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AstraZeneca to invest $50bn in US

Bulk of funds to go into a Virginia manufacturing center.

UAB net profit up by 50% for H1

Total assets increase by 11 percent.

TSMC Q2 profit up 60%

TSMC is the world's largest contract maker of chips.

ADNOC shifts OMV stake to XRG

XRG is ADNOC's wholly-owned international investment company.

SIB H1 net profit $189m

The bank's total assets increased by $1.49 billion.

Saudi Arabia unveils its man shaped AI robot Mohammad

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia unveiled its first male humanoid robot ‘Muhammad’ during the second edition of DeepFast in...
  • A 7-second video of the robot is now viral. In it, the reporter Rawya Kassem, is seen talking about the robot
  • Addressing the audience in flawless Arabic, the robot emphasized his role as a national project showcasing Saudi achievements in AI

UAE astronauts AlMatrooshi and AlMulla graduate in space program at NASA

Dubai, UAE - The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Tuesday announced the graduation of Emirati astronauts Nora AlMatrooshi...
  • The milestone marks the culmination of over two years of extensive training, which began in January 2022
  • Prior to joining the NASA training program, AlMatrooshi and AlMulla underwent extensive in-house training at MBRSC

Scientists launch hub to channel quantum power for good

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Scientists will work to channel the huge emerging power of quantum computers for the common good at a...
  • Quantum computing combines advances in scientific understanding of the subatomic world with leaps in information theory.
  • The first commercial quantum computers are still believed to be up to a decade away.

SpaceX blasts off to ISS with US, Russia astronauts on board

Just minutes after the launch, as the rocket soared over the Atlantic, it was moving at a speed of 6,000...
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 10:53 pm (0353 GMT Monday) from the Kennedy Space Center, lighting up the night sky with a long, bright plume of orange flame
  • Endeavour, the capsule that carried the three men and one woman into orbit, has already been launched four times by Elon Musk's SpaceX

Japan’s Moon craft SLIM revives after lunar night

TOKYO, JAPAN – Japan's Moon lander has produced another surprise by waking up after the two-week lunar night, the country's space...
  • The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down last month at a wonky angle that left its solar panels facing the wrong way.
  • As the sun's angle shifted, it came back to life for two days and carried out scientific observations, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said.

US lunar landing a ‘historic achievement’, says Biden

Washington, US - President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed the landing of a US spacecraft on the Moon as a historic...
  • Odysseus, which is the size of a large golf cart, is likely lying sideways on the Moon's surface as ground controllers work to download data.
  • Biden called the landing "a thrilling step forward in a new era of space exploration" enabled by cooperation between the private and public sectors.

American spaceship lands on moon, images expected soon

The first American spaceship on the Moon since Apollo is "alive and well" following a drama-packed touchdown, the firm that...
  • The Houston-based company's stock price soared by 40 percent in early trading before paring back to 24 percent.
  • Intuitive Machines said Odysseus, which is the size of a large golf cart, is upright.

Musk says patient moves cursor with brain implant

The Neuralink startup, cofounded by Musk in 2016, aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The...
  • Last month, Musk's neurotechnology company installed a brain implant in its first human patient and on Monday Musk reported the experiment had been a success
  • Neuralink's technology works through a device about the size of five stacked coins that is placed inside the human brain through invasive surgery

What to know about the NASA-funded commercial Moon fleet

Washington, United States - The year 2024 promises to be a busy one for American Moon landings, all under a new...
  • Fourteen companies have been pre-selected to be in the running for contracts, with eight firm missions so far planned
  • Many of the companies involved are considered fledging, rather than legacy aerospace giants, reflecting the initiative's experimental nature

US private firm targets moon landing

Intuitive Machines, the Houston company, hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon.
  • The hexagonal-shaped Nova-C lander named "Odysseus" had been set to blast off on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
  • But NASA said the launch was postponed due to "off-nominal methane temperatures prior to stepping into methane load," according to a post on social media platform X

‘Writing is thinking’: do students who use ChatGPT learn less?

Paris, France -- When Jocelyn Leitzinger had her university students write about times in their lives they had witnessed discrimination,...

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First orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes seconds after blast-off

Oslo, Norway -- The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched...

‘Dark universe detective’ telescope releases first data

Paris, France - Europe's Euclid space telescope, which is on a mission to shed light on the mysteries of dark...

Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet CO2 for first time

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Two lunar landings in a week for NASA’s private Moon fleet

Washington, United States -- More than fifty years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States' return to...
  • First up is Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, nicknamed "Ghost Riders in the Sky."
  • Blue Ghost's arrival will be followed on March 6 by Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission, featuring its lander, Athena.

UAE’s satellite, developed by Emirati engineers, launched from California to aid disaster relief and earth observation

With cutting-edge features like high-resolution imaging and electric jet propulsion, MBZ-SAT will enhance environmental surveillance, disaster management, and infrastructure monitoring,...
  • Named in honour of the President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the satellite was announced in 2020 by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
  • MBZ-SAT marks a significant milestone in the UAE's satellite development journey, having been developed entirely by Emirati engineers at MBRSC

Saudi Space Agency launches ‘Space Futures Centre’

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Space Agency (SSA) announced Sunday the launch of the Centre for Space Futures, the...
  • The Centre for Space Futures aims to enhance space research, innovation, and international collaboration, boosting Saudi Arabia's role in the global space industry
  • The Centre positions Saudi Arabia as a key player in advancing space exploration and technological innovation worldwide