Technology

Private company's craft rockets toward moon in latest rush of lunar landing attempts

Intuitive Machines' lander, named Athena, is expected to land March 6; company hopes to avoid fate of its earlier spacecraft, which tipped over at touchdown

Musicians release silent album to protest UK's AI copyright changes

Creative industries globally are grappling with the legal and ethical implications of AI models that can produce their own output after being trained on popular works without necessarily paying the creators of the original content

Apple to build 23,200-square meter facility in Texas

Tech giant Apple has announced plans to create some 20,000 jobs and invest $500 billion over the next four years in the United States

Australia fines Telegram for delay in answering child abuse, terror questions

Country’s eSafety Commission in March 2024 sought responses from social media platforms YouTube, X and Facebook to Telegram and Reddit, blaming them for not doing enough to prevent child abuse and the spread of extremism

Rich in cash, Japan automaker Toyota builds city to test futuristic mobility

Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous zero-emissions transportation

How will China help developing countries promote AI?

EU approves $960 million in German aid for Infineon chips plant

Chipmakers across the globe are pouring billions of dollars into new plants

Chinese netizens prefer DeepSeek to Musk's Grok 3

Does AI detect breast cancer better than doctors can?

A recent study found doctors were able to detect breast cancer more often when they used artificial intelligence to help read mammogram results. As VOA’s Dora Mekouar reports, AI helped boost the breast cancer detection rate by more than 17%.

Solar refrigerators in Kenya reduce food waste

The off-grid refrigerators can provide continuous refrigeration for up to four days

Philippines reports intrusions targeting intelligence data

Attempts to steal data are wide-ranging, said minister for information and communications Ivan Uy