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  Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 A Ukrainian drone attack killed a mother and her toddler in a Russian border region on Wednesday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv launched a major overnight barrage that set an oil refinery ablaze and targeted a nuclear facility. Moscow and Kyiv have exchanged almost daily drone or missile attacks over the nearly three-year war, targeting energy and military sites in both countries. Strikes have escalated after Donald Trump won last year's US presidential election, with the Republican seeking a ... read more |
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EdgeCortix SAKURA-I AI Accelerator Validated for Radiation Resilience in Space MissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 EdgeCortix Inc., a prominent fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient artificial intelligence (AI) processing at the edge, has announced that its SAKURA-I AI Accelerator has be ... more  
'Good news': Dutch chip giant ASML welcomes DeepSeekVeldhoven, Netherlands (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 The head of Dutch giant ASML, which makes chip-making machines that power the tech industry, Wednesday welcomed the emergence of China's low-cost AI firm DeepSeek and predicted others would disrupt the sector. ... more  
Facing Trump and China, EU unveils pro-business roadmapBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 The EU unveiled a much-anticipated blueprint to revamp Europe's economic model on Wednesday, marking a shift towards a more business-friendly Brussels after five years of heavy focus on green goals. ... more  
Chemical looping turns environmental waste into fuelColumbus OH (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 Turning environmental waste into useful chemical resources could solve many of the inevitable challenges of our growing amounts of discarded plastics, paper and food waste, according to new research ... more |
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Meta posts big profit, aims to take AI leadSan Francisco (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 Social media giant Meta on Wednesday reported surging profits and revenue for 2024, announcing ambitious plans to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure in the year ahead. ... more |
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Trump commerce pick says favors broad tariffs, vows tough China stanceWashington (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 Donald Trump's commerce secretary nominee told his US Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday he favors "across-the-board" tariffs targeting countries rather than products, while signaling a hawkish China stance. ... more  
With China's DeepSeek, US tech fears red threatSan Francisco (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 The emergence of the DeepSeek chatbot has sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy, with calls to go faster on advancing artificial intelligence and beat communist-led China before it is too late. ... more 
Asian markets diverge in thin trade, with AI impact in focusHong Kong (AFP) Jan 30, 2025 Asian equities were mixed in another holiday-thinned trading day Thursday, with investors digesting broadly positive tech earnings that came days after the upheaval caused by China's DeepSeek explosion onto the global AI scene. ... more 
Microsoft profit rises but cloud business misses markSan Francisco (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 Microsoft on Wednesday reported profits of $24.1 billion in the recently ended quarter, but shares slid on worries over its vital cloud computing business. ... more |
OpenAI says Chinese firms try to copy US AI techWashington (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Wednesday said that Chinese companies are actively attempting to replicate its advanced AI models, prompting increased security measures and closer cooperation with US authorities. ... more  |
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Alibaba launches advanced AI model to rival GPT-4Beijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba on Wednesday announced the release of Qwen2.5-Max, an advanced artificial intelligence model that the company says outperforms several leading AI systems in key benchmarks. ... more  
Climate activists defend 'future generations', appeal lawyer saysLondon (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 Sixteen British climate activists jailed for their high-profile protests acted for "future generations" and should have their prison terms reduced, lawyers argued on Wednesday. ... more  
New Technique Tracks Dark Excitons for Future Solar CellsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 How can modern technologies, like solar cells, be optimized? An international team of researchers, led by the University of Gottingen, is tackling this question using an innovative new technique. Fo ... more 
New training approach could help AI agents perform better in uncertain conditionsBoston MA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 A home robot trained to perform household tasks in a factory may fail to effectively scrub the sink or take out the trash when deployed in a user's kitchen, since this new environment differs from ... more |
 
Quantum Systems Show Entropy Increase, Aligning with Thermodynamic LawsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 The second law of thermodynamics, a cornerstone of physics, posits that systems will move toward greater disorder over time. It asserts that entropy, a measure of this disorder, increases in every c ... more 
Materials Can Remember Sequences of Events in Unexpected WaysLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 Materials can often store information about past events in a way akin to how a crumpled piece of paper retains wrinkles. Recently, a team of Penn State physicists uncovered an intriguing phenomenon ... more 
DeepSeek shock shows Europe not out of AI race: expertsParis (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 China-based DeepSeek's artificial intelligence model has shaken the sector by offering high performance apparently at a fraction of the cost of those developed by US giants, with many experts saying the release also hints at opportunity for investment minnow Europe. ... more 
Expanding robot perceptionBoston MA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 Robots have come a long way since the Roomba. Today, drones are starting to deliver door to door, self-driving cars are navigating some roads, robo-dogs are aiding first responders, and still more b ... more |
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GE Hitachi selects BWXT to manufacture reactor pressure vessel for BWRX-300Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has awarded a contract to BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) for the manufacturing of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) for the first BWRX- ... more
DeepSeek's 'Sputnik moment' exposes holes in US chip curbsBeijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 US export controls on high-tech chips may have inadvertently fuelled the success of start-up DeepSeek's AI chatbot, sparking fears in Washington there could be little it can do to stop China in the push for global dominance in AI. ... more 
Nvidia, US stocks close higher after Chinese AI shockWashington (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 US stocks and shares in chip-making giant Nvidia on Tuesday clawed back some of their losses following a steep sell-off a day earlier triggered by the sudden success of Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek. ... more 
Shares in Dutch chip giant ASML soar on bullish ordersThe Hague (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 Shares in Dutch tech giant ASML soared Wednesday despite a dip in annual net profit, as investors cheered better-than-expected orders for its cutting-edge chip-making machines. ... more |
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Who might buy TikTok in the US?San Francisco (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 As the clock ticks down on TikTok's 75-day reprieve from divesting from its Chinese owners or being banned in the United States, several contenders are in the running. ... more |
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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  
GM reports loss on China hit, projects higher 2025 profitsNew York (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 General Motors reported a quarterly loss Tuesday due to costs from restructuring a Chinese venture as the big US automaker forecast higher profits in 2025. ... more  
UK eyes third Heathrow runway in growth takeoff bidLondon (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is on Wednesday expected to announce controversial plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow airport as the Labour government seeks to kickstart economic growth. ... more 
What to do with aging solar panels?College Station TX (SPX) Jan 26, 2025 The National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Program has granted $5 million dollars to Phase 2 of the project "Securing critical material supply chains by enabling phOtovoltaic circuLARit ... more |
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