AI companions present risks for young users, US watchdog warns
New York, United States -- AI companions powered by generative artificial intelligence present real risks and should be banned for...
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World’s tiniest pacemaker is smaller than grain of rice
Paris, France -- Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a...
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Climate change fuelling cholera surge, says WHO
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Climate change is fueling a global cholera upsurge, the WHO said Friday, warning the situation was compounded by...
- Fatality rates are extremely high for most of the countries for which the UN health agency has data.
- Cholera outbreaks can be prevented by ensuring access to clean water and improving surveillance.
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WHO sees Covid-19 emergency dying out in 2023
Urging China to share information that might pinpoint how the pandemic started, the WHO has said that it was hoping...
- The WHO's emergency committee on Covid-19 will discuss the criteria for declaring an end to the emergency phase when they next meet in January
- Nearly 650 million confirmed Covid cases and more than 6.6 million deaths have been reported to the WHO, though the UN health agency acknowledges this will be a vast undercount
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Participation rises in Sharjah Sustainability Award
SHARJAH, UAE - The Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) announced an increase in participation in the 11th...
- The breakup of the entries are 311 from university and college students and 174 from school students.
- Nominations were also received in the Distinguished Teacher Award category.
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UAE launches Arab world’s first ever lunar rover, will land in April 2023
Dubai, UAE - The Arab world's first lunar rover successfully took off to space on Sunday. The UAE-built Rashid Rover...
- The UAE became the first Arab country and the fourth country globally to land on the lunar surface after the United States, Soviet Union, and China.
- The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said once launched, the integrated spacecraft will take a low-energy route to the moon.
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NASA capsule splashes down after key voyage
After venturing further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft, Orion splashed down safely in the Pacific, completing the Artemis...
- "I don't think any one of us could have imagined the mission this successful," said Artemis Mission Manager Mike Sarafin in a press conference.
- As it reentered the Earth's atmosphere, the gumdrop-shaped capsule had to withstand a temperature of 2,800 degrees C, about half that of the surface of the Sun.
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The moon is part of our existence and is a future necessity for the planet, says George Friedman
"There was a small amount of water on the moon, which means there is a lot of water but it...
- To achieve life on the moon, we need soldiers, businessmen, technologists and various segments and categories, says Dr George Friedman of US Naval Institute
- "We must think that the wealth on the moon will be for humanity in general, where we must think about the human dimension," he adds
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Webb telescope promises new age of the stars
Researchers using the new observatory have found the furthest galaxies ever observed, one of which existed just 350 millions years...
- Scientists say the Webb telescope, now orbiting the sun at a million miles from Earth, should last 20 years, twice its guaranteed lifetime
- Jupiter has been captured by the telescope in incredible detail which is expected to help understand the workings of the giant gas planet
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NASA’s Orion spaceship slingshots around Moon, heads for home
Monday's was the last major maneuver of the mission, which began when NASA's mega Moon rocket SLS blasted off from...
- European Service Module fired its main engine for over three minutes to put the gumdrop-shaped Orion on course for home
- Once it returns to Earth, Orion will have traveled more than 1.4 million miles, said Mike Sarafin, the Artemis mission manager
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Indonesia villagers race to escape eruption as sky turns black
LUMAJANG, INDONESIA - Thousands of villagers living near Indonesia's Mount Semeru were racing for refuge Sunday to the wail of...
- Locals fled on motorbikes sometimes three at a time as a mushroom cloud of ash approached and monsoon rains lashed the area in East Java.
- Indonesian authorities raised their alert level for the volcano to its highest after the crater spewed hot ash a mile into the sky.
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‘Carbon credits need more supply, integrity to meet global demand’
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Carbon credits could make a significant contribution to achieving net zero by 2050, but only if...
- Trade in voluntary carbon credits could grow 100-fold by 2050 if teething problems are addressed.
- A carbon credit allows a country or organization to produce a certain amount of carbon emissions and it can be traded if the full allowance is not used.
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European Euclid space telescope unveils first images
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- Euclid blasted off in July on the world's first-ever mission aiming to investigate the enduring cosmic mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.
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Robot maker dreams of turning sci-fi into reality
Ryo Yoshida's monster-sized drivable robot is hard to park and the $3-million price tag will crush most wallets.
- An imposing 14.7 feet high and weighing 7,716 pounds, "Archax" can be moved and operated by a pilot who clambers up to the high-tech cockpit.
- When manoeuvered in the vehicle mode, "Archax" is capable of moving at 10 kilometers (six miles) per hour, according to the company.
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Error-prone AI chatbot dog leads Japan’s elderly astray
Tokyo, Japan - A cartoon canine AI chatbot designed to cheer up and inform lonely older residents of western Japan is...
- Powered by generative artificial intelligence, "Dai-chan" was this year launched by Osaka authorities who called it the first of its kind in Japan
- But the chatbot, which features a Shiba Inu cartoon dog and answers in the Osaka dialect, has shown itself far from faithful to the truth