Science & Technology
OpenAI, Meta in talks with Reliance for AI partnerships, The Information reports
By Reuters Reliance has discussed running the Meta and OpenAI models in a three-gigawatt data center that the company is planning to build, which it has said is the largest data center in the world, located in the city of Jamnagar in Gujarat.
Humanoid robot revolution is closer than you think, says Nvidia
By Reuters Nvidia CEO unveiled software tools on Tuesday that he said would help humanoid robots navigate the world more easily
NASA astronauts ‘Butch and Suni’ return to Earth after drawn-out mission in space
By Reuters Their return caps a protracted space mission that was fraught with uncertainty and technical troubles, turning a rare instance of NASA’s contingency planning—and the latest failures of Starliner—into a global and political spectacle.
Putin envoy expects Russia to hold talks with Elon Musk on plans for Mars flights
By Reuters Dmitriev—head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund—said Russia wanted to work with SpaceX CEO Musk as part of Moscow’s efforts to strengthen and develop Russia’s space agency Roscosmos and state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
OpenAI and Musk agree to fast tracked trial over for-profit shift
By Reuters At stake in the lawsuit is the ChatGPT maker’s transition to a for-profit model, which the startup says is crucial to raising more capital and competing well in the expensive AI race.
Thailand approves $2.7 billion of investments in data centres, cloud services
By Reuters An AI boom has led to a rush to build infrastructure in Southeast Asia, including data centres that house computer servers and equipment that companies use to process and store data.
China’s Baidu launches two new AI models as industry competition heats up
By Reuters One of China’s earliest tech giants to launch a ChatGPT-style chatbot, Baidu has struggled to gain widespread adoption for its Ernie large language model.
Astronaut crew docks with space station to replace ‘Butch and Suni’
By Reuters The Crew-10 crew, scheduled to stay on the station for roughly six months, includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov.
Four small rocky planets confirmed orbiting nearby Barnard’s star
By Reuters Those orbiting Barnard’s star are among the smallest of the more than 5,800 exoplanets discovered since the 1990s as astronomers refine their ability to pinpoint such little worlds.
NASA, SpaceX delay flight that was to retrieve stuck astronauts
By Reuters NASA had planned to launch a SpaceX rocket from Florida with a replacement crew, paving the way for Wilmore and Williams’ return after nine months stranded due to Boeing’s faulty Starliner.
NASA SPHEREx telescope is launched to study universe’s origins
By Reuters During its planned two-year mission, the observatory will collect data on more than 450 million galaxies, as well as more than 100 million stars in the Milky Way.
Musk, Ambani join hands in surprise Starlink India internet deal
By Reuters India’s largest telecom operator will stock Starlink equipment in its retail stores, giving Starlink a direct distribution point in thousands of such outlets across the country.
If Europe builds the gigafactories, will an AI industry come?
By Reuters Alongside the gigafactory plan, the Commission is also upgrading 12 scientific supercomputer centres to turn them into AI factories.
China’s Xpeng may invest up to $13.8 billion in humanoid robots, state media reports
By Reuters The Guangzhou-based EV maker entered the humanoid robot industry in 2020 and unveiled its humanoid Iron in November to rival Tesla Bot.
China’s top universities expand enrolment to beef up capabilities in AI, strategic areas
By Reuters China in January issued its first national action plan to build a “strong education nation” by 2035, to help coordinate its education development, improve efficiencies in innovation and build a “strong country”.
Fast-moving stars reveal supermassive black hole inside nearby galaxy
By Reuters A study based on the trajectory of nine fast-moving stars observed at the fringes of the Milky Way provides strong evidence for the existence of a supermassive black hole inside the Large Magellanic Cloud.
US firm Firefly makes its first moon landing with uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft
By Reuters The size of a compact car, the four-legged Blue Ghost carried 10 scientific payloads as it touched down at 3:35am ET (0835 GMT) near an ancient volcanic vent on Mare Crisium, a large basin in the northeast corner of the moon’s Earth-facing side.
Skype’s final call set for May as Microsoft prioritizes Teams
By Reuters Shutting down Skype will help Microsoft focus on its homegrown Teams service by simplifying its communication offerings, the software giant said on Friday.
AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan’s ageing population
By Reuters The 150-kg (330 lb) artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future “caregiver” for Japan’s rapidly ageing population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers.
E-governance board introduces blueprint for digital transformation
By Aarati Ray Plan proposes the establishment of several institutions to strengthen Nepal’s digital infrastructure.