India’s space mission enters its final phase with lander separation

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s Chandrayaan-3 (Moon Vehicle-3), on board the Launch Vehicle Mark-III Mission 4 (LVM3 M4), lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, in the Southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India, 14 July 2023. EFE/EPA/FILE/IDREES MOHAMMED

New Delhi, Aug 17 (EFE).- India’s space mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-3, entered its last stage on Thursday before its moon landing at the south pole, scheduled for Aug. 23, with the separation of the lander from the propulsion module. “Thanks for the ride, mate!” Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) posted on the X platform, … Read more

Iraq lifts blocking of Telegram

A photo illustration shows the logo of social media messaging application Telegram on a computer and on a mobile telephone screen, in Paris, , 27 January 2021. EFE-EPA FILE/IAN LANGSDON

Baghdad, Aug 13 (EFE).- Iraqi authorities on Sunday lifted a week-long blocking of messaging app Telegram in the country, which it said it had imposed for reasons related to national security and the leaking of data. A photo illustration shows the logo of social media messaging application Telegram on a computer screen, in Paris, … Read more

Zuckerberg ‘ready today’ to fight Musk

Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the United States House Committee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, on October 23, 2019. EFE FILE/ MICHAEL REYNOLDS

New York City/Miami, Aug 6 (EFE).- Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg said Sunday he was “ready today” to fight X’s Elon Musk, but was waiting for his confirmation. In June, the two billionaires agreed to a fight through a series of posts on their respective social media platforms, with Musk even going so far as to suggest … Read more

India restricts import of laptops, computers to boost local production

Attendees look at the newest LG gram laptops at the LG Electronics booth the 2023 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 05 January 2023. EFE-EPA FILE/CAROLINE BREHMAN

New Delhi, Aug 3 (EFE).- The Indian government on Thursday announced immediate restrictions on the import of laptops, tablets and personal computers for sale, in an attempt to boost the purchase and local manufacturing of electronic products. “Import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers and ultra small-form factor computers (…) shall be ‘restricted’,” the directorate … Read more

43 pilot whales euthanized after stranding in Australia

A handout photo made available by Western Australia's state Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions shows volunteers working to keep a pod of long-finned pilot whales alive near Cheynes Beach east of Albany, in Western Australia, Australia, 26 July 2023. EFE/EPA/WA DBCA HANDOUT NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Sydney, Australia, Jul 26 (EFE).- Australian authorities confirmed Thursday that they have euthanized 43 pilot whales that were stranded, along with 54 others that died the previous day, on a beach in the southwest of the country. Peter Hartley, of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions in Western Australia – where the incident occurred … Read more

Meta exec Nick Clegg: ‘AI is ubiquitous: it will affect everything’

An undated handout photo shows Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom and now president of global affairs at Meta. EFE/Meta***EDITORIAL USE ONLY/ONLY AVAILABLE TO ILLUSTRATE THE ACCOMPANYING STORY (MANDATORY CREDIT)***

Madrid, July 19 (EFE).- US technology giant Meta, the parent company of social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, believes that artificial intelligence (AI) is a “ubiquitous” technology that will affect how “everybody interacts with the online world in the years ahead.” “The metaverse does not work without AI, they are umbilically linked. … Read more

Meta opens access to next gen AI-language model Llama 2

(FILE) Meta logo in front of their headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA, 22 May 2023. EFE/EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO

Madrid, Jul 18 (EFE).- US technology giant Meta on Tuesday introduced Llama 2, the next generation of its large language model (LLM), which will be open source and free for both research and commercial uses. An LLM is an artificial intelligence (AI) model that has been trained with deep learning algorithms to generate and generally … Read more

China launches the world’s first methane-powered rocket into space

Jiuquan (China), 30/05/2023.- The Shenzhou-16 manned space flight launches in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, 30 May 2023. The Shenzhou-16 manned space flight mission will transport three Chinese astronauts to the Tiangong space station. EFE/EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI

Beijing, July 12 (EFE).- China on Wednesday successfully launched the world’s first methane-powered rocket into space. The development marked the first orbital mission fueled by methane, a cutting-edge technology that until now had only been developed by the American companies SpaceX and Blue Origin. The rocket, named Zhuque-2 Y2, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite … Read more