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NASA animation show black hole weighing ‘over 60 billion solar masses’ 06 May 2023 - 05:23 pm

Doha: A new video by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab shed light on the gargantuan black hole TON 618, which...

Apple quietly taps Korean web comics to revive its books app 06 May 2023 - 03:20 pm

Apple Inc. is betting on Korean web comics to give a jolt of life to its Books app. The Cupertino, California-based firm signed...

Covid no longer a global health emergency, but not going anywhere 05 May 2023 - 06:29 pm

Paris: The World Health Organization may no longer consider Covid-19 a global health emergency, but the virus is not going anywhere. While the...

Rising iPhone sales help Apple beat forecasts 05 May 2023 - 12:23 pm

San Francisco: Apple on Thursday said iPhone sales and money made from services powered quarterly earnings that beat forecasts, despite inflation pressure and...

Apple’s Tim Cook says AI concerns still need to be sorted out 05 May 2023 - 12:22 pm

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook expressed cautious optimism about the flood of new artificial intelligence services, saying that while the technology...

Adidas posts Q1 loss as Kanye split weighs 05 May 2023 - 10:03 am

Frankfurt, Germany: Adidas reported Friday a hefty first-quarter loss as its split with the controversial US rapper Kanye West dragged down the German...

Fierce AI talent war shifts to India with salaries being doubled 04 May 2023 - 06:13 pm

Aditya Chopra isn’t looking for a new job, but recruiters keep calling him anyway. The 36-year-old data-science specialist works in artificial intelligence, perhaps...

Record sea surface heat sparks fears of warming surge 04 May 2023 - 01:33 pm

Paris: With sea surface temperatures swelling to new highs in recent weeks, scientists warn that humanity's carbon pollution has the potential to turn...

Coronation gown spotlights Queen Camilla's style 04 May 2023 - 12:09 pm

London: In just a few days' time, the eyes of Britain and millions more around the world will be on Camilla as she...

Volvo Cars says to cut 1,300 office jobs to reduce costs 04 May 2023 - 11:55 am

Stockholm: Chinese-owned Volvo Cars of Sweden said Thursday that it would cut 1,300 white-collar positions in Sweden in an effort to cut costs...

Microsoft expands AI access to public 04 May 2023 - 10:18 am

San Francisco: Microsoft on Thursday expanded public access to its generative artificial intelligence programs, despite fears that tech firms are rushing ahead too...

WHO sets out future Covid policy 03 May 2023 - 11:31 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization on Wednesday published its new strategy for fighting Covid-19, seeking to help countries move from emergency mode to...

Meta Would Face Stiff Privacy Review Under New FTC Order 03 May 2023 - 10:43 pm

Meta Platforms Inc. has repeatedly violated its privacy promises to federal regulators, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday, opening an administrative case seeking...

AI to cause 'real damage,’ says Microsoft Chief Economist 03 May 2023 - 06:04 pm

Artificial intelligence will be dangerous in the hands of unscrupulous people, according to Microsoft Corp. Chief Economist Michael Schwarz. "I am confident AI...

Eli Lilly drug slows Alzheimer’s disease, study finds 03 May 2023 - 05:31 pm

Eli Lilly & Co.’s shares climbed in premarket trading after its experimental drug for Alzheimer’s slowed the progress of the disease in a...

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022 03 May 2023 - 02:09 pm

ROME: More than a quarter-billion people in 58 countries faced acute food insecurity last year due to conflicts, climate change, the effects of...

World should prepare for El Nino, new record temperatures: UN 03 May 2023 - 12:56 pm

Geneva: The United Nations warned Wednesday of a growing likelihood the weather phenomenon El Nino will develop in coming months, fuelling higher global...