Sci-Tech

June 26, 2024 10:46 AM

N. Korea missile explodes in midair after launch, South’s military says

North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, but it exploded in midair, South Korea's military said. The missile was launched from near the capital, Pyongyang, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Japan's Defence Ministry said the missile fle...

June 25, 2024 1:16 PM

China’s Chang’e-6 moon probe lands back on Earth

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first to bring back samples from the moon's far side. The reentry capsule touched down at 2:07 p.m. Beijing time (0607 GMT), according to state broadcaster CCTV, carrying lunar s...

June 24, 2024 6:02 PM

Cyber attack compromised Indonesia data centre, ransom sought

A cyber attacker compromised Indonesia's national data centre, disrupting immigration checks at airports, and asked for an $8 million ransom, the country's communications minister told Reuters on Monday. The attack disrupted several government services, most notably at airports last week, with long...

September 16, 2024 6:14 PM

Apple charged with breaching EU tech rules, faces another probe

European Union antitrust regulators charged on Monday that Apple breached the bloc's tech rules, a charge that could result in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker which also faces another investigation into new fees imposed on app developers. The European Commission, which is also the EU's antitrust ...

June 24, 2024 12:42 PM

Two scientists win China’s top sci-tech award

Two Chinese scientists, Li Deren and Xue Qikun, won China's top science award on Monday for their outstanding contributions to the country's science and technology development. At an annual ceremony held Monday in Beijing to honor distinguished scientists and engineers, Li, a scientist in photogram...

June 23, 2024 4:08 PM

Sino-French satellite launched into orbit, state broadcaster reports

A satellite developed by China and France, the most powerful yet for studying the farthest explosion of stars, was launched into orbit on Saturday (June 22). Sino-French satellite launched into orbit, state broadcaster reports The satellite to study phenomena including gamma-ray bursts was lifted ...

June 21, 2024 3:23 PM

In China, AI transformed Ukrainian YouTuber into a Russian

Olga Loiek, a University of Pennsylvania student was looking for an audience on the internet – just not like this. Shortly after launching a YouTube channel in November last year, Loiek, a 21-year-old from Ukraine, found her image had been taken and spun through artificial intelligence to create ...

September 16, 2024 4:37 PM

New freshwater diatom genus discovered from the Eastern and Western Ghats

Researchers from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) in Pune have discovered a new genus of diatoms in the unpolluted waters of the Eastern Ghats mountain range. Diatoms are microscopic algae that play a crucial role in our everyday lives, producing approximately 25 percent of the global oxygen s...

June 19, 2024 12:50 PM

Ferrari’s first electric car will cost at least $535,000 (Rs 4.46 crore)

Ferrari's first electric car will cost at least $535,000 (Rs 4.46 crore), as reported by Reuters citing sources. The luxury automaker is gearing up to open a plant that will manufacture the model, which could boost group production by up to a third. The Italian brand, famed for its roaring petrol e...