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  Geneva (AFP) April 3, 2025 The global artificial intelligence market is projected to reach $4.8 trillion - roughly the size of Germany's economy - by 2033, the UN said Thursday, warning nearly half of jobs worldwide could be affected. While AI is transforming economies and creating vast opportunities, the technology also risks deepening existing inequalities, the UN trade and development agency UNCTAD warned in a report. In particular, the report cautioned that "AI could impact 40 percent of jobs worldwide, offering pr ... read more |
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A new path for quantum connectionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 Applied physicists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a photon-routing device that could significantly enhance the interface between opti ... more  
EU delays 2040 climate target until summerBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 3, 2025 The EU's climate chief said Thursday the bloc was aiming to publish its delayed 2040 emission reduction targets by summer, as it pursued a "pragmatic" approach to its green ambitions. ... more  
Scientists build novel quantum material from two extreme compoundsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 An international research team led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick has succeeded in creating a synthetic quantum material by combining two compounds long regarded as incompatible. This pioneerin ... more  
Stocks extend global rout after Trump's shock tariff blitzHong Kong (AFP) April 4, 2025 Equities widened losses in Asia and Europe on Friday, extending a global rout inflicted by Donald Trump's tariff blitz that has inflamed a trade war and ramped up recession and inflation fears. ... more |
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Pentagon inspector general launches investigation into Signal app useWashington DC (UPI) Apr 3, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other members of the Trump administration are being investigated for their recent use of a Signal app before a military strike on the Houthis in Yemen. ... more |
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Clamping down on 'forever chemicals'Paris (AFP) April 4, 2025 Contaminating water and soil, human-made "forever chemicals" widely used since the mid-20th century, are facing increasing regulation worldwide. ... more 
Cuba looks to sun to solve its energy crisisCienfuegos, Cuba (AFP) April 4, 2025 Not far from the ruins of an unfinished nuclear power plant in the Cuban province of Cienfuegos, hundreds of workers are hastily installing 44,000 solar panels as the island seeks once again to reduce its reliance on oil to escape an energy crisis. ... more
Intel, TSMC reach preliminary chipmaking deal: reportWashington (AFP) April 3, 2025 Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) have reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture to operate Intel's chipmaking facilities, tech news outlet The Information reported on Thursday. ... more  
Zuckerberg repeats Trump visits in bid to settle antitrust caseWashington (AFP) April 3, 2025 Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has made repeated visits to the White House as he tries to persuade US President Donald Trump to settle a major antitrust case before it goes to trial on April 14, US media reported. ... more |
How Trump's 'liberation day' tariffs will impact ChinaBeijing (AFP) April 3, 2025 US President Donald Trump has slapped punishing new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, deepening a trade war between the world's two largest economies. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Fitch downgrades China's rating to 'A', outlook stableBeijing (AFP) April 3, 2025 Global ratings agency Fitch downgraded China's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating from 'A+' to 'A' on Thursday, noting weakening finances and debt concerns. ... more
France says EU to target US online services after Trump tariffsParis (AFP) April 3, 2025 The European Union is "ready for a trade war" with the United States and plans to "attack online services" in response to Donald Trump's new tariffs, the French government spokeswoman said Thursday. ... more 
Kazakhstan discovers its 'largest' rare earths depositAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 2, 2025 Kazakhstan discovered its largest deposit of rare earth metals, containing around one million tonnes of the elements that are seen as vital for the future economy, the Central Asian country said Wednesday. ... more 
Trump orders end to duty-free relief for small parcels from ChinaWashington (AFP) April 2, 2025 US President Donald Trump signed an order Wednesday to close a duty-free exemption for small parcels from China, in a move likely to severely disrupt the import of popular low-cost products. ... more |
Trump tariff blitz sparks retaliation threats, economic fearsParis (AFP) April 3, 2025 Countries vowed Thursday to hit back at US President Donald Trump's global tariffs onslaught but left the door open to negotiations, as markets tumbled over fears his trade war would damage the world economy. ... more 
Starlink rival rrolls out wifi on Air Canada planesParis (AFP) April 2, 2025 Eutelsat, Europe's rival to Elon Musk's Starlink constellation of internet-providing satellites, said on Wednesday it has started providing onboard wifi for passenger and business planes. ... more  
Chinese tourists pine for Taiwan's return as Beijing jets surround islandPingtan, China (AFP) April 2, 2025 Chinese tourists visiting the country's closest point to Taiwan wished for the democratic island's return to Beijing's rule, as their leadership called its president a "parasite" and unleashed ships and jets in drills to encircle it. ... more  
China urges firms to follow laws after Bangkok building collapseBangkok (AFP) April 2, 2025 China's embassy in Bangkok called on Chinese companies operating abroad to comply with local laws after a Chinese construction firm came under scrutiny for a deadly building collapse in last week's earthquake. ... more |
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Yemen's Huthis say one killed in fresh strikes blamed on USSanaa (AFP) April 2, 2025 Yemen's Huthi rebels said fresh US air strikes on Wednesday killed one person in Hodeida province, after overnight air raids left four people dead in the same area. ... more 
Rats and rotting waste as rubbish row blights UK's second cityBirmingham, United Kingdom (AFP) April 3, 2025 On a normal day in an ordinary English street there would be nothing special about the arrival of a bin lorry. ... more
Stocks tank, havens rally as Trump tariffs fan trade warHong Kong (AFP) April 3, 2025 Equity markets suffered a bloodbath Thursday after Donald Trump delivered a "haymaker" blow with sweeping tariffs against US partners and rivals, fanning a global trade war that many fear will spark recessions and ramp up inflation. ... more 
Colombia seizes 54 tons of China-bound smartphone mineralBogota (AFP) April 2, 2025 Colombian police said Wednesday they had seized 54 tons of tin and coltan, a mineral used in smartphones, that had been illicitly extracted by leftist rebels and readied for shipment to China. ... more |
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New coal capacity hit 20-year low in 2024: reportBangkok (AFP) April 3, 2025 The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India. ... more |
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Study explores radiation-driven chromium chemistry in molten salt reactorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 High heat and ionizing radiation inside nuclear reactors generate intense chemical environments that threaten the durability of structural materials. To ensure the longevity of advanced reactor syst ... more
Deutsche Bank asset manager DWS fined 25 mn euros for 'greenwashing'Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) April 2, 2025 Deutsche Bank's asset management arm DWS was hit Wednesday with a 25-million-euro ($27-million) fine over misleading advertising for supposedly sustainable products, with activists hailing one of the world's biggest ever "greenwashing" penalties. ... more  
Clouds and conspiracies: concerns over push to make rainParis (AFP) Mar 28, 2025 Can countries control the clouds? And should they? ... more  
3D nanotech blankets offer new path to clean drinking waterColumbus OH (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 Researchers have developed a new material that, by harnessing the power of sunlight, can clear water of dangerous pollutants. Created through a combination of soft chemistry gels and electrosp ... more |
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