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January 21, 2026 5:03 PM

Gates and OpenAI team up for AI health push in African countries

The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are setting up a $50 million partnership to help African countries use artificial intelligence to improve their health systems. The partnership, called Horizon1000, plans to work with African leaders to work out how b...

January 21, 2026 1:33 PM

UK weighs Australia-style social media ban for children under 16

Britain is considering an Australian-style ban on social media for children under 16, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer warning on Tuesday they risk being pulled into "a world of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison". Starmer said the government...

January 20, 2026 11:11 PM

UK weighs Australia-style social media ban for children under 16

Britain is considering an Australian-style ban on social media for children under 16, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer warning on Tuesday they risk being pulled into "a world of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison". Starmer said the government...

January 19, 2026 3:41 PM

India Expands Indigenous Chip Design Capabilities via C2S

India is actively strengthening its position in the global semiconductor landscape by investing heavily in chip design capabilities. The Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme, launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in ...

January 19, 2026 1:58 PM

NASA sets Feb 6 target for Artemis II crewed flight around Moon

NASA is targeting Feb 6 for the launch of its Artemis II mission, which will send four astronauts on a crewed journey around the Moon, marking humanity’s first return to lunar spaceflight since the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. The 10-day mi...

January 18, 2026 3:07 PM

Elon Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft

Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, saying he deserves the "wrongful gains" that they received from his early support, according to a court filing on Friday. OpenAI gained between $65.5 billion and $109.4 billion from ...

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