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
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
By Javier Martin Santiago, Jul 10 (EFE).- Chile’s science and technology minister warned of the challenges that lithium development entails in an interview with Efe, saying it cannot be done “at any cost.” Aisen Etcheverry said that industry must take into account the needs of future generations, as well as its impact on the land, … Read more
Miami, June 4 (EFE).- Due to high winds at the Florida launch site, NASA and SpaceX on Sunday were forced to postpone by 24 hours the liftoff of their joint mission to resupply the International Space Station. The US space agency announced via Twitter that its CRS28 cargo mission – an uncrewed Dragon capsule carrying … Read more
Washington, May 18 (EFE).- The astronauts that will travel to the Moon in 2025 on the Artemis II mission on Thursday on the steps of the US Capitol called on the government not to reduce the budget for NASA. These weeks are critical because Republicans and Democrats have not come to an agreement on raising … Read more
Bangkok, Apr 19 (EFE).- An unprecedented heatwave is wreaking havoc in Asia with temperatures surging above 40 degrees and causing deaths and significant crop damage in India apart from scorching countries such as China, Thailand and Myanmar. Authorities in India’s western state of Maharashtra on Wednesday cautioned against outdoor activities during the middle of the … Read more
Washington, Mar 30 (EFE).- How does it feel to know that you’re going into space? Does your food float? – Astronauts Jessica Watkins, Kjell Lindgren and Bob Hines on Thursday were the “stars” for kids at a Washington school, who they told that in the not-too-distant future some of them could be the first people … Read more
Sydney, Australia, Mar 16 (EFE).- The remains of a raptor discovered in South Australia are that of a giant extinct eagle with a three-meter wingspan and talons large enough to hunt kangaroos, an academic report said Thursday. Flinders University fossil hunters pieced together its story after new research of fossil cave remains found in South … Read more
By Xavi Díaz Barcelona, Spain 4 (EFE).- The lead inventor of the cellphone, Martin Cooper, believes the device has become an extension of our person but imagines a future where our phones are adapted to each user or even integrated into our bodies. Cooper, 94, will go down in history as the first person ever … Read more
Tokyo, Sep 19 (EFE).- Typhoon Nanmadol has killed at least two people and injured dozens others during its path through the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. Some 300,000 homes have also been left without power due to the tropical storm, the NHK said. During a cabinet meeting, Japanese prime … Read more
Tokyo, Sep 5 (EFE).- Japanese art collective Electronicos Fantasticos! is using obsolete devices like fans, old television monitors and lamps to create music. Techno beats and rock boom out of the speakers in a concert hall as the artists, led by musician Ei Wada, perform with DIY instruments like cathode ray screens attached to guitar … Read more
By Nayara Batschke Bangkok, Sep 9 (EFE).- Every 15 minutes, Bangkok’s “snake hunters” get an emergency call to respond to surprise serpent-human encounters in the Thai capital. The frequency of these interactions increases during the rainy season in the southeast Asian country, where about 60,000 of these animals are captured every year. Between June and … Read more