Today: October 05, 2024
Today: October 05, 2024

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Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028

Chinese commercial space company CAS Space announced its "space tourism vehicle" will first fly in 2027 and travel to the edge of space in 2028, state media reported on Friday.

Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028
Science|Technology

Meta exploring AI-assisted earbuds with cameras, The Information reports

Meta Platforms is exploring making earphones powered by artificial intelligence with cameras, The Information reported on Monday citing employees familiar with the matter.

Meta exploring AI-assisted earbuds with cameras, The Information reports
Science|Technology

UAE releases new AI model to compete with big tech

A government research institute in the United Arab Emirates on Monday released a new open source GenAI model, which could rival the ones from big technology companies.

UAE releases new AI model to compete with big tech
Health|Science

Japan's Shionogi says COVID treatment did not meet endpoint in late-stage trial

Japan's Shionogi & Co said on Monday its pill-based treatment for COVID-19 did not meet the primary endpoint of showing a statistically significant reduction of 15 common symptoms of

Japan's Shionogi says COVID treatment did not meet endpoint in late-stage trial
Environment|Science|World

Indonesia's Mt Ibu erupts, spewing ash clouds

Indonesia's Ibu volcano erupted on Monday morning, spewing thick columns of grey ash several kilometres into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said.

Indonesia's Mt Ibu erupts, spewing ash clouds
Environment|Science

Auroras dazzle in Latin America as solar storm causes rare displays

The biggest geomagnetic storm in two decades, sparked by solar flares, caused dazzling lights displays in parts of Latin America overnight on Friday, including a rare

Auroras dazzle in Latin America as solar storm causes rare displays
Science|Technology

OpenAI to launch tool to detect images created by DALL-E 3

OpenAI is launching a tool that can detect images created by its text-to-image generator DALL-E 3, the Microsoft-backed startup said on Tuesday amid rising worries about the influence of

OpenAI to launch tool to detect images created by DALL-E 3
Science|Technology

Boeing's Starliner to return uncrewed as NASA taps SpaceX for astronauts' return

NASA will return Boeing's faulty Starliner capsule to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who will return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA chief

Boeing's Starliner to return uncrewed as NASA taps SpaceX for astronauts' return
Health|Science

The ongoing bird flu outbreak in the United States

The H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows in the United States, raising concerns about its spread to humans.

The ongoing bird flu outbreak in the United States
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Copper demand to boom as new technology drives power consumption, Trafigura says

Flourishing activity in the electric vehicle, power infrastructure, AI and automation sectors will lead to at least 10 million metric tons of additional copper consumption over the

Copper demand to boom as new technology drives power consumption, Trafigura says
Science|Technology|World

Chinese EV battery maker CATL unveils LFP battery with 1,000 km range

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery maker CATL on Thursday unveiled a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery with a driving range of more than 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) on a

Chinese EV battery maker CATL unveils LFP battery with 1,000 km range
Environment|Health|Science

US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states

The U.S. government will require dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu starting on Monday as federal officials ramp up

US requires bird flu tests for dairy cattle moving between states
Science|Technology|Travel|World

Bird flu may infect cows outside the US, says WHO

There is a risk that the H5N1 bird flu virus, present in many wild birds, may infect cows in countries beyond the United States as they migrate, a World Health Organization official

Bird flu may infect cows outside the US, says WHO
Science|Technology

Huawei-led Chinese firms aim to make advanced memory chips by 2026, The Information reports

A group of Chinese chip companies led by Huawei Technologies and backed by the country's government aims to produce high-bandwidth memory (HBM) semiconductors, a key component in AI chips

Huawei-led Chinese firms aim to make advanced memory chips by 2026, The Information reports
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years, report says

A spike in power usage from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers could significantly boost natural gas demand in the second half of the decade, analysts at investment banker Tudor

AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years, report says
Science|Technology

Microsoft launches lightweight AI model

Microsoft on Tuesday launched a lightweight artificial intelligence model, as it looks to attract a wider client base with cost-effective options.

Microsoft launches lightweight AI model
Science|Technology

Vietnam's FPT to invest $200 million in AI factory using Nvidia chips

Vietnam's top tech firm FPT plans to build a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory using Nvidia's graphics chips and software, the two firms said on Tuesday.

Vietnam's FPT to invest $200 million in AI factory using Nvidia chips
Science|Technology

Google consolidates its DeepMind and Research teams amid AI push

Alphabet-owned Google said on Thursday it would consolidate teams that focus on building artificial intelligence models across its Research and DeepMind divisions in its latest push to

Google consolidates its DeepMind and Research teams amid AI push
Asia|Opinion|World

If China wants Taiwan it should also take back land from Russia, president says

If China's claims on Taiwan are about territorial integrity then it should also take back land from Russia signed over by the last Chinese dynasty in the 19th century, Taiwan

If China wants Taiwan it should also take back land from Russia, president says
Europe|Opinion|Political|Sports

Turkey's Erdogan calls Olympics opening ceremony an attack on sacred values

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday slammed the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris as a "disgusting" attack on humanity's sacred values, saying it was an insult to the

Turkey's Erdogan calls Olympics opening ceremony an attack on sacred values
Election|Opinion|Political

More than 160,000 people join white women for Kamala Harris Zoom call

More than 160,000 people joined a Zoom call on Thursday night to build support for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris among white women, a voter demographic that has supported Republican

More than 160,000 people join white women for Kamala Harris Zoom call
Election|Opinion|Political

US Republican presidential candidate Trump says he will debate Harris

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will go ahead and debate Kamala Harris, his new Democratic rival in the Nov. 5 presidential election.

US Republican presidential candidate Trump says he will debate Harris
Opinion|Sports

Golf-Rahm hopes to build on Spain's Euros and Wimbledon success at British Open

Former world number one Jon Rahm is inspired by the success of fellow Spaniards at soccer's European Championship and at Wimbledon over the weekend as he takes another crack at winning the

Golf-Rahm hopes to build on Spain's Euros and Wimbledon success at British Open
Opinion|Sports

Soccer-Canada treated like second-class citizens at Copa America, Marsch says

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch criticised the treatment North American sides have received at Copa America, claiming his team has been treated like second-class citizens.

Soccer-Canada treated like second-class citizens at Copa America, Marsch says
Opinion|Sports

A'ja Wilson voted top female athlete at 2024 ESPYs

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson was disappointed last year when she wasn't selected the WNBA's Most Valuable Player.

A'ja Wilson voted top female athlete at 2024 ESPYs

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