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Meta partners with news outlets to expand AI content

Meta announced Friday it will integrate content from major news organizations into its artificial intelligence assistant to provide Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users with real-time information.

Softbank's Son says super AI could make humans like fish, win Nobel Prize

Softbank CEO and AI investor Masayoshi Son said Friday that advanced artificial intelligence could surpass humans to the extent that "we become fish" and could even win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Greece nixes Acropolis shoot for 'Poor Things' director

Greece's culture ministry has declined a request by the Greek director of the Oscar-winning "Poor Things" to film at the Acropolis, saying the scenes did not align with the storied site's image.

Yana, a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth, goes under the scalpel

Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem.

'It's gone': conservation science in Thailand's burning forest

Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smouldering protected forest in Thailand where she was collecting samples from local trees shrouded in wildfire smoke.

German industry grapples with AI at trade fair

Artificial intelligence is set to bring sweeping change to modern life, but at an industrial fair in Germany many companies wonder how they fit into the tech revolution.

Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit Moon

An huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly four percent chance of smashing into the Moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

AI, Sustainability and the Future of Distribution Highlighted at GTDC Summit EMEA

MADRID, ES / ACCESS Newswire / April 3, 2025 / The rapid rate of change in the technology community and evolving and increasing role of ICT distribution were critical topics of conversation at the 14th annual GTDC Summit EMEA conference, hosted by the Global Technology Distribution Council. Speakers highlighted the latest industry and economic shifts and new research on the value of channel orchestration at this year's event and delved into a number of other notable topics impacting the IT ecosystem.

World's tiniest pacemaker is smaller than grain of rice

Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected and controlled by light before dissolving.

SpaceX launches private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit

SpaceX launched the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.

OpenAI says it raised $40 bn at valuation of $300 bn

OpenAI on Monday said it raised $40 billion in a new funding round that valued the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, the biggest capital-raising session ever for a startup.

No technical obstacles to new giant particle collider in Europe: CERN

Europe's CERN laboratory said on Monday that a detailed analysis revealed no technical obstacles to building the world's biggest particle collider, even as critics took issue with the "pharaonic" $17-billion project.

Chinese tech giant Huawei says profits fell 28% last year

Chinese smartphone maker giant Huawei said Monday that profits fell 28 percent last year as it faced international economic uncertainty and weak consumption at home.

SpaceX to launch private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit

SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth's polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts.

Loar Holdings Inc. Reports Q4 2024 and Full Year 2024 Results and Upward Revision to 2025 Guidance

WHITE PLAINS, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 31, 2025 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) (the "Company," "Loar," "we," "us" and "our"), reported record results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024.

European orbital rocket crashes after launch

The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy.

AI-powered drones track down fires in German forests

Inside a green orb planted in the German countryside is a high-tech aid to prevent wildfires that have grown more common and destructive with rising global temperatures.

Scientists explain why Myanmar quake was so deadly

Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead.

Partial solar eclipse to cross swathe of Northern Hemisphere

Skygazers across a broad swathe of the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance to see the Moon take a bite out of the Sun on Saturday when a partial solar eclipse sweeps from eastern Canada to Siberia.

Performance, museums, history: Trump's cultural power grab

Washington's Smithsonian is a sprawling chain of museums dedicated to both celebrating and scrutinizing the American story -- and the latest cultural institution targeted by President Donald Trump's bid to quash diversity efforts.

Elon Musk says xAI startup buying X platform

Elon Musk on Friday said his artificial intelligence startup xAI is buying his social networking platform X in a deal valuing the company once known as Twitter at $33 billion.

Nigeria, Sahel militants embrace DIY drone warfare

Under the cover of darkness, the jihadists moved into Wulgo, where the shores of Lake Chad meet the arid countryside of northern Nigeria.

Firms and researchers at odds over superhuman AI

Hype is growing from leaders of major AI companies that "strong" computer intelligence will imminently outstrip humans, but many researchers in the field see the claims as marketing spin.

Partial solar eclipse in northern areas on Saturday

The moon will cross in front of the Sun for around four hours on Saturday, creating a partial solar eclipse that careful skygazers will able to see in parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

Chinese doctors implant pig liver in human for first time

Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.

NOSIBLE Raises $1 Million Pre-Seed, Welcomes Industry Veteran Axel Hörger

Funding led by Atlantica Ventures supports the launch of nosible.ai, an arena of hyperspecialized AI agents that automate time-intensive tasks in asset management.

MicroVision Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

REDMOND, WA / ACCESS Newswire / March 26, 2025 / MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS), a technology pioneer delivering advanced perception solutions in autonomy and mobility, today announced its fourth quarter 2024 results.

SpaceX rocket fuel makes stunning swirl in European sky

A stunning blue and white spiral spotted in skies across Europe late Monday was created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket, according to weather forecasters and scientists.

Faux gras? Scientists craft 'more ethical' version of French delicacy

Foie gras — the fattened liver of ducks or geese — is a French delicacy prized for its rich, buttery flavor. But its production, which involves force-feeding the animals, has led to bans in several countries.

Loar Holdings Inc. Announces Date and Time for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call

WHITE PLAINS, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2025 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR), said it will report Q4 2024 and Full Year 2024 earnings before the market opens on Monday, March 31, 2025.

Does "vibe coding" make everyone a programmer?

Can a complete tech novice create a website using everyday language on ChatGPT?

MicroVision Announces Appointment of Industry Veteran as CTO

REDMOND, WA / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2025 / MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS), a technology pioneer delivering advanced perception solutions in autonomy and mobility, today announced that industry veteran and technology leader Glen W. DeVos will join the Company as Chief Technology Officer, overseeing global engineering and product strategy at MicroVision. DeVos will report to CEO Sumit Sharma.

Italian paper prints fully-AI edition, but not to 'kill' journalism

In a world first, an Italian newspaper is printing a fully AI-generated edition for a month in what its director said Thursday was an experiment to "revitalise journalism, not to kill it".

Infants remember more than you think, new study reveals

Our earliest years are a time of rapid learning, yet we typically cannot recall specific experiences from that period -- a phenomenon known as infantile amnesia.

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