Acting director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has launched a third round of reductions targeting redundant or non‑critical personnel.

Sinopec said the Long March 10B, successfully net-recovered in Hainan, used at scale high-purity methane produced from liquefied natural gas as aerospace fuel for the first time, marking a key technology breakthrough in fuel diversification for China’s commercial space sector. The two-stage reusable rocket, developed for the commercial market, has a 5‑metre core diameter and core components are 100% domestically produced. The LOX‑methane propellant used in this launch had 98.7% methane purity and was entirely domestically supplied.

Apple Inc. (AAPL.O) filed suit in U.S. court alleging OpenAI obtained unpublished product information — including design drawings, parts specifications and engineering documents — via former Apple employees to develop AI hardware. Apple says OpenAI and its head of hardware, Tang Tan, were involved and is seeking an injunction to stop the conduct and an order to destroy the alleged confidential materials. Tang, who led hardware development for iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods, left Apple in 2024 to join AI hardware startup io Products, which OpenAI acquired for $6.5 billion. Apple said it had previously worked with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence and Siri but relations soured amid AI-hardware competition and talent recruitment; Apple says more than 400 former employees have joined OpenAI.