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Secret cameras, mics and AI reveal rare Cambodia wildlife

Above the patter of rain cascading through the jungle canopy comes the haunting call of a pileated gibbon singing to fend off intruders in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.

Hydrosat and Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary Sign Agreement to Advance Satellite-Based Water Intelligence Across Kazakhstan and Central Asia

BRUSSELS, BE / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / Hydrosat, the leading provider of thermal infrared satellite data and AI-powered analytics, and JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary" (JSC "NC "KGS"), Kazakhstan's national space company, announced the signing of a Joint Activity Agreement during a ceremony held in Brussels on 23 June 2026. The agreement establishes the framework for a national-scale program to digitize water resources management using satellite-based thermal analytics and AI, with the potential to expand across Central Asia.

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Eudia Announces Collaboration with Microsoft to Scale Expert Digital Twins for the Enterprise

Joint co-sell and technical integration across Microsoft 365 bring Eudia's Expert Digital Twins and suite of specialized agents to in-house legal departments and adjacent teams at the world's most ambitious companies

GA-ASI Adapts Ground Control Station to Fly MQ-9B

World Leader in UAS Invests in Upgrades That Ease MQ-9B Procurement

TIS Warns that Companies are Underprepared for Impact of ISO 20022 Financial Transaction Standard

Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS) reports that payment disruption is now reaching corporates as banks enforce stricter data standards under the new standard for transaction messaging, and critical gaps are appearing.

'Fingerprints' of black hole's event horizon detected for first time

Scientists have detected the "fingerprints" of a black hole's event horizon -- the boundary from which nothing can escape -- for the first time, according to research published on Wednesday.

Euclid telescope snaps best photo yet of Milky Way's heart

The Euclid space telescope has captured the largest and most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's crowded heart, a dazzling image packed with 60 million stars, the European Space Agency said Wednesday.

Japan PM heckled at WWII memorial

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event by protesters angry about Tokyo's further shift away from its decades-long pacifist stance, television footage showed.

Geopolitics and AI in spotlight at China's 'Summer Davos'

Breakthroughs in technologies such as AI are touted as drivers of economic growth, but headwinds include concerns over job losses and geopolitical tensions, speakers told AFP at China's "Summer Davos" this week.

French farmers suffer arid crops, heat-stricken animals

France's current heatwave is taking a toll on farmers, who are seeing livestock die and are racing against time to harvest cereals without sparking fires in the tinder-dry crops.

Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT) and WiSA Technologies Announce the Goho LS7 2.0 and 5.1 Home Theater Systems with WiSA E Wireless Connectivity

WiSA Technologies, a Datavault AI Company, powers wireless connectivity for two new home theater and karaoke systems from Goho, a brand of GoldhornWISA E solves critical cross-brand interoperability problems, providing ubiquity on an enterprise scale for another of the world's premium acoustic brands.

Wikipedia won't let AI edit articles, cofounder says

Wikipedia does not trust artificial intelligence enough to let it play a direct role in editing articles on its platform, cofounder Jimmy Wales told AFP on Monday.

Dangerous 'heat stress' has surged worldwide, study shows

The number of people exposed to dangerous heat stress worldwide has risen sharply over the last half century propelled by climate change, according to a study released on Monday as Europe sweltered through a punishing heatwave.

Interstellar comet likely far older than Solar System: astronomers

An interstellar comet that blazed past the Sun last year could be nearly three times older than our Solar System and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic backyard, astronomers said Monday.

Legendary Cuban spy chief Ramiro Valdes dies at 94

The founder of Cuba's feared intelligence services, Ramiro Valdes, one of the last commanders of Fidel Castro's revolution, has died at the age of 94, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Sunday.

'Like a fridge': France cave homes offer lucky few respite from heat

Millions in France are grappling with scorching heat, but Jean-Luc Eclercy-Deterpigny is not worried as his living room inside a former quarry offers refreshing refuge.

'There's no soul': Tony Leung weighs in on AI in filmmaking

One of the things Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung Chiu-wai likes about acting is the novelty -- "you will never repeat the same role".

The Sun may not engulf Earth after all, scientists say

Need some good news on a Friday after a long week?

Fossils challenge assumptions on how animals adapted to land

Scientists have long posited the earliest water animals to transition to land had amphibious tadpole features, going through a metamorphosis akin to that of today's frogs.

Innovations on show at Paris Vivatech fest

Around 15,000 startups from around Europe and beyond are showing off their wares at the Vivatech trade show in Paris until Saturday.

Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island

A pathogenic strain of bird flu killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a sub-Antarctic volcanic island, Australian scientists said Thursday.

Robots pour cocktails and run marathons, but still can't multitask

They can mix cocktails, run marathons and fold laundry. But humanoid robots are still a long way from doing lots of different jobs on command, whatever the marketing says.

Driving the World's Leading Supply Chains: 9 OMP Customers Named to The 2026 Gartner Top 25

As global leaders move from firefighting to foresight, OMP celebrates the enterprise visionaries scaling decision-driven intelligence at the speed of change.

Plague was killing hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago: study

The plague was causing deadly outbreaks among communities of hunter-gatherers in Siberia around 5,500 years ago, according to a study on Wednesday that sheds light on how humans could have first caught this scourge.

Groundbreaking US astronaut Christina Koch wins top Spanish award

US astronaut Christina Koch, the first woman to take part in a lunar mission, was on Wednesday named the winner of a top Spanish prize for having "helped extend the frontiers of humanity".

Sovereignty fears dog AI enthusiasm at France's Vivatech

Europe's biggest tech trade fair Vivatech opened its doors Wednesday in Paris, putting American billionaire Jeff Bezos front and centre as enthusiasm for generative AI rubs shoulders with anxiety about the continent's technological dependence.

Sovereignty fears to dog AI enthusiasm at France's Vivatech

Europe's biggest tech trade fair Vivatech opens Wednesday in Paris for a 10th-anniversary edition where enthusiasm for generative AI will rub shoulders with anxiety about the continent's technological dependence.

Skymantics Europe Joins BDVA to Overcome Data Scarcity Barriers in European AI Adoption

Providing fully GDPR-compliant synthetic population datasets to unlock paralyzed AI initiatives in Europe.

U.S. Air Force Awards GA-ASI Production Contract for FQ-42A CCA

Company Will Produce Service's New Uncrewed Combat Jets

Qualitest Becomes QualityAI: The Trusted Assurance and Engineering Partner Across Every Stage of Enterprise AI

As businesses double down on AI deployment, QualityAI helps enterprise leaders move beyond AI claims and go live with confidence.

French spies drop AI giant Palantir over US overreliance fears

France's domestic intelligence agency will stop working with American AI giant Palantir, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday, as European nations increasingly doubt the dependability of the United States.

Scientist confronting the rising global threat of mosquitoes

Growing up in Tahiti, Anna-Bella Failloux saw first-hand the threat posed by mosquitoes: nearly a third of adults on the picturesque island once had swollen limbs from elephantiasis caused by their bites.

MicroVision Brought Onboard by Lake Fusion Technologies and Timberline Aerospace to Accelerate IRIS Sensor Package Deployment

Collaboration supports global deployment of advanced situational awareness solutions across commercial, critical infrastructure, security, and government applications

Courts cracking down on error-strewn AI-assisted legal briefs

When a US judge found fabricated quotes in a lawyer's brief earlier this year, the attorney admitted he had used Claude, an artificial intelligence chatbot, to write the document.

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