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Moto G Power (2026) Launched With MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, 5200mAh Battery: Price, Specifications
Moto G Power (2026) was launched in select markets on Tuesday. The successor to the Moto G Power (2025) comes with several iterative improvements and a higher price point, but no major upgrades. It continues to be equipped with the same MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor that powered the previous generation, and brings similar battery specifications...
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Explained: Why Isn't Renewable Energy Replacing Fossil Fuels Faster
The total global power generation from renewable sources saved US$467 billion in avoided fuel costs in 2024 alone.
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OpenAI’s Sora App is Now Available to Download on Android Smartphones
Sora is now available for Android smartphones in Japan, South Korea, the US, and Canada via the Google Play store. Powered by the Sora 2 AI model, the Sora app is capable of generating videos with sound from text prompts, reference images, and other videos. It also allows users to share these AI-generated videos on its Instagram Reels-like feed for...
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Trump 2.0 Bets $80 Billion On Nuclear Power To Supercharge AI Race In US
The Trump administration has entered into a new $80 billion "strategic partnership" to boost nuclear power generation to support AI deployment, one of its partners on the project announced Tuesday.
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Google Updates Gemini With Support for Instantly Summarising Webpages in Chrome for Android
Users can now quickly generate webpage summaries through the Gemini overlay in Chrome for Android, following its initial launch last month in Chrome for Mac and Windows for US users. The Summarise Pages option appears above the Gemini prompt bar, between Share Screen with Live and Ask About Page. Selecting it produces a floating summary window, exp...
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Elon Musk's X Plans to Display Ads on Grok Answers; Grok Imagine Temporarily Goes Free for US Users
Grok answers and suggestions, in a supposed attempt to increase X’s (formerly Twitter) ad revenue, might show ads in the future. The company’s plans for the same were revealed by Elon Musk during a Spaces discussion with advertisers on the platform. Musk said that till now, the company has been focusing on making Grok better. However, the compa...
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NASA Wants Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030. Here's Why That Matters
Nuclear power in space isn't a new idea. Since the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union have relied on radioisotope generators that use small amounts of radioactive elements to power satellites.
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Opinion | Atom Bombs Didn't Prevent World War III. Humans Did
Growing up in the latter stages of the Cold War, my generation didn't live with the sense of menace and the Bert the Turtle duck-and-cover drills baby boomers endured, but both cohorts were blessed by the absence of a large-scale war.
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Decoding Tsunamis And Their Warnings: Most Think Of Tsunamis As One Wave
A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaii and the US West Coast.
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Russia Earthquake, Tsunami Highlights: Chile Upgraded Tsunami Warning To The Highest Level After Earthquake
Russia Earthquake, Tsunami Highlights: An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 - one of the world's strongest-struck Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early on Wednesday, generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet).
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US Startup Claims To Have Found New Way To Make 5,000-Kg Of Gold Every Year
The fusion power plant could produce 5,000 kg of gold per gigawatt of thermal power in a single year of operation.
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Microsoft, US National Lab To Use AI To Speed Up Nuclear Plant Licensing
Microsoft and a US national laboratory on Wednesday said they are partnering to examine how artificial intelligence could be used to speed up the process of compiling the documents needed to secure permits for new nuclear power plants.
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Opinion | Why The Word 'Nuclear' Shouldn't Scare Us So
While nuclear technology for power generation holds immense potential to drive the global energy transition, it has always been haunted by its dual-use nature, as there is a very fine red line between the civilian and military use of nuclear energy.
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Which Countries Use Nuclear Power Without Developing Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear power and nuclear weapons might be rooted in the same technology, but not all nations pursue both. Many have nuclear energy programmes but have opted out of the weapon race.
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China's BeiDou, A GPS Rival, Powers Over 1 Trillion Daily Location Checks
China's BeiDou satellite system is now powering billions of location checks daily and backing a growing chunk of the country's tech-driven economy, new data shows.
