Google unveils latest AI model, Gemini 2.0
Google on Wednesday announced the launch of Gemini 2.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, as the world’s tech giants race to take the lead in the fast…
Iran launches advanced module to deploy satellites to higher altitudes, media say
Iran sent into space on Friday its heaviest-ever payload using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for transferring satellites to higher-altitude orbits, state television reported. The Samān-1 transfer…
New York woman receives first fully robotic double lung transplant
STORY: Meet Cheryl Mehrkar–– the world’s first recipient of a fully robotic double lung transplant. The procedure builds on other minimally invasive procedures, and is aimed at speeding up the…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
Elon Musk’s Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralysed individuals the ability to use…
Trump, Musk watch SpaceX launch Starship, booster misses landing
TEXAS, U.S. – Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship’s spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster…
Google among investors putting $110 million into Nigeria’s Moniepoint
LAGOS – Nigeria based fintech Moniepoint has raised $110 million in new funding from investors including Google to scale up digital payments and banking solutions across Africa, the company said…
Bank of England to press on with digital currency in case banks fall short, Governor Bailey says
London – The Bank of England is reluctantly pressing on with work to create a form of digital money accessible to the general public, as commercial banks risk failing to…
US, Russian ISS astronauts in medical facility after SpaceX splashdown
Three American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut were taken to a medical facility “out of an abundance of caution” on Friday after returning to Earth from a nearly eight-month mission…
AI decodes oinks and grunts to keep pigs happy
Reuters European scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of interpreting pig sounds, aiming to create a tool that can help farmers improve animal welfare. The algorithm could…
Astronomers trace the origin of meteorites that have struck Earth
Reuters WASHINGTON – Meteorites – rocks that fall to Earth from space – have pelted our planet from its birth about 4.5 billion years ago to today, often causing scant…