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U.S. High School Student Develops Water Filter that Removes Microplastics
A high school student in Virginia has invented a home filtration system that eliminates about 96% of microplastics in water.

By The Financial District
Apr 51 min read


China Sees Widespread Use of Brain-Computer Tech in 3–5 Years
China could see brain-computer interface (BCI) technology move into practical public use within three to five years as products mature.

By The Financial District
Mar 161 min read


Only Australia, New Zealand May Survive Nuclear War but 5 Billion Could Die
A recent study published in the journal Nature predicts that only Australia and New Zealand could remain relatively survivable after a global nuclear war, while about five billion people could perish.

By The Financial District
Mar 131 min read


Banks Now Quiz Borrowing Businesses on How they’re Handling AI
Investors, economists and ordinary Americans are understandably obsessed with the pros and cons of AI’s rapid advances.

By The Financial District
Mar 111 min read


China’s Chip Experts Say Alternative to ASML "Small, Fragmented and Weak"
China’s most senior semiconductor executives have issued a public call for a consolidated national effort to build a domestic alternative to Dutch lithography giant ASML.

By The Financial District
Mar 91 min read


U.S. Neuroscientist: Decreasing Reading, Math Scores Tied to Laptop Use
For more than a decade, a trend has emerged in standardized testing data for students in Utah.

By The Financial District
Mar 62 min read


The Philippines’ AI Crossroads
Recently, lawmakers, regulators, technologists, and civil society leaders gathered around a question that has begun to haunt the Philippines’ digital ambitions.

By Gerry Urbina
Mar 34 min read


Former Top U.S. Astrophysicist Says There’s "No Proof of UFOs Here"
Sean Kirkpatrick, the first director of the US Department of Defense’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which investigates unidentified flying objects, said people expecting evidence of alien life on Earth may be disappointed.

By The Financial District
Feb 261 min read


EPA to Repeal Scientific Finding that is Basis of U.S. Climate Change Policy
The Trump administration is set to revoke a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for US action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

By The Financial District
Feb 161 min read


Trump Wants to Burn SC Verdict on Science Behind Climate Change
The Supreme Court ruled in a 2007 case that planet-warming greenhouse gases (GHG), caused by the burning of oil and other fossil fuels, are air pollutants under the Clean Air Act.

By The Financial District
Feb 131 min read


Archaeologist Claims Chinese Civilization Dates Back 8,000 years
A noted archaeologist is challenging conventional wisdom on one of the world’s oldest cultures, arguing that Chinese civilization has a recorded history stretching back 8,000 years.

By The Financial District
Feb 121 min read


Tesla Execs Say Company Hiring to Support Musk’s Solar Strategy
Tesla is hiring to support founder Elon Musk’s recently announced plan to become the biggest US manufacturer of solar energy components, according to online posts by senior executives at the company.

By The Financial District
Feb 91 min read


Russian Spacecraft Intercept German, Intelsat Satellites
Russian spacecraft have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over Europe.

By The Financial District
Feb 91 min read


New Forensic DNA Technique could Help Solve Sex Crime Cases
New technology that can identify DNA from a single cell could transform crime scene forensics.

By The Financial District
Feb 21 min read


Uncontrolled Layoffs Due to AI to Cause Social Unrest: Jamie Dimon
More than three years after the launch of ChatGPT, anxiety about artificial intelligence in the workplace remains high — especially among Gen Z — as corporate America pushes for higher productivity from leaner workforces.

By The Financial District
Jan 292 min read


U.S. Winter Storm Compels 9,000 Flight Cancellations
More than 9,000 flights across the US scheduled to depart over the weekend were canceled as a major winter storm threatened to wreak havoc across much of the country.

By The Financial District
Jan 281 min read


Starlink Rival Eutelsat Signs Deal with MaiaSpace to Launch Satellites
European satellite operator Eutelsat said it has signed a deal with French space startup MaiaSpace for the future launches of its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite.

By The Financial District
Jan 201 min read


The Philippines is Regulating AI Too Fast and Upgrading Too Slow
The Philippines is having the wrong conversation about artificial intelligence.

By Gerry Urbina
Jan 176 min read


Autism Comes in Several Distinct Types, Scientists Say
“On the spectrum.” These three words have become synonymous with autism, yet they conceal a common misunderstanding.

By The Financial District
Jan 141 min read


1 Dead, 300 Buildings Destroyed in Aussie Bushfires
One person has died and 300 properties have been destroyed in bushfires that have torn across southeast Australia.

By The Financial District
Jan 131 min read


Canadian Teen Eng’g Phenom Builds Modular Home for the Homeless
When he became aware of the devastation in his hometown of London, Ontario, caused by homelessness, Ribal Zebian was determined to do something about it.

By The Financial District
Jan 122 min read


French Ban on “Forever Chemicals” in Cosmetics, Clothes Enters into Force
A French ban on the production and sale of cosmetics and most clothing containing polluting and health-threatening “forever chemicals” has entered into force.

By The Financial District
Jan 91 min read


China Mandates 50% Domestic Equipment Rule for Chipmakers
China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment when adding new capacity.

By The Financial District
Jan 81 min read


High Temperatures, Low Rainfall Zap Oyster Output in West Japan
In Japan’s top oyster-producing prefecture, Hiroshima, 80% to 90% of farmed oysters have been dead at the time of landing since the start of this season’s shipments in mid-October.

By The Financial District
Jan 81 min read
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