Science & Technology

AI-generated ‘Virtual scientists’ could revolutionize research: Study ————————————– Engineers at Duke University in the US have produced a team of artificial intelligence (AI) agents capable of solving advanced design problems almost as well as trained scientists — a development they…

Scientists Chart a New Cosmic Tunnel and Shatter the Human Genome Sequencing Record ———————————- Recent scientific breakthroughs have expanded humanity’s understanding across vast cosmic distances and down to the fundamental level of human biology, accelerating the pace of discovery in…

Report Warns of Rising US E-Waste Shipments to Southeast Asia ————————— Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped to developing countries in Southeast Asia ill-equipped to safely manage hazardous waste, according to a new…

Several key developments this week illustrate how artificial intelligence continues to reshape business strategy, logistics, sustainability and global development. Meta Platforms announced it will lay off approximately 600 employees across its AI division — targeting legacy research units (FAIR), product…

Google Announces Milestone Quantum Breakthrough Surpassing Supercomputers ——————————– Google has reported a landmark achievement in quantum computing, developing an algorithm that executes a task beyond the capabilities of today’s classical supercomputers, The Guardian reported. According to Google, the firm’s quantum-computing…

Open letter warns of risks, calls for global halt to Artificial Superintelligence research ——————————————- The Future of Life Institute has called for a ban Wednesday on research related to Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) until a scientific consensus is reached confirming that…

Al-Azhar Warns Against Use of AI for Anti-Muslim Election Propaganda in India ———————————- Al-Azhar’s Observatory for Combating Extremism has warned against the alleged use of artificial intelligence (AI) by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to create inflammatory campaign videos…

Major Internet Outage: Hundreds of Global Websites and Services Disrupted ———————————- A large-scale internet outage disrupted access to hundreds of major websites and apps worldwide on Monday, following a technical failure in Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the world’s…

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Atlas, Targets Google Chrome Market Share …………….. OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser integrated with its popular chatbot, in a move challenging Google Chrome’s dominance, Reuters reported. The browser allows users to access a…

Massive Gas Bridge Discovered Linking Two Galaxies ……………… Scientists at The University of Western Australia’s node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have discovered an enormous structure stretching about 185,000 light-years between two galaxies, NGC 4532 and…