Tesla CEO Elon Musk is to officially join Trump’s administration as the co-head of the new US Department of Government Efficiency – a second federal department with the goal of making government spending more efficient. You can’t get more ironic than that. Throughout the elections, Musk, who is already CEO of Tesla, and SpaceX, a
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A new plant species, Dicliptera polymorpha, notable for its resilience to fire and dual blooming pattern, has been identified in the Northern Western Ghats by scientists from the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune. This rare find contributes to the biodiversity records of one of India’s major ecological hotspots. Unlike typical plants, Dicliptera polymorpha showcases an
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Jaque Silv | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Denmark on Wednesday laid out a framework that can help EU member states use generative artificial intelligence in compliance with the European Union’s strict new AI Act — and Microsoft‘s already on board. A government-backed alliance of major Danish corporates, led by IT consultancy Netcompany,
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Sara Sharif’s murder-accused father has told jurors he “takes full responsibility” for the death of his daughter. Minicab driver Urfan Sharif, 42, called police in the early hours of 10 August last year saying he had beaten her “too much” for being “naughty”, the court previously heard. The 10-year-old’s body was found in a bunkbed
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A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who leaked classified Pentagon information has been jailed for 15 years. Jack Teixeira shared documents that contained information about the war in Ukraine on the messaging platform Discord. The leak exposed information about troop movements in Ukraine, and the provision of supplies and equipment to Kyiv’s soldiers.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after a report found the Church of England covered up sexual abuse by a barrister. The independent Makin review into John Smyth QC’s abuse of children and young men was published last week. Across five decades in three different countries and involving as many as 130 boys and young
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The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, a collaborative Earth-observation project between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is set to launch from India in early 2025. Designed to track movements of the Earth’s surface, the mission will focus on areas vulnerable to natural hazards, including earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes. By capturing data
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Alibaba International promotes its e-commerce platform for small businesses at the Canton Fair in Guangdong, China, on Oct. 16, 2024. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Tuesday unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered search engine for small businesses in Europe and the Americas to source supplies. It’s an
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