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Ed Dwight, First Black Astronaut Candidate, Finally Reaches Space

May 20, 2024

Ed Dwight, who was America’s first Black astronaut candidate, made a historic trip into space on May 19 with Jeff Bezos’s company, Blue Origin. This event was a big deal because it happened 60 years after he was first suggested ..

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EU Demands Clarity From Microsoft On AI Risks

May 20, 2024

The European Commission has given Microsoft until May 27 to talk about any risks that might come with the creative AI features in its search engine, Bing. The main worry is that generative AI could be used to make deepfakes ..

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EU Demands Microsoft Share Bing AI Risk Data Or Face Fines

May 18, 2024

Recently, the European Union has become more careful about the generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that big tech companies like Microsoft use. This is because these technologies could be dangerous during the EU polls, which are coming up from June ..

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Adani’s Sri Lankan Wind Energy Project Challenged In Supreme Court

May 18, 2024

Adani Green Energy started a big $442 million wind power project in the northern areas of Mannar and Pooneryn. In February 2023, the Sri Lankan Board of Investment gave its approval. Sri Lanka’s goals for renewable energy have taken a ..

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EU Probes Facebook, and Instagram for Addictive Behavior Concerns

May 17, 2024

As worries about how social media sites might make people addicted grow, the European Union has recently started an investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. and their goods, like Facebook and Instagram. This move is meant to deal with and control ..

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India Tops Global Internet Shutdowns for the Sixth Year

May 16, 2024

For the sixth year in a row, India had the most number of Internet shutdowns reported anywhere in the world in the year 2023. There were 116 incidents in which the Internet was purposefully disconnected in different regions of the ..

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NASA Captures Yin-Yang Crater On Turkey’s Mount Nemrut

May 16, 2024

NASA’s International Space Station recently took a unique picture of a strange hole on Mount Nemrut in Turkey, which is a dormant stratovolcano. As seen in the picture, the crater was split in half, making it look like the Chinese ..

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IIITB Develops IoT-Enabled Wheelchair for Stroke Rehabilitation

May 16, 2024

The IIIT Bangalore recently unveiled “XoRehab,” a new IoT-enabled wheelchair device that was made possible by the Centre for the Internet of Ethical Things and with help from several government and foreign groups. Specifically made to help stroke patients recover ..

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