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Moto G Power (2026) Launched With MediaTek Dimensity 6300 SoC, 5200mAh Battery: Price, Specifications
Moto G Power (2026) was launched in select markets on Tuesday. The successor to the Moto G Power (2025) comes with several iterative improvements and a higher price point, but no major upgrades. It continues to be equipped with the same MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor that powered the previous generation, and brings similar battery specifications...
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Explained: Why Isn't Renewable Energy Replacing Fossil Fuels Faster
The total global power generation from renewable sources saved US$467 billion in avoided fuel costs in 2024 alone.
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OpenAI’s Sora App is Now Available to Download on Android Smartphones
Sora is now available for Android smartphones in Japan, South Korea, the US, and Canada via the Google Play store. Powered by the Sora 2 AI model, the Sora app is capable of generating videos with sound from text prompts, reference images, and other videos. It also allows users to share these AI-generated videos on its Instagram Reels-like feed for...
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Trump 2.0 Bets $80 Billion On Nuclear Power To Supercharge AI Race In US
The Trump administration has entered into a new $80 billion "strategic partnership" to boost nuclear power generation to support AI deployment, one of its partners on the project announced Tuesday.
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Google Updates Gemini With Support for Instantly Summarising Webpages in Chrome for Android
Users can now quickly generate webpage summaries through the Gemini overlay in Chrome for Android, following its initial launch last month in Chrome for Mac and Windows for US users. The Summarise Pages option appears above the Gemini prompt bar, between Share Screen with Live and Ask About Page. Selecting it produces a floating summary window, exp...
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Elon Musk's X Plans to Display Ads on Grok Answers; Grok Imagine Temporarily Goes Free for US Users
Grok answers and suggestions, in a supposed attempt to increase X’s (formerly Twitter) ad revenue, might show ads in the future. The company’s plans for the same were revealed by Elon Musk during a Spaces discussion with advertisers on the platform. Musk said that till now, the company has been focusing on making Grok better. However, the compa...
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NASA Wants Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030. Here's Why That Matters
Nuclear power in space isn't a new idea. Since the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union have relied on radioisotope generators that use small amounts of radioactive elements to power satellites.
-
Opinion | Atom Bombs Didn't Prevent World War III. Humans Did
Growing up in the latter stages of the Cold War, my generation didn't live with the sense of menace and the Bert the Turtle duck-and-cover drills baby boomers endured, but both cohorts were blessed by the absence of a large-scale war.
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Decoding Tsunamis And Their Warnings: Most Think Of Tsunamis As One Wave
A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaii and the US West Coast.
-
Russia Earthquake, Tsunami Highlights: Chile Upgraded Tsunami Warning To The Highest Level After Earthquake
Russia Earthquake, Tsunami Highlights: An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 - one of the world's strongest-struck Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early on Wednesday, generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet).
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US Startup Claims To Have Found New Way To Make 5,000-Kg Of Gold Every Year
The fusion power plant could produce 5,000 kg of gold per gigawatt of thermal power in a single year of operation.
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Microsoft, US National Lab To Use AI To Speed Up Nuclear Plant Licensing
Microsoft and a US national laboratory on Wednesday said they are partnering to examine how artificial intelligence could be used to speed up the process of compiling the documents needed to secure permits for new nuclear power plants.
-
Opinion | Why The Word 'Nuclear' Shouldn't Scare Us So
While nuclear technology for power generation holds immense potential to drive the global energy transition, it has always been haunted by its dual-use nature, as there is a very fine red line between the civilian and military use of nuclear energy.
-
Which Countries Use Nuclear Power Without Developing Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear power and nuclear weapons might be rooted in the same technology, but not all nations pursue both. Many have nuclear energy programmes but have opted out of the weapon race.
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China's BeiDou, A GPS Rival, Powers Over 1 Trillion Daily Location Checks
China's BeiDou satellite system is now powering billions of location checks daily and backing a growing chunk of the country's tech-driven economy, new data shows.
