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Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have an atmosphere: astronomers

A tiny, little-known world beyond Pluto appears to have an atmosphere, Japanese astronomers said Monday, defying what had been thought possible for icy objects in our cosmic backyard.

Apple earnings beat forecasts on iPhone 17 demand

Apple on Thursday said it had its best start to the year ever when it came to earnings, with iPhone demand and digital service sales helping it beat expectations.

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AI systems are already deceiving us -- and that's a problem, experts warn

Experts have long warned about the threat posed by artificial intelligence going rogue -- but a new research paper suggests it's already happening.

Hotter, drier, sicker? How a changing planet drives disease

Humans have made our planet warmer, more polluted and ever less hospitable to many species, and these changes are driving the spread of infectious disease.

Chip giant TSMC's April revenue jumps 60% on-year

Taiwanese chip giant TSMC's April revenue jumped nearly 60 percent on-year, the firm said Friday, riding a huge wave of demand for the advanced semiconductors used in AI hardware.

Einstein and anime: Hong Kong university tests AI professors

Using virtual reality headsets, students at a Hong Kong university travel to a pavilion above the clouds to watch an AI-generated Albert Einstein explain game theory.

Apple apologizes for iPad 'Crush' ad after backlash

Apple apologized on Thursday after an ad for its latest-edition iPad caused an uproar for showing an industrial press crushing objects linked to human creativity, infuriating artists.

US restorationist solves 60-million-year-old dinosaur fossil 'puzzles'

Before a T. rex can tower over museum visitors or a Triceratops can show off its huge horns, dinosaur fossils must first be painstakingly reconstructed -- cleaned, fit together and even painted.

Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed to May 17

The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner spaceship to the International Space Station has been pushed to May 17 after engineers said a faulty rocket valve needs to be replaced for the high-stakes mission, NASA said Tuesday.

OpenAI unveils tool to detect DALL-E images

OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence company behind the popular image generator DALL-E, on Tuesday announced the launch of a new tool aimed at detecting whether digital images have been created by AI.

Huge crowds in Vietnam for anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory over France

A crowd of more than 10,000 people including war veterans and dignitaries gathered Tuesday in Vietnam's Dien Bien Phu to mark the 70th anniversary of the battle that ultimately brought an end to the French empire in Indochina.

Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed shortly before launch

The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spaceship was dramatically called off around two hours before launch after a new safety issue was identified, officials said Monday, pushing back a high-stakes test mission to the International Space Station.

Key Boeing Starliner test mission postponed shortly before launch

The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spaceship was dramatically postponed around two hours before launch after a new safety issue was identified, officials said Monday, in a fresh blow to the US aerospace giant.

Boeing's Starliner set for first crewed mission to ISS, in key test

After years of delays, Boeing's Starliner spaceship is finally set to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday night, marking a crucial step for both the US aerospace giant and NASA's commercial outsourcing strategy.

Son of Gaza hostage on emotional visit to father's homeland Poland

Yuval Dancyg could not hold back his tears.

Boeing's Starliner finally ready for first crewed mission

Launch day is finally here: Boeing's Starliner capsule blasts off Monday to the International Space Station on its first crewed mission -- several years after SpaceX first achieved the same milestone.

China launches first probe to collect samples from far side of Moon

China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030.

China to launch first probe to return samples from Moon's far side

China is set Friday to launch a probe to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030.

Two charged in UK over 'Robin Hood tree' cut down

Two men have been charged with criminal damage over the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, one of the country's most photographed trees that used to stand next to the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage site in northeast England, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Webb telescope takes stunning images of Horsehead Nebula's 'mane'

NASA's James Webb telescope has captured the most detailed infrared images ever taken of the Horsehead Nebula, one of the most majestic and recognizable objects in the night sky, the space agency said Monday.

Ramaphosa lauds ANC record as S.Africa celebrates democracy

President Cyril Ramaphosa touted South Africa's achievements under his party's leadership on Saturday as the country celebrated 30 years of democracy a month before its most consequential election in decades.

Microsoft, Google earnings shine as AI drives revenue

Microsoft and Google on Thursday drubbed quarterly earnings expectations as the tech titans continued investing heavily in artificial intelligence promising to shake up the way people live.

China's Shenzhou-18 mission docks with space station: Xinhua

A spaceship carrying three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-18 mission safely docked at Tiangong space station Friday, state-run media reported, the latest step in Beijing's space programme that aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2030.

Google parent Alphabet's Q1 profits beat estimates: company

Google's parent Alphabet on Thursday trounced revenue and profit expectations for the first quarter of this year, causing shares to leap more than 12 percent.

US astronauts prep for first crewed flight on Boeing's Starliner

Two US astronauts arrived Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of their launch aboard the Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission next month.

Austrian artist turns Hitler manifesto into cookbook

Long reviled as a manifesto of hate, Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" has become the raw ingredient for an art project reconstituting the toxic text into something more savoury: a cookbook.

China's Shenzhou-18 mission takes off bound for space station

A crew of three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-18 mission took off on a rocket bound for the Tiangong space station Thursday, the latest mission in Beijing's space programme that aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2030.

Philippine court blocks GMO 'golden rice' production over safety fears

A Philippine court has blocked the commercial propagation of genetically modified golden rice because it said conflicting scientific views gave rise to "severe" health and environmental safety concerns.

The real star of the Paris Olympics: the Seine

The Seine will play a starring role in this summer's Paris Olympics, with the opening ceremony set to take place on the river, which will also host swimming events.

Portugal marks 50 years of democracy with far right on rise

Portugal marks Thursday 50 years since a military coup ended a decades-long dictatorship and 13 years of colonial wars in Africa, an anniversary that comes as a far-right party gains prominence.

Long-lost Klimt portrait auctioned off for 30 mn euros

A painting by artist Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century sold for 30 million euros ($32 million) on Wednesday, setting a record price for an Austrian auction despite questions surrounding its provenance.

China to send fresh crew to Tiangong space station

China will send a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday evening, Beijing's Manned Space Agency announced, the latest mission in a programme that aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2030.

China, future HQ: New ASML boss faces bulging in-tray

Frenchman Christophe Fouquet takes the reins of Dutch chip giant ASML on Wednesday with a daunting to-do list, top of which will be steering business with China as semiconductors become a geopolitical battleground.

Secret UK women's codecracking army gets belated recognition for WWII work

During World War II, dozens of women Cambridge University students worked around the clock in complete secrecy to crack Nazi codes, but only now are the unsung heroes getting recognition.

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