Category: Technology

LONDON, UK – The British government has announced a £1 billion ($1.36 billion) investment to expand the nation’s AI computing capacity by a factor of 20, marking a significant step toward strengthening sovereign AI capabilities and accelerating digital transformation. A Game-Changer for AI Development Speaking at London Tech Week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the […]

European manufacturing is set for a technological revolution as Nvidia announces the construction of Europe’s largest industrial AI computing center in Germany. This facility will provide manufacturers with unprecedented computing power, enabling faster product design, predictive maintenance, and optimized production—capabilities that were unthinkable just years ago. A New Era of AI-Driven Manufacturing Unveiled at GTC […]

Motive56 / Shutterstock An Air India plane bound for London Gatwick airport crashed shortly after take-off on 12 January in Ahmedabad, western India. Flight AI171 was carrying 242 people, including 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. Here, Professor Ali Elham, from the University of Southampton’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, speaks […]

In the critical 72 hours after an earthquake or explosion, a race against the clock begins to find survivors. After that window, the chances of survival drop sharply. When a powerful earthquake hit central Italy on 24 August 2016, killing 299 people, over 5 000 emergency workers were mobilised in search and rescue efforts that saved […]

A cyberattack this week disrupted operations at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), one of the largest wholesale distributors of natural and organic foods in North America and a primary supplier to Whole Foods Market. The company confirmed it detected unauthorized activity on its network, prompting it to proactively take key systems offline. The shutdown led […]

Data security firm Cyera has raised a $540 million Series E funding round, bringing its total funding to over $1.3 billion and valuing the company at $6 billion. Empowering Secure AI Adoption Headquartered in New York, NY, Cyera provides an AI-driven, cloud-native platform designed to help organizations discover, classify, and protect data across diverse environments—including […]

Anxiety disorders are the world’s most common mental health problem. But it isn’t always easy to get professional help, with long waiting lists in many countries. Worldwide, only about 28% of people with anxiety receive treatment. The figure is similar for the UK, and in the US about 37% receive a treatment. This is due […]

Mila Supinskaya Glashchenko/Shutterstock If you visit a zoo, you might be captivated by the animals you see — majestic lions, curious meerkats, soaring birds of prey. But this is not always the case. Some zoos don’t always give us that impression of “happy animals” where they can behave naturally and be left alone by visitors […]

The African Space Agency was officially inaugurated in Cairo’s Space City in April 2025. The event marked a milestone in a process that had been in the works since the early 2000s. Drawing inspiration from the European Space Agency, it unites African Union (AU) member states to harness space technology for development. This is in […]

June 10, 2025 In a landmark moment for global space exploration, India, Poland, and Hungary each launched their first astronauts into space as part of a multinational crewed mission. The launch took place on June 10, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission, named Ax-4, is […]