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  Paris (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays, budget overruns and technical setbacks. The Flamanville 3 European Pressurized Reactor in Normandy started providing electricity to French homes at 11:48 am (1048 GMT) Saturday, the EDF power company's CEO Luc Remont said in a statement. "Great moment for the country," President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement on social net ... read more |
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'Dark lull' in German energy transition sparks political debateFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 As Germany heads for February 23 elections the grey winter weather has become a hot campaign topic because of its impact on the country's shaky green energy transition. ... more  
MIT engineers grow "high-rise" 3D chipsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 The electronics industry is approaching a limit to the number of transistors that can be packed onto the surface of a computer chip. So, chip manufacturers are looking to build up rather than out. ... more  
Digital Earth Africa launches coastal monitoring tool for informed decision makingSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 20, 2024 Africa's coastlines are undergoing significant transformations due to rising sea levels, climate-induced extreme weather, urbanization, and growing coastal populations. These changes pose major chal ... more  
Commercial tea bags identified as major source of microplastics in infusionshttps://www.plasticheal.eu/en European project PlasticHeal by Hugo Ritmico Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Plastic pollution continues to pose a critical challenge, with micro and nanoplastic (MNPLs) contamination emerging a ... more |
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Chinese workers saved from 'slave-like conditions' in BrazilRio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 More than 160 Chinese workers have been saved from "slave-like conditions" in Brazil, where they had been building an electric car factory for Chinese giant BYD, officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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Google counters bid by US to force sale of ChromeSan Francisco (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 Google late Friday countered a US call to sell its Chrome browser, suggesting a judge address antitrust concerns by barring the firm from making favorable treatment of its software a condition of licensing. ... more 
China FM plans to visit Japan next year: TokyoTokyo (AFP) Dec 25, 2024 Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya agreed on Wednesday that Wang would visit Japan next year, Tokyo said. ... more 
Sierra Leone student tackles toxic air pollutionFreetown (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone's polluting public transport system. ... more  
Toyota to build Lexus EV plant in China: reportsTokyo (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 Toyota plans to build an electric vehicle factory in Shanghai for its luxury Lexus brand, media reports said on Tuesday, at a time when many foreign automakers are struggling in China. ... more |
 
Iraq says to eliminate pollutant gas flaring by end of 2027Baghdad (AFP) Dec 23, 2024 Iraqi authorities on Monday announced that the energy-rich country would eliminate the polluting practice of gas flaring by the end of 2027, a statement from the prime minister's office said. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Italy fines OpenAI 15 million euros after ChatGPT probeRome (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 Italy's data protection authority on Friday said it had fined OpenAI 15 million euros over the use of personal data by ChatGPT, but the US tech firm said it would appeal. ... more 
China lifts rock lobster ban, bringing end to Australian trade barriersSydney (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 China has lifted a ban on imports of Australian live rock lobsters, Canberra said Friday, demolishing the final barrier in a broader, multibillion-dollar trade war between the countries. ... more 
Asian stocks mostly up after US tech rallyHong Kong (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 Asian stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday after a tech rally on Wall Street, but their gains remained modest in thin Christmas Eve trade. ... more 
China says to raise deficit, boost spending next year: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 China will raise its deficit in order to boost spending next year, its finance minister said Tuesday according to state media, as Beijing looks to prop up its struggling economy. ... more |
Iraq PM says Mosul airport to open in JuneBaghdad (AFP) Dec 22, 2024 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Sunday ordered for the inauguration of the airport in second city Mosul to be held in June, marking 11 years since jihadists took over the city. ... more  
Secretive game developer codes hit 'Balatro' in Canadian prairie provinceMontreal (AFP) Dec 22, 2024 There are no photos or videos of LocalThunk, an anonymous computer programmer who lives in the vast and desolate prairies of Canada's Saskatchewan province, far from Silicon Valley. ... more 
Musk's AI startup raises further $6 bnParis (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk's startup xAI said it had raised $6 billion from investors in its latest funding round, as it battles stiff competition in the artificial intelligence market. ... more 
Telegram founder says messaging app profitable for first timeDubai (AFP) Dec 23, 2024 The founder and chief executive of the Telegram encrypted messaging app Pavel Durov said on Monday that the platform had recorded a net profit for the first time in 2024, with annual revenue exceeding $1 billion. ... more |
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First demonstration of quantum teleportation over busy Internet cablesEvanston IL (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Northwestern University engineers are the first to successfully demonstrate quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable already carrying Internet traffic. The discovery, published in the jo ... more 
Quantum walks offer a promising path forward in quantum computingSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Quantum walks, a concept leveraging quantum effects like superposition, interference, and entanglement, are redefining the possibilities of computation by exceeding the limitations of classical mode ... more  
Physicists magnetize a material with lightBoston MA (SPX) Dec 20, 2024 MIT physicists have created a new and long-lasting magnetic state in a material, using only light. In a study appearing in Nature, the researchers report using a terahertz laser - a light sour ... more 
Startup's autonomous drones precisely track warehouse inventoriesBoston MA (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Whether you're a fulfillment center, a manufacturer, or a distributor, speed is king. But getting products out the door quickly requires workers to know where those products are located in their war ... more |
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Sustainable, cost-effective electric motors cut rare earth materialsCollege Station TX (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Ships, airplanes, wind turbines and electric vehicles rely on electric motors to operate. Since these motors are typically made with rare earth materials, they come with a multitude of environmental ... more |
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Demand for Japanese content booms post 'Shogun'Tokyo (AFP) Dec 25, 2024 Fuelled in part by the success of TV hit "Shogun", foreign studios are hungry for quality Japanese content and local creators are adapting to meet demand. ... more 
Transforming education with virtual reality and artificial intelligenceCollege Station TX (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Dr. Donggil Song, an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, is creating artificial intelligence (AI) applications and AI-based virtual reality ( ... more 
HKUST unveils high-speed thermal-electric aerosol printer for piezoelectric biofilm productionSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have introduced an advanced thermal-electric aerosol (TEA) printer that dramatically accelerates the production of piezoelec ... more 
Passed the Turing Test living in Turing FuturesSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 A recent perspective published in the Nov. 13 issue of Intelligent Computing has highlighted how modern artificial intelligence systems have fulfilled Alan Turing's vision of machines capable of lea ... more |
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