Listen to article A deepfake video of Indian cricket star Virat Kohli, generated with artificial intelligence, has gone viral on social media, once again aising concerns about the misuse of AI Technology. The video, which...
Our Sun drives a constant outward flow of plasma, or ionized gas, called the solar wind, which envelops our solar system. Outside of Earth’s protective magnetosphere, the fastest solar wind rushes by at speeds of over 310 miles (500...
Google has unveiled two new initiatives aimed at enhancing Pakistan's gaming and app development sector, as reported by APP. These programs, named the Game Design Masterclass and Google Ads Academy, are designed to help local developers...
Automating food is unlike automating anything else. Food is fundamental to life – nourishing body and soul – so how it’s accessed, prepared and consumed can change societies fundamentally. Automated kitchens aren’t sci-fi...
In 1817, a British physician named James Parkinson published An Essay on the Shaking Palsy, describing for the first time cases of a neurodegenerative disorder now known as Parkinson’s disease. Today, Parkinson’s disease is the...
Scientists in China have unveiled Taichi-II, an upgraded version of their fully optical artificial intelligence (AI) chip that they say could one day power artificial general intelligence (AGI) systems.The first Taichi chip was unveiled...
Small devices like light sensors or network components could soon harvest power from background Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals — using a sophisticated new component that can turn even the faintest electromagnetic waves into electricity.Researchers...
Employees entering Intel’s advanced PG8 foundry on the Malaysian island of Penang must take elaborate safety precautions. Not that they’re the ones at risk. First, staff don blue shoe coverings, followed by a hairnet, plastic hood,...
Shares of Nvidia and other technology heavyweights fell late on Wednesday, a discouraging sign for investors betting that a strong forecast from the dominant seller of AI chips would fuel fresh gains in Wall Street's...
CHILE: Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specializing in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the most cutting-edge research from...
The conditions within a person’s home, family and community affect their ability to stay healthy. Scientists studying these social determinants of health are trying to understand whether nature or nurture has a stronger effect on...
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is set to host the third edition of the Global AI Summit from Sept. 10 to 12, aiming to establish the kingdom as a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and to emphasize the role of governments in leveraging...
SpaceX on Tuesday said the company is standing down from the Falcon 9 launch of Polaris Dawn scheduled for early Wednesday due to unfavourable weather forecast in splashdown areas off the coast of Florida. SpaceX on August 26 pushed...
Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg alleged that Facebook was “pressured” by the U.S. government to censor content related to COVID-19 during the global pandemic and that he regrets the company’s decision...
Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging service Telegram, made headlines earlier this year when he said Telegram had hit 900 million users and was nearing profitability.Now, Durov, 39, is in the news for a different...
The James Webb Space Telescope has identified six potential rogue worlds—planetlike objects untethered from any star’s gravity. Among them is the lightest object ever found with a dusty disk around it. These elusive objects...
SpaceX on Monday pushed back the historic launch of an all-civilian crew on an orbital expedition set to mark a new chapter in space exploration with the first spacewalk by private citizens. The Polaris Dawn mission, organized by billionaire...
Researchers have taken a crucial step toward making a handheld "quantum compass" that could one day help people navigate without the Global Positioning System (GPS).The scientists successfully miniaturized a laser system that's typically...
As humans alter the planet’s climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth’s history to help predict what may unfold from climate change. To this end, massive ice structures like glaciers serve as nature’s freezers,...
SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any astronauts have in more than 50 years but to also feature the first private spacewalk. The...
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said senior officials in the Biden administration had pressured his social media company to censor COVID-19 content during the pandemic, adding that he would push back if this were to happen...
