Sci-Tech

October 3, 2024 6:38 PM

UAE, India Discuss AI-Driven Media Innovation During High-Level Visit

Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the UAE National Media Office and the UAE Media Council, explored new opportunities for AI-driven innovation in the media and entertainment industry during a visit to India. The discussions took place with DNEG, a leading global visual entertainme...

October 3, 2024 3:52 PM

Scientists map fruit fly brain in neurobiological milestone

Scientists announced on Thursday a milestone in neurobiological research with the mapping of the entire brain of an adult fruit fly, a feat that may provide insight into brains across the animal kingdom, including people. The research detailed more than 50 million connections between more than 139,...

October 3, 2024 1:58 PM

Nobel Peace Prize could honour UNRWA, ICJ, UN chief Guterres

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the International Court of Justice and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres are among the favourites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, experts said, in a year marked by the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Given past form, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is cap...

October 2, 2024 7:20 PM

Scientists look to identify genetic factors in mental illness

Neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders (NPD), including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, and depression, have a profound impact on individuals, families, and society, yet effective treatments remain scarce. Recent research highlights that genetic mutations in specific "risk genes" can ...

September 30, 2024 3:43 PM

Epic Games accuses Samsung, Google of scheme to block app rivals

“Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet’s Google and Samsung, the world’s largest Android phone manufacturer, of conspiring to protect Google’s Play store from competition. Epic said it would file a lawsuit in U.S. federal court in California alleging that a Sams...

September 30, 2024 11:19 AM

NASA’s Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore welcome SpaceX Crew-9 at the ISS

After months of uncertainty, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule on Sunday. Their mission aims to return astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been strand...

September 29, 2024 2:34 PM

SpaceX crew blasts off to bring back stranded astronauts after Hurricane delay

A SpaceX crew bound for the International Space Station (ISS) to shuttle back two stranded astronauts took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday (September 28) after the launch was delayed by Hurricane Helene. The Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Ale...