TURKA will launch a new vehicle inspection era in Turkey on August 15, 2027, with 249 stations, 100 mobile units, and AI tech. The $1.72B deal aims for safety, environmental care, and efficiency.
Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, addresses the social challenges of AI, urging political leaders to safeguard human dignity against technological upheaval and the risk of humans becoming "user tools of an algorithmic order."
Madagascar's exceptional biodiversity is being studied with advanced technologies like eDNA, acoustic monitoring, and camera traps. These methods help identify endemic species and understand their response to threats like deforestation, aiding crucial conservation efforts.
Russia and China will enhance collaboration in construction, focusing on regulatory frameworks, standard designs, new technologies, and AI. The announcement came after talks between Presidents Putin and Xi.
Hong Kong's reconfigured Terminal 2 at the international airport will launch on May 27, featuring technology-led services to improve passenger processing and boost the city's status as an aviation hub. The Airport Authority expects it to handle 8 million passengers in its first year.
"Building on Ukraine’s drone expertise, the group also discussed opportunities to accelerate defense industrial cooperation to provide new technologies to enhance long-term security in Europe," the statement reads
Japan’s JAXA has invested at least US$78.5 million to build components for NASA’s Lunar Gateway project, which NASA announced on March 24 it was freezing to focus on constructing a moon surface base with future Mars missions in mind. The project, part of NASA’s Artemis programme aimed at returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972, faced cost concerns from the Office of Management and Budget last May, though US$2.6 billion in funding was earmarked under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act last July.
An artist details the negative impacts of generative AI, including art theft, job displacement, and environmental costs, arguing that the tech industry's pursuit of profit disregards human creativity and well-being.
Blenheim Palace is integrating new technologies into its restoration projects, as Shiona McCallum reports from behind the scenes of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
