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TOKYO, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – Ryo Yoshida has monster-sized dreams for his driveable, “Gundam”-like robot, even though its huge size makes it hard to park and the $3-million price tag will crush most wallets. An imposing 4.5 metres (14.7 feet) high and weighing 3.5 tonnes (7,716 pounds), “Archax” can be moved and operated by a pilot who clambers up to the high-tech cockpit. “I want to make people’s dreams come true, the dream people […]
By Joe JACKSON A much-anticipated “new” Beatles record, created with the help of artificial intelligence, will be released next week on November 2, former band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr revealed Thursday. “Now And Then”, first written and sung by ex-Beatle John Lennon and developed by the rest of the band, has now been finally finished by McCartney and Starr — and AI — decades after its original recording. McCartney, 81, announced its imminent […]
The UN secretary-general on Thursday set up a panel of experts to make recommendations in the field of artificial intelligence, a technology with “transformative potential” yet also great risks to democracy and human rights. “The last year has seen an extraordinary advance in the capabilities and use of artificial intelligence (AI), through chatbots, voice cloning, image generators, video apps and more,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. He called on the panel to race “against the clock” […]
By Glenda KWEK JIUQUAN, China, Oct 26, 2023 (AFP) – China sent a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday, in the latest mission for a growing space programme that plans to send people to the Moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-17 blasted off from the Jiuquan launch site in northwest China at 11:14 am (0314 GMT), carrying a three-astronaut team with the youngest average age since the space station’s construction. At a farewell […]
A new US rocket, United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s Vulcan Centaur, is to make its maiden flight on December 24 with a payload that includes a private lunar lander. The mission, called Cert-1, will also carry on board the cremated remains of several people associated with the original “Star Trek” series, including creator Gene Rodenberry and cast member Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed the character Uhura. Rodenberry’s ashes have been launched into orbit before. Liftoff is scheduled […]
The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for Hamas to provide proof of life of the hostages it is holding and release them all on health grounds. The WHO said the International Committee of the Red Cross should be allowed immediate medical access to ascertain their health status, while it stands ready to provide the ICRC with any health support required for the hostages. Israel has been bombarding since October 7 when Hamas gunmen poured […]
By Douglas MAGNO BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Oct 26, 2023 (AFP) – Scientists in Brazil, the world’s second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new treatment for addiction to the drug and its powerful derivative crack: a vaccine. Dubbed “Calixcoca,” the test vaccine, which has shown promising results in trials on animals, triggers an immune response that blocks cocaine and crack from reaching the brain, which researchers hope will help users break […]
China is slated to send another crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday, in the latest mission for a growing space programme that plans to send people to the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-17 is scheduled to blast off from the Jiuquan launch site in arid northwest China at 11:14 am (0314 GMT), carrying a three-astronaut team with the youngest average age since the space station’s construction. A send-off ceremony on Thursday morning saw […]
X is tinkering with video and audio calling at the platform formerly known as Twitter, according to a post Wednesday by owner Elon Musk. “Early version of video and audio calling on X,” Musk wrote in a post that contained a screen capture showing how to turn the feature on in the platform’s settings. The screen capture showed options of enabling voice and audio calls to those in a user’s address book, all verified users, […]
American toy maker Mattel revised its annual earnings forecast after its third quarter results beat analysts’ expectations, riding on the success of the “Barbie” blockbuster. “Consumer demand for our product increased in the quarter, and we continued to outpace the industry,” Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz said in a press release. He added: “Our results benefited from the success of the Barbie movie, which became a global cultural phenomenon, and marked a key milestone for Mattel.” […]
By Glenda KWEK JIUQUAN, China, Oct 25, 2023 (AFP) – China will send its youngest-ever crew of astronauts to the Tiangong space station this week, officials said Wednesday, as Beijing pursues plans for a manned mission to the Moon by the end of the decade. Tiangong is the crown jewel of Beijing’s space programme, which has also landed robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon and made China the third country to put humans in […]
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Oct 25, 2023 (AFP) – Nearly 275,000 people in Bangladesh fled to shelters on Wednesday as Cyclone Hamoon barrelled into the southeastern coast, killing at least two people, officials said. Hamoon is the latest major storm to batter Bangladesh’s coast, with the low-lying South Asian nation witnessing an increasing number of severe weather events as climate change fuels bigger and deadlier storms. Power lines were cut and intense rainfall lashed coastal villages […]
