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The administration of United States President Donald Trump has unveiled its new artificial intelligence action plan, which includes a strategy it says will boost the US standing in AI as it competes with China for dominance in the rapidly growing sector. The White House released the 25-page “America’s AI Action Plan” on Wednesday. It includes…
The Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy This month, India and Germany celebrate 25 years of strategic partnership. It is a partnership that has steadily evolved and is well equipped to take on the challenges of today’s world. Germany’s ‘Focus on India’ strategy outlines our vision for the future of the bilateral partnership….
India has reported a sudden rise in COVID cases, starting from late May. Authorities said the number of active cases of the disease has surpassed 5,000. India is the latest of a number of countries to report an uptick in COVID cases this year as, more than five years after the virus was declared a…
Will the double whammy of cracking down on immigrants and defunding research weaken the US as a research hub? By cracking down on immigration and defunding scientific research, the United States is slowly losing its position as the world leader in research and development, argues Holden Thorp, editor of Science journal and former chancellor of…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s salvo against Chinese students, promising to “aggressively revoke” their visas, is the latest move in heightening tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Despite a temporary tariff truce reached between them earlier this month, divisions between Washington and Beijing remain wide, with recent ruptures over higher education, artificial intelligence (AI)…
Elon Musk has claimed a turnaround in Tesla sales after a slump even as Starlink, the internet service provider that he owns, is growing. Elon Musk has said he is committed to staying on as Tesla’s CEO for at least another five years, weeks after the electric vehicle maker’s chair dismissed reports that the board…
Accord aims to prevent repeat of disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted an agreement intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics, but the absence of the United States casts doubt on the treaty’s effectiveness. After three years of negotiations, the legally binding pact…
In 2015, at the height of the refugee crisis in Europe, as a record 1.3 million people, mostly Syrians fleeing civil war, sought asylum, Pau Aleikum Garcia was in Athens, helping those arriving in the Greek capital after a perilous sea journey. The then 25-year-old Spanish volunteer arranged housing for refugees in abandoned facilities like…
The origins of heavy elements such as gold have been one of the biggest mysteries of astrophysics. A study has now provided a clue about the precious metal’s cosmic origins. Scientists have found that explosions in highly magnetised neutron stars, called magnetars, could have created gold in the universe. Here is more about the study:…
Skype, once a leading video-calling platform, is set to shut down on May 5. How well do you know its history? Take our quiz. After nearly 22 years of connecting people across the globe, Skype is shutting down on May 5, marking the end of an era for one of the pioneers of internet communication….
