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May 3, 2026, 02:05 PM - 2 min read

What is SACHET? India’s new emergency alert system explained
May 2, 2026, 02:41 PM - 3 min read
Built on the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), this technology is designed to act as a lifeline during crises, ranging from natural disasters to wartime emergencies.
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Smart motorways are out, what’s the new plan for digital roads?
May 1, 2026, 01:27 PM - 6 min read
The UK’s digital roads strategy entails much more than smart motorways. Even after the hiatus on building new smart motorways in England, there is still a growing ecosystem of digital and data-driven technologies embedded across the UK road network. These include roadside sensors to monitor traffic flow, cameras to detect incidents and infrastructure that communicates with control centres.
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Meta, Microsoft join layoff wave to bankroll AI infrastructure
April 30, 2026, 04:22 PM - 7 min read
The two tech giants join Atlassian, Block, WiseTech Global and Oracle, who have all made similar announcements this year, each evoking AI without outright blaming it.
see moreApril 30, 2026, 04:22 PM . 7 min read

From Aristotle to Artemis: The 2,000-year hunt for alien life
April 29, 2026, 01:18 PM - 6 min read
Debates over the existence of extraterrestrials date back to the earliest Indigenous and western thought. The tools generating the evidence within western science, however, have changed — from the philosophical and theological arguments of the Ancient Greeks to the development of increasingly sophisticated telescopes and space travel and exploration.
see moreApril 29, 2026, 01:18 PM . 6 min read

Naidu lays foundation for $15 bn Google AI cloud hub
April 28, 2026, 07:36 PM - 2 min read
The project, estimated at $15 billion, will feature a hyperscale AI-enabled cloud data centre along with a supporting digital ecosystem.
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How AI is launching a novel era for health and medicine
April 28, 2026, 12:48 PM - 8 min read
It is undeniable that causal-aware AI systems have the potential to accelerate drug discovery, optimise personalised treatment recommendations, and even offer novel mechanistic solutions across the breadth of biomedical science and medicine.
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New tech can cut New Zealand’s growing landslide risk
April 27, 2026, 03:15 PM - 6 min read
By analysing observations of where landslides have occurred in past storms, alongside the underlying environmental conditions that increase landslide susceptibility.
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Humanoid robot hug turns heads at China dance event
April 26, 2026, 05:37 PM - 4 min read
A university staff member denied that the move was pre-programmed, saying, “Based on what we understood at the time, the robot made a mistake,” according to the report.
see moreApril 26, 2026, 05:37 PM . 4 min read

T'gana CM flags off India's first private orbital launch vehicle
April 26, 2026, 03:08 PM - 3 min read
Vikram-1 is a multi-stage orbital launch vehicle designed to deploy small satellites of up to 350 kg into Low Earth orbit.
see moreApril 26, 2026, 03:08 PM . 3 min read

Claude, code, cash: Hostile rise of global ransomware industry
April 26, 2026, 12:38 PM - 7 min read
Advanced AI-based hacking tools make ransomwareaccessible to many more criminals and politically motivated hacktivists. Andaround one-quarter of breaches still result in ransom payments. For criminalssheltered by their governments, only the digital infrastructure is at risk ofbeing taken down by western law enforcement.
see moreApril 26, 2026, 12:38 PM . 7 min read

How soil microbes ‘steal’ DNA to trigger rains
April 24, 2026, 12:42 PM - 7 min read
The new discovery about fungi is exciting because it shows that even organisms buried in the soil can influence the atmosphere, adding a new dimension to this ancient partnership between life and the sky.
see moreApril 24, 2026, 12:42 PM . 7 min read

New micro-pillar film destroys germs on contact
April 23, 2026, 05:09 PM - 5 min read
This new material offers a cheap, scalable way to make surfaces such as phones and hospital equipment far less likely to spread disease.
see moreApril 23, 2026, 05:09 PM . 5 min read
Can scientists fulfil Venter’s dream of programmable biology?
May 3, 2026, 02:05 PM - 10 min read
Synthetic biology has not yet delivered a world of fully programmable organisms solving global challenges. But it has changed expectations, both within science and beyond, about what might be possible in biological design.
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May 2, 2026, 02:41 PM - 3 min read
Built on the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), this technology is designed to act as a lifeline during crises, ranging from natural disasters to wartime emergencies.
Read more
May 1, 2026, 01:27 PM - 6 min read
The UK’s digital roads strategy entails much more than smart motorways. Even after the hiatus on building new smart motorways in England, there is still a growing ecosystem of digital and data-driven technologies embedded across the UK road network. These include roadside sensors to monitor traffic flow, cameras to detect incidents and infrastructure that communicates with control centres.
Read more
April 30, 2026, 04:22 PM - 7 min read
The two tech giants join Atlassian, Block, WiseTech Global and Oracle, who have all made similar announcements this year, each evoking AI without outright blaming it.
Read more
April 29, 2026, 01:18 PM - 6 min read
Debates over the existence of extraterrestrials date back to the earliest Indigenous and western thought. The tools generating the evidence within western science, however, have changed — from the philosophical and theological arguments of the Ancient Greeks to the development of increasingly sophisticated telescopes and space travel and exploration.
Read more
April 28, 2026, 07:36 PM - 2 min read
The project, estimated at $15 billion, will feature a hyperscale AI-enabled cloud data centre along with a supporting digital ecosystem.
Read more
April 28, 2026, 12:48 PM - 8 min read
It is undeniable that causal-aware AI systems have the potential to accelerate drug discovery, optimise personalised treatment recommendations, and even offer novel mechanistic solutions across the breadth of biomedical science and medicine.
Read more
April 27, 2026, 03:15 PM - 6 min read
By analysing observations of where landslides have occurred in past storms, alongside the underlying environmental conditions that increase landslide susceptibility.
Read more
April 26, 2026, 05:37 PM - 4 min read
A university staff member denied that the move was pre-programmed, saying, “Based on what we understood at the time, the robot made a mistake,” according to the report.
Read more
April 26, 2026, 03:08 PM - 3 min read
Vikram-1 is a multi-stage orbital launch vehicle designed to deploy small satellites of up to 350 kg into Low Earth orbit.
Read more
April 26, 2026, 12:38 PM - 7 min read
Advanced AI-based hacking tools make ransomwareaccessible to many more criminals and politically motivated hacktivists. Andaround one-quarter of breaches still result in ransom payments. For criminalssheltered by their governments, only the digital infrastructure is at risk ofbeing taken down by western law enforcement.
Read more
April 24, 2026, 12:42 PM - 7 min read
The new discovery about fungi is exciting because it shows that even organisms buried in the soil can influence the atmosphere, adding a new dimension to this ancient partnership between life and the sky.
Read more
April 23, 2026, 05:09 PM - 5 min read
This new material offers a cheap, scalable way to make surfaces such as phones and hospital equipment far less likely to spread disease.
Read more