Science & Technology

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…

Nobel Laureates Say AI Has Not Yet Reached Fundamental Scientific Discovery —————————————– A group of leading scientists, including Nobel Prize winners and holders of other prestigious scientific awards, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI), despite its rapid advancement, still cannot…

Study Finds Cell-Free Implant Can Aid Bone Repair Without Immune Rejection —————————————- A new study suggests that major bone damage could one day be treated using a tissue implant that contains no living cells, reducing the risk of immune rejection,…

Astronomers identify new Earth-sized planet near habitable zone 146 light-year away ——————————————- Astronomers have identified a new Earth-sized planet orbiting a sun-like star about 146 light-years from Earth, raising fresh interest in nearby worlds that could support life, Anadolu Agency…

EU Tightens Oversight of WhatsApp; Elon Musk Questions App’s Security —————————————– The European Commission has designated Meta’s WhatsApp platform as a “very large online platform” after its Channels feature surpassed 45 million monthly active users in the European Union, bringing it…