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AI startup urges optimism from Europe despite safety fears

Europe needs to view artificial intelligence with more optimism -- despite growing warnings about its dangers -- or risk falling further behind, the head of a leading European AI start-up warned.

Japanese anime actor fights TikTok over AI voice cloning

A high-profile Japanese anime voice actor has taken TikTok to court over videos he says feature an artificial intelligence clone of his "lustrous" baritone, with a verdict due on Wednesday.

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AI giants turn to massive debt to finance tech race

Meta raised $30 billion in debt on Thursday, as tech giants flush with cash turn to borrowing to finance the expensive race to lead in artificial intelligence.

Amazon shares surge as AI boom drives cloud growth

Amazon's share price skyrocketed by more than ten percent on Thursday after the online retail behemoth reported better than expected earnings, powered by surging demand for its cloud computing services.

Universal says struck first licensing deal for AI music

Recording industry giant Universal Music Group said Thursday it had struck a licensing deal with AI music generation startup Udio, in an industry-first tie-up aiming to launch an AI creation platform next year.

China to send youngest astronaut, mice on space mission this week

The crew for China's next manned flight to the Tiangong space station will include the country's youngest ever astronaut to undertake a space mission, authorities said Thursday, as well as four lab mice.

Meta shares sink as $16 bn US tax charge tanks profit

Meta shares dove more than eight percent in after-hours trading Wednesday after the tech giant reported a US tax charge took a roughly $16 billion bite out of its quarterly profit.

AI chip giant Nvidia becomes world's first $5 trillion company

AI chip juggernaut Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company on Wednesday, as investors remain confident that artificial intelligence will deliver a new wave of innovation and growth.

Archaeologists unearth clues on French colonial massacre in Senegal cemetery

Holes in the ground, clods of earth next to headstones, dislocated concrete outlines: the Thiaroye military cemetery near Dakar bears the marks of recent excavations meant to unearth the truth behind a WWII-era massacre by French colonial forces.

Government of Canada Expands Investment in Advanced Cybersecurity Training for ASEAN Members

New funding to train ASEAN cyber-defenders at the Malaysia CCoE, expanding Canada's Indo-Pacific commitment to strengthen regional cyber resilience and workforce development

OctoHorizon: Where Engineering Shapes the Future of Trading

OctoHorizon is expanding its engineering and research teams for low-latency trading systems in global markets.

BlackBerry and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Malaysia's Future Cyber-Defenders and Embedded Software Talent

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) students, faculty and under-represented youth gain access to tiered development program for talent, research and ethical cyber education in Malaysia

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. and Chemtatva Chiral Solutions Pvt. Ltd. to Establish Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad, India

Strategic Partnership to Establish Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad's Genome Valley, Enhancing Global Production and Supply of Isotopically Enriched Chemical Solutions for Pharmaceutical and Electronics Industries

Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. Unveils ISOAPI-D - a New Standard in Deuterated Reagents for Pharmaceutical Innovation - at CPhI Frankfurt 2025

With ISOAPI-D, CIL offers pharmaceutical partners a secure, global supply of deuterated reagents - manufactured to the highest quality standards for faster, more efficient API development.

Novartis acquiring US firm Avidity Biosciences for $12 bn

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced Sunday it had agreed to buy Avidity Biosciences, with the San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company being valued at $12 billion.

'Food for the soul': Germany's Yiddish revival

A push to revitalise Yiddish and its cultural traditions has gained momentum in Germany, the very place where the Nazi regime's Holocaust sought to eradicate the Jewish communities who spoke it.

'Functionally extinct': Heat wave left Florida coral species on brink

A record-breaking marine heat wave in 2023 left two ecologically vital coral species "functionally extinct" in Florida's Coral Reef, a study said Thursday, highlighting the growing dangers a warming climate poses for the world's oceans.

Europe plans satellite powerhouse to rival Musk's Starlink

Three leading European aerospace groups announced Thursday a plan to merge their satellite operations to create a powerhouse for competing in particular against Elon Musk's Starlink internet system.

Fortune 500 Leaders Share AI-powered Supply Chain Excellence on Stage at OMP Conference

Industry giants, including AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, General Mills, and Kraft Heinz, to present real-world case studies in Miami

OpenAI unveils search browser in challenge to Google

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Tuesday announced an "Atlas" search browser, leveraging its artificial intelligence prowess in a direct challenge to Google Chrome.

Chinese woman charged over gold theft at Paris Natural History Museum

A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged over the theft of gold from the Natural History Museum in Paris, in one of several recent high-profile break-ins targeting French cultural institutions, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Malaysia Expands Deployment of BlackBerry Secure Communications for the 46th and 47th ASEAN Summits

Malaysia modernizes mobile command and control, securing voice and messaging for inter-agency coordination with BlackBerry AtHoc and BlackBerry SecuSUITE

OpenAI big chip orders dwarf its revenues -- for now

OpenAI is ordering hundreds of billions of dollars worth of chips in the artificial intelligence race, raising questions among investors about how the startup will finance these purchases.

Bollywood's favourite romance still going strong after 30 years

India's longest-running film celebrates 30 years in the same cinema on Monday, a Bollywood romance so beloved that fans know it simply by its acronym "DDLJ".

Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103: Chinese state media

Chen Ning Yang, a world-renowned scientist and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics, died on Saturday in Beijing at the age of 103, Chinese state media said.

Monuments, monkeys and McIlroy: India's 'special' golf course

Rory McIlroy and centuries of history blended beautifully as the Ryder Cup winner tackled a "special" golf course this week in the Indian capital, teeming with wildlife and usually hidden from view.

Japan ex-PM Murayama, famous for WW2 apology, dies aged 101

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said.

Japan PM hopeful avoids war shrine visit amid political wrangle

The new head of Japan's ruling party Sanae Takaichi avoided visiting a controversial Tokyo war shrine on Friday, as political wrangling intensifies over her bid to become prime minister.

'Wetware': Scientists use human mini-brains to power computers

Inside a lab in the picturesque Swiss town of Vevey, a scientist gives tiny clumps of human brain cells the nutrient-rich fluid they need to stay alive.

One of world's oldest dinosaurs discovered in Argentina

Argentinian scientists have found fossilized bones of one of the world's oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains, the CONICET research agency announced on Wednesday.

Shake truck helps Californians prepare for massive quake

Randy Baxter holds on for dear life as a simulator shows him just how powerful a magnitude 7 earthquake can be.

Blockchain"s Hidden Divide: Where Are the Women?

Blockchain is considered one of the key technologies of the future - yet women remain significantly underrepresented. African American women in particular face barriers to entry and leadership roles. The thesis, ...

Owkin Launches K Pro: The First Agentic AI Co-Pilot for Biopharma Powered by Biological Reasoning Models

Enterprise platform, queried through natural language, to help pharma, biotech, and investors make better decisions.High-quality biological patient data, enriched and integrated for use by AI agents.

Google to invest $15 bn in India, build largest AI hub outside US

Google said Tuesday it will invest $15 billion in India over the next five years, as it announced a giant data centre and artificial intelligence base in the country.

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