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This hydrogen-powered aircraft could be the first to fly non-stop around the globe
The team behind Climate Impulse aims to showcase hydrogen’s value as an alternative fuel for air travel. But with many design issues to overcome and an entire industry to overhaul, the aircraft has a lot to prove. As the aviation industry looks to lower its carbon emissions, the race is on to find an alternative […]
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Banks face tough new security standards in the EU — their tech suppliers are under scrutiny, too
Traffic_analyzer | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Financial services companies and their digital technology suppliers are under intense pressure to achieve compliance with strict new rules from the EU that require them to boost their cyber resilience. By the start of next year, financial services firms and their technology suppliers will have to make sure […]
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NASA weighs Boeing vs. SpaceX choice in bringing back Starliner astronauts
Boeing spacecraft Starliner is seen from the window of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule “Endeavour” on July 3, 2024 while docked with the International Space Station during the crew flight test. NASA NASA management has been in deep discussion this week about whether to return the agency’s astronauts on board Boeing‘s misfiring Starliner capsule or to go […]
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Hydrogen-powered planes are on the way – but how would they work?
As the aviation industry scrambles for ways to reduce its carbon footprint, hydrogen has emerged as a high-potential solution to its problems. So, how would the technology work? As the aviation industry scrambles for ways to reduce its carbon footprint, hydrogen has emerged as a high-potential solution to its problems. In 2022, aviation accounted for […]
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World’s first major AI law enters into force — here’s what it means for U.S. tech giants
The European Union’s landmark artificial intelligence law officially enters into force Thursday — and it means tough changes for American technology giants. The AI Act, a landmark rule that aims to govern the way companies develop, use and apply AI, was given final approval by EU member states, lawmakers, and the European Commission — the […]
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FAA approves SpaceX to resume Falcon 9 rocket launches after two-week hiatus
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission on January 31, 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration has approved SpaceX to resume flights of its mainstay Falcon 9 rocket after a brief grounding, with Elon Musk’s company planning to launch its next mission carrying satellites as soon as […]
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Boeing’s crewed Starliner flight won’t return until at least August, NASA says
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station. NASA Boeing’s crew spacecraft Starliner will stay docked with the International Space Station into August, NASA confirmed on Thursday, as the mission remains on hold while the company and agency study problems that arose early in the flight. Starliner capsule “Calypso,” which carried NASA […]
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Britain’s Labour faces an uphill battle as it looks to rein in AI’s key players
An Internet user checks ChatGPT on his mobile phone, Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, April 26, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images LONDON — Britain is set to introduce its first-ever law for artificial intelligence — but Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new Labour government faces a delicate balancing act of forming rules that […]
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A growing number of parents are refusing to give their children smartphones — and the movement is going global
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala / Getty LONDON — The evidence linking smartphone use with mental health harms in children is growing and one grassroots organization in the U.K. is supporting parents who are refraining from giving their kids the devices. Smartphone Free Childhood, founded by Daisy Greenwell and Clare Fernyhough in February, set up various group […]
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The next front in U.S.-China tech battle? Underwater cables that power the global internet
Subsea cables are the backbone of the internet, carrying 99% of the world’s data traffic. Serg Myshkovsky | Photodisc | Getty Images U.S.-Chinese tensions surrounding technology have have sunk to sea lows. Subsea cables hit the headlines earlier this year after four out of 15 critical submarine cables in the Red Sea were cut amid […]
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