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EU business lobby head says China rare earths snag persistsBeijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 European firms still face challenges in securing access to crucial rare earths from China, a business lobby warned Wednesday, despite a July deal to speed up exports. ... more  
IEA feels the heat as Washington pushes pro-oil agendaParis (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 No stranger to ire from oil-producing nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is facing pressure from the administration of US President Donald Trump over its globally-respected reports that predict a dwindling in fossil fuel demand. ... more  
Floating wind power sets sail in Japan's energy shiftGoto, Japan (AFP) Sept 21, 2025 Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country's first commercial-scale floating wind farm glimmer offshore, months before a key project in Tokyo's green-energy strategy begins. ... more  
Boosting solar CO2 conversion with strain tuned perovskite nanowiresTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 Researchers at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China have achieved a major advance in solar-driven CO2 conversion by precisely tuning lattice strain in perovskite nanowires. T ... more |
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Advancing airspace integration for remotely piloted aircraftLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 NASA and partner organizations have completed a new series of flight tests supporting the safe integration of remotely piloted aircraft, including future eVTOL systems, into national airspace. The r ... more 
Venezuela confirms it sent letter to Trump calling for dialogueWashington DC (UPI) Sep 22, 2025 Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez confirmed that President Nicolás Maduro sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, saying he was willing to hold direct talks with Trump's special envoy, Richard Grenell. ... more 
Bank fossil fuel financing twice that for alternatives: studyParis (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 Some of the world's leading banks provided more than twice as much finance for fossil fuels between 2021 and 2024 than for sustainable alternatives, a new study said Tuesday. ... more 
White House rejects talks offer from Venezuela's MaduroCaracas (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 The White House on Monday dismissed a request by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for talks with counterpart Donald Trump to de-escalate tensions between the two arch-foes. ... more |
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China may strengthen climate role amid US fossil fuel pushNew York (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 All eyes are on China this week, as the world's biggest polluter readies a new emissions-cutting plan - reinforcing its role as a steadfast defender of global climate diplomacy while Europe stalls and the United States doubles down on fossil fuels. ... more |
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Scientists urge global AI 'red lines' as leaders gather at UNNew York (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 Technology veterans, politicians and Nobel Prize winners called on nations around the world Monday to quickly establish "red lines" too dangerous for artificial intelligence to cross. ... more  
White House promises US-controlled TikTok algorithmWashington (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 The White House on Monday said a US version of TikTok would feature a homegrown model of the app's prized algorithm, potentially clearing one of the main obstacles to keeping the Chinese-owned platform online in the United States. ... more 
Google faces major court battles; Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime tricksAlexandria, United States (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 Google faces a fresh federal court test on Monday as US government lawyers ask a judge to order the breakup of the search engine giant's ad technology business. ... more 
Top music body says AI firms guilty of 'wilful' copyright theftParis (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright infringement", a major music industry group told AFP. ... more |
 
Chip-maker Nvidia takes stake in rival IntelNew York (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 Shares in chipmaker Intel skyrocketed on Thursday after AI giant Nvidia announced it would invest $5 billion in its struggling rival. ... more  |
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Meta expands AI glasses line in a bet on the futureMenlo Park, United States (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 Meta showed off new smart glasses on Wednesday as it continued to bank on a lifestyle shift toward blending reality and virtual space despite the efforts inflicting heavy financial losses. ... more  
Zambian farmers sue Chinese mining firms over toxic spillLusaka (AFP) Sept 17, 2025 Almost 200 people affected by a major toxic spill at a northern Zambian mine have filed an $80-billion lawsuit against the Chinese firm that owns the mine, according to legal documents seen by AFP Wednesday. ... more 
S.Africa top court hears landmark case on Shell offshore explorationJohannesburg (AFP) Sept 16, 2025 South Africa's top court on Tuesday heard arguments in a landmark case pitting environmentalists and coastal communities against energy giant Shell's oil and gas exploration off the Indian Ocean coast. ... more  
JUNO begins decade-long mission to probe neutrino mysteriesParis, France (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 JUNO, the massive Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory in China, has officially started recording data, launching a ten-year program to investigate one of the most elusive particles in physics. ... more |
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NRL robotic servicing payload passes thermal vacuum testing and moves closer to launch Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), working with DARPA and Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics, has cleared a major space-readiness hurdle for satellite servicing. On Sept. 5, the team completed ... more  
Boeing defense workers reject deal to end strikeNew York (AFP) Sept 12, 2025 Boeing workers at its St. Louis area defense factories will stay on strike after union members voted Friday to reject a new contract offer from the US aviation giant. ... more  
Starcloud partners with Mission Space to protect orbital datacenters with real time space weather intelligenceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 Mission Space, a space weather intelligence provider, has entered a strategic partnership with orbital datacenter company Starcloud to embed real-time space weather forecasting into orbital AI compu ... more 
Planet captures first light from Pelican-3 satellite as constellation expandsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has released the first light image from its Pelican-3 satellite, capturing Turin, Italy on September 5 from an altitude of 458 km. The spacecraft, launched on August 26 ab ... more |
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New U.S.-European Sea Level Satellite Will Help Safeguard Ships at SeaPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2025 Sea surface height data from the Sentinel-6B satellite, led by NASA and ESA, will help with the development of marine weather forecasts, alerting ships to possible dangers. Because most global ... more 
Chinese firms pay price of jihadist strikes against Mali juntaAbidjan (AFP) Sept 19, 2025 Jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda have launched a blitz of raids on Malian industrial sites run by foreign firms, especially Chinese, as a tactic to undermine the ruling junta. ... more  
Neutrinovoltaic master formula published as pathway to scalable clean energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 The Neutrino Energy Group has unveiled a unified equation describing how invisible cosmic and terrestrial radiation can be converted into usable electricity. This breakthrough marks the first indust ... more  
EU states agree broad UN emissions target avoiding 'embarrassment'Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 The EU agreed on a broad emissions-cutting target on Thursday to bring to a UN conference in Brazil, sparing the bloc potential diplomatic embarrassment but risking its reputation as a climate champion. ... more |
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French nuclear waste project sparks protestMandres-En-Barrois, France (AFP) Sept 20, 2025 A project to build a facility to store highly radioactive nuclear waste in the French countryside drew a protest by hundreds of people on Saturday, with police firing tear gas to break up rowdy demonstrators. ... more |
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Orbital Internet Exchange plans unveiled by DE-CIXLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 DE-CIX, the world's largest operator of Internet Exchanges, is extending its interconnection model beyond Earth. Through its Space-IX program, the company is laying the foundation for the first orbi ... more 
Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, a tech industry favourite, concerns IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 20, 2025 India's leading IT trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have major repercussions for the tech industry where such permits are widespread. ... more 
Google fights breakup of ad tech business in US courtAlexandria, United States (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 Google faced a fresh federal court test on Monday as US government lawyers asked a judge to order the breakup of the search engine giant's ad technology business. ... more 
Frontgrade introduces PSM28 SpaceVPX power module for scalable satellite systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 Frontgrade Technologies has unveiled the PSM28 VPX Power Supply Module, a compact, space-optimized solution engineered to deliver reliable and efficient power for next-generation spacecraft and payl ... more |
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