Fri, March 7, 2025

by: UPI

Private moon lander returning data to Earth, but location, position unclear

The commercially and privately constructed Athena spacecraft is returning data to NASA scientists on Earth, they announced Thursday. The craft did not land exactly as expected and Its exact location is unclear.

by: MSN

ISTA Develops 3D-Printed Thermoelectric Materials for Efficient Cooling

Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have developed a groundbreaking method to produce thermoelectric materials using 3D printing. This innovation reduces production costs and enhances performance,
Thu, March 6, 2025

by: SciTechDaily

New Study Reveals the Hidden Danger of Red Meat: Cancer-Causing Iron

A new study reveals the connection between dietary iron and cancer progression, paving the way for targeted therapies in Singapore and beyond. Scientists from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR),

by: Firstpost

History Today: Why March 7 is remembered as 'Bloody Sunday' in America

On March 7, 1965, the Black Rights movement in America witnessed a turning point when hundreds of activists were confronted by state troopers as they tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma,

by: BBC

Deep-sea mining tech advances but doubts remain

Deep-sea mining is highly controversial partly because the deep seabed is more or less untouched and still relatively poorly understood. "If you're not sure what's down there, then leave it alone," says John Childs at Lancaster University. "That's been the widespread position from science [to date]."

by: WHAM

Rochester charter school showcases student STEM projects at open house

The Exploration Elementary Charter School in Rochester is making strides in shaping the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovato

by: CNN

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander reaches the moon, but its status is unclear

The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before. Follow for live updates.

by: PennLive

Harrisburg University has officially ended concert series

The university's interim president said that while the concert series was a "great program" at Harrisburg University, "it was not something that we want to continue."

by: IFLScience

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Lost And Likely Tumbling On Its Way To The Moon

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission is in jeopardy, after the US space organization lost track of the spacecraft on its way to the Moon. Part of NASA's Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program,

by: BGR

The Pentagon is actually going to let AI help plan military operations

The Pentagon has introduced a new project designed to bring AI into military planning, which seems like a very bad idea.

by: PCMag

Anthropic Backs Classified Info-Sharing Between AI Companies, US Government

As 'powerful AI systems' threaten to upend national security and the economy, Anthropic backs 'classified communication channels between AI labs and intelligence agencies.'

by: abc27

Harrisburg University clarifies: Majority of nursing program remains - and continues to grow

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology remains committed to its nursing program, which is among the school's most successful programs, a university spokesperson said Thursday. Reacting to an abc27 report Wednesday that the school's RN/BSN program appears slated to close,

by: Politico

Trump's CHIPS demand creates a $52 billion headache for Congress

by: Time

IVF Patients Say a Test Caused Them to Discard Embryos. Now They're Suing

Their fertility doctor recommended a test that sounded like exactly what they needed. It promised to help Petersen, then 42, avoid miscarriages and get pregnant faster by determining which of the couple's embryos were most likely to result in a healthy baby.

by: theAsianparent

TAP Spotlight on International Women's Day: 8 Inspiring Mums in STEM

Meet 8 trailblazing mums in STEM in TAP's International Women's Day Spotlight—balancing innovation, leadership, and motherhood while shaping the future.

by: Lifewire

Inspiring Stories of Women in Technology: From Pioneers to Present

Meet women who went against the norm and succeeded when success was not expected When it comes to technology, it might surprise you to discover that women are often behind the creation of the cool gadgets,

by: MassLive

Springfield public schools begin budget work with $671 million proposal

While the financial team of the nearly 23,700-student district is in the early stages of creating a spending plan, educators expect to begin the next school year with a $671 million budget, which will be a 6.9% increase over this year's $627 million budget, said Patrick Roach, chief financial and operations officer for the schools.

by: CNET

I Tried a $349 Headband That Hacks Your Brain for Better Sleep, and It Works.

