Elon Musk unveils Cybercab at Tesla robotaxi event

5 months ago

Tesla boss Elon Musk has unveiled the firm's long-awaited robotaxi, the Cybercab, at the Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California. The futuristic-looking vehicle featuring two wing-like doors and no...

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to 3 scientists for work on proteins

5 months ago

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for their breakthrough work predicting and even designing the structure of proteins, the building blocks of...

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for AI-enabling discoveries

5 months ago

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence – John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton – won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine...

US judge orders Google to open app store to rivals

5 months ago

BBC Technology, October 8 — A US federal judge has ruled that Google must allow Android apps made by rival technology firms onto its Google Play app store for three...

Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA

5 months ago

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches...

Northern Lights possible as solar storms gather

5 months ago

The very strong solar flare came from a region near the Sun's south-centre disc. (Met Office) BBC Science, October 4 — A huge solar flare, the largest since 2017,...

Google introduces new way to search by filming video

5 months ago

Tom Gerken, October 4 — Google has released a new feature which will allow people to search the internet by taking a video. Video search will let people point...

SpaceX docks at ISS to collect stranded astronauts

6 months ago

SpaceX's Dragon capsule pictured after docking at the International Space Station. (NASA) Florida (USA), September 30 — A SpaceX capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the...

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts

6 months ago

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but...

Earth to briefly gain second 'moon', scientists say

6 months ago

The new "moon" will be tiny compared to the familiar one. (Getty Images) BBC Climate & Science, September 26 — Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn -...

China's Smart Dragon-3 rocket launches 8 satellites from sea

6 months ago

A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the waters near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 24, 2024.(Photo by Guo Houze/Xinhua) ...

Two record-breaking Russians, American return from space

6 months ago

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Monday in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair. The capsule...

Ukraine bans officials from using Telegram on state-issued devices

6 months ago

Telegram is widely used in Ukraine and Russia [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters] Kyiv, September 21 — Ukraine has banned government and military officials from using the Telegram messaging app on...

China launches last batch of BDS-3 satellites

6 months ago

China on Thursday launched two new satellites of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The two satellites, the 59th...

Taiwan says it did not make Hezbollah pager parts

6 months ago

The AR-924 pager was allegedly used in the attacks in Lebanon. (BBC) Taiwan, September 20 — The Taiwanese government has said components in thousands of pagers used by the...