India’s automobile retail market posted its best-ever September in 2026, with total registrations rising 31.82% year on year to 25,36,920 units, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations on October 6. The headline growth was driven by strong two-wheeler, passenger-vehicle and commercial-vehicle demand, but FADA cautioned that the annual comparison was…
Astronomers analysing old Hubble Space Telescope data have found evidence that the white dwarf HS 0209+0832 may host a rare ‘second-generation’ planet — a world that formed after its star died, using material expelled during the star’s giant phase. The study, published in Nature Astronomy on October 5, 2026, identifies an unusual chemical pattern in…
South Korea plans to launch a 4.7 trillion won ($3.5 billion) programme from March 2027 to develop a frontier artificial intelligence model capable of competing with the world’s leading systems, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT and Reuters reporting published on October 6, 2026. The government plans to select a lead developer through…
Huawei and Qualcomm announced a broad, multi-year patent licensing agreement on October 5, 2026, covering 5G, artificial intelligence, computing and networking technologies, in a deal that also includes Qualcomm’s purchase of certain Huawei patents in the United States. The companies said the agreement includes cross-licences to parts of their respective patent portfolios. Huawei said the…
German industrial robotics startup RobCo has crossed a $1 billion valuation after a roughly $40 million secondary share sale, according to The Wall Street Journal, making the Munich-founded company one of Europe’s newest robotics unicorns. The transaction was primarily a sale of existing shares, including stock held by employees, rather than a conventional new funding…
Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has opened a full investigation into a software problem that caused several cars to lose power during the formation lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on October 4, 2026, forcing race officials to abort the start at a rain-soaked Sepang International Circuit. The problem affected multiple drivers,…
Jio Platforms is planning to launch its initial public offering on October 21, 2026, and raise about $3.8 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter cited by Reuters. If the transaction proceeds on those terms, it would be larger than Hyundai Motor India’s $2.9 billion IPO in 2024 and could become the biggest…
Honda Motor is overhauling its India product-development strategy and working with Tata Technologies on new vehicles for the Indian market, according to Reuters reporting published on October 5, 2026. The Japanese automaker is targeting cost reductions of as much as 20% and wants to cut development time from roughly five years to about half that…
NASA has selected a new lunar science investigation called GIMLI to determine whether the Marius Hills Pit on the Moon opens into a large underground lava tube. The project, led by the Planetary Science Institute, was announced as part of NASA’s latest Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon, or PRISM, selections….
Schneider Electric has agreed to acquire US industrial software company PTC in an all-cash transaction valued at $22.6 billion, marking the French group’s largest acquisition to date and a major expansion of its software, automation and artificial-intelligence strategy. The deal values PTC at $205 per share, a 42.3% premium to the company’s last closing price…
