Science and Technology
Beijing, Sep 20 (EFE).- China’s Ministry of State Security accused US intelligence agencies on Wednesday of infiltrating the servers of Chinese technology giant Huawei since 2009. In an article posted on its official Wechat account, the ministry said that the Office of Tailored Access Operations of the United States’ National...
Beijing, Sep 19 (EFE).- European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova on Tuesday defended “essential European interests” in the digital field but clarified that the European Union “does not seek to decouple from China.” EU Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Vera Jourova (R), and Ambassador of the...
Sarah Yanez-Richards New York, United States, Sept 18 (EFE).- Representatives from the United States, Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan and India insisted on Monday on the need to create national and international regulations for artificial intelligence (AI). During a conference held at the headquarters of the National Library in New...
Havana, Sept. 16 (EFE) – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Saturday during the G77+China summit that the countries of the Global South have «all the conditions to be at the forefront» of science, technology and innovation. «Together we will be stronger, as we have been in...
New York, Sept 15 (EFE).- Google agreed to pay 93 million dollars (about 87 million euros) to the state of California to stop a complaint stating that it tracked users’ location without their knowledge. The settlement follows a several years investigation by the California Department of Justice, which determined that...
New Delhi, Sep 15 (EFE).- The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to carry out the first test of the crew escape system of its ambitious manned spaceflight project Gaganyaan in October and November. This would be the first of four abort missions of the vehicle for the project,...
Washington, Sept 14 (EFE).- According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, this summer was the hottest since global records began in 1880. June, July, and August combined recorded temperatures 0.23 degrees Celsius (0.41 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than any other summer recorded by NASA and 1.2 degrees Celsius...
Washington, Sept 14 (EFE).- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Thursday that it would create a special department to study Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) after determining that UFOs need to be adequately investigated. It also promised transparency in any potential discovery. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that the...
Beijing, Sep 13 (EFE).- China on Wednesday denied having banned government officials and employees of state-owned companies from buying or using iPhones but said that it had noticed some «security issues» with the Apple devices. Recent reports by US media and posts on Chinese social media platforms had claimed that...
Tokyo, Sep 7 (EFE).- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Thursday successfully launched a rocket carrying a new research satellite to unravel the evolution of the universe and space-time. The H2A rocket carrying the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) satellite and the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)...
Bangkok, Sep 5 (EFE).- Malaysia said on Tuesday it is considering new regulations that will require internet giants including Google and Meta to «fairly compensate» local news outlets for publishing their content on their respective platforms. In a statement, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the new regulations...
New Delhi, Sep 4 (EFE).- India’s mission at the south pole of the Moon exceeded its objectives with a successful hop experiment, a take off and touchdown maneuver on the lunar surface This is believed to be a key step for Indian probes to return to Earth from the Moon...
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