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By The Financial District
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Humans Need To Evolve A New Sex Gene As The Y Chromosome Vanishes
It seems the Y chromosome, the crucial marker of male biology, is slowly vanishing from our genetic makeup.
By The Financial District
Aug 29, 20241 min read
South Korea To Advance EV Battery Certification Scheme After Fires
South Korea's government and ruling party have agreed to move up an electric vehicle (EV) battery certification program.
By The Financial District
Aug 28, 20241 min read
Open Source AI Definition Is Tricky, And Its Algorithm Isn’t Open
Google, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg claim their AI is open source, but a new definition may challenge that. Generative artificial...
By The Financial District
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Portugal Coast Hit By 5.4-Magnitude Earthquake
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Portuguese waters on Monday, 7.7 km southeast of the capital, Lisbon, and 74 km southwest of Setúbal.
By The Financial District
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Meralco Partners With Universities For Nuclear Push
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco), under the leadership of Manuel V. Pangilinan, has taken a significant step towards a nuclear...
By The Financial District
Aug 24, 20242 min read
IBM And USTA Serve Up New Generative AI Features To Enhance 2024 U.S. Open Fan Experience
As the 2024 US Open approaches, IBM and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) are set to redefine how fans engage with the...
By The Financial District
Aug 24, 20242 min read
NTT Group Partners With ClimateForce To Create World’s First Smart Rainforest
NTT Group and ClimateForce have joined forces to create the world’s first Smart Rainforest.
By The Financial District
Aug 21, 20242 min read
Amazon Deforestation Threatens Its Role As World’s Carbon Sink
The Amazon rainforest stores the equivalent of almost two years of global carbon emissions, but its role as a carbon sink is under threat.
By The Financial District
Aug 21, 20241 min read
Experts Warn Of AI "Model Collapse" As Generative Systems Risk Becoming Dumber
Experts and commentators are forecasting the end of the generative AI hype, with warnings of an impending catastrophic “model collapse.”
By The Financial District
Aug 19, 20241 min read
No Scientific Basis For So-Called "Quake Clouds": Japan Weather Expert
A Japanese weather expert has stated that there is no scientific basis for the so-called "earthquake clouds."
By The Financial District
Aug 18, 20242 min read
Developers Of Minnesota Copper-Nickel Mine Aim For Cost Efficiency
Developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced that they plan to conduct a series of...
By The Financial District
Aug 15, 20242 min read
Fossils Suggest Smaller ‘Hobbits’ Roamed An Indonesian Island 700,000 Years Ago
Twenty years ago, on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood about 3 1/2 feet...
By The Financial District
Aug 15, 20241 min read
After AI, Quantum Computing Eyes Its "Sputnik" Moment
Quantum computing, which promises groundbreaking advancements in fields like drug development and climate change, is on the brink of a...
By The Financial District
Aug 13, 20241 min read
It Really Hurts To Think, New Study Concludes
Mental exertion often leads to irritation, frustration, or other negative feelings, supporting the idea that it "hurts to think."
By The Financial District
Aug 11, 20241 min read
Magnitude 7.1 Quake Hits Southern Japan
A powerful earthquake struck off southern Japan on Thursday, causing mostly minor injuries but raising concerns about potential major...
By The Financial District
Aug 10, 20241 min read
U.S. Warns 50 Million Air Bag Inflators Are Dangerous; Massive Recall Looms
US auto safety regulators reaffirmed their stance that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and should be recalled.
By The Financial District
Aug 9, 20241 min read
Nissan Developing "Cool Paint" To Keep Drivers Cooler
Nissan has revealed what it called a “cool paint” designed to keep people inside cars cooler, although the coating is six times thicker...
By The Financial District
Aug 9, 20241 min read
Hitachi's "Watermarking" Tool Detects AI-Generated Writing
Hitachi Ltd. has developed the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) watermarking tool that can help distinguish between sentences...
By The Financial District
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Cybercrime And Deepfakes Have Become Global Plagues That Must Be Stopped --- DICT
Cybercriminals using deepfakes and generative AI tools have become "global plagues" that must be stopped.
By The Financial District
Aug 6, 20241 min read
Vaccine Cuts Cow Methane Emissions
A start-up has developed a vaccine that cuts methane emissions from cow burps, with plans for a commercial launch within three years.
By The Financial District
Aug 5, 20241 min read
More Signs of Life Detected In Venus’s Clouds, Along With Ammonia
Four years ago, the unexpected discovery in the clouds of Venus of a gas that on Earth signifies life — phosphine — faced controversy.
By The Financial District
Jul 31, 20241 min read
Kishida Eyes Law To Boost Japan’s Chip Production
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to craft legislation aimed at supporting the local production of advanced semiconductors...
By The Financial District
Jul 26, 20241 min read
U.S. Tests New Air-Launched Bombs To Sink Ships
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber used a new anti-ship munition, Quicksink, to sink a decommissioned warship during recent live...
By The Financial District
Jul 24, 20241 min read
Market Watcher Warns AI Is "Useless" And Its Bubble Will Burst
There’s no avoiding the hype surrounding AI these days.
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