Science & Tech
8 hours ago
Scientists are testing a quadrupedal robot, named Spirit, in the rugged terrain of Oregon's Mount Hood, simulating the extreme conditions of the Moon and Mars.
3 days ago
With Nigeria’s key lending rate at 24.75 per cent, developers in Nigeria’s real estate sector say the rate is fast impacting the growth of the industry. How are developers adapting to market shifts and new opportunities amid these challenges? Ayoolanrewaju Kuyebi, the MD and CEO GMH Luxury joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.
3 days ago
In Nigeria, a pharmacist's club create awareness about andropause. They de-stigmatizes andropause and advocates regularly healthy checks.
15 Apr
It is the first of its kind, its developers say: a microrobot which can navigate in a cell network and stimulate individual cells in a targeted manner. The discovery has the potential for new treatment methods for patients battling cancer or other diseases, according to lead researcher Berna Ozkale Edelmann.
14 Apr
TikTok is seemingly developing a photo-sharing app like Instagram.
13 Apr
Volkswagen will expand its production and research facilities in Anhui province as the German automaker looks to reclaim its title as China's top-selling car brand.
12 Apr
X’s AI chatbot, Grok, generates news headlines and content based on what’s trending…What happens if what’s trending is a fake news story? This is what happened on April 4, when verified users on X started spamming a fake news story claiming that Iran attacked Israel. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
11 Apr
The Myanmar military and an ethnic minority armed group have clashed for a second day near Myawaddy — an important frontier trading point. Thailand has said it is prepared for tens of thousands of refugees.
10 Apr
French IT services and consulting firm Atos unveiled a refinancing plan on Tuesday that failed to fully reassure investors. In this edition, we take a look at how the company, which provides cybersecurity services to the Olympic Games and supercomputers for France's nuclear arsenal, accumulated close to €5 billion in debt.
10 Apr
Can AI now write laws and bachelor theses better than we can? Does Elon Musk want X to become a video app like YouTube or Twitch? And: how AI-generated nude pics of minors are becoming a huge problem – even in schools.
9 Apr
Pakistan and Iran inked a 25-year supply deal in 2009, and Tehran completed building the over 900-kilometer-long Iranian section of the pipeline 10 years ago. But construction on the Pakistani side has been held up, drawing Iranian consternation.
Islamabad has now announced its intention to soon begin constructing the first 80 kilometers of the pipeline link from the Iranian border to the Pakistani port city of Gwadar, in a bid to avoid a potential Iranian lawsuit for breach of contract.
9 Apr
Microsoft is reportedly testing an A.I. chatbot, with the ultimate aim of bringing it to the Xbox.
7 Apr
The European Central Bank is making plans for a digital currency, an electronic equivalent to cash. FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin speaks to Positive Money Europe's Executive Director Vicky Van Eyck, who says the digital euro could make the financial system fairer, but fears that privately-owned commercial banks are undermining the new currency's potential.