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Support for closer science and technology ties at Asean meet in Laos
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (307+ words) VIENTIANE: Delegates from Asean member states and China reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening ties in science, technology and innovation, while attending the 22nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (AMMSTI-22) in Vientiane on June 24. Future developments in this field…...
US close to allowing Anthropic to restore Fable 5 model, Axios reports
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (73+ words) The Star US close to allowing Anthropic to restore Fable 5 model, Axios reports June "27 (Reuters) - "The Trump administration is close to allowing "Anthropic "to restore "access to its "Fable 5 "model, Axios "reported on Saturday, "citing "a source "close to the…...
Australia-based scientists solve decades-old mystery of how eye sees colour
19+ hour, 24+ min ago (202+ words) CANBERRA: Scientists have revealed the atomic structures of the eye molecules responsible for colour vision, solving a decades-old mystery. Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) helped interpret the role of the molecules, known as cone opsins, in the eye,…...
Medical chatbots are here: What are the side-effects of Doctor AI?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (737+ words) HEIDELBERG: "Could you please describe how long you have had this cough and whether you are experiencing any accompanying symptoms such as a fever, shortness of breath or chest pain?" What sounds like a classic question from a doctor was,…...
Philippines' Mayon Volcano update: Lava flow continues, Alert Level 3 stays
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (214+ words) MANILA: An effusive eruption has been recorded at Mayon Volcano in Albay for the 173rd consecutive day as the volcano remains under Alert Level 3, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Saturday (June 27). According to Phivolcs, the lava…...
US allows Anthropic to release Mythos to some US companies
1+ day, 5+ min ago (130+ words) June 26 (Reuters) - "The U. S. government on Friday "allowed Anthropic to release "its powerful Claude Mythos 5 AI model to some "trusted partners", according to a "Commerce Department letter "seen by Reuters. More "than 100 companies and institutions have "access "to Mythos 5, including many…...
Tik Tok, You Tube deactivate 4. 7 million child accounts in Indonesia following government curbs, minister says
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (252+ words) JAKARTA, June 26 (Reuters) - Social "media companies Tik Tok and You Tube have deactivated a total "of around 4. 7 million accounts belonging to children under the "age of 16 in Indonesia, the country's communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to…...
Ukraine plans domestic AI computing capacity with Kyivstar
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (324+ words) GDANSK, Poland - June 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine plans to build domestic computing capacity "for artificial intelligence with Kyivstar, the company said on Friday, as the "country tries to harden critical infrastructure during the war. Kyivstar said it had signed a memorandum of…...
Suitcase-sized satellites are scanning for Greek wildfires in a global first
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (715+ words) ATHENS, Greece: In the searing Mediterranean summer, wildfires turn dangerous in minutes. Greece has learned that at a terrible cost. In 2018, a blaze east of Athens moved with ferocious speed, killing more than 100 people. Five years later, a massive fire…...
Landing a second life
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (477+ words) It is often easy to bin items that have outlived their usefulness. That was once the case for Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), which operates Malaysia Airlines and Firefly. It routinely paid scheduled waste contractors to dispose of items such as…...