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  Bangkok (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Having shattered assumptions in the tech sector and beyond about the cost of artificial intelligence, Chinese startup DeepSeek's new chatbot is now roiling another industry: energy companies. The firm says it developed its open-source R1 model using around 2,000 Nvidia chips, just a fraction of the computing power generally thought necessary to train similar programmes. That has significant implications not only for the cost of developing AI, but also the energy for the data centres that are the ... read more |
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DeepSeek, Chinese AI startup roiling US tech giantsHangzhou, China (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Chinese startup DeepSeek, which has sparked panic on Wall Street with its powerful new chatbot developed at a fraction of the cost of its competitors, was founded by a hedgefund whizz-kid who believes AI can change the world. ... more  
Silicon Valley rattled by low-cost Chinese AISan Francisco (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, triggering predictions of turmoil for Silicon Valley and accusations of cheating. ... more  
Trump warns of 'wake-up call' as low-cost Chinese AI jolts sectorSan Francisco (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a "wake-up call" for Silicon Valley. ... more 
Japanese tech stocks hit by AI fears, dollar boosted by tariff talkHong Kong (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Japanese tech firms sank Tuesday following a rout on Wall Street after China's DeepSeek chatbot upended the artificial intelligence sector and sparked questions about huge investments by US titans. ... more |
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New general law governs fracture energy of networks across materials and length scalesBoston MA (SPX) Jan 23, 2025 Materials like car tires, human tissues, and spider webs are diverse in composition, but all contain networks of interconnected strands. A long-standing question about the durability of these materi ... more |
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Clean hydrogen in minutes with microwave energy innovationsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 A pioneering research team at POSTECH, led by Professor Gunsu S. Yun and doctoral candidate Jaemin Yoo from the Department of Physics and Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, alongside Professo ... more 
A platform to expedite clean energy projectsBoston MA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025 Businesses and developers often face a steep learning curve when installing clean energy technologies, such as solar installations and EV chargers. To get a fair deal, they need to navigate a comple ... more  
Australia says be 'very careful' over DeepSeek and privacy; 'Programmed' to toe the party lineSydney (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Australia's science minister raised privacy concerns over China's breakout AI chatbot DeepSeek on Tuesday, urging users to think carefully before downloading it. ... more  
DEWA Leverages Nanosatellites to Enhance Utility ManagementBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 26, 2025 In 2022, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) partnered with Kongsberg NanoAvionics to develop and launch two advanced nanosatellites-one 3U and one 6U. These satellites are equipped wit ... more |
 
Singapore to trial self-driving public buses from mid-2026Singapore (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Self-driving public buses will start plying routes across parts of Singapore from mid-2026 in a pilot test for their mass deployment, the government said Monday. ... more  |
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Tesla, BMW take EU to court over China EV tariffsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Elon Musk's Tesla and German auto giant BMW have challenged EU import tariffs on China-made electric vehicles at the bloc's top court, the European Commission said Monday. ... more 
Troubled European carmakers to talk fines and EVs with EUBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Europe's biggest carmakers will converge on Brussels for talks this week as the EU seeks to chart a way forward for an embattled industry struggling to cope with Chinese competition and climate rules. ... more  
China lodges protest with Afghanistan over mine worker killingBeijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 China said Thursday it had lodged "solemn representations" with Afghanistan's Taliban government over the killing of a Chinese mine worker in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. ... more  
War is speeding Ukraine's green energy shift: CEODavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 Russia's invasion is forcing Ukraine to speed up its green energy transition as a way to secure its electricity supply and infrastructure against attacks, the head of Ukraine's biggest private electricity provider said. ... more |
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How things stand in China-US trade tensions with Trump 2.0 Beijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2025 Donald Trump is back in the White House, promising to use the United States's vast economic weight to hit back at China for its alleged unfair trade practices and role in the deadly American fentanyl crisis. ... more 
Rubbish roads: Nepal explores paving with plasticPokhara, Nepal (AFP) Jan 25, 2025 Cars speeding along a smooth, black-coloured street in Nepal's Pokhara are also driving over heaps of discarded plastic, transformed into an ingredient in road construction. ... more 
China manufacturing activity contracts for first time in four monthsBeijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 China's manufacturing activity shrank in January for the first time in four months, official data showed Monday, as Beijing battles to sustain the recovery in the world's second-largest economy. ... more 
Dutch researchers employ unique e-bike to make cycling saferDelft, Netherlands (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Dutch university researcher Holger Caesar heads out into the afternoon traffic on a bicycle like no other, equipped to collect data he believes may one day save lives. ... more |
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3D and 4D printing drive advancements in electromagnetic metamaterialsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 27, 2025 In a significant development within materials science and engineering, researchers have achieved major advancements in the fabrication of electromagnetic metamaterials (EMMs) using 3D and 4D printin ... more 
Adding bridges to stabilize quantum networksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2025 Entangled photons, a cornerstone of quantum computing and communications, face a significant challenge: they vanish after a single use. To address this, researchers at Northwestern University have p ... more 
Advancing DNA quantum computing with electric field gradients and nuclear spinsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 27, 2025 Researchers at Peking University have demonstrated a novel approach to harnessing nuclear electric resonance for manipulating the nuclear spins of nitrogen atoms within DNA molecules. By leveraging ... more  
Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals - and even some of their toxic byproductsBuffalo NY (SPX) Jan 27, 2025 In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and trapping them, ... more |
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Chinese artificial sun achieves record-setting milestone towards fusion power generationSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 27, 2025 The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), often referred to as China's "artificial sun," has achieved a significant scientific achievement by maintaining high-confinement plasma oper ... more |
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Coke oven gas offers best hydrogen source for calcium-looping carbon captureSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 27, 2025 Hydrogen derived from coke oven gas, a byproduct of steel production, has emerged as the most cost-effective option for supporting "calcium looping," a promising method for carbon capture. Researche ... more 
Exploring ethical dimensions of aware AI in UppsalaParis, France (SPX) Jan 27, 2025 Artificially intelligent systems are increasingly prevalent in our daily lives, from automated vehicles to delivery robots and virtual assistants. As research shifts towards developing systems with ... more 
Finding better photovoltaic materials faster with AIBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 27, 2025 Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nurnberg (HI ERN) have developed a novel AI-driven workflow that dramatically accelerates the discover ... more 
Mizzou scientists leverage layered crystals for next-gen energy solutionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2025 University of Missouri researchers are delving into the nanoscale properties of halide perovskites, a material that could revolutionize energy-efficient optoelectronic technologies. By examining its ... more |
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