Science & Technology

At the Paris AI Summit on Tuesday, a total of 61 countries endorsed a joint declaration advocating for “open, inclusive, and ethical” artificial intelligence (AI). The summit, held at the Grand Palais, saw significant participation from nations including France, India,…

G42, an Emirati AI company, and Microsoft launched the Responsible AI Foundation, the first of its kind in the Middle East, Arab News reported. The foundation aims to establish responsible AI standards and best practices across the region and the…

Recent research led by Professor Inbal Arnon from the Hebrew University reveals that humpback whale songs exhibit structural similarities to human language, Earth.com reported. By analyzing eight years of whale recordings near New Caledonia, scientists found recurring sound patterns akin…

In a surprising shift, Google has announced changes to its artificial intelligence (AI) policy, moving away from its longstanding commitment to refrain from developing AI for military applications, Human Rights Watch website reported as an expression of criticism. Once heralded…

Researchers have identified a massive radio galaxy, “Inkathazo,” which is 32 times the size of the Milky Way, Live Science reported. This discovery poses challenges in understanding its complex physics. Inkathazo’s plasma jets extend 3.3 million light-years and are visible…

Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a revolutionary approach to cancer treatment by engineering fat cells to combat tumors, SciTech Daily reported. Utilizing CRISPR gene-editing technology, scientists transformed ordinary white fat cells into high-energy beige fat cells, which aggressively…

Astronomers have discovered two enormous “bubbles” extending 50,000 light-years above and below the Milky Way galaxy’s center, linked to the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A, Earth.com reported. These structures, known as the Fermi and eRosita bubbles, were independently identified by…

NASA astronaut Suni Williams has made history by logging the most spacewalking time for any female astronaut, totaling 62 hours and 6 minutes, SciTech Daily reported. On Thursday, Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore completed a successful spacewalk, which began…

Elon Musk announced that Tesla plans to introduce robotaxi services in California and other U.S. markets later this year, featuring “unsupervised” full-self-driving cars available as a paid service in Austin, Texas, by June, Anadolu Agency reported. During an earnings call,…

A new document released by the Vatican on Tuesday cautions that artificial intelligence (AI) could exacerbate poverty and social inequalities, among other concerns, Anadolu Agency reported. The note, titled Antiqua et Nova, discusses the relationship between AI and human intelligence,…