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Musk activates internet service in Gaza hospital with help of UAE, Israel
Musk activates internet service in Gaza hospital with help of UAE, Israel
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service has been activated in a hospital in the Gaza Strip with the help of the United Arab Emirates and Israel, the SpaceX chief executive said. MORE..
CPC Central Committee adopts resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively
CPC Central Committee adopts resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively
The Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Further Deepening Reform Comprehensively to Advance Chinese Modernization was made public on Sunday (21). MORE..
Tesla to have humanoid robots for internal use next year, Musk says
Tesla to have humanoid robots for internal use next year, Musk says
Tesla will have humanoid robots in low production for the company’s internal use next year, CEO Elon Musk said on Monday, months after he announced that the rollout would be by the end of 2024. MORE..
Microsoft says about 8.5 million of its devices affected by CrowdStrike-related outage
Microsoft says about 8.5 million of its devices affected by CrowdStrike-related outage
A global tech outage that was related to a software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affected nearly 8.5 million Microsoft devices, Microsoft said in a blog post on Saturday. MORE..
55 years since first moon landing: NASA now hopes to extend Apollo’s legacy
55 years since first moon landing: NASA now hopes to extend Apollo’s legacy
As the world on Saturday marks the 55th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing, hopes are high that another giant leap in lunar exploration is fast approaching. MORE..
CrowdStrike says widespread outage were not the result of security incident or cyberattack
CrowdStrike says widespread outage were not the result of security incident or cyberattack
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said Friday that an issue that has caused major disruptions to companies worldwide is not a security incident or cyberattack. MORE..
Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks
Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks
A raft of global institutions - including major banks, media outlets and airlines - have reported being hit by a mass IT outage. MORE..
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face ‘smile’ with living skin
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face ‘smile’ with living skin
Japanese scientists have devised a way to attach living skin tissue to robotic faces and make them “smile,” in a breakthrough that holds out promise of applications in cosmetics and medicine. MORE..
Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX, X headquarters from California to Texas
Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX, X headquarters from California to Texas
Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X to Texas from California. MORE..
Disney investigating massive leak of internal messages
Disney investigating massive leak of internal messages
Disney has confirmed it is investigating an apparent leak of internal messages by a hacking group, which claims it is “protecting artists’ rights”. MORE..
Bitcoin soars to two-week high after Trump attack
Bitcoin soars to two-week high after Trump attack
Bitcoin surged to a two-week high on Monday after the attempted assassination of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump raised the odds of the former president, who has presented himself as a champion of cryptocurrency, winning the upcoming election. MORE..
NASA releases Webb telescope images of a galactic merger
NASA releases Webb telescope images of a galactic merger
NASA released on Friday a pair of images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope showing two galaxies - one nicknamed the Penguin and the other the Egg - in the process of merging in sort of a cosmic ballet as the U.S. space agency marked two years since it unveiled the orbiting observatory’s first scientific results. MORE..
World’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay
World’s first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay
The world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial passenger ferry will start operating on San Francisco Bay as part of plans to phase out diesel-powered vessels and reduce planet-warming carbon emissions, California officials said Friday, demonstrating the ship. MORE..
Telecom industry coalition to boost access to smartphones in poor countries including South Asia
Telecom industry coalition to boost access to smartphones in poor countries including South Asia
Telecom industry group GSMA announced on Wednesday a global coalition of companies, organisations and financial institutions that will seek to make smartphones more accessible and affordable for some of the world’s poorest populations. MORE..
Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth. MORE..
Samsung expects profits to jump by more than 1,400%
Samsung expects profits to jump by more than 1,400%
Samsung Electronics expects its profits for the three months to June 2024 to jump 15-fold compared to the same period last year. MORE..
Indian social media platform Koo to shut down after partnership talks fail
Indian social media platform Koo to shut down after partnership talks fail
Indian social media platform Koo is discontinuing its services, its top boss said in a social media post. MORE..
High-tech cash: Japan launches banknotes with hologram portraits
High-tech cash: Japan launches banknotes with hologram portraits
Japan began circulating its first new banknotes in 20 years on Wednesday, featuring three-dimensional portraits of the founders of financial and female education institutions in an attempt to frustrate counterfeiters. MORE..
China rocket crashes after ‘accidental’ launch
China rocket crashes after ‘accidental’ launch
A space rocket owned by a private Chinese company accidentally launched itself during a test on Sunday, before crash landing into a hillside. MORE..
Meta says it may block news from Facebook in Australia
Meta says it may block news from Facebook in Australia
Facebook owner Meta is considering blocking news content from the platform in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees, a company representative told a parliamentary hearing on Friday. MORE..
First ever ‘2024 study in Korea Education Fair’ in Colombo
First ever ‘2024 study in Korea Education Fair’ in Colombo
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the National Institute for International Education of Korea in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka will host its first ever “2024 Study in Korea Education Fair” paving way for Sri Lankan students to explore opportunities for higher studies in Korea. MORE..
AI dataset licensing companies form trade group
AI dataset licensing companies form trade group
OkSeven content-licensing sellers of music, image, video and other datasets for use in training artificial intelligence systems have formed the sector’s first trade group, they said on Wednesday. MORE..
China space probe returns with rare Moon rocks
China space probe returns with rare Moon rocks
China’s lunar probe has returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the Moon’s unexplored far side. MORE..
Training program for Sri Lankan media professionals in India
Training program for Sri Lankan media professionals in India
Dr MCR HRD Institute rolled out a “Two-week Training Program on Media Management for Journalists and Media Professionals from Sri Lanka” on June 24th, 2024. MORE..
Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth delayed again
Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth delayed again
NASA said on Friday the Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth from the International Space Station, which was scheduled for next week, has been delayed again. MORE..
