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Russian Scientists Develop Arctic Climate Monitoring System

A key component of this newly developed system is the Sea-Air-Wave Station. Scientists from Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed Russia’s first system for monitoring climate-active substances in the Arctic Ocean. RELATED: Brazil Proposes to Bring a Joint BRICS Position to the Climate Summit The system integrates both shipborne […]

NASA Rules Out Threat from Asteroid 2024 YR4 to Earth in 2032

However, NASA has slightly increased the probability of an impact on the Moon on the same date to 1.7%, though this is still considered a “very small” figure. Related: Mexican Micro Robots Set Out on a Mission to the Moon NASA confirmed this Monday that the asteroid 2024 YR4 will not pose a “significant threat” […]

Microsoft Creates New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers

A quantum computer could exploit the strange and exceedingly powerful behavior of subatomic particles. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that it has created a new state of matter in its quest to make a quantum computer that could accelerate the development of everything from batteries to medicines to artificial intelligence. RELATED: U.S. and UK Fail to […]

U.S. and UK Fail to Commit to Promoting Ethical and Open Artificial Intelligence

Participants at the Paris Summit pledged to prevent market concentration in the AI sector. On Tuesday, the United States and the United Kingdom did not sign the declaration issued by the Paris Action Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which calls for the application of this technology to be open and ethical. RELATED: California Governor Newsom […]

Chang’e-7 Mission to Land on Lunar South Pole for Water Ice Search

The Chinese probe will face extreme challenges, including temperatures below minus 100 degrees Celsius. On Monday, China Media Group reported that Chang’e-7 lunar probe, scheduled for launch in 2026, will target the moon’s south pole to search for water ice and test cutting-edge technologies critical for sustainable human activities on the moon. RELATED: SpaceX Launches […]

U.S. Congressional Staff Banned From Using DeepSeek

This is not the first time that Congress’s administrative authorities have restricted the use of an AI product for its employees. On Friday, Axios reported that the United States Congress has banned its employees from using DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) system. RELATED: DeepSeek Means a ‘Turning Point’ for AI Race, Former Google CEO […]

DeepSeek Means a ‘Turning Point’ for AI Race, Former Google CEO Says

China’s ability to compete using fewer resources demonstrates the need for the U.S. to intensify its open-source AI efforts. In an op-ed published on Tuesday in The Washington Post, Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt described DeepSeek’s rise as “a turning point” in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race. RELATED: Chinese Firm DeepSeek’s Entry Into AI […]

Chinese Firm DeepSeek’s Entry Into AI Hits U.S. Companies

Heavy losses experienced by AI companies have led the tech-heavy Nasdaq index to fall more than 4%. The unexpected entry of the Chinese company DeepSeek as a new player in the artificial intelligence (AI) market has shaken the dominance of U.S. companies like Nvidia, whose shares plunged more than 12% in pre-market trading on Wall […]

Trump Announces $500 Billion Private Sector Investment to Boost Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle plan to create a joint venture called ‘Stargate,’ which will begin with a data center in Texas. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the United States. RELATED: Trump Administration Sued Over Birthright Citizenship Order The […]

SpaceX Launches Two Lunar Landers to Moon on One Rocket

The mission seeks to enhance understanding of the Moon’s environment and support future human missions to its surface. On early Wednesday, SpaceX launched two robotic lunar landers developed by two countries to the Moon on one rocket. RELATED: NASA’s Parker Space Probe Approaches the Sun The two landers are the Blue Ghost lander from U.S. […]

Tech Industry Slams Biden’s AI Chip Rules as Threat to U.S. Leadership

By pressuring others to choose between the U.S. and China, the Biden administration risks alienating key partners. On Monday, major U.S. tech firms and industry groups slashed President Joe Biden’s sweeping new controls on AI chip exports, which could severely damage America’s global competitiveness in AI technology and tech market leadership. RELATED: Tech Giants Voice […]

China Launches AI Testing Center for Medical Innovation

 However, this development is not without challenges; issues related to accuracy, interpretability of results, data privacy, and ethical considerations in the use of AI in medicine must be addressed. Related: Xinhua’s Top 10 International News Stories in 2024 China has opened its first testing and verification center for large-scale AI models in medicine, located in […]

NASA’s Parker Space Probe Approaches the Sun

It will be able to take unprecedented measurements that have the potential to transform our understanding of the Sun. On Tuesday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the 685-kilogram Parker Solar Probe will position itself approximately six million kilometers (3.7 million miles) from the Sun’s surface. RELATED: SpaceX Completes Starship’s 6th Test […]

TikTok Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Block Looming Ban

In April, Biden enacted a law that gives ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok, citing national security concerns. On Monday, TikTok asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a law that would ban the video-sharing app if ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, doesn’t sell it to a non-Chinese buyer by Jan. 19. RELATED: Donald Trump […]