Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 30, 2024
Google will invest $2 billion in Malaysia to house the firm's first data centre in the country, the government said Thursday, making it the latest tech titan to pump cash into the region in search of growth opportunities.
The government said the cash would support 26,500 jobs across various sectors in Malaysia, including healthcare, education, and finance, and comes days after Prime Minister
Beijing (AFP) May 31, 2024
Factory activity in China shrank for the first time in three months in May, data showed Friday, a setback for Beijing as the sector is seen as a key driver of a fragile economic recovery owing to sluggish consumer spending.
The manufacturing purchasing manager's index (PMI) - a key measure of factory output - dipped to 49.5 last month, from April's 50.4, according to the National Bureau of
Geneva (AFP) May 30, 2024
Humanity is in a race against time to harness the colossal emerging power of artificial intelligence for the good of all, while averting dire risks, a top UN official said Thursday.
"We've let the genie out of the bottle," said Doreen Bogdan-Martin, head of the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
"We are in a race against time," she told the opening of a two-day
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
The Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Demo pilot plant has successfully generated electricity using supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles. The $169 million, 10-megawatt facility at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio is showcasing next-generation power production technology in a project led by GTI Energy, along with SwRI, GE Vernova, the U.S. Departme
London, UK (SPX) May 31, 2024
At Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, Finland is preparing to start the disposal of spent nuclear fuel in the bedrock next year, marking a global first.
After use, nuclear fuel becomes highly radioactive and hazardous. It contains significant amounts of uranium and plutonium, which are materials used in nuclear weapons. These materials must be intact when stored in their final repository, necessitatin
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 31, 2024
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a new perovskite, BaSc0.8W0.2O2.8, that demonstrates high proton conduction at low and intermediate temperatures. This advancement is achieved through donor doping with large W6+ cations, which increases water uptake and reduces proton trapping. These findings could lead to the development of novel perovskites for protonic c
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
Framatome and TerraPower announced an agreement to design and develop a high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) metallization pilot line at Framatome's nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Richland, Washington. This initiative aims to verify Framatome's ability to convert uranium oxide (UO2) into HALEU metal, supporting TerraPower's efforts to build a domestic HALEU supply chain.
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New Delhi (AFP) May 29, 2024
Power usage in India's capital surged to a record high Wednesday as residents of the sprawling megacity struggled to keep cool during a crushing heatwave with temperatures sizzling above 45 degrees Celsius (over 113 Fahrenheit).
But India's government-run weather bureau said a station reading showing a potentially record-breaking temperature in the capital may have been due to an "error" in
Taipei (AFP) May 31, 2024
Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn said Friday its global market for artificial intelligence servers is expected to increase to 40 percent this year, with AI products being the main driver for growth.
Foxconn - known officially as Hon Hai Precision Industry - is the world's biggest contract electronics maker and builds devices for several global brands, most notably Apple's iPhone.
It has al
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2024
Vast (Vast Renewables Limited) (Nasdaq: VSTE), a renewable energy company specializing in concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) systems, has received planning consent for Solar Methanol 1 (SM1). This CSP-powered plant will produce green fuels in Port Augusta, South Australia.
SM1 will produce 7,500 tonnes of green methanol annually. This hydrogen derivative, if produced using Vast's CSP t
Washington (AFP) May 30, 2024
Globally recognized companies - from oil and gas majors to the banking sector and tech - are contributing to greenwashing by snapping up vast quantities of "likely junk" carbon offsets, a watchdog warned Thursday.
A new analysis by Corporate Accountability found that household names including Disney, Volkswagen, Air France and many more were among corporations heavily investing in probably
Trump’s campaign said almost 30 per cent of donors were first-time contributors
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
NASA's Lucy spacecraft, led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), discovered notable geological features on the main belt asteroid Dinkinesh during its flyby last November. The half-mile-wide asteroid revealed a trough and ridge structure, as well as a contact binary satellite, marking a significant find.
The data indicated a dramatic history involving sudden breakups and transformat
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 31, 2024
INNOSPACE, a South Korean private spaceflight startup producing small satellite launch vehicles, has signed new launch service agreements with the Federal University of Maranhao (UFMA) and Castro Leite Consultoria LTDA (CLC). This mission will use the HANBIT-Nano launch vehicle from the Alcantara Space Center in Brazil in the first half of 2025.
The mission will deploy picosatellites devel
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2024
Southern Launch and HyImpulse have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for more missions from the Koonibba Test Range and to explore using the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex for future launches of HyImpulse's SL1 orbital vehicle.
The MoU follows a successful launch campaign where HyImpulse completed the maiden launch of their 11.5-meter-tall single-stage SR75 rocket from Souther
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
NASA has launched the first of two shoebox-size CubeSats to help scientists understand the behavior of clouds and water vapor at Earth's polar regions and their impact on climate. The first satellite of the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE) mission was launched from New Zealand on May 25. The second CubeSat is scheduled to launch on June 1.
The PREFIRE mission w
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
Scout Space Inc., a leading in-space observation service provider focused on space security and comprehensive Space Domain Awareness (SDA), announced that its optical payload "Sparrow" has completed commissioning and captured its first in-space calibration image. Launched aboard the Apex Aries bus on the SpaceX Transporter-10 mission in March 2024, this marks the successful deployment of Scout's
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
NASA has released new data offering detailed air pollution observations down to neighborhood levels. This data comes from the TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) instrument, launched last year to enhance air quality observation from space. The data is available at NASA's Atmospheric Science Data Center in Hampton, Virginia.
"TEMPO is one of NASA's Earth observing instru
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
Wallaroo.AI, a company specializing in scalable AI inference solutions, has been selected for the US Space Force (USSF) SDA TAP Lab Apollo Accelerator program in Colorado Springs. Wallaroo.AI, a two-time SpaceWERX Orbital Prime awardee, continues to lead in technological innovation aimed at enhancing the security and functionality of aerospace and defense systems for the United States, its allie
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
After ten months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm has achieved its primary mission objectives, marking a major milestone in swarm technology.
Satellite swarms could potentially be used for deep space exploration. These autonomous networks can self-navigate, manage experiments, and adapt to environmental changes without relying on constant communication with Earth.
"The success
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a provider of in-space transportation services, has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to support the design and in-space demonstration of technologies for constructing large-scale structures in space.
The DARPA Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) program aims to develop
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 31, 2024
Over the last two years, scientists have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to explore Cosmic Dawn, the period shortly after the big bang when the first galaxies were born. These early galaxies offer crucial insights into the evolution of gas, stars, and black holes in the young universe. In October 2023 and January 2024, an international team of astronomers utilized Webb to observe g
Owen Farrell's Saracens career has sadly come to an end after an enthralling occasion at Franklins Gardens this evening, with Northampton Saints beating the London based side 22-20 in front of a packed out, and fully engaged home crowd.
Kristel tegeleb lindude-loomade, allikate ja taimedega – ühesõnaga loodusega meie ümber. Ta on õppinud Tartu Ülikoolis bioloogiat, töötanud ajakirjanikuna ja toimetajana loodusega seotud väljaannetes. Kristel teeb kaastööd mitmele Eesti ajalehele ja ajakirjale, räägib raadios ja on teinud telesaateid. Ta on avaldanud hulga raamatuid ja korraldab ka koolitusi.
Pixie first came to light in December. The Information revealed the existence of an AI assistant that will be exclusive to Google’s Pixel devices.
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