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April 16, 2025
GPS NEWS
Digging Gets Smarter with Trimble's Siteworks Upgrade for Excavators
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) has launched a new capability for its Siteworks Machine Guidance Module that integrates tilt bucket attachments into its field software suite. This enhancement enables constru ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Further backing secured for German role in Mu3e particle physics project
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) will continue their involvement in the cutting-edge Mu3e experiment thanks to renewed financial support from the German Research Foundation (D ... more
SOLAR DAILY
New system offers early warning of dust storms to protect solar power output
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
A new predictive platform called iDust is poised to transform dust storm forecasting and improve solar energy output in dust-prone regions. Developed by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Science ... more
GPS NEWS
Rx Networks launches TruePoint FOCUS to deliver real-time centimeter precision
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
Rx Networks Inc., a leader in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data services, has announced the debut of TruePoint FOCUS, a cloud-powered correction platform that provides near-instantaneou ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
SwRI links solar jet to unprecedented helium-3 surge
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025
The Solar Orbiter mission, a collaboration between NASA and ESA, has detected the most intense concentration of the rare helium-3 (3He) isotope ever recorded from the Sun, sparking new interest in t ... more
TRADE WARS
China says 'not afraid to fight' trade war with US
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2025
China warned Wednesday it was "not afraid" to fight a trade war with the United States and reiterated calls for dialogue, after US President Donald Trump said it was up to Beijing to come to the negotiating table. ... more
CHIP TECH
Europe seeks to break its US tech addiction
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 16, 2025
With President Donald Trump more unpredictable than ever and transatlantic ties reaching new lows, calls are growing louder for Europe to declare independence from US tech. ... more
TRADE WARS
China says appoints new trade envoy as tariff war bites
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2025
China said Wednesday that it had appointed a new trade envoy, as the world's second-largest economy pushes back against US President Donald Trump's swingeing tariffs on imports that sent global markets tumbling. ... more
TRADE WARS
China's economy beats forecasts ahead of Trump's 'Liberation Day'
Beijing (AFP) April 16, 2025
China said Wednesday its economy topped forecasts in the first quarter, as exporters rushed to shift goods ahead of swingeing US tariffs, but warned it faced "certain pressures" from Donald Trump's trade blitz. ... more
TRADE WARS
Hong Kong's postal service to stop shipping US-bound goods; Trump says ball in China's court on tariffs
Hong Kong (AFP) April 16, 2025
Hong Kong's postal service said Wednesday it will stop shipping goods bound for the United States in response to "bullying" tariff hikes by US President Donald Trump. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Facebook added 'value' to Instagram, Zuckerberg tells antitrust trial
Washington (AFP) April 16, 2025
Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his conglomerate Meta against accusations it took over Instagram and WhatsApp to devour budding competitors. ... more
CHIP TECH
Nvidia expects $5.5 bn hit as US targets chips sent to China
San Francisco (AFP) April 15, 2025
Nvidia on Tuesday notified regulators that it expects a $5.5 billion hit this quarter due to a new US licensing requirement on the primary chip it can legally sell in China. ... more
AEROSPACE
Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war
New York (AFP) April 15, 2025
US aviation giant Boeing, fresh off a crippling labor dispute and quality control crisis, has now found itself drawn into the escalating trade conflict between Washington and Beijing. ... more
TRADE WARS
Xi's Vietnam trip aiming to 'screw' US, says Trump
Hanoi (AFP) April 15, 2025
China's President Xi Jinping urged Vietnam to join forces in upholding free trade, before wrapping up a visit to Hanoi on Tuesday which President Donald Trump said was aiming to "screw" the United States. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Second debris removal trial starts at Fukushima plant
Tokyo (AFP) April 15, 2025
Japanese engineers began Tuesday a difficult operation to remove a second sample of radioactive debris from inside the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more
ROBO SPACE
AI agents poised to take over travel industry
New York (AFP) April 14, 2025
Dreaming of going on vacation but not sure where to go? Increasingly the answer - and how to get there, what to eat and where to stay - will come from advanced AI, rather than your old-school travel agent. ... more
TECH SPACE
Meta to train AI models on European users' public data
Paris (AFP) April 14, 2025
Meta will train its artificial intelligence (AI) models with its European users' public content and conversations with the Meta AI chatbot, the firm said on Monday. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Solar park boom threatens Spain's centuries-old olive trees
Lopera, Spain (AFP) April 14, 2025
At his farm in southern Spain, Francisco Campos looked worriedly at a green sea of centuries-old olive trees that he fears will face the axe to make way for a proposed solar park. ... more
ROBO SPACE
They sold their likeness to AI -- and regretted it
Paris (AFP) April 16, 2025
South Korean actor Simon Lee was stunned when he saw his likeness - at times as a gynaecologist or a surgeon - being used to promote questionable health cures on TikTok and Instagram. ... more
FLOATING STEEL
Captured underwater drone sent messages to China: Philippine military
Manila (AFP) April 15, 2025
Five underwater drones found by Philippine fishermen were capable of gathering information that could aid in "underwater warfare", the country's military said Tuesday, noting at least one had relayed a signal to China. ... more
WATER WORLD
Uncovering energy inefficiencies in hydrogen production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025
In the quest for sustainable energy, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen is a key step toward producing clean hydrogen fuel. However, this process remains less efficient than theoretical models ... more
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