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March 14, 2025
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Navigating a Slanted River



Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025
Perseverance is hard at work on Mars, overcoming obstacles for scientific exploration! Just a few sols after successfully sealing the challenging Green Gardens core, Perseverance roved on to the Broom Point workspace to collect another sample called Main River. Broom Point is situated a few hundred meters down-slope from where Green Gardens was collected, and the Science Team chose to explore this area because orbiter images show some intriguing, alternating light and dark layers. Upon reaching th ... read more

MOON DAILY
Perfect Lunar Landing Achieved in Mare Crisium
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2025
On 2 March 2025, the Blue Ghost mission successfully executed an automated landing in Mare Crisium, a basin located on the Moon's northeastern near side. This milestone marks Firefly Aerospace as th ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025
As the price of solar panels has plummeted in recent decades, installation costs have taken up a greater share of the technology's overall price tag. The long installation process for solar farms is ... more
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Generative AI rivals racing to the future
Las Vegas (AFP) Mar 13, 2025
Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models have been vying for the lead - with the US and China hotbeds for the technology. ... more
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DeepSeek dims shine of AI stars
Las Vegas (AFP) Mar 13, 2025
China-based DeepSeek shook up the world of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) early this year with a low-cost but high-performance model that challenges the hegemony of OpenAI and other big-spending behemoths. ... more
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Beijing to roll out AI lessons for school students; as China turns to AI for aged care
Beijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
All primary and secondary schools in Beijing will introduce artificial intelligence classes later this year, state media reported Wednesday, in China's latest efforts to accelerate AI development and foster talent in the sector. ... more
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What to know about Manus, China's latest AI assistant
Beijing (AFP) Mar 12, 2025
A powerful new AI tool Manus is making waves in China, fuelling hopes that it could replicate the success of DeepSeek, which earlier this year rattled the global tech industry with its state-of-the-art chatbot. ... more
MOON DAILY
US firm targets Moon landing with drill, rovers, hopping drone
Washington (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
A drill to search for ice. A 4G network test. Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone. ... more
ROBO SPACE
DeepSeek success shows China's 'ability to innovate': official
Beijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
The shock entrance of DeepSeek in the race to develop advanced artificial intelligence has put the world on notice as to China's innovation prowess, a high-ranking Beijing official said Thursday. ... more

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Alibaba shares surge after launch of new DeepSeek competitor
Beijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2025
Alibaba shares surged more than seven percent in Hong Kong trade on Thursday after the Chinese tech giant launched an artificial intelligence model it says can compete with DeepSeek, this year's surprise tech star. ... more
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Christie's first AI art auction sees hits... and plenty of misses
New York (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
Christie's first auction of art made by artificial intelligence (AI) ended Wednesday with mixed results, providing scant clues as to the future of the new and controversial medium. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou XIX crew successfully tests pipeline inspection robot on space station
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
The crew of China's Shenzhou XIX mission has completed a pivotal in-orbit test of a pipeline inspection robot aboard the Tiangong space station, marking a major step forward in space station mainten ... more
ROBO SPACE
The art of compliant robotics
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 28, 2025
As human-robot interaction becomes increasingly common, ensuring robots can flexibly adapt to their environment is essential for both efficiency and safety. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has eme ... more
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Meta plans stand-alone AI app: report
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 28, 2025
Meta plans to add an artificial intelligence app to its stable of stand-alone offerings including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, according to a report Thursday by CNBC. ... more
MOON DAILY
Private US company blasts off for second Moon landing attempt
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Feb 27, 2025
A US company is aiming for its second lunar touchdown after a lander carrying a suite of unique experiments successfully launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday. ... more
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Private US company set for second Moon landing attempt
Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2025
Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the Moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side. ... more
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AI to replace 4,000 jobs in Southeast Asia's largest bank: DBS
Singapore (AFP) Feb 25, 2025
Southeast Asia's largest bank DBS said that 4,000 jobs could be cut in the next three years and be replaced by artificial intelligence as the technology becomes more advanced. ... more
UAV NEWS
Elbit Systems Introduces Dominion-X Autonomous Management OS for Unmanned Platforms
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 24, 2025
Elbit Systems Ltd. has unveiled Dominion-X, its latest cutting-edge autonomous management operating system designed to optimize the operation of unmanned platforms. Dominion-X enhances the planning, ... more
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Anthropic releases its 'smartest' AI model
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 24, 2025
OpenAI rival Anthropic on Monday released what it said is its smartest artificial intelligence model to date, particularly when it comes to computer coding. ... more
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Chinese AI companies celebrate DeepSeek, shrug off global curbs
Shanghai (AFP) Feb 21, 2025
Chinese tech companies shrugged off foreign scrutiny of upstart chatbot maker DeepSeek, telling AFP on Friday they were confident the country's tech startups would make more gains in the global artificial intelligence race. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China Prepares for Launch of Tianwen 2 Asteroid Mission
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2025
China is gearing up for its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen 2, which is set to launch in the coming months from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, according to th ... more
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Christie's first-ever AI sale angers some artists
New York (AFP) Feb 21, 2025
Christie's has launched its first-ever sale dedicated to artworks created with artificial intelligence, riding the AI revolution wave - a move by the famed auction house that has sparked anger among some artists. ... more
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ChatGPT's OpenAI reports surge to 400 mn weekly users
New York (AFP) Feb 20, 2025
Artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI has seen its weekly active users jump 33 percent to 400 million since December, the company said on Thursday. ... more
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SNU Engineers Develop Shape-Shifting Soft Robot for Crawling, Climbing, and Adaptive Movement
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 18, 2025
Researchers at Seoul National University (SNU) have unveiled a groundbreaking soft robot capable of crawling like a worm, scaling cables, and swiftly altering its shape to shift directions-all power ... more
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China's Tencent says trialling own AI reasoning model alongside DeepSeek
Beijing (AFP) Feb 17, 2025
Chinese technology giant Tencent on Monday said it had started trialling its own artificial intelligence reasoning model after integrating DeepSeek into some of its products, saying the move would make responses "more 'human'". ... more
TRADE WARS
Online shopping giants bet on AI to curb clothes returns
Paris (AFP) Feb 17, 2025
From sizing advice via selfies to robot stock-takers, online shopping behemoths have increasingly turned to artificial intelligence in a bid to stem the flow of bad-for-business clothes returns. ... more
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OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led buyout offer
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 15, 2025
OpenAI's board chairman on Friday said it has unanimously rejected an Elon Musk-led offer to buy the hot artificial intelligence company for $97.4 billion. ... more
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NASA's Mini Rovers Ready for Lunar Expedition
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
A trio of small NASA rovers destined for the lunar surface has completed the initial phase of their journey, departing from the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. This ... more
MARSDAILY
China unveils innovative dual-mode robot for planetary exploration
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
A team of researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology has introduced a cutting-edge dual-mode robot designed to enhance planetary exploration capabilities. The prototype, which weighs approx ... more
ROBO SPACE
Robot Demonstrates Advanced Gripping Technology in Space
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025
A blue, tentacle-like gripping system attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot successfully latched onto a "capture cube" in a recent demonstration conducted on February 4, 2025. The experimental g ... more
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UK engineers warn on AI risks to environment
London (AFP) Feb 7, 2025
Governments need to start acting over the environmental risks, including potential water shortages, posed by the development of artificial intelligence, a UK body advising on engineering policy warned Friday. ... more
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AI risks 'disaster' without 'cast-iron guarantees': expert
Paris (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems must come with "cast-iron guarantees" against mass harm to humans, especially as the likelihood of their integration into weapons grows, a leading expert has told AFP. ... more
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