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  Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 Cost, technical performance and environmental impact - these are the three most important aspects for a new type of LED technology to have a broad commercial impact on society. This has been demonstrated by researchers at Linkoping University in a study published in Nature Sustainability. "Perovskite LEDs are cheaper and easier to manufacture than traditional LEDs, and they can also produce vibrant and intense colours if used in screens. I'd say that this is the next generation of LED technology," ... read more |
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Iraq says seeking alternatives to Iran gasBaghdad (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Iraq is exploring alternatives to Iranian gas imports, including options in the Gulf, a government official said, as it seeks to reduce dependence on its neighbour after the United States ended an electricity sanctions waiver. ... more  
Highly radioactive nuclear waste - how to keep it from oblivionLinkoping, Sweden (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 Sweden's radioactive nuclear waste will be stored in a sealed bedrock repository for 100,000 years. It will be hazardous for a very long time. So how can we ensure that humanity does not forget that ... more 
Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factoriesBoston MA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 As the price of solar panels has plummeted in recent decades, installation costs have taken up a greater share of the technology's overall price tag. The long installation process for solar farms is ... more 
Google, Amazon, Meta join back tripling of global nuclear power by 2050Washington DC (UPI) Mar 12, 2025 A coalition of the world's biggest corporate energy users signed a pledge Wednesday in Houston to support a tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050. ... more |
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'Sound science' must guide deep-sea mining: top officialTokyo (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the body charged with regulating the divisive practice said Thursday. ... more |
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Struggling Intel names industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEOSan Francisco (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Intel on Wednesday announced tech industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its new chief executive, boosting shares of the US computer chipmaker struggling to catch up in the AI race. ... more  
Generative AI rivals racing to the futureLas Vegas (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models have been vying for the lead - with the US and China hotbeds for the technology. ... more 
DeepSeek dims shine of AI starsLas Vegas (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 China-based DeepSeek shook up the world of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) early this year with a low-cost but high-performance model that challenges the hegemony of OpenAI and other big-spending behemoths. ... more  
Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is RussianGrimsby, United Kingdom (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 The detained captain of a cargo ship which struck a tanker chartered by the US military is a Russian national, the owners of the container vessel said on Wednesday, as investigators sought to determine why the North Sea crash happened. ... more |
 
Bluesky wants 'a world without Caesars' for social mediaAustin (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 "A world without Caesars." With this message emblazoned in Latin on her black T-shirt, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber greeted a standing-room-only audience at the South by Southwest festival. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Beijing to roll out AI lessons for school students; as China turns to AI for aged careBeijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 All primary and secondary schools in Beijing will introduce artificial intelligence classes later this year, state media reported Wednesday, in China's latest efforts to accelerate AI development and foster talent in the sector. ... more 
Albania ban only latest setback for TikTokWashington (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 TikTok may boast more than one billion users worldwide, but a ban set to be enforced in Albania this week is only the latest setback for the social network that has been in the sights of regulators from Washington to Bucharest. ... more 
Trump says US in talks with four groups over TikTok saleWashington (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring TikTok, with the Chinese-owned app facing an uncertain future in the country. ... more 
Iran says US decision to not renew Iraq sanctions waiver 'illegal'Tehran (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday the decision by the United States to end a sanctions waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran was "illegal". ... more |
 
Chinese shoppers shrug off tariffs on US pantry staplesBeijing (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 Chinese tariffs on a range of US fruit, vegetables and other pantry staples took effect on Monday but locals at a lively Beijing market largely shrugged off the escalating trade war. ... more 
Global art market slumps as Chinese auction sales plummet: dataParis (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 The value of art sold at auctions globally fell by a third last year compared to 2023, with the Chinese market crashing by 63 percent, auction data published on Monday showed. ... more 
China wraps up key political meet with call for 'unrelenting struggle'Beijing (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 China on Tuesday concluded one of its biggest political events of the year with a call to "struggle unrelentingly" for the country's rise after a conclave dominated by a deepening confrontation with the United States, its largest trading partner. ... more  
The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 A new MIT-led study confirms that the Antarctic ozone layer is healing, as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting substances. Scientists including the MIT team have observ ... more |
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Cathay Pacific says profit edged up in 2024Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday that its attributable profit rose slightly in 2024 to US$1.27 billion, after announcing earlier this year that its flights were finally back to pre-pandemic levels. ... more 
NASA chooses 3 university teams to help solve aviation challengesWashington DC (UPI) Mar 11, 2025 Graduate and undergraduate students at three university-led teams will try to solve aviation challenges and improve flight in the 21st century, NASA announced on Tuesday. ... more 
Sweden risks missing carbon neutrality goals: OECDStockholm (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Sweden might fail to meet its and the EU's carbon neutrality targets after its recent environmental policy shifts, the OECD warned in a report published Wednesday. ... more  
US tech firm Salesforce to invest $1.0 bn in SingaporeSingapore (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 US cloud software giant Salesforce said Wednesday it planned to invest $1.0 billion in Singapore over the next five years to boost the use of artificial intelligence agents (AI) in the workforce. ... more |
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What to know about Manus, China's latest AI assistantBeijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 A powerful new AI tool Manus is making waves in China, fuelling hopes that it could replicate the success of DeepSeek, which earlier this year rattled the global tech industry with its state-of-the-art chatbot. ... more |
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TikTok says to add screen time limits for teens Paris (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 TikTok said Tuesday it would allow parents to limit the time their teens spend on the app as the Chinese-owned social network confronts political fallout from rising claims that excessive screen time is damaging adolescents' mental health. ... more 
China, EU vow countermeasures against sweeping US steel tariffsBeijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 China and the EU vowed Wednesday to strike back and defend their economic interests against sweeping new US steel and aluminium tariffs, moving Washington closer to an all-out trade war with two major partners. ... more 
China holds talks with Walmart on impact of US tariffs: local reportsBeijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Chinese authorities have held discussions with Walmart after the US retail giant demanded local suppliers cut their prices, reports said Wednesday, as the wide-ranging impacts of President Donald Trump's tariff hikes begin to sink in. ... more  
Volkswagen profits hit as high costs, China woes weighWolfsburg, Germany (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday its annual profits nosedived during a torrid year that saw Europe's top carmaker increasingly struggle with high production costs and fierce Chinese competition. ... more |
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