TECHNOLOGY

Google CEO Sundar Pichai joined millions worldwide in celebrating the successful launch of NASA's Artemis II mission Wednesday evening, posting on X that "we have liftoff" and imagining the "amazing view" the four-person crew will have looking back at Earth from lunar orbit during the first human journey around the Moon in more than five decades.

Elon Musk, already the world's richest person with a net worth exceeding $820 billion as of early April 2026, could soon become the first individual in history to surpass $1 trillion in personal wealth if SpaceX completes a blockbuster initial public offering later this year, according to reports and industry estimates.

Elon Musk remains far and away the most-followed CEO on X, formerly Twitter, with more than 230 million followers as of early April 2026, according to multiple tracking sources, cementing his status as a singular digital influencer among global business leaders.

Hundreds of Chime users reported issues with the popular mobile banking app Wednesday morning, with complaints of login failures, frozen screens and inaccessible account balances disrupting daily transactions for the fintech giant's millions of customers.

Shopify Inc. faced scattered reports of service disruptions Wednesday as hundreds of merchants complained of login failures, slow admin dashboards and intermittent checkout problems, though the company's official status page showed all systems operational and no widespread outage was confirmed.

Elon Musk on Wednesday urged millions of followers to visit Grokipedia.com, spotlighting the xAI-developed AI encyclopedia's explosive growth with more than 4.6 million visits last month and 420,000 backlinks as it positions itself as a real-time, truth-seeking alternative to Wikipedia.

TOKYO — Japan has quietly become one of the world's most devoted X platforms, with roughly 75 million active users — about 60% of the entire population — treating the app as their default real-time information lifeline far ahead of Facebook or YouTube

Nvidia's blockbuster earnings and soaring share price have reignited global enthusiasm for artificial intelligence infrastructure, sending ripples across the Australian Securities Exchange where several homegrown companies are positioned to capitalize on the massive capital expenditure boom expected from hyperscalers in 2026.

QuickBooks users across the United States reported widespread login failures, connectivity issues and service disruptions Wednesday as the accounting platform experienced an apparent outage during the height of tax season, leaving small-business owners and accountants scrambling for workarounds on the critical April 1 deadline for many filings.

Elon Musk on Tuesday shared a dazzling 10-second AI-generated anime video created with xAI's Grok Imagine tool, sending the platform into a frenzy as millions watched a blonde magical girl dance and cast glowing spells amid swirling cherry blossoms in a sunlit forest.

NEW YORK — Alphabet Inc. shares rose more than 2% in early trading Tuesday, with the Google parent's Class C stock (GOOG) climbing to around $280 as Wall Street largely reaffirmed its bullish stance on the tech giant's long-term prospects amid accelerating artificial intelligence investments and robust Google Cloud growth.

SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic's popular Claude AI chatbot faced scattered user reports of problems Tuesday, with complaints centering on login glitches, slow responses in Claude Code and throttled usage, even as the company's official status page declared all systems operational.

AUSTIN, Texas — Tesla Inc. stock has traded near $355 to $372 in late March 2026, reflecting a volatile start to the year amid softer electric-vehicle deliveries and broader market caution. Yet Wall Street bulls, including Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, are calling 2026 a "defining year" for the company, with some price targets reaching $600.

CUPERTINO, Calif. — With the iPhone 17 series barely on shelves, supply chain leaks and analyst reports are already painting a detailed picture of Apple's 2026 flagship lineup, suggesting the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will deliver meaningful but incremental upgrades focused on performance, battery life, cameras and a sleeker front display.

TORONTO — As global artificial intelligence investment surges, Canada's ecosystem continues to produce high-impact startups and scale-ups that attract major funding and talent, positioning the country as a key player in the 2026 AI landscape.

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple on March 24, 2026, released iOS 26.4 and the corresponding watchOS 26.4 update, addressing widespread user complaints about battery drain on iPhones and Apple Watches while delivering targeted fixes for iMessage glitches, improved keyboard accuracy and dozens of security patches.

CUPERTINO, Calif. — As rumors swirl around Apple's long-awaited entry into the foldable smartphone market, the question on the minds of millions of iPhone loyalists is simple: Is the foldable iPhone worth buying when it finally arrives later this year?

Firms across industries are rushing to replace people with allegedly faster, cheaper AI, yet when something truly matters, clients still want the same thing they have always wanted: a clear answer from someone who understands the stakes.

Business travelers and finance teams reported difficulties accessing SAP Concur on Monday, with complaints of slow loading, login problems and error messages spreading on social media and outage tracking sites.

Reports of issues with Google Gemini surfaced Monday as users across social platforms and monitoring sites questioned whether the AI chatbot was experiencing another disruption, prompting the familiar query: "Google Gemini is reportedly down now. Are you one of them?"

YouTube Studio, the essential dashboard for millions of content creators worldwide, faced scattered access problems and functionality glitches on Monday, March 30, 2026, with users reporting difficulties viewing analytics, subscriber counts and loading certain sections of the mobile app and web interface.

Europe's artificial intelligence sector is gaining momentum in 2026, with a wave of ambitious startups challenging U.S. dominance through open-source models, enterprise tools, voice and video generation, and specialized infrastructure.

Battery electric vehicles captured a record 12.2% share of Australia's new car market in February 2026, nearly doubling the share from a year earlier as soaring fuel prices and competitive pricing from Chinese brands drove strong consumer demand despite a soft overall new vehicle market.

LONDON — The United Kingdom's artificial intelligence sector continues its explosive growth in 2026, fueled by massive venture capital inflows, government support for national AI infrastructure and breakthroughs in generative media, autonomous systems and enterprise intelligence.

Elon Musk on Monday praised his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, declaring simply that it "gives great advice" in a post on X that quickly drew millions of views and hundreds of user testimonials touting the tool's everyday utility.

NEW YORK — Elon Musk drew attention to two of his most ambitious projects on Sunday, March 29, 2026, praising SpaceX's Starship as humanity's first "planet-colonizer class rocket" while spotlighting new data showing Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system is now nine times safer than the average American driver.

Apple's long-awaited entry into the foldable smartphone market with its rumored iPhone Fold could pose a serious challenge to Samsung's dominance in the category when it launches in late 2026, though analysts say Samsung's years of refinement and ecosystem advantages will make victory far from certain.

Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, made headlines in March 2026 when his space company Blue Origin filed ambitious plans with federal regulators for "Project Sunrise," a proposed network of up to 51,600 satellites designed to function as an orbital data center.

As geopolitical tensions simmer in 2026, a small group of nations dominates the global landscape of ballistic missile technology, wielding intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine-launched systems and advanced medium-range weapons capable of delivering nuclear or conventional payloads across continents.