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November 7, 2024 10:20 PM

Israeli researchers develop software enabling in-memory processing, bypassing CPU

Israeli researchers have developed software that enables computers to process data directly in memory, bypassing the need for the central processing unit (CPU), according to a statement from the Israel Institute of Technology on Thursday. This innov...

November 7, 2024 9:58 PM

Gujarat becomes India’s first state to implement a dedicated semiconductor policy

In a historic step aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for a Viksit Bharat@2047, the Gujarat government has introduced India’s first 'Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-2027.' Led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, this ambitious pol...

November 6, 2024 1:46 PM

Webb telescope reveals rapid growth of primordial black hole

At the heart of our Milky Way galaxy lurks a supermassive black hole about four million times the mass of the sun, called Sagittarius A*. In fact, these objects, which increase in mass over time by eating material that wanders too close, reside at th...

November 5, 2024 12:51 PM

South Korea fines Meta about $15 million over collection of user data.

South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) in fines after finding it had collected sensitive user data and given it to advertisers without a legal basis, Seoul's data protection agency said. The U...

November 4, 2024 5:38 PM

UAE’S ADNOC to deploy autonomous AI in the energy sector for the first time

UAE energy giant ADNOC will apply highly autonomous agentic artificial intelligence in the energy industry for the first time, in partnership with G42, Microsoft and AIQ, its CEO Sultan Al Jaber said on Monday (November 4) at an industry event in Abu...

November 3, 2024 11:57 AM

UN nature summit agrees on payments for use of genetic information

Countries at the U.N. COP16 nature talks in Colombia on Saturday agreed to how companies in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics should pay for the use of genetic information drawn from biodiversity in their research and development. Nearly...

November 2, 2024 7:30 PM

Green space: Japan set to test world’s first wooden satellite

It might just make space exploration a little more sustainable. Scientists in Japan are set to test the world’s first wooden satellite. The LignoSat was developed by a team from Kyoto University and homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry. It will be laun...

November 1, 2024 5:57 PM

Indonesia bans sales of Google phones days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16

Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech giant Apple's iPhone 16 for the same reason. Indonesia blocked sales of ...

November 1, 2024 3:51 PM

ISRO launches India’s first analog space mission in Leh, Ladakh

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched India's inaugural analog space mission in Leh, Ladakh, marking a pioneering step in the nation’s space exploration efforts. The mission, spearheaded by ISRO’s Human Spaceflight Centre, br...

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