Science & Technology

Annular Solar Eclipse Expected Tuesday as Experts Issue Viewing Warnings ———————— The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics announced that an annular solar eclipse will occur on Tuesday, the 17th of this month, drawing global attention to a rare…

Global Call Grows to Ban AI “Nudification” Image Tools ———————————————— Human rights groups and international organizations are urging governments to introduce strict laws and a global ban on artificial intelligence tools that digitally remove clothing from images, warning of serious…

US Courts Hear Landmark Cases Against Meta and Google Over Social Media’s Impact on Children ———————————— Major civil lawsuits against Meta and Google have begun in Los Angeles, marking a significant legal test of whether major technology companies can be…

International Report Warns of Growing Risks as Artificial Intelligence Capabilities Accelerate ——————————————— An international annual report on artificial intelligence (AI) safety has warned of escalating risks associated with the rapid expansion of AI technologies, particularly in areas such as digital…

British Academic Journal Releases Special Issue on Islamic Jurisprudence and Environmental Rights —————————— A UK-based academic journal has published a special issue examining Islamic jurisprudence and environmental rights in Muslim societies, with a particular focus on Asia and contemporary environmental…

Amnesty Urges EU to Enforce Digital Services Act Against TikTok’s Addictive Design ————————————————- Amnesty International on Friday called on the European Commission to take firm action against TikTok under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), warning that the platform’s design…

Experts Warn of AI Risks in Classrooms as Technology Moving to Dominate Education —————————— As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot spread through classrooms worldwide, educators warn that the rush to adopt AI may be creating…

New Web App “Xikipedia” Turns Wikipedia into Social-Feed Format to Reduce Doomscrolling ————————– A new web application called Xikipedia has been developed that presents Wikipedia content in a social media-style scrolling feed, aiming to offer a different way of exploring…

Social anxiety leads to iron accumulation in parts of brain, Chinese researchers reveal ——————————– Chinese researchers have discovered that social isolation can cause iron accumulation in specific regions of the brain, inducing anxiety, Anadolu Agency reported. The study, published in…

Musk forms SpaceX-xAI merger firm, plans for space-based AI data centres ————————————- Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired his AI company xAI as part of an ambitious scheme to construct space-based data centres to power the future of artificial intelligence. The…