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
When the first image from Taiwan’s newly launched Formosat-8A satellite finally appeared on computer screens inside the Taiwan Space Agency’s control room, it marked the end of years of uncertainty for the
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Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot has launched Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter open-weight AI model that the company says is the world’s largest of its kind, intensifying competition between Chinese and U.S.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has positioned China as a leading force in shaping the future of artificial intelligence governance, using a major technology conference in Shanghai to promote open-source AI development and
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The UK’s telecommunications industry has entered a new phase in which some of the world’s most influential telecoms entrepreneurs are taking direct stakes in its largest operators, setting the stage for significant
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A decade ago, the prospect of China becoming the dominant force in the global automotive industry appeared unlikely. Today, the country produces more than half of the electric vehicles sold worldwide and
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The United States has moved to sharply restrict access to some of the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence systems, triggering a sweeping suspension by Anthropic of its flagship models Fable 5 and
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Bill Gates appeared before a congressional committee in Washington on Wednesday and delivered his most detailed public account yet of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling lawmakers that he
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What began as a single public-sector contract shortly after the launch of ChatGPT has evolved into one of the fastest-growing technology spending trends within Spain’s public administration. In less than four years,
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Google has announced a sweeping set of water stewardship commitments designed to offset the environmental footprint of its rapidly expanding data center operations, positioning water management as a central pillar of its
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Nasa has announced the start of a $20 billion programme to build a permanent base on the Moon, describing it as one of the most ambitious engineering efforts in human history and
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