The Elemind headband uses acoustic stimulation to guide your brain into sleep mode. Here's what happened when I tried it.

by: Forbes

11 Inspiring Black Entrepreneurs And Business Women

Throughout history, Black women have been a driving force in redefining industries, from entrepreneurship to leadership roles across various sectors.

by: STAT

A state-by-state breakdown of LGBTQ+ youth mental health

"The menopause transition specifically might be an important key to help us unlock the biology of Alzheimer's disease, and this is knowledge that will promote health for all brains," Madeline Wood Alexander, one of the study authors, said to STAT's Liz Cooney. Read more from Liz on the findings and what research is still needed.

by: ExtremeTech

What Is Graphene? And Will It Ever Be Useful?

Graphene has been hailed as one of the greatest inventions in modern history—yet it hasn't really done much of anything, just yet. Should people really be so excited?

by: Reuters

Fact Check: No UK announcement of compulsory ID implants, contrary to claims

Britain's government has not announced a rollout of identity implants that would be compulsory for accessing public services by 2026, a spokesperson for Britain's science and technology ministry said in response to a contrary claim made online.

by: KameraOne

John Hopkins University scientists unveil bionic hand that feels and grips like a human

Scientists from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland unveiled in journal Science Advances on March 5 a new type of bionic hand that can adjust its grip while holding objects just like a human hand.

by: Nordot

Merck sees slight earnings, sales growth in 2025

German science and technology company Merck on Thursday forecast its net sales to be in the range of €21.5 billion ($23.2 billion) and €22.9 billion in 2025. It also projects its adjusted earnings before interest,

by: Yen

Abanga Jackson: Viral primary 5 manifesto reader becomes Bawku SHS senior prefect

Ghanaian prodigy Abanga Jackson who went viral with his manifesto seeking the position of a general prefect at Class 5 has become the Senior Prefect in high school.

by: MENAFN

Touchpoint, Inc. Appoints Staci Kroon As President And CEO

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by: CounterPunch

Elon Musk's Shock Troops, AI and Plutocracy

I worked for 2 years on Capitol Hill and 25 years for the US Environmental Protection Agency. During those 27 years I met many bureaucrats and a few

by: NDTV

US Firm Targets Moon Landing With Drill, Rovers, Hopping Drone

Athena is targeting highland terrain about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the Moon's south pole, where it will deploy three rovers and a unique hopping drone named Grace, after late computer science pioneer Grace Hopper.

by: MSN

Technology: From smartphones to video calling, science fiction has become real-life technology..

Hardly anyone is unfamiliar with video chatting, cell phones, drones, and robots, but do you know that these technologies have once been a part of the imaginations of film, TV shows, and bookwriters?

by: timesnownews

Haryana CM holds key meeting with VCs to discuss reforms in education sector

Haryana CM said all provisions of the NEP should be fully implemented across universities and colleges, with the goal of transforming Haryana into a global education hub, offering specialised training in artificial intelligence (AI) and modern skills.
Wed, March 5, 2025

by: NextBigFuture

Which China Car Company Will License Tesla FSD

Brian Wang talks to Hebert Ong, Brian White and Nick Gibb about his pick for the first China carmaker to license Tesla FSD. The financial impact of the tax

by: CNET

Did a Family Member Call You Asking for Money? It May Be an AI Voice Scam

Scammers can clone voices to trick you into thinking your loved one is in trouble. How to protect your money and identity.

by: Wired

The Weird and Wacky Gadgets We Saw at MWC 2025

Look past the glitzy phone launches, and you'll find some truly bizarre, sometimes ingenious devices and concepts lurking in the halls of Mobile World Congress.

by: PBS

China targets economic growth of 'around 5 percent' despite looming trade war with U.S.

The Chinese government unveiled an annual economic growth target of "around 5 percent" on Wednesday, despite the possible negative impact of a looming trade war with the United States, and pledged to address what it called "sluggish" consumer spending at home.

by: Yahoo

Astronaut and MA native Suni Williams will return from ISS next week. What to know

Two astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) since June, 2024 are scheduled to return to Earth next week. Massachusetts native Sunita L. Williams and Butch Wilmore of Tennessee have been stuck on the ISS due to problems with their spacecraft,

by: Reuters

China prioritises consumer spending ahead of technology as economic worries weigh

Spurring reluctant Chinese consumers to spend has been elevated to the top of Beijing's to-do list for 2025, leap-frogging technology and industrial production, as lawmakers look to rectify imbalances in the world's second-largest economy.

