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Fields medal awarded to four young mathematicians

The Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize of mathematics, was awarded Thursday to four people -- two Chinese citizens, one American and one Canadian.

Killer whales: orcas blow fish to bits 'for fun', study finds

A group of killer whales have been documented blowing a sunfish to bits in an unusual underwater escapade offering never-before-seen insights into orca behaviour, according to research released Thursday.

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Twitter to be renamed X, get new logo

Twitter's owner Elon Musk and its new CEO said Sunday that the social media network would ditch its bird logo, be rebranded with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce.

Sydney's former HIV epicentre close to ending transmission: research

The Inner Sydney district, once the epicentre of Australia's HIV epidemic, is very close to becoming the first place in the world to reach the UN's target for ending transmission of the virus, researchers said on Monday.

Musk, top exec say Twitter to be renamed X, get big makeover

Twitter owner Elon Musk and the chief executive he brought aboard just a month ago say the social media network will ditch the bird logo, rebrand the platform with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce.

Musk hints Twitter's bird branding could be replaced

Twitter owner Elon Musk hinted late Saturday night that he may ditch the social media network's blue cartoon bird branding -- and soon -- for an edgier logo based on an "everything app" he has long alluded to called only X.

Biden gets tech titans to pledge guardrails on AI risks

President Joe Biden got US tech giants to pledge guardrails against risks from artificial intelligence, ranging from cyber-attacks to fraud, ahead of a White House summit Friday on how to manage the expanding sector.

Google testing AI news writing tool

Google is working with news publishers to design a new AI-backed tool to help journalists report and write their stories, the company said on Thursday.

Asteroid-smashing NASA probe sent boulders into space

When a NASA spacecraft successfully knocked an asteroid off course last year it sent dozens of boulders skittering into space, images from the Hubble telescope showed on Thursday.

Hero or villain? Mexicans remember revolutionary Pancho Villa

Thousands of Mexicans on horseback parade through the town where Francisco "Pancho" Villa, the outlaw turned revolutionary who inspired countless myths and legends, was killed 100 years ago.

'Geneva patient' the latest in long-term remission from HIV

A man dubbed the "Geneva patient" is the latest person with HIV to be declared in long-term remission -- however he did not receive a transplant with a virus-blocking gene mutation like previous cases, researchers said Thursday.

Stanford president to resign after research questioned

The president of Stanford University on Wednesday announced plans to resign after an investigation raised concerns about some of his scientific research.

Poop patrols: dogs to face DNA testing in French town

Dog owners in a southern French town are having to get their pets DNA tested under new rules to tackle the scourge of poop-strewn pavements.

Virgin Galactic's next spaceflight will include sweepstakes winners

Virgin Galactic's next spaceflight will include a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean who won their tickets in a sweepstakes contest, as well as an 80-year-old former Olympian.

Virgin Galatic's next spaceflight will include sweepstakes winners

Virgin Galactic's next spaceflight will include a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean who won their tickets in a sweepstakes contest, as well as an 80-year-old former Olympian.

Russia seizes shares of Danone and Carlsberg subsidiaries: decree

Russia took control of shares belonging to French agribusiness Danone and brewer Carlsberg, according to a decree published on Sunday.

New book claims to reveal identity of 'Jack the Ripper'

The great-great-granddaughter of a police officer who investigated the "Jack the Ripper" murders in 19th century London believes she has uncovered the killer's true identity, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

As climate changes, farms in US 'Peach State' Georgia suffer

From a distance, everything looks normal: neat rows of peach trees, their green leaves fluttering in the wind, near a pretty little American farmhouse.

UK govt approves construction of road tunnel near Stonehenge

The British government on Friday approved the construction of a controversial road tunnel near the historic Stonehenge site in southwestern England.

India launches cut-price mission to land on Moon

India launched a rocket on Friday carrying an unmanned spacecraft to land on the Moon, its second attempt to do so as its cut-price space programme seeks to reach new heights.

Google launches ChatGPT rival Bard in EU, Brazil

Google launched its AI chatbot Bard in the European Union, Brazil and a dozen other countries on Thursday and unveiled new features as it expands access to its answer to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT.

Musk launches xAI to rival OpenAI, Google

Elon Musk on Wednesday launched his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, as he seeks to compete with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT -- a program he accuses of being politically biased and irresponsible.

In Brazil, stargazers escape cities in search of 'astro-tourism'

Awestruck by the oranges and blues of the Jewel Box star cluster, part of the Southern Cross constellation, Pedro Froes manages to get out a few words: "It's incredible."

Chinese hackers breached US govt email accounts: Microsoft

Chinese-based hackers seeking intelligence information breached the email accounts of a number of US government agencies, computer giant Microsoft said.

NASA celebrates Webb telescope anniversary with close-up of stellar birth

Jets of red gas bursting into the cosmos, and a glowing cave of dust: NASA marked a year of discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope Wednesday with a spectacular new image of Sun-like stars being born.

NASA celebrates Webb's first year with close-up of stellar birth

Jets of red gas bursting into the cosmos, and a glowing cave of dust: NASA unveiled a spectacular new image Wednesday depicting the birth of stars to mark the first anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope's science operations.

NASA to unveil new Webb image on telescope's first anniversary

NASA is set Wednesday to unveil a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope a year after it first stunned the world with breathtaking views of the distant cosmos.

India shoots for the moon with latest rocket launch

India on Friday launches its latest attempt at an unmanned moon landing, the next frontier of a burgeoning, cut-price aerospace programme rapidly closing in on the milestones set by global superpowers.

Canadian lake ground-zero for Anthropocene epoch

Scientists on Tuesday designated a small body of water near Toronto, Canada as ground-zero for the Anthropocene, the proposed geological epoch defined by humanity's massive and destabilising impact on the planet.

Foxconn pulls from $19.4 bn deal in India to make semiconductors

Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn withdrew from a $19.4 billion deal with India's Vedanta to make semiconductors in the South Asian nation owing to "challenging gaps", it announced Tuesday.

Australia, New Zealand revive 'football's Ashes'

Australia and New Zealand will play this year for the "Soccer Ashes", sporting officials said Tuesday, a long-forgotten trophy recently rediscovered almost 70 years after it was lost.

ChatGPT dragged to US court over AI copyright

US comedian Sarah Silverman and two other authors have sued Open AI over copyright infringement in the latest pushback by creatives since the company's release of ChatGPT took the world by storm.

Signs of the human era, from nuclear fallout to microplastics

As scientists make the case that humans have fundamentally transformed the planet enough to warrant our own geological epoch, another question arises: is there anything left untouched by humanity's presence?

'Like a mirror': Astronomers identify most reflective exoplanet

A scorching hot world where metal clouds rain drops of titanium is the most reflective planet ever observed outside of our Solar System, astronomers said on Monday.

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