From Iran to Hollywood, in the domains of space travel, football and tech, 2023 was a year shaped by strong personalities. Some inspired us, most made us reflect, and others occasionally annoyed us. As the year comes to an end, FRANCE 24 has selected some of the personalities leaving a mark on 2023. Narges Mohammadi, […]
Beijing [China], December 28 (ANI): China’s main intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security, under its growing ambition to come on par with the CIA, has lately built itself through wider recruitment, including of American citizens and has also sharpened itself through better training, a bigger budget and the use of advanced technologies, New York […]
BRASILIA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a decree on Tuesday establishing the National Cybersecurity Policy (PNCiber) to promote national security related to cyber or virtual reality. According to the decree published in the Official Gazette, the National Cybersecurity Committee (CNCiber) holds the responsibility of proposing updates to both […]
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. SATELLITE LAUNCH FROM SEA China on Tuesday successfully launched a Long March-11 carrier rocket into space, sending three satellites into planned orbit. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center launched the rocket from waters off the coast of Yangjiang, […]
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): India stands at the forefront of global innovation, with key achievements across electronics, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence. The dynamic landscape of the country’s technology sector is highlighted in a comprehensive year-end review. According to a press release by the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated […]
WASHINGTON D.C.: The Biden administration says it has begun drafting key standards and guidance for the safe deployment of generative artificial intelligence (AI), and ways of testing and safeguarding systems. The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) said it was seeking public input by February 2 on conducting key testing to ensure […]
HERZLIYA, Israel – Nearly 7,000 miles away in Portland, Oregon, venture capitalist George Djuric said he was compelled to visit Israel during the country’s war with Palestinian militant group Hamas and to pledge support for the high-tech sector. Djuric, chief technology officer at yVentures who arrived in the United States as a 3-year-old refugee from […]
BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China: SPACE COOPERATION China welcomes scientists from all over the world, including those from the United States, to apply for lunar samples through appropriate channels in accordance with application procedures issued by the country, spokesperson for the China […]
BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China: SPACEWALK The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China’s orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked […]
The technological war waged by the United States against China has the potential to backfire, supercharging China’s creation of an independent computer chip industry that would directly compete with American manufacturers. U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has employed increasingly restrictive sanctions to prevent American and allied chip manufacturers from selling their most advanced products to […]
