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Chance huge asteroid will hit Earth down to 0.001 percent

The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday.

GA-ASI Advances Sub-Hunting With Test of New Air-Dropped Sensors

Having already proven its ability to track submerged targets, SeaGuardian took this capability further with GA-ASI's newly designed SDS pods. These pods deployed multiple sonobuoys to conduct onboard thermal-depth and acoustic data processing. Using Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR), Directional Command Activated Sonobuoy System (DICASS), and Bathythermograph sonobuoys, SeaGuardian effectively detected, tracked, and analyzed underwater targets while collecting critical acoustic intelligence.

Anthropic releases its 'smartest' AI model

OpenAI rival Anthropic on Monday released what it said is its smartest artificial intelligence model to date, particularly when it comes to computer coding.

SpaceX targeting Friday for next test of Starship megarocket

Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing for the next test flight of its Starship megarocket on Friday, following a dramatic mid-air explosion over the Caribbean during its last trial.

China's Alibaba to invest $50 bn in AI, cloud computing

Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma was seen meeting President Xi Jinping.

Russia sells famed imperial prison at auction

A notorious Russian prison complex that once housed jailed revolutionaries, toppled ministers and Soviet dissidents will be turned into a hotel, restaurants, museum and art gallery after being sold at auction on Friday, the site's new owner said.

Chinese AI companies celebrate DeepSeek, shrug off global curbs

Chinese tech companies shrugged off foreign scrutiny of upstart chatbot maker DeepSeek, telling AFP on Friday they were confident the country's tech startups would make more gains in the global artificial intelligence race.

Musk in X spat with Danish astronaut over 'abandoned' ISS crew

The world's richest man Elon Musk got into a heated row Thursday with a Danish astronaut who criticized the tech billionaire's claim that former president Joe Biden intentionally abandoned two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Moon or Mars? NASA's future at a crossroads under Trump

Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars?

'We will save them': The quest to rescue nearly extinct rhino

Two rhinos munch serenely on grass as the sun rises over Mount Kenya, oblivious to the massive global endeavour to prevent them being the last of their kind.

Reach Secures Major Investment to Accelerate Its Global Expansion and Fuel Enterprise Merchant Growth

Backed by a Significant Investment From Primus Capital, Reach is Positioned to Deliver on Its Ambitious Growth Trajectory in 2025

Poll gives Zelensky 57% approval rating despite Trump claims

Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky has an approval rating of 57 percent, according to a poll released Wednesday hours after US President Donald Trump said Zelensky's rating was just four percent.

'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASA

An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1 percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday -- making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting.

Meta plans undersea cable to link five continents

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has said it will lay an undersea cable stretching across five continents to carry data, including for developing artificial intelligence.

Musk launches 'scary smart' AI chatbot

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company unveiled Monday the latest version of its chatbot, Grok 3, which the billionaire hopes will find traction in a highly competitive sector contested by the likes of ChatGPT and China's DeepSeek.

GA-ASI and CAE Sign Long-Term Agreement to Develop the Next Generation MQ-9B SkyGuardian(R) Mission Trainer

Recognized globally as the reference in synthetic training for RPAS, CAE leverages the latest visualization technology in the development of the next-generation MQ-9B SkyGuardian Mission Trainers. The trainers will employ the CAE Prodigy Image Generator to provide a highly realistic training environment to replicate flight operations. Powered by a state-of-the-art gaming engine, CAE Prodigy elevates training standards through an enhanced immersive training environment, high-fidelity graphics, and physics-based simulation. This cutting-edge technology enhances the realism and effectiveness of the training, ensuring that operators are well-prepared for their missions.

Turkey seals hotel spa illegally set up inside ancient cistern

Turkish authorities have sealed off a luxury spa run by a five-star Istanbul hotel that was set up by illegally modifying a 1,500-year-old cistern, officials told AFP on Monday.

Chatbot vs national security? Why DeepSeek is raising concerns

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions off US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 programme, which it claims was built on cheap, less sophisticated Nvidia semiconductors.

General Atomics and EDGE Establish Partnership to Manufacture, Test and Repair Electromechanical Systems

The signing ceremony was held on February 17, 2025, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre during the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2025.

Musk says chatbot Grok 3 will be unveiled Monday

Elon Musk said his startup xAI will release its Grok 3 chatbot on Monday and billed it as the "smartest AI on Earth" in a fiercely competitive market.

France finds smuggled dinosaur teeth in parcels bound for Italy

French customs officers seized nine dinosaur teeth last month from a courier truck transiting through the country from Spain on its way to Italy, they said on Friday.

Graid Technology Announces SupremeRAID SE Support for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5000 Series, Expanding High-Performance RAID for Workstations

With Support for the NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, 5070 and 5060, SupremeRAID™ SE Continues to Push the Boundaries of High-Performance Workstation Storage

Unfinished deepsea observatory spots highest-energy neutrino ever

A neutrino with 30 times more energy than any previously seen on Earth was detected by an unfinished observatory at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea after travelling from beyond this galaxy, scientists said Wednesday.

Scammers using AI to dupe the lonely looking for love

Meta on Wednesday warned internet users to be wary of online acquaintances promising romance but seeking cash as scammers use deep fakes to prey on those looking for love.

Cleverbridge Appoints Markus Scheuermann as Chief Financial Officer

Seasoned Finance Leader Brings 20+ Years of Expertise in Financial Strategy, M&A and Digital Transformation to Cleverbridge

AI feud: How Musk and Altman's partnership turned toxic

The feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has become one of the bitterest rivalries in business history, with the Tesla tycoon bidding to buy Altman's OpenAI in an apparent attempt to derail the ChatGPT maker's ascent to becoming one of the world's most important companies.

JD Vance puts Europe, China on notice at AI summit

US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday warned European allies against over-regulating the US-dominated artificial intelligence sector and China against using the technology to tighten its grip on citizens and allies.

World leaders seek elusive AI common ground at Paris summit

World leaders were set to hold formal talks in Paris on Tuesday on artificial intelligence (AI), seeking elusive common ground on a technology subject to a global race for promised economic benefits.

QNX Joins Forces with Pi Square Technologies to Train Thousands of Engineers Across India as Part of QNX Everywhere International Expansion

Multi-Year Partnership Aims to Build a Robust Talent Pipeline to Empower India's Embedded Software Ecosystem

Macron vows at summit France to 'deliver' on AI acceleration

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said France would slash through red tape to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, aiming to keep Europe in the running for the technology's hoped-for benefits at a global summit in Paris.

Almost half of remote French island hit by wildfire: official

A remote island that is part of France's French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean has seen half of its territory hit by a wildfire that has raged since mid-January, forcing the evacuation of scientists and military based there, authorities said.

Government chiefs and tech leaders gather in Paris for AI summit

Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on a technology with the potential to upset global business and society.

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