The mountain section whose collapse triggered deadly floods in Nepal and China on August 26 experienced exceptionally high temperatures in the days before the disaster, according to meteorological data reconstructed and analysed
Australia faces a growing risk of missing its 2035 climate targets unless it implements deeper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a government report released on Thursday. Current projections indicate emissions
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Alibaba has officially launched its new Quark artificial intelligence glasses in China, marking the company’s entry into the global AI wearables market, Reuters reported. The headset, priced starting at 1,899 yuan ($268.25),
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China has overtaken the United States in the global market for open artificial-intelligence models, marking a pivotal moment in the race to shape the future of the technology. A joint study by
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A new study published on Nov. 25 in Nature Climate Change warns that Earth’s oceans are undergoing rapid and unprecedented transformations, with vast regions now experiencing multiple climate-driven shifts at the same
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As US-India relations experienced tensions earlier this year, officials in the Trump administration were briefed on India’s role in the global trade of chemicals used to make fentanyl, according to sources familiar
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The United Nations has issued a stark warning about the escalating risks of extreme heat across Asia and the Pacific, highlighting the region’s growing vulnerability to climate-related disasters. The warning comes as
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About half of all American jobs could be replaced by artificial intelligence and robotics, according to a new analysis from the McKinsey Global Institute, which found that currently available technologies are capable
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A Reliance Industries joint venture will invest $11 billion over five years to develop 1 gigawatt of AI data-centre capacity in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, the companies and the
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The Chinese government has instructed the country’s airlines to reduce the number of flights to Japan through March 2026, Bloomberg reported, signaling Beijing is preparing for a prolonged diplomatic dispute with Tokyo.
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Artificial intelligence research is entering a bold new era as scientists push to combine neural networks with symbolic reasoning, the so-called “good old-fashioned AI” that relies on formal rules and logical relationships.
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