by: Hoodline

MIT Whiz Kid Revolutionizes Drug Delivery, Louis DeRidder's Trailblazing Tech Targets Chemo Woes in Harvard Partnership

Louis DeRidder is innovating drug delivery technology through projects like CLAUDIA, aiming to personalize chemotherapy dosing.

by: MassLive

Retired UMass professor awarded 'Nobel Prize of computing' for AI technology

The Turing Award, sometimes referred to as the "Nobel Prize of computing" was given to a University of Massachusetts Amherst computer scientist and his former graduate student.

by: TechCrunch

Experts don't think AI is ready to be a 'co-scientist'

Companies like Google say AI can accelerate scientific research. Many experts don't believe that's true, necessarily.

by: Forbes

GenAI's "Exoskeleton" Will Spark A New Era Of Productivity And Talent Growth

Workers need to see GenAI as a tool that allows them to tackle tasks that are beyond their current capabilities and free up time to use their distinctively human skills.

by: IFLScience

Chinese Quantum Computer Prototype Is Million Billion Times Faster Than Best Supercomputer

If the numbers are confirmed, it means that Zuchongzhi-3 is 2 million billion times faster at RCS than Frontier and about 1 million times faster than Google's Sycamore. This new chip doesn't appear to be faster than Google's Willow; based on a press release from the Mountain View company, Willow is 10 billion times faster than Zuchongzhi-3.

by: Digit

Samsung One UI 7 Update Release: When Will Galaxy S24, S23, S22 And S21 Series Get The Update?

Samsung's One UI 7 update, based on Android 15, brings smoother animations and AI tools. Here's the expected release timeline for Galaxy S24, S23, S22, and S21 series smartphones., Technology & Scienc

by: Axios

Turing Award honors AI's reinforcement learning duo

This year's Turing Award — often called the Nobel Prize of computer science — is going to Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton, the pioneers of a key approach that underlies much of today's artificial intelligence.

by: Indiatimes

NASA alert! 460-foot asteroid approaching Earth today at 17,583mph | Check time and distance

A massive asteroid, 535844 (2015 BY310), measuring roughly 460 feet in diameter, is set to pass Earth on March 5, 2025. Traveling at 17,583 miles per

by: timesnownews

Assassin's Creed Shadows Release Date, Requirements For Mac, PC And PS5, Gameplay, Price And More

Uncover the secrets of Assassin's Creed Shadows: release date, platform requirements, gameplay details, and everything you need to know., Gaming News - Times Now

by: BBC

Artists concerned by planned change to AI laws

The government has proposed law changes which would allow AI developers to be able to use creators' content on the internet to help develop their models, unless the rights holders elected to "opt out". The Devon Artist Network said it was "very worried" about the proposals and Devon illustrator Sarah McIntyre said it would be "disastrous" for her.

by: MSN

China sticks to economic growth target of 'around 5%' despite a looming trade war

The Chinese government unveiled an annual economic growth target of "around 5%" on Wednesday, despite the possible negative impact of a looming trade war with the United States, and pledged to address what it called "inadequate" consumer spending at home.

by: CNN

China defies Trump's trade war by setting ambitious 5% growth target, vows to 'prevail over any difficulty'

Beijing/Hong Kong (CNN) — China has set an ambitious target of "around 5%" growth for 2025, in a defiant show of confidence as it braces for the fallout from escalating American tariffs on its export-driven economy.

Nutley Startup Company Earns Health Care Grant From State

A Nutley business nailed down a grant that will help make New Jersey safer for infants and their mothers, officials said.

The article from MSN discusses how a Nutley, New Jersey-based startup named "Nutley Health Innovations" has been awarded a significant health care grant from the state. This grant aims to support the company's efforts in developing innovative health care solutions, focusing on improving patient care through technology. The company, which specializes in creating software for better patient engagement and health management, plans to use the funds to expand its research and development, enhance its product offerings, and increase its market reach. The grant underscores the state's commitment to fostering innovation in the health sector, particularly in areas that can lead to better health outcomes and more efficient health care delivery systems.

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