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Nasa aims to send astronauts to the moon in March after successful test
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (169+ words) The earliest date for the Artemis II lunar fly-around has been set thanks to "major progress" made after a previous failed rehearsal Nasa aims to send astronauts to the moon in March after acing the latest rocket fuelling test. Administrator…...
How Chinese AI put a new spin on Winter Olympics action
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (244+ words) Chinese tech firms have been using the Milano Cortina Games to showcase their capabilities to a global audience As American figure skater Ilia Malinin launched into a quad " a jump with four airborne revolutions " at this month's Winter Olympics, millions…...
‘Blood moon’ lunar eclipse expected on March 3 in Hong Kong
10+ hour, 1+ min ago (172+ words) Lunar eclipse will begin before moonrise, at 6.22pm that day, when part of the moon starts to enter Earth's shadow, and end at 10.25pm Hong Kong astronomy enthusiasts can expect a "blood moon" lunar eclipse early next month, with residents able to…...
Hong Kong Observatory detects tremors felt by residents
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (185+ words) Forecaster announced at 2.34pm its seismic network picked up tremors after receiving over a hundred reports from residents The Hong Kong Observatory detected locally felt tremors from a 4.0-magnitude earthquake in Guangdong province on Friday afternoon, confirming more than a hundred…...
The next interface race: how AI is bringing smart glasses into focus
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (185+ words) LLVision CEO Wu Fei explains how advances in AI and hardware are pushing smart glasses closer to everyday use The artificial intelligence boom has swept through consumer electronics " from smart wearables and AI-powered home devices to voice-interactive toys and robotic…...
Nasa ranks 2024 spacecraft mishap among its worst disasters
15+ hour, 50+ min ago (184+ words) US space agency delivers a harsh assessment of a botched Boeing Starliner test flight that stranded two astronauts Nasa on Thursday blamed what it called engineering vulnerabilities in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft along with internal agency mistakes in a sharply critical…...
Chinese scientists put quantum chaos in ‘slow motion’
21+ hour, 41+ min ago (154+ words) In a landmark achievement, Chinese scientists have directly observed and manipulated prethermalisation " a critical transitional state in quantum systems " using the 78-qubit "Chuang-tzu 2.0" superconducting processor. This allows researchers to "tune" the speed of quantum decoherence, providing a vital tool for…...
‘Romance’ between scientists and AI leads to progress on age-old maths problem
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (147+ words) Chinese team makes record-breaking advances on "kissing number" using a reinforcement learning system called PackingStar Using an AI system called PackingStar, the researchers made record-breaking advances on the "kissing number" problem, surpassing the limits of human geometric intuition and standard…...
Bill Gates backs out of India AI summit speech amid Epstein storm
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (151+ words) The Gates Foundation said the Microsoft co-founder wanted to "ensure the focus remains on the AI summit's key priorities' "After careful consideration, and to ensure the focus remains on the AI summit's key priorities, Mr. Gates will not be delivering…...
Chinese AI and robotics firms appoint millennial, Gen Z stars as chief scientists
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (254+ words) Young talent drive AI innovation at Chinese tech firms, focusing on fundamental research and strategic planning for future technologies Chinese tech companies from Tencent Holdings to AgiBot have named millennials and even Gen Z talent as chief scientists to lead…...