A Sam Altman-backed startup has raised nearly half a billion dollars as it aims to build the world’s first nuclear fusion power plant to solve the energy crunch issue. US-based Helion Energy received $425 million in Series F investment that included investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, SoftBank, and Vision Fund 2 with existing investors … Read more
Vodafone said it had made the world’s first video call via satellite using a standard smartphone from a remote location, and it plans to roll out the technology for its users across Europe later this year and in 2026. The European mobile operator’s CEO Margherita Della Valle received the call on Monday from company engineer Rowan Chesmer, who was located in the Welsh mountains where there was no network … Read more
Paris: The world’s biggest iceberg — more than twice the size of London — could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course with South Georgia, a crucial wildlife breeding … Read more
A23a, the world’s largest iceberg, weighing more than one trillion tons, is set on a collision course with a remote British island off Antarctica, according to a BBC report. Measuring nearly 3,900 square km at its peak — roughly three times the size of New York City, the “megaberg”, visible from space, is heading northwards … Read more
ELIZA, a chatbot developed in the 1960s and recognised as the world’s first, has been revived using long-lost computer code found in archival records. Originally created by MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum, ELIZA was designed as a conversational program capable of mimicking a psychotherapist’s interactions. The project, conducted by researchers and archivists, marks a milestone in … Read more
Washington DC: A new era in Artificial Intelligence has dawned in the United States with Donald Trump blessings. Three tech giants, in their pursuit for global dominance in AI, have united for the cause – setting up the world’s largest AI project. It will be called ‘Stargate’. The announcement was made by Donald Trump at … Read more