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Macron calls on Europe to lead the space war, warns against 'Starlink'
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to become a leading space power "once again," warning that the continent risks being pushed out of the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite market, with the dominance of the US private players.Â
3 days ago2 min read


AI making people dumb, reveals MIT study
Relying on Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to write essays is making people "less smart," according to a new MIT study that tracked participants' neural activity and learning performance over four months.Â
5 days ago2 min read


Iran throttles Internet as war measure
Iran has drastically slowed internet access across the country in what officials claim is a defensive move against Israeli cyber operations, as tensions between the two arch-rivals escalate both in the physical and digital spheres.
6 days ago2 min read


Social media takes over conventional media as main source of news in US
Social media platforms like Facebook, X, and YouTube have overtaken television and news websites as the primary sources of news in the United States, according to new research from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.Â
7 days ago2 min read


Japan to pump in $700 million to attract talent, as Trump makes it tougher for academics
The Japanese government has announced a Â¥100 billion ($700 million) funding fillip for top-tier researchers from around the world, including those leaving the United States due to funding cuts and stricter immigration policies.Â
Jun 172 min read


AI will create 'more jobs', says Nvidia CEO Huang, dismisses job loss scare sounded by Anthropic's Amodei
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed dire warnings from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about AI-driven job losses, saying the executive may not be entirely correct and the rise in AI will likely lead to the creation of "many jobs."Â
Jun 151 min read


US aviation body to phase out floppy discs
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally phasing out floppy disks and paper strips as part of a sweeping plan to modernise the United States’ aging air traffic control (ATC) system.Â
Jun 82 min read


OpenAI challenges court order to preserve ChatGPT user data, cites privacy concerns
OpenAI is appealing a US federal court order requiring it to indefinitely retain user-generated ChatGPT outputs, arguing the directive conflicts with its privacy commitments.Â
Jun 62 min read


AI will 'accelerate' product innovation, not replace workers, says Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai
AI will "accelerate" innovative product development and obviate the need for tedious tasks assigned to engineers, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said, in a pushback against concerns that AI will make redundant half of Google's workforce.
Jun 52 min read


Meta strikes deal with fledgling nuclear power firm in Illinois as energy needs of AI data centres mount
Meta has signed a 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy to secure nuclear power from the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, aiming to offset with clean power its rapidly growing energy demands from AI data centres.Â
Jun 41 min read


Beset with legal setbacks, Google to spend $500 million in overhaul
Pushed against the wall after three back-to-back lawsuit defeats, Google has now agreed to a sweeping $500 million settlement with shareholders that mandates major internal reforms aimed at curbing anticompetitive behaviour.
Jun 32 min read


Study finds simple exercise can bring down recurrence of colon cancer down by over one-third
A new phase 3 clinical trial has found that regular, moderate exercise significantly reduces the risk of colon cancer recurrence — an observation rivaling the effects of some chemotherapy treatments.Â
Jun 32 min read
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