SpaceX scrubs Starship launch due to technical issues

1 year ago

LOS ANGELES, March 4 — U.S. private space company SpaceX scrubbed the eighth launch of its powerful Starship rocket on Monday due to technical issues. The launch was scheduled...

Firefly ‘Blue Ghost’ lunar lander touches down on the moon

1 year ago

Earth is visible in the distance, in this image captured by Blue Ghost following its lunar landing.(Firefly Aerospace) Texas (USA), March 2 — A robotic lunar lander built by...

Katy Perry to head to space on Blue Origin all-women flight

1 year ago

Katy Perry is scheduled to be launched into space this spring. (Getty Images) Washington, February 28 — Pop star Katy Perry will blast off into space as part of...

Major Asia bank to cut 4,000 roles as AI replaces humans

1 year ago

Singapore, February 25 — Singapore's biggest bank says it expects to cut 4,000 roles over the next three years as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on more work currently done by...

Yunus invites Musk to visit Bangladesh and roll out Starlink

1 year ago

Dhaka, February 23 — Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has invited billionaire Elon Musk to visit Bangladesh and launch the Starlink satellite service in the country. In a letter...

Bangladesh says in talks with Musk for Starlink rollout

1 year ago

DHAKA, February 14 — Bangladesh said on Friday it had asked tech billionaire Elon Musk to bring satellite internet service Starlink to the South Asian country, as its fragile interim...

TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

1 year ago

TikTok is again available in the US after the Trump administration offered assurances that the ban would no be enforced. (Getty Images) Washington DC, February 14 — TikTok is...

China says opposes 'politicising' technology after Vance's AI warning

1 year ago

BEIJING, February 12 — China said Wednesday that it opposes "politicising" issues involving technology and trade, after US Vice President JD Vance warned that "authoritarian regimes" were seeking to use...

ChatGPT boss says no thanks to Elon Musk-led $97bn bid

1 year ago

Michael Race, February 11 — A consortium of investors led by Elon Musk offered $97.4bn to take over OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. The billionaire's attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed...

Google changes name of Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for US users

1 year ago

SAN FRANCISCO, February 11 — Google on Monday changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for those using its Maps platform inside the United States,...

A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth -- how worried should we be?

1 year ago

WASHINGTON, February 5 — A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the Sun. Shockwaves...

China says to probe Google over anti-monopoly violations

1 year ago

BEIJING, February 4 — China on Tuesday said it would probe US tech giant Google over violations of anti-monopoly laws after Washington slapped 10 percent levies on Chinese goods. ...

OpenAI announces new 'deep research' tool for ChatGPT

1 year ago

TOKYO, February 3 — US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition...

South Korea watchdog to question DeepSeek over user data

1 year ago

SEOUL, Jan 31 — South Korea will ask Chinese startup DeepSeek how it manages users' personal information, Seoul's data watchdog said Friday, after the company launched its powerful new AI...

China's DeepSeek AI on US national security radar

1 year ago

Washington, January 29 — US officials are considering the national security implications of an apparent artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough by Chinese firm DeepSeek, according to White House press secretary Karoline...