Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
A fossilized jawbone dredged from the seabed near Taiwan more than two decades ago has now been confirmed to belong to the elusive Denisovan species of archaic humans, marking a significant expansion
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Global electricity consumption by data centres is on course to more than double by 2030, largely driven by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, according to a new report by the International
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As artificial intelligence continues to shape the way we live and create, a new wave of literature is grappling with a deeply human question: What does it mean for machines to participate
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The US military is accelerating its adoption of generative AI to support intelligence operations, with recent deployments highlighting both the potential and the risks of this shift. In a recent report by
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Multiple interviews with the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI], Mohamed Naufar, one of the key leaders of the Islamic State (ISIS) cell responsible for the devastating
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC In an extraordinary affidavit submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the United States government, through the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Tesla has suspended new orders for its premium Model S and Model X vehicles in China, in a dramatic response to mounting tensions between the United States and China following a sharp
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Beijing has escalated its trade tensions with the United States by imposing a staggering 125% tariff on U.S. goods, in retaliation for the U.S.’s recent hike in tariffs on Chinese exports. The
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MIT Technology Review explores the rise of co-creativity in the age of generative tools In a low-lit loft in East London, techno music pulses through the speakers as Lizzie Wilson types code
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AI might one day help slash carbon emissions—but right now, it’s doing the opposite. A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), covered in MIT Technology Review, suggests AI could eventually
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Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam from April 14 to 15, at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist
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In the most high-profile shake-up of China’s military leadership in decades, General He Weidong, the number-two officer in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and a key member of the Communist Party’s elite
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Editorial In recent weeks, the conduct of government prosecutors in Sri Lanka has become a subject of increasing disquiet, as the once-distinguished office of the Attorney General is slowly metamorphosing into a
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The head of Britain’s armed forces, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, has made the first visit by a British chief of defence staff to China in a decade. The visit, which marks a
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Beijing of failing to act as Russian forces enlist Chinese nationals to fight in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s remarks, made on Wednesday, have raised
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