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  Taipei (AFP) May 19, 2025 Nvidia boss Jensen Huang announced plans for Taiwan's first "AI supercomputer", as he showcased on Monday the company's latest advances in artificial intelligence. Global chip giants have gathered in Taiwan for the island's top tech expo, Computex, as the sector grapples with the impact of US tariffs and disrupted supply chains. Huang said Nvidia would work with Taiwanese tech giants Foxconn and TSMC as well as the government to build Taiwan's "first giant AI supercomputer here for the AI infras ... read more |
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China's Xiaomi to invest nearly $7 bn in chipsBeijing (AFP) May 19, 2025 Chinese tech giant Xiaomi will invest 50 billion yuan ($6.9 billion) in developing high-end smartphone chips, the firm's founder said on Monday. ... more 
Global chip giants converge on Taiwan for ComputexTaipei (AFP) May 18, 2025 Global semiconductor chip giants will gather at Taiwan's top tech expo this week to showcase "the next frontier" for an industry dominated by artificial intelligence. ... more  
Main points of the agreement between the EU and the UKLondon (AFP) May 19, 2025 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Monday signed an agreement in London with the heads of the European Union marking a new chapter in UK-EU relations since Brexit on 31 January 2020. ... more  
UAE-Morocco consortium sign $14 billion worth of energy, water dealsRabat (AFP) May 19, 2025 Morocco on Monday signed deals with an Emirati-Moroccan consortium for energy and water infrastructure projects, which according to one of the companies involved were worth more than $14 billion. ... more |
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What NASA Is Learning from the Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in 20 YearsGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 12, 2025 One year ago today, representatives from NASA and about 30 other U.S. government agencies gathered for a special meeting to simulate and address a threat looming in space. The threat was not an aste ... more |
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Vietnam signs nuclear power agreement as it seeks to rebalance US tradeHanoi (AFP) May 20, 2025 US nuclear power station builder Westinghouse has signed an agreement with Vietnam's biggest energy firm, Hanoi said on Tuesday as it seeks to head off stiff tariffs threatened by the Trump administration. ... more  
Battery giant CATL ends up more than 16% on Hong Kong debutHong Kong (AFP) May 20, 2025 Chinese battery giant CATL ended its first day on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange more than 16 percent higher Tuesday, having raised US$4.6 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering this year. ... more 
Equities rebound to track Wall St up as China cuts ratesHong Kong (AFP) May 20, 2025 Most markets rose Tuesday as risk appetite returned following the previous day's US rating-fuelled losses, with sentiment also boosted after China cut interest rates to historic lows. ... more  
Trump shift boosts offshore wind project: New York governorNew York (AFP) May 20, 2025 The Trump administration has reversed a halt order on a giant offshore wind project in New York state, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday. ... more |
 
India steel plans threaten global emissions goals: reportBangkok (AFP) May 20, 2025 India's plans to massively expand coal-based steel and iron production threaten global efforts to reduce the sector's carbon emissions, a key contributor to climate change, a report said Tuesday. ... more  |
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Microsoft strikes deal with Musk to host Grok AISeattle (AFP) May 19, 2025 Microsoft on Monday said its cloud servers will now host Grok from Elon Musk's xAI, days after the chatbot went off the rails with talk of "white genocide" in South Africa. ... more 
Iran says open to regional nuclear fuel consortiumTehran (AFP) May 19, 2025 Iran on Monday said it was open to establishing a regional nuclear fuel consortium, reiterating that it would not stop enriching uranium. ... more  
Landslide at gold mine in Indonesia's east kills six, 14 missingJakarta (AFP) May 19, 2025 A flood and landslide near a gold mine in remote eastern Indonesia killed at least six people and rescuers were searching for more than a dozen missing, officials said on Monday. ... more  
Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staffZurich (AFP) May 16, 2025 Swiss firm Climeworks, which has pioneered the direct capture of CO2 using huge industrial fans in Iceland, is holding talks with staff representatives to cut jobs, Swiss television said Friday. ... more |
 
High Repetition Rate Ion Acceleration Achieved with Tabletop LasersTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 20, 2025 Researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Hyderabad have achieved a significant breakthrough in laser-driven ion acceleration, demonstrating the potential for compact, high ... more  
Study reveals new source of the heavy elementsColumbus OH (SPX) May 12, 2025 Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study. For decades, astronomers ... more 
Dark Matter Origin Linked to High-Energy Particle Collisions in Early UniverseLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025 A new theory from Dartmouth College researchers suggests that dark matter, the elusive substance making up most of the universe's mass, may have originated from the rapid transformation of fast-movi ... more 
TAU Systems Secures Exclusive Beam Time on World's Most Powerful Laser for Advanced Particle ResearchLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 TAU Systems, a pioneer in laser-driven particle acceleration, in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), has been granted an exclusive five-week beam time slot at the Extre ... more |
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Accelerating Mathematical Discovery with AI for Tomorrow's BreakthroughsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 Math has long been the engine behind countless technological advancements, but the path to groundbreaking mathematical insights has traditionally been slow and labor-intensive, often taking years or ... more  
Robotic Dog Achieves Amphibious Mobility with Mammal-Inspired DesignSydney, Australia (SPX) May 12, 2025 A team of researchers has developed an innovative amphibious robotic dog that can seamlessly navigate both land and water, drawing inspiration from the versatile movement capabilities of mammals. Th ... more 
Glasgow Lab to Test Space-Bound 3D-Printed Materials for SafetyLondon, UK (SPX) May 14, 2025 A cutting-edge facility in Glasgow aims to address the risks associated with in-space 3D printing, a technology poised to transform how objects are manufactured in orbit. Researchers at the Universi ... more
Atomic-Level Precision and Strong Oxidation Unite in GOALL-Epitaxy for Advanced Material GrowthSydney, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2025 Transition metal oxides are known for their diverse and strongly correlated electronic phases, such as high-temperature superconductivity, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, and charge density wave ... more |
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Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precisionBoston MA (SPX) May 12, 2025 MIT engineers are getting in on the robotic ping pong game with a powerful, lightweight design that returns shots with high-speed precision. The new table tennis bot comprises a multijointed r ... more |
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System lets robots identify an object's properties through handling Boston MA (SPX) May 12, 2025 A human clearing junk out of an attic can often guess the contents of a box simply by picking it up and giving it a shake, without the need to see what's inside. Researchers from MIT, Amazon Robotic ... more  
Only a Tiny Fraction of Deep Seafloor Mapped Over Seven DecadesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 In a significant new study published in Science Advances, researchers from the Ocean Discovery League have revealed that less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed in over 70 y ... more  
After Catastrophe Urban and Peri-Urban Farming Could Sustain Medium-Sized CitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 In a new study, researchers from Adapt Research Ltd and the University of Otago suggest that while urban agriculture alone might only support about 20% of the population in a medium-sized, temperate ... more 
Naturally Occurring Clay Shows Promise for Sustainable Quantum TechnologyBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 20, 2025 Quantum technologies are poised to transform computing, communications, and sensing, and now researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring clay could play a crucial role in making this visi ... more |
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