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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...

November 1, 2024 11:55 AM

Chinese researchers develop AI model for military use on back of Meta’s Llama

Top Chinese research institutions linked to the People's Liberation Army have used Meta's publicly available Llama model to develop an AI tool for potential military applications, according to academic papers and analysts. In a June paper reviewed b...

October 31, 2024 12:37 PM

Musk’s X ineffective against surge of US election misinformation, report says

The crowd-sourced fact-checking feature of Elon Musk's X, Community Notes, is "failing to counter false" claims about the U.S. election, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) said in a report on Wednesday. Out of the 283 misleading posts tha...

October 30, 2024 3:24 PM

Cryptocurrency promoters intensify Beijing’s propaganda on X

Cryptocurrency-linked accounts on the social media platform X are increasingly amplifying Beijing’s propaganda, with investigations revealing their connection to "Spamouflage," a covert Chinese disinformation campaign targeting Western audiences. ...

October 30, 2024 1:26 PM

Chinese astronauts to conduct experiments in space, including lunar bricks

China sent three astronauts on Wednesday to its permanently inhabited space station, where they will conduct dozens of scientific experiments, some related to the construction of human habitats. The spacecraft Shenzhou-19 and its three crew lifted o...

October 30, 2024 11:38 AM

Astronomers observe black hole that may have formed gently

The conventional wisdom among astronomers is that black holes - those exceptionally dense objects with gravity so powerful that not even light can escape - form in the violent explosion, called a supernova, of a massive dying star. But some, it turns...

October 29, 2024 12:22 PM

Brazil institute sues social media giants for $525 mln over usage by minors

Brazil's Collective Defense Institute, a consumer rights group, has filed two lawsuits demanding 3 billion reais ($525.27 million) from the Brazilian units of TikTok, Kwai and Meta Platforms for allegedly failing to create mechanisms to prevent indis...

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