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Grid-scale batteries in Scotland are stabilizing power supply with advanced grid-forming inverters.

China is looking to almost double its so-called new energy storage capacity to 180 gigawatts (GW) by 2027, according to an industry plan announced by authorities on Friday.

Spain is on track to become the first major EU country where wholesale electricity prices will drop below pre-crisis levels by 2025, a landmark achievement

New Yorkers are defacing ads for Friend, an AI companion startup. The campaign cost the company over $1 million.

ASEAN revives plan for a regional renewable “super grid,” aiming to boost clean energy sharing, security, and stability across Southeast Asia.

TikTok Live’s anticipatory suspension during nationwide protests in Indonesia last month shows the influence of Jakarta’s interventionist digital governance. Such suspensions hurt small businesses …

China’s top cyberspace regulator announced on Monday a two-month nationwide campaign to address issues such as maliciously inciting confrontation and promoting violent or hostile sentiments online, with the aim of fostering a more civil and rational cyberspace environment.

Any in-demand item can be resold, including invite codes for OpenAI's TikTok-like AI app.

Kodak is distributing its two new films Kodacolor 100 and 200 directly to stores to keep supply steady and prices down.

Genetically engineered senescence-resistant human mesenchymal progenitor cells can reduce aging markers and improve tissue and cognitive functions in aged macaques, highlighting their potential as a regenerative therapy for aging.

In a document published Thursday, ICE explained the functions that it expects Palantir to include in a prototype of a new program to give the agency “near real-time” data about people self-deporting.

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Nature - Scientists used artificial intelligence to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of killing resistant strains of bacteria.

Lawyers blame IT, family emergencies, their own poor judgment, their assistants, illness, and more.

The Critical Technology Tracker is a large data-driven project that now covers 64 critical technologies spanning defence, space, energy, the environment, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, robotics, cyber, computing, advanced materials and key quantum technology areas. It provides a leading indicator of a country’s research performance, strategic intent and potential future science and technology capability. It first […]

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, who is building AI infrastructure with astronomical investments, has unveiled plans to secure data centers with a capacity of 250 gi

The latest usage data suggests that Threads will soon overtake X in total users.

Why the Moon’s helium-3 is being called “moon gold,” and why global superpowers including U.S., Russia and China want it first.

Demand for secondhand electric vehicle batteries is surging across Australia, as buyers repurpose them for everything from solar storage to off-grid energy

How does AlphaEarth's AI model make Earth's data more accessible and insightful for scientists and planners worldwide?

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits.

Ex-wife of Google founder and RFK Jr running make calls Burning Man demonic as tech billionaires embrace devil discourse

The super-magical Wi-Fi landline for kids. No screens, no texting, no strangers — just real conversation with Grandma, besties, and contacts you approve. Plug in, twirl that cord, and time-travel to pure voice fun.

Lynmouth Road, Walthamstow is about to become its own power station, with solar energy for 30 homes. Now the artists responsible want us all to change how we heat our homes. By Anna Fielding

The site in Fukuoka is only the second power plant of its type in the world, harnessing the power of osmosis to run a desalination plant in the city

The university staff members say there were numerous citation errors in the report on the automation of welfare penalties.

Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is selling plug-in solar kits in Germany, with storage-inclusive systems starting at €1,229 ($1,425) and reaching €2,800 for versions featuring four 520 W panels. The kits are designed for residential self-consumption and vary by capacity and configuration.

Gloo is a technology platform that connects the faith ecosystem, helping people and organizations do more of what they are called to do.

The reactor would provide power for humans on the Moon but there are questions about feasibility.

Discover how China's lithium market volatility creates global supply uncertainty, impacting EV production and energy storage worldwide.