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‘Godfather of AI’ co-winner of physics Nobel
Reuters, Published on 08/10/2024
» STOCKHOLM - Geoffrey Hinton — often called the “Godfather of AI” — and John Hopfield have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that laid the foundation for machine learning.
Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI secrets for Chinese firm
New York Times, Published on 07/03/2024
» WASHINGTON — A Chinese citizen who recently quit his job as a software engineer for Google in California has been charged with trying to transfer artificial intelligence (AI) technology to a Beijing-based company that paid him secretly, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday.
China air pollution worsens for first time in decade
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» BEIJING - Air pollution in China worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, according to study released on Friday.
Climate change boosts risk of extreme wildfires 25%: study
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» PARIS - Climate change has sharply boosted the risk of fast-spreading wildfires, according to a Californian study published Wednesday that offers lessons for prevention after recent disasters in Canada, Greece and Hawaii.
Small but powerful: tiny data centre heats UK swimming pool
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» EXMOUTH (UNITED KINGDOM) - A leisure centre in Exmouth, southwest England, is using a small data centre to heat its indoor swimming pool, trialling an innovative solution that reduces its energy bills and carbon footprint.
Typing and mouse clicks shed light on stress
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» GENEVA: The way people type and use their computer mouse can be a better stress indicator than their heart rate, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday, adding that their model could help prevent chronic stress.
Twitter cuts more staff as Musk turmoil grows
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Reports of more layoffs at Twitter landed on Monday as owner Elon Musk waded into a racism controversy that risked pushing advertisers further away from the struggling platform.
Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2022
» BANGKOK/JAKARTA: Fed up with the constant stream of fake news on her family WhatsApp group chats in India - ranging from a water crisis in South Africa to rumours around a Bollywood actor's death -Tarunima Prabhakar built a simple tool to tackle misinformation.
Tibetan Plateau water stores under threat: study
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» PARIS - The Tibetan Plateau will experience significant water loss this century due to global warming, according to research published Monday that warns of severe supply stress in a climate change "hotspot".
Researchers decode pigs' well-being through oinks and grunts
AFP, Published on 15/04/2022
» COPENHAGEN - European researchers have developed a way of decoding the feelings of pigs through their grunts, oinks and squeals in a project aimed at improving animal welfare.