Sept 19–20, 2025)

Researchers used AI to design the first viruses from scratch, creating bacteriophages that killed drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists solved why smoking affects ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease differently, linking it to mouth bacteria. New Alzheimer’s drugs modestly slowed disease in early stages. Wildfire smoke could kill 70,000 Americans annually by 2050, Stanford researchers warned.
20 September 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Major Launches, Moon Missions & Policy Showdowns (Sept. 19–20, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Major Launches, Moon Missions & Policy Showdowns (Sept. 19–20, 2025)

SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites from California on Sept. 19, marking its 84th Starlink mission of 2025 and its 507th rocket recovery. NASA awarded Blue Origin a $190 million contract to deliver the VIPER lunar rover to the Moon’s south pole in 2027. Northrop Grumman’s upgraded Cygnus XL cargo ship reached the ISS on Sept. 18 after a brief engine issue. Lawmakers advanced a $24.8 billion NASA budget, rejecting major cuts.
20 September 2025
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‘God of Chaos’ Asteroid Apophis to Skim Earth in 2029 – Inside the Historic Flyby and the 3 Probes Racing to Study It

‘God of Chaos’ Asteroid Apophis to Skim Earth in 2029 – Inside the Historic Flyby and the 3 Probes Racing to Study It

Asteroid Apophis, measuring 1,100 feet wide, will pass just 20,000 miles above Earth on April 13, 2029—closer than many satellites. Scientists confirm there is no risk of impact. NASA, ESA, and JAXA will send spacecraft to study the flyby. Up to 2 billion people in Africa and Europe may see Apophis as a bright moving point in the sky.
20 September 2025
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Solar System’s Hidden Edge: NASA’s Bold Quest to Map the Invisible Cosmic Boundary

Solar System’s Hidden Edge: NASA’s Bold Quest to Map the Invisible Cosmic Boundary

NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 crossed the heliopause—the boundary of the Sun’s influence—at over 11 billion miles from Earth in 2012 and 2018, entering interstellar space. The heliosphere, created by the solar wind, deflects up to 90% of harmful cosmic radiation. The heliopause sits about 120 AU from the Sun. NASA’s IBEX satellite has mapped features of this boundary since 2009.
19 September 2025
SpaceX Rocket to Launch NASA’s Triple Solar Mission to L1 – Unveiling Sun Secrets from Earth’s “Halo” to the Solar System’s Edge

SpaceX Rocket to Launch NASA’s Triple Solar Mission to L1 – Unveiling Sun Secrets from Earth’s “Halo” to the Solar System’s Edge

A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch NASA’s IMAP probe, NOAA’s SWFO-L1 satellite, and NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory from Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 23, 2025. The spacecraft will travel to the Earth–Sun L1 point, about 1 million miles sunward, to study the heliosphere, monitor space weather, and image Earth’s geocorona.
19 September 2025
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SpaceX Starship’s Epic Test Flight Stuns the World – What It Means for Moon, Mars, and Beyond

SpaceX Starship’s Epic Test Flight Stuns the World – What It Means for Moon, Mars, and Beyond

SpaceX’s Starship completed all mission objectives for the first time on its 10th test flight in late August 2025. The 400-foot rocket launched from Texas, deployed test satellites, and saw both the Super Heavy booster and upper stage splash down safely. The flight followed several failed attempts earlier in the year. SpaceX has already prepared a new Starship for an 11th test flight in the coming weeks.
19 September 2025
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    May 21, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT. TakeTwo Interactive Software sees pre-earnings options volume at 2.3 times normal, with put options outnumbering calls by 8 to 5. This trading activity and implied volatility indicate the market expects a significant share price move of about 5.1% following its earnings report. Options investors often use implied volatility to gauge expected price swings, reflecting uncertainty ahead of key announcements.

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RBC Stock Heads Toward Earnings With Tougher Weeks Ahead

RBC Stock Heads Toward Earnings With Tougher Weeks Ahead

21 May 2026
Royal Bank of Canada shares climbed 1.46% to C$261.09 in Toronto Thursday, outpacing the S&P/TSX Composite ahead of its May 28 earnings release. Visible Alpha estimates see net income up 19% to C$5.4 billion. Analyst calls diverged, with BofA raising its price target and Raymond James downgrading the stock to neutral. RBC shares have gained nearly 49% over the past year.
Sandisk Stock Jumps Again as AI Demand Fuels Memory Squeeze

Sandisk Stock Jumps Again as AI Demand Fuels Memory Squeeze

21 May 2026
Sandisk shares surged about 10% Thursday, trading at $1,533.00 by 2:52 p.m. EDT after management said NAND flash supply would stay tight. Citi raised its price target to $2,025. Western Digital and Micron also gained. Sandisk reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $5.95 billion, up 97% sequentially, with net income of $3.62 billion.
Spotify jumps after Universal AI deal, 2030 outlook

Spotify jumps after Universal AI deal, 2030 outlook

21 May 2026
Spotify shares rose 13.5% to $491.92 Thursday after announcing a new AI music licensing deal with Universal Music Group and unveiling growth targets at its investor day in New York. The company projected mid-teens annual revenue growth through 2030, gross margin of 35–40%, and operating margin above 20%. Spotify reported 761 million monthly active users in April.
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