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Officials from the Department of Motor Vehicles said a software error has impacted thousands of Californians.

From protecting against ageing to helping you sleep, Dr Alex George lists the benefits of running.

Alongside a new flagship and all-in-one soundbar, Samsung has unveiled a duo of Wi-Fi-enabled smart speakers.

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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 - Accurate, real-time tracking of ionospheric structure is becoming critical for protecting satellite-based navigation and communications, and a new observation framework now directly measures how electron density changes across space and time. The method captures rapid and fine-scale ionospheric variations by estimating spatial and temporal gradients of total electron content, instead of relying on smoothed maps or sparse point measurements. It uses a stable configuration... Читать дальше...

London (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 - Britain might be known for its damp and grey climate, but it recorded its sunniest year on record in 2025, meteorologists announced on Wednesday.

The country notched an average of 1,622 hours of sunshine up to December 15, beating the previous record set in 2003, the Met Office said.

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 31, 2025 - The intermittent output of solar power creates challenges for grid operators who must keep supply and demand in balance. Traditional numerical weather prediction models often handle cloud initialization poorly, which degrades ultra-short-term solar irradiance forecasts over time.

Researchers Min Chen and Liangchen Guo of the Institute of Urban Meteorology at the China Meteorological Administration have built a 0-6 hour ultra-short-term global horizontal irradiance... Читать дальше...

London (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 - Does the latest track by your favourite singer sound slightly off? You may be right. Fraudulent AI-generated tracks are increasingly appearing in artists' own profiles on streaming platforms, presented as their original work.

British folk musician Emily Portman got a shock in July when she received a message from a fan congratulating her on her new album -- even though she hadn't released one since 2022.

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 - Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have developed a brain - machine hybrid acoustic target detection system that links electroencephalography (EEG) inputs with automatic sound classification to improve performance in complex environments. The approach addresses two key weaknesses in existing techniques: automated sound target detection degrades in low signal-to-noise ratio conditions or with unfamiliar targets, while standalone brain - computer interface... Читать дальше...

New York (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 - Three years after ChatGPT made OpenAI the leader in artificial intelligence and a household name, rivals have closed the gap and some investors are wondering if the sensation has the wherewithal to stay dominant.

Investor Michael Burry, made famous in the film "The Big Short," recently likened OpenAI to Netscape, which ruled the web browser market in the mid-1990s only to lose to Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

Boston MA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 - Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But CAD software requires extensive expertise to master, and many tools incorporate such a high level of detail they don't lend themselves to brainstorming or rapid prototyping.

In an effort to make design faster and more accessible for non-experts, researchers from MIT and elsewhere developed an AI-driven robotic assembly system that allows... Читать дальше...

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 - Generative artificial intelligence systems that create and describe images tend to lose track of their starting point and converge on a narrow set of visual motifs when left to interact without human guidance, according to a study in the journal Patterns.

Researchers examined how pairs of models behave when they alternately generate an image from a text description and then describe that image in words, in a setup similar to the children's game of telephone.

Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 22, 2025 - In a parallel reality, Queen Elizabeth II gushes over cheese puffs, a gun-toting Saddam Hussein struts into a wrestling ring, and Pope John Paul II attempts skateboarding.

Hyper-realistic AI videos of dead celebrities -- created with apps such as OpenAI's easy-to-use Sora -- have rapidly spread online, prompting debate over the control of deceased people's likenesses.

New York (AFP) Dec 22, 2025 - Even as the United States is embarked on a bitter rivalry with China over the deployment of artificial intelligence, Chinese technology is quietly making inroads into the US market.

Despite considerable geopolitical tensions, Chinese open-source AI models are winning over a growing number of programmers and companies in the United States.

Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 24, 2025 - From a total Washington novice, Silicon Valley investor David Sacks has against expectations emerged as one of the most successful members of the second Trump administration.

He is officially chair of President Donald Trump's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Singapore (AFP) Dec 30, 2025 - Facebook owner Meta has agreed to acquire Manus, an artificial intelligence agent created by a company founded in China but now based in Singapore, the two firms said.

However, analysts warned the deal could fall foul of regulators at a time of fierce technological rivalry between Washington and Beijing.

The U.S.-based company has developed a patented thorium and enriched uranium nuclear fuel called ANEEL. It claims that the fuel is compatible with existing pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR)/Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactors

A council is proposing higher taxes and increased parking fees, but will offer relief for those worst off as well as improvements to the town centre.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales posed for photographs following their engagement in 2010.

India’s core industries are transforming as the nation advances toward Viksit Bharat. In 2026, technology-led reinvention, sustainability, and talent transformation are key drivers. AI, smart systems, and digitalization are reshaping manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and finance, while companies focus on low-carbon operations and workforce upskilling.

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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 22, 2025 - The Shenzhou 21 crew has completed an eight hour extravehicular activity outside China's Tiangong space station, carrying out installation, inspection, and maintenance tasks as part of the mission's ongoing in orbit operations.

Mission commander Zhang Lu and spaceflight engineer Wu Fei exited the station to install additional debris protection devices and replace external equipment, while payload specialist Zhang Hongzhang supported the operation from inside the orbital complex. Читать дальше...

The National Links Trust says it is ‘devastated’ by the development.