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Stephen Hawking's last collaborator on physicist's final theory
When Thomas Hertog was first summoned to Stephen Hawking's office in the late 1990s, there was an instant connection between the young Belgian researcher and the legendary British theoretical physicist.
Meet the scientist (sort of) spending a year on Mars
Living on Mars wasn't exactly a childhood dream for Canadian biologist Kelly Haston, though she'll soon spend a year preparing for just that.
Musk's Neuralink says cleared for human test of brain implants
Elon Musk's start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has gotten approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people.
AI chip giant Nvidia nears trillion dollar valuation
The market valuation of Nvidia, a US firm which specializes in chips coveted in the artificial intelligence boom, neared one trillion dollars on Thursday after the company blew past quarterly earnings expectations.
Virgin Galactic resumes spaceflights after two year pause
Virgin Galactic successfully carried out its first spaceflight in nearly two years Thursday, the company said, after an "enhancement period" to make safety upgrades to its fleet.
Meandering along the river Seine: France's roving plastic rubbish
The scrap of red plastic in among the waterside reeds in northern France could be any fragment of the throwaway consumerism piling up across the planet, flowing into rivers, choking animals, even seeping into our bloodstreams.
South Korea hails successful launch of homegrown rocket
South Korea said Thursday it had successfully launched its homegrown Nuri rocket and placed working satellites into orbit, hailing a key step forward for the country's burgeoning space programme.
Paralysed man walks again via thought-controlled implants
A paralysed man has regained the ability to walk smoothly using only his thoughts for the first time, researchers said on Wednesday, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord.
Filmmakers at Cannes grapple with 'tectonic' AI shift
At an AI talk on a Cannes beach, a presenter's voice is cloned and used to say a random phrase in three languages, while another's face is replaced live on screen as they speak.
Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges
Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on the platform following Elon Musk's takeover.
Watch owned by China's last emperor sells for $6 million
A Patek Philippe wristwatch once owned by China's last emperor sold for more than $6 million at auction in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Humans must stay in control of AI, European trade union chief warns
No employee should be "subject to the will of a machine", European trade union chief Esther Lynch has warned, calling for regulation to ensure humans remain in control as artificial intelligence technology advances at breakneck speed.
ISS welcomes its first Saudi astronauts, in private mission
A SpaceX capsule carrying two Saudi astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Monday, as part of a private mission chartered by Axiom Space.
Harvard study finds implicit racial bias highest among white people
If there's one thing we should all be able to agree on, it's that all human beings belong to the same species, Homo sapiens.
Private mission with Saudi astronauts docks with ISS
A SpaceX capsule carrying two Saudi astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Monday, as part of a private mission chartered by Axiom Space.
EU's next food fight: regulating gene-edited crops
Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged food production across Europe.
Godard's afterlife begins at Cannes
Stars and film buffs turned out on a rainy Sunday at Cannes to see the last film by Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century.
Scorsese on why he kept out of Cannes competition
Martin Scorsese told AFP on Sunday that he had kept his film out of the main competition at Cannes because it was "time for others" to shine.
Dark cloud over ChatGPT revolution: the cost
The explosion of generative AI has taken the world by storm, but one question all too rarely comes up: Who can afford it?
Private mission carrying first Saudi astronauts to visit ISS set for launch
A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) organized by Axiom Space is due to blast off from Florida on Sunday, carrying the first two Saudi astronauts to go to the orbiting laboratory.
'Bone-chilling' Auschwitz drama is early Cannes favourite
A powerful Auschwitz-set psychological horror film, "The Zone of Interest", is emerging as the hot ticket at the Cannes Film Festival, with reviews on Saturday near-unanimous in their praise.
After SpaceX, NASA taps Bezos's Blue Origin to build Moon lander
Two years after awarding Elon Musk's SpaceX a contract to ferry astronauts to the surface of the Moon, NASA on Friday announced it had chosen Blue Origin, a rival space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, to build a second lunar lander.
Half world's largest lakes and reservoirs drying up: study
More than half of the world's largest lakes and reservoirs are dwindling and placing humanity's future water security at risk, with climate change and unsustainable consumption the main culprits, a study said Thursday.
De do do don't: Sting warns against AI songs
British musician Sting warned against songs written by artificial intelligence in an interview with the BBC published Thursday, urging caution about the technology.
Plastic-eating fungi found in Chinese coastal salt marshes
An international team of scientists identified plastic-eating bacteria and fungi in Chinese coastal salt marshes, presenting new possibilities for global waste management, according to a study published Thursday.
Theranos founder Holmes ordered to prison, pay victims
Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes must begin serving prison time after a judge denied her latest request to remain free while appealing her fraud conviction.
Adult friends help baboons conquer childhood trauma
Like humans, baboons get by with a little help from their friends.
Webb telescope spots signs of universe's biggest stars
The James Webb Space Telescope has helped astronomers detect the first chemical signs of supermassive stars, "celestial monsters" blazing with the brightness of millions of Suns in the early universe.
US 'space symphony' puts stunning NASA images to music
It could be the ultimate blend of art and science -- a new seven-suite "space symphony" inspired and illustrated by NASA's latest mind-boggling images.
Sam Altman: the quick, deep thinker leading OpenAI
An influential Silicon Valley presence for more than a decade, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is emerging as the tech titan of the AI age, riding the wave of ChatGPT, the bot his company unleashed on the world.
ChatGPT's Altman pleads to US Senate for AI rules
Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT's OpenAI, told US lawmakers on Tuesday that regulating artificial intelligence was essential, after his chatbot stunned the world.
OpenAI CEO tells US senators regulation is 'critical'
Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT's OpenAI, told US lawmakers on Tuesday that regulating artificial intelligence was essential, after his chatbot stunned the world.