Just over a year ago, Elon Musk shared the stage at Tesla's (TSLA.O), opens new tab investor day in Texas with 16 executives who gave detailed presentations on the company's technology and growth plans, then lined up behind...
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab have filed a complaint with a US labour board claiming the tech company unlawfully fired about 50 employees for protesting its cloud contract with the Israeli...
Engineers have assembled an autonomous underwater drone that the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to use for long-range missions in the ocean, pictures show.Dubbed "Manta Ray," the drone is modeled after...
On Wednesday, Joe Biden signed into law a bill that could lead to TikTok being banned in the U.S. if ByteDance, the app’s Chinese-owned parent company, does not sell it within a year. Lawmakers are increasingly worried that...
Sourdough is the oldest kind of leavened bread in recorded History, and people have been eating it for thousands of years. The components of creating a sourdough starter are very simple – flour and water. Mixing them produces a live...
Pakistan is set to embark on a ground-breaking lunar mission, as the country's historic ICUBE-Q satellite prepares for launch on Friday. The satellite will be carried aboard China's Chang'E6 spacecraft, scheduled to depart...
BEIJING: Tech giant Huawei's first-quarter profits surged over fivefold year-on-year, a company filing showed Tuesday, as the US-sanctioned firm continues a rebound and bit into competitor Apple's sales in China. Huawei has...
A consortium of companies in Japan has built the world's first high-speed 6G wireless device, capable of transmitting data at blistering speeds of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) at more than 300 feet (90 meters) — up to 20 times...
Quantum computers that are more powerful than the fastest supercomputers could be closer than experts have predicted, researchers from startup Nord Quantique argue. That's because the company has built an individual error-correcting...
The future of automobiles is electric, but many people worry about the safety of today’s electric vehicles. Public opinion about EV crash safety often hinges on a few high-profile fire incidents. Those safety concerns are arguably...
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: What Is a Fact? What prompted the idea for the course? With all the conspiracy theories floating...
Fortnite Festival, with its unique blend of gaming and music, has quickly become a global sensation, captivating the attention of Gamers of all ages. Launched in December 2023, the innovative rhythm-based Game is already two seasons...
Meta, the tech giant formerly known as Facebook, is making waves in the artificial intelligence (AI) arena with its latest creation, Llama 3. Touted as a significant leap forward in AI Technology, Llama 3 boasts it can outperform most...
TAJIKISTAN: In the hills outside the Tajik capital Dushanbe, shepherd Bakhtior Sharipov was watching over his flock of giant Hissar sheep. The breed, prized for profitability and an ability to adapt to climate change, garners celebrity...
Buzzwords describing the digital dating scene are all over social media. Have you been ghosted? Is someone orbiting you? Are you being breadcrumbed? While these dating patterns may not be new, the words to describe them continue to...
LONDON: Last year, a who’s who of world leaders, corporate executives, and academic experts gathered at Britain's Bletchley Park for the world’s first global AI Safety Summit, hoping to reach a consensus on the...
The Apple Vision Pro has ushered in a new era of computing that is likely to integrate your phone, laptop, TV and gaming console into one device. However, the economics of such an advanced headset might restrict its access to the masses....
SHANGHAI/ BEIJING: Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he is expected to meet senior officials to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving software and permission to transfer data...
FUZHOU: Chinese marine scientists have identified a plethora of previously unknown microbial natural products from the deep sea floor that may have pharmaceutical applications. In the cold seeps of the deep sea, microbial communities...
BEIJING: The Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled for launch at an appropriate time at the beginning of May, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The combination of the Chang'e-6 lunar probe and the Long...
ANKARA: Three Chinese astronauts aboard Shenzhou-18 spaceship on Friday successfully entered China's space station, state-run media said. The astronauts were welcomed by their colleagues on the Shenzhou-17 mission, Xinhua News...
