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TikTok’s US future uncertain

It must find non-Chinese owner to avoid ban.

Tesla Q1 sales sink 13 percent

The dip occurred amid lower production during factory upgrades.

AD Ports Group 2024 revenue $4.70bn

The Group's EBITDA increased by 69 percent YOY.

Tesla sales tumble in Europe in Q1

The company suffered from boycotts against the policies of Elon Musk.

Ford’s US Q1 auto sales dip

But its Q1 figures exceed a forecast by Edmunds

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sets new launch attempt for Tuesday

The company finally announced a December 18 launch from its base near Van Horn, Texas. But on the day itself...
  • Jeff Bezos' space company has not launched a rocket since an uncrewed September 2022 crash placed its program on hold while it carried out fixes and awaited regulatory approval
  • Though the rocket will carry a payload of science experiments, not people, mission NS-24 must succeed before Blue Origin can return to taking thrill-seekers to final frontier

The feline frontier: NASA sends cat video from deep space

The video was beamed to Earth using a laser transceiver on the Psyche probe, which is journeying to the main...
  • The 15-second meow-vie featuring an orange tabby named Taters is the first to be streamed from deep space
  • The encoded near-infrared signal was received by the Hale Telescope at Caltech's Palomar Observatory in San Diego County

Native oysters making a return to Belfast after over a century’s absence

BELFAST, UK - Long gone from Belfast's famed harbor where the Titanic was built, oysters are making a comeback thanks to...
  • Until the early 1900s, the Belfast Lough channel was home to large oyster reefs but overfishing, disease and pollution decimated the population.
  • Extensive native oyster beds were abundant in European seas and humans have been harvesting them since the Stone Age.

Red Sea Global, VAARST join hands for marine ecosystem mapping

TABUK, SAUDI ARABIA - Red Sea Global (RSG), the multi-project developer behind the regenerative tourism destinations, is piloting SubSLAM, an...
  • VAARST’s photogrammetry and real-time intelligent data collection system are transforming how underwater ecosystems are mapped and preserved.
  • SubSLAM, developed by VAARST, enables precise quantification and identification of corals and underwater objects using advanced 4K sensors.

Vaping: lighting up, stubbing out

Developed in 2003 by the Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik, concerns are growing over the risk of teens becoming hooked on...
  • The birth of vaping comes in the year that Ireland bans smoking in workplaces, including pubs and restaurants, sparking a global clampdown on smoking indoors.
  • Many doctors welcome the devices, which are tar-free, as a potential lifesaver in the fight against cancer, heart disease, strokes and other diseases.

Saudi Space Agency, US Sierra Space partner to develop national capabilities

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Space Agency (SSA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sierra Space, a leading...
  • The memorandum was signed by SSA CEO, Dr Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi, and Sierra Space CEO, Tom Vice
  • The signing ceremony was attended by the Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha

Europe’s largest nuclear reactor malfunctions again

Helsinki, Finland - Finland's Olkiluoto 3, the largest nuclear reactor in Europe, stopped production on Wednesday after a test caused the plant unit...
  • Before production was interrupted at 1:35 pm (1135 GMT), Olkiluoto 3 was undergoing a fault ride-through test where a short circuit is created near the power plant
  • The reactor only resumed production last Wednesday following a shutdown due to a malfunctioning temperature measurement in the generator's cooling system

Copenhagen’s frozen library of ancient ice tells tales of climate’s past

Copenhagen, Denmark - How was the air breathed by Caesar or Christopher Columbus? A giant freezer in Copenhagen holds the answers,...
  • The Ice Core Archive, housing 25 kilometers (15 miles) of ice collected primarily from Greenland, is helping scientists understand changes in the climate
  • The most recent ones date from this summer, when scientists hit the bedrock on eastern Greenland at a depth of 2.6 kilometers, gathering the oldest ice possible

Progress in Starship test launch, but ship and booster explode

"Such an incredibly successful day," a SpaceX announcer said. "Even though we did have a… rapid unscheduled disassembly of both...
  • Unlike the previous such attempt in April, the booster rocket separated successfully from the mega ship, but then blew up, followed shortly by the spaceship itself
  • Bill Nelson, head of the NASA space agency, which is awaiting a modified version of Starship to land humans on the Moon, said Saturday's attempt showed progress.

Bayanat, Yahsat, ICEYE increase Middle East satellite fleet to 7

Abu Dhabi, UAE – Bayanat, a leading provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the...
  • The expansion of the constellation means that orbiting satellites will revisit the Middle East more frequently
  • Using radar signals rather than light, the SAR satellite images deliver persistent monitoring of specific locations on the Earth’s surface

Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet CO2 for first time

The gas giants are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering mystery about how...

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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...

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...

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...

